With quarterly
sales exceeding ten billion dollars in the U.S alone (as of Q2 2002),
and growth rates climbing towards twenty-five percent, ecommerce has become
a necessity for businesses in every world market. The Pro Edition’s the
Shopping Cart Module lets you easily develop ecommerce solutions that
are highly effective, vastly configurable, and blisteringly fast.
The example
client, A-1 Widgets, has provided you with minor information about their
Super Widget. They have told you that pricing will be based on three types
for metallic plating (Bronze -- $19.95; Silver – $29.95; Gold –
$39.95). Customers should also be allowed to choose their desired shape
(square or round) without affecting their total. From the Main Menu, click
on Shopping Cart, and then follow these steps to begin configuring it.
For your
example site:
1) Click on Create Categories 
2) Type “Widgets”
into the Category 1 text field
3) Click
on Save Categories
4) Click
on Add New Products
5) Type “001”
into the SKU Number field
6) Type “Super
Widget” into the Part Name text field
7) Type “19.95”
into the Unit Price text field
8) Type a short description
into the Description field (i.e. “A truly super widget.”)
9) Type “Super
Widget” into the Part Name text field
10) Select “Widgets”
from the Main Category drop-down on the lower-left
11) Click
on the PRICE VARIATION tab
12) Type “Square”
into the Sub-Category 1 field and “Round” into Sub-Category
2
13) Type “Bronze”
into the Variant 1 field, “Silver” into Variant 2, and “Gold”
into Variant 3
14) Type the prices
listed earlier into the corresponding $ text fields
15) Click
on the ADVANCED OPTIONS tab
16) Select “Super
Widget” from the Attachment Page drop-down on the upper left
17) Click
on SAVE PRODUCT at the upper-right
18) Click
on Shopping Cart Menu in the upper bar
You have added a
product to your shopping cart, but you must now configure Payment Options
(bottom-left on Shopping Cart Menu) and Display Settings (top-right on
Shopping Cart Menu). For Payment Options, select “Offline (Credit
Card),” leave the other options as their default settings, and click
Save Payment Options at the bottom. Return to the Shopping Cart Menu,
and configure the Display Settings as you desire.
Now that a product
exists in the Shopping Cart, you can add it to the “Products”
page you created earlier by opening the page, dragging the Shopping Cart
Object (upper-right) into the Content Area, selecting Super Widget from
the Single Product Promotion drop-down that appears. Then click the OK
button next to the drop-down, and Preview the page. When you are finished
viewing the individual item, Click on More Information to view the details
page, which includes the information you placed on the “Super Widget”
Attachment Page.
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