Wizard menu:
Configure
Introduction
The iShopping Account Wizard is part of the ObjectNet iShopping Wizard suites. It enables iShopping System Administrator to maintain iShopping account and to configure WebMall server.
Its workflow is simple and the interface is intuitive. It only requires the knowlege of using Mouse device.
Login
Unlike Shopper Wizard which is openly available to the shoppers, the iShopping Account Wizard is accessable to WebMall System Administrator only.
The administrator must login into iShopping Account Wizard in order to maintain iShopping accounts or to configure WebMall server.
The system will lock the login to prevent intrudor hacking in if several login attempts fail, this means that no one can use your program without calling ObjectNet to reset it.
Configure/Vendors/List
The wizard lists all current iShopping accounts in the list box. You can select one account from the account list box and click on this menu item to view or modify this account, or simply double click on the desired account from the account list box. The detail account information will be displayed on a separate frame.
Configure/Vendors/New
To create a new iShopping account, select this item menu, an account dialog will be displayed for you to enter information for this new account. The following paragraph explains all fields in this dialog window:
| Field | Description |
| Folder Name | Enter the folder name for this new account.
We recommend to use your customer's domain name for this folder name. You may drop the domain extension to shorten the folrname, for example enter "MyStore" for domain name "MyStore.com". If they don't have their own domain name, you can enter a unique store ID here. The wizard will create a subfolder under this name for each account that you create along with all of their data files (tax,shipping, products...) and sample HTML files will be stored here (see DataPath). This foldername will become the VendorID which is referred from some of the HTML pages. |
| Port Number | Enter the port number where your WebMall server is listening to. We recommend to use standard WebMall port number (30006). |
| Home Page | Enter the home page for this new account.
The wizard uses this field to generate the HTML template files so the shopper can go back to the front store or home page. Example: "http://www.MyStore.com" |
| Data Path | Enter the URL where iShopping public data files/folders (folder4,folder5,folder6...)
are located. This is usually same as Home Page unless this merchant is
not hosting with you. If this Data Path is the same as Home Page, you can
enter just forward slash (/) as a short cut. Example: "http://www.MyStore.com"
is same a "/"
If this merchant is hosting with you and his/her primary document folder points to the "Folder Name" that you enter above (the one under folder1) then their Home Page and Data Path will be the same. For example, if his domain name is "abc.com", then his folder structure will look like:
If this merchant is not hosting with you, then his Home Page will be: "http://www.abc.com" (this domain is not on your server), and his Data Path will be "http://www.yourISPDomain.com/abc" (if the primary document folder of www.yourISPDomain.com points to folder1. This provides you the flexibity of providing iShopping services to customers who are not hosting with you. |
| Company | Name of the store. Example: "MyStore" |
| Street | Street address of this store |
| City | City address of this store |
| State/Province | State/Province address of this store |
| Zip | Zip code address of this store |
| Country | Country address of this store |
| Phone | Voice phone number of this store |
| Fax | Fax number of this store |
| Email of this store | |
| Start Date | Enter date when this account should be activated (reserved for future implementation) |
| Service Length | Enter number of month (reserved for future implementation) |
| Shopper Style | Select allowed shopper style for this store |
| Plan Type | Select either monthly or transaction account |
You must fill out all fields then click <OK> to create new account or <CANCEL> to cancel. The wizard will create all sample data files/folders and HTML templates depending on your input. A new folder will be created in Public (folder1) and Private (folder2) folder. All HTML files are ready to be used as is without any changes, ofcourse you can modify and make any changes on these template files.
Check the WebMall log file for any error message.
Configure/Vendors/Modify
To modify an existing iShopping account, select this item menu, the detail dialog will be displayed for you to make any changes. Click <OK> to submit the changes. The wizard will update or create any new files as necessary.
Check the WebMall log file for any error message.
Configure/Vendors/Delete
To delete an existing iShopping account, select this item menu, the detail dialog will be displayed for you to confirm. Click <OK> to delete this account. The wizard will only delete this account from the system database. It will not remove any files/folders for this account, you must manually remove them.
Check the WebMall log file for any error message.
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