Custom Product Type which extends Grouped Product Type

[ikotso]

Hello,

I am trying to add a new Product Type which extends the Grouped Product Type. I am doing this because I need all the functionality that a Grouped Product has. The problem I face is that since I configured my new Product Type and I can see it on the back end, it has all the tabs that a simple product has. Although I extend the Grouped Product Type, in the back end I cannot see the tabs that the Grouped Product has in the "Add Product" section. Any guidance would be helpful. Thank you in advance.

Giannos.

[TheExtensionLab]

Are you reffering to the Associated producst tab? If so this is added via XML with a handle that is specific to that product type. You will need to add a similar update for your product type in your own admin layout xml file

app/design/adminhtml/default/default/layout/catalog.xml
   

<adminhtml_catalog_product_grouped>
        <reference name="product_tabs">
            <action method="addTab"><name>super</name><block>adminhtml/catalog_product_edit_tab_super_group</block></action>
        </reference>
    </adminhtml_catalog_product_grouped>

If your trying to copy grouped pretty much exactly using the grouped handle as an update like below may work best:

<adminhtml_catalog_product_newtypeidhere>

<update handle="adminhtml_catalog_product_grouped"/>

</adminhtml_catalog_product_newtypeidhere>