Saving extra data with an order in Magento

Question

I have to add a column to the orders page which means adding a column to sales_flat_order_grid. Both of those are possible however I don\'t know how to add a va

Answer 1

you have to add attributes , best way to do so is via your extensions update or setup script. As the order and quote are based on flat table structures it really means adding more fields to those tables

also see ALTER TABLE in Magento setup script without using SQL