Based on core Drupal 7.19 (without any commerce-related modules), we have created a prototype site using a content type "video record," for a collection of in-house training and informational videos. From that we have a View and various filtering functions based on taxonomies. We now realize we need something like a shopping cart function for the user to select and gather desired items and view as a group, preferably also to be able to share the "cart" by emailing a URL. It is not really for ordering purposes, just for reference as examples of certain types of videos. How can we add just a cart-related functions? Or is it necessary to build this from within a Drupal Commerce installation, even though we're not using any Commerce features other than the cart functions?
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Flag?
I've not thought this through, but maybe Flag (eventually with Flag Lists) could be used?
Flags looks promising but haven't yet solved display requirement
Thanks, I see that Flags has the potential to do something like this and I have been able to make it work, but only in a rudimentary way. What I have not yet figured out is how to have the flagging link be in a column of the View (which displays all the items to be chosen from for flagging), and preferably to display a checkbox not a text link for executing the flagging.
I think you do not need
I think you do not need commerce for that.
You may try that module: http://drupal.org/project/wishlist
Wishlist sounds like the idea, but seems too limited
Earlier I was thinking that a "wishlist" like function is what is needed. But from what I can understand, the Wishlist module function only displays a single text description with link to the full item record. We need the wishlist or cart-like function to display the same fields of info that the original View displays, or perhaps a subset of them but including thumbnail image and link to video preview. Maybe I missed something about the options for that module?