#1 add attribute for entites in upgrade script:
<?php
$installer = new Mage_Sales_Model_Resource_Setup('core_setup');
/**
* Add 'checkout_process' attribute for entities
*/
$entities = array(
'quote_item',
'order_item'
);
$options = array(
'type' => Varien_Db_Ddl_Table::TYPE_INTEGER,
'visible' => true,
'required' => false
);
foreach ($entities as $entity) {
$installer->addAttribute($entity, 'checkout_process', $options);
}
$installer->endSetup();
#2 add observer in config.xml
<global> <fieldsets> <sales_convert_quote_item> <checkout_process> <to_order_item>*</to_order_item> </checkout_process> </sales_convert_quote_item> <sales_convert_order_item> <checkout_process> <to_quote_item>*</to_quote_item> </checkout_process> </sales_convert_order_item> </fieldsets> <sales> <quote> <item> <product_attributes> <checkout_process /> </product_attributes> </item> </quote> </sales> <events> <sales_quote_item_set_product> <observers> <sales_quote_item_set_checkoutprocess_handler> <class>mycheckout/observer</class> <method>setCheckoutProcessAttribute</method> </sales_quote_item_set_checkoutprocess_handler> </observers> </sales_quote_item_set_product> </events>
#3 observer function
public function setCheckoutProcessAttribute(Varien_Event_Observer $observer) {
$item = $observer->getQuoteItem();
$product = $observer->getProduct();
$item->setCheckoutProcess($product->getCheckoutProcess());
return $this;
}