if($this->getRequest()->getPost(‘group_id’))
{
$customer->setGroupId($this->getRequest()->getPost(‘group_id’));
}
else
{
$customer->getGroupId();
}

/*Add this code in AccountController.php of app/code/core/Mage/Customer/controllers/*/

” if($code==’group_id’) {
$customer->setGroupId($data['group_id']);
} else {
$customer->setData($code, $data[$code]);
}”

This code in magento 1.4.2..please help me where to add this code

I’m just a proponent of doing things properly. I am not keen at all with even utilizing the app/code/local/Mage/ overrides. It works, but it is dirty, and there’s no way to disable the changes.

If you want to do it properly, write your own simple module and add the xml changes to your own config.xml file. You can then use your own layout xml file and your own template file and keep everything a little separated, should you ever want to remove this functionality.

$customer->setGroupId($quote->getData(’customer_group_id’));

doesn’t work. You must retrieve the group_id selected in billing in an appropiate way, and not with $quote->getData(’customer_group_id’), but How?? I dont know…please try something

I take it you already know how to add the field itself to the form; the problem was that it just wasn’t registered. This is how I did it (M1.4.1.1 installation).

1. Copy app/code/core/Mage/Checkout/Model/Type/Onepage.php to app/code/local/Mage/Checkout/Model/Type/Onepage.php to preserve the modifications throughout future upgrades.

2. In the function saveBilling, right at the start, add;
$this->getQuote()->setCustomerGroupId($data[’group_id’]);
This is because we need to transfer the variable $data[’group_id’] to another function and this is one of the easiest ways to do that.

3. In the function _prepareNewCustomerQuote, at the end, it says;
$quote->setCustomer($customer)
->setCustomerId(true);
Right before this, add;
$customer->setGroupId($quote->getData(’customer_group_id’));

Et voila! The customer group gets stored in the database!

I fixed the problem. It seems that in Magento 1.4.x the code changed so this doesn’t work as stated above anymore. You also need to add something in AccountController.php.

This is what you do;

1. Copy app/code/core/Mage/Customer/controllers/AccountController.php to app/code/local/Mage/Customer/controllers/AccountController.php to preserve changes done throughout upgrades

2. Open app/code/local/Mage/Customer/controllers/AccountController.php and go to line 267. This line reads; “$customer->setData($code, $data[$code]);”

3. Change this line into:

if($code==’group_id’) {
$customer->setGroupId($data['group_id']);
} else {
$customer->setData($code, $data[$code]);
}

Save the file and enjoy! I will look into the onepage problem as well in a day or so.

Have you an idea how to add the group when you are on “one page checkout”?
It’s easy to display the select with differents groups, but the data isn’t registred

i tried to add 11 in app/code/core/Mage/Checkout/etc/config.xml but didn’t work

under line 96, just an fyi for anyone else, btw thanks for the info

Im using ver. 1.3.2.4 and I cannot locate a config.xml in the layout folder, is there another xml that I can place this onto? The 2nd part of your post I can get to show, but it doesn’t submit with the customer sign up form, and I’m assuming it may have to be something with the xml (although im not sure why you have all “1″ on the values, i possible could you explain a little more?)