Ordering from 0.01 to 999999 units. Newsletter # 28

The following section was revised.

In the administration interface (back office)

• Products > Local properties
  
  Two new parameters were added.
  
  
  1. Splitting allowed
     If the box is checked, fractional quantities can be ordered.
     For example, 1.50 liters (one liter and a half). In this case, the quantities are indicated with two decimals.
     By default, splitting is not allowed. The quantities are indicated by an integer, without decimals.
  2. Maximum orderable
     Sets the maximum number of sale units of a product that a buyer can indicate on an order.
     By default, the maximum orderable quantity is 999999 units (unlimited).
     N.B. The minimum orderable quantity is the smallest quantity of the product for which a unit price is indicated on the price list.
     

Keep the addition of products to the cart under control Newsletter # 27

The following section was revised.

In the administration interface (back office)

• Stores
  
  A new parameters was added.
  
  
  • Products per cart
    You can stipulate the maximum number of products that a buyer can add to his cart (and, thus, also to his order). By default, the textbox contains 999 (unlimited number). The minimum value is 1.

Buyers succinct identification mode. Newsletter # 26

The following section was revised.

In the administration interface (back office)

• Stores
  
  A new parameters was added.
  
  
  • Identification mode
    In each store, you have the choice between three options to set the identification mode of the visitors of the corresponding selling module.
  
  
  1. By connecting a buyer account.
     The visitor of the module must connect its buyer account to be identified. If he has no buyer account, he will create one.
  2. By providing an e-mail address.
     The buyer should only provide an e-mail to confirm an order. His order will be automatically assigned to the anonymous buyer account.
     This simplified procedure will be used if the buyer does not need to be identified but must still receive a printable order by e-mail.
  3. No identification.
     The order is confirmed without providing further information. The order is also attributed to the anonymous buyer account.
     This last option allows a seller to use a selling module as a point of sales (POS) terminal.
  
  
  Warning! It is impossible to select option 2. or 3. if you did not previously designate an anonymous buyer account. To designate an anonymous buyer account, go to the Buyers section, create or select a buyer account, click Change > State and check the Anonymous buyer checkbox.

Complete your selling module with a banner. Newsletter # 25

The following sections were updated.

In the administration interface (back office)

• Stores
  
  Three new parameters were added.
  
  
  • Show banner
    If the box is checked, a banner is displayed in the upper part of all the pages of the selling module.
  
  
  
  • Banner - Content (URL)
    Contains the complete URL (format: http://domainname/mybanner.html) of the page that forms the banner of selling module.
    
    N.B. If you leave this text box blank when the display of the banner is activated and a store name is present on the form then the name, the postal code, the locality and the specialization of the store appear on the banner.
  
  
  
  • Banner - Height (in pixels)
    Determines the height of the display area of the banner. The default value is 65 pixels.

Selling module update - Newsletter # 23

The following sections were revised.

In the selling module (front office)

• Catalogs > Categories and products
• The pictures are automatically resized.
• Shopping cart
• Major revision of the layout and ergonomics.
• The management of the selected products has been simplified (quantity changes, product deletions).

Keep the creation of buyer accounts under controlNewsletter #22

The following sections were revised.

In the administration interface (back office)

• Firm > Stores 
  • Registration allowed
    If the box is checked (default option), then the visitors of the selling module can create their buyer account online. Otherwise not. Of course, the Accounts menu option must be activated.
    
  • Contact person
    Enables you to indicate the name of a contact person in each store.
    

In the selling module (front office)

• Accounts > Log in
• If the online creation of buyer accounts is not authorized, the Create an account form is replaced by a help message.
• Contacts
• The Contact person heading was added to the descriptive card of the store

The new buyers may be automatically assigned to specific groups.Newsletter # 21

The following sections were revised.
In the administration interface (back office)

• Buyers > Options 
  • Particular group assignment
    If you set a particular group assignment (a group which differs from the default group), each new buyer account will be, as soon as created, automatically assigned to that particular group and, after logging in, will use all the parameters of his particular group.
    
    You can use this option for marketing campaigns if you want to show automatically to the new visitors who register on your selling module the products that you offer at special conditions or that you want to promote.

In this context read Newsletter #13 which explains how to show/hide products to a buyer according to the group he belongs.

Publish your personal home page - Newsletter #20

The following sections were revised.
In the administration interface (back office)

• Firm > Stores 
  • Start page
    You can now select the page to be displayed at each start of the selling module.
    
    • Product gallery: all the active products of the store are immediately displayed.
    • Exploring catalogs: the page contains a menu formed by the list of the catalogs of the store.
    • My personal home page: displays your personal page hosted at the location you have indicated in the Homepage - Content (URL) textbox.
  • Home page - Content (URL)
    Contains the complete URL (format: http://mywebsite/mypage.html) of your personal homepage.
    If you leave the textbox blank, the home page of the selling module displays a short welcome message in place of your personal page.
    

In the selling module (front office)

• Home (new section)
• Shows your personal home page, if any.

Orders carry a serial number - Newsletter #19

The following sections were revised.
In the administration interface (back office)

• Orders > Parameters  (new section)
  • Next document serial number
    • Upon confirmation, each purchase order receives a serial number that is unique throughout the firm.
    • You can change the number to be assigned to the next document at any moment.

In the selling module (front office)

• Orders
• The purchase order carries a serial number.

Newsletter # 18 - Updates

The following sections have been revised.
In the administration interface (back office)

• Firm > Stores
  • A Home page rubrique has been added to the store form. It allows you to select the page that should be used as the default homepage of the selling module. The drop-down list that appears when you click the Change button of the form has two options:
    • Product gallery: all the active products of the store are immediately displayed on the homepage.
    • Exploring catalogs: the homepage contains a menu listing the catalogs of the store.
      
      
  • The title "Layout Module" has been replaced by "Appearance of the module.

In the selling module (front office)

• Catalogs
  • The Gallery option has been added to the menu of the section.

How to embed a selling module in my blog?

1. Create a selling platform in WebOrder.biz.
2. In the selling platform, create the catalogs with your products.
3. Copy/Paste the HTML code below into the HTML code of your blog (or in the code of a page of your website).
   
   <iframe src="http://www.weborder.be/e-pos/default.aspx?CyId=00000000-0000-000000000-000000000000&NumEtab=0" width="900" height="600" frameborder="0"></iframe>
   
   
4. In WebOrder, open your selling module and click the ? menu option (see an example in the selling module below).
5. Copy the text contained in the Complete link rubrique.
6. In the HTML code that you've pasted in your blog, replace the content of the src = "http:// ..." attribute with the link you just copied.
7. Save the changes to your blog.
8. Your selling module now appears in a window of your blog (or webpage).
9. If necessary, adjust the window size by changing the values of the width and height parameters in the HTML code of the blog.

Newsletter # 16 - Updates

The following sections have been revised.

In the administration interface (back office)

• Stores
• The working language selected in each store is the default for the visitors of
  the matching selling module (front office).
• A "Layout" dropdown list allows to choose the style of each selling module.
• Categories
• An "image" field completes the description of the categories.
• All sections
• Thorough revision of the layout and ergonomics.

In the commercial interface (front office)

• Catalogs
• Catalogs navigation has been improved.
• The product sheets have been revised.

Newsletter nr. 15 - Updates

 
The following sections have been revised.

In the administration interface (back office)

• Templates, Buyers and Orders  
  
  Thorough revision of the layout and ergonomics.
  
  
  

In the commercial interface (front office)

• Catalogs
  Thorough revision of the layout and ergonomics.
  The Explore option of the Catalogs menu is now the standard view.
  Catalogs navigation has been improved.
  The product sheets have been revised.