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A Monsoon Stone Edge generic shopping cart integration is able to perform any of the functions outlined in the Developer's Guide for 7.0 Developer's Guide for 7.1, provided the shopping cart supports the function as well.
You can choose to create an integration script to perform advanced program functions, such as real-time inventory, or you can simply import order information from a text file, using an Order Import Template.
Integration scripts for generic shopping carts are not included the purchase of the generic shopping cart license.
Monsoon Commerce only creates integration scripts for generic cart licensees as part of a Professional Services contract.
You may write the integration script yourself or hire another third party to complete the work for you.
Troubleshooting problems with integration scripts written by parties other than Monsoon Commerce is not covered by your support contract for Monsoon Stone Edge.
The possible functions are:
Orders can be directly imported from the web site
Product records can be directly imported from the web site
Customer records can be directly imported from the web site
Custom (order) Fields can be imported from the web site
Manual Inventory Synchronization with the web site
Real-time Inventory Synchronization with the web site
Order Status Updates can be sent to the web site
There are several ways to get to the Shopping Carts screen.
Go to the Shopping Carts 7.0 Shopping Carts 7.1 screen via the Quick Clicks on the Main Menu 7.0 Main Menu 7.1
Main Menu>Settings>System Functions>Shopping Carts
Main Menu>Import My Orders>Import My New Orders.
Main Menu>Settings>System Functions> Store Setup Wizard can also be used to open the Shopping Carts screen.
Select Add Cart.
Enter an arbitrary name for the generic Web store in the Store Name field.
Select Generic from the Cart Type drop-down list. If the user is only licensed for one shopping cart type, the Cart Type is a text field, not a drop-down box.
Type the shopping cart's Username and Password into the Cart ID/User Name and Cart Password fields, respectively.
Type the cart Password once again in the Reenter Password field.
If your integration uses a code to distinguish multiple instances, enter that information into the Store Code field.
Enter the location of the integration script in the shopping cart (normally in the root directory) in the Script URL field.
Select Save to create the shopping cart definition.
Select Test Script URL button to validate the path to the script. If successful, the program pops up a message box stating "Test passed" and the script version. This test does not validate the Username and Password, merely the accessibility of the script.
Close the Shopping Carts screen and proceed with other tasks listed below, if they apply to your integration.
The task headings are listed in alphabetical order, however, they are most commonly performed in the sequence:
For more information about using custom fields in the Order manager, review the Knowledge Base topic, Configuring Custom Fields. The field name in the cart must exactly match the custom field name. You can determine the field name at the cart by looking at the XML.
Refer to Knowledge Base topic Shopping Carts 7.0 Shopping Carts 7.1 for general instructions.
Refer to Knowledge Base topic Shopping Carts 7.0 Shopping Carts 7.1 for general instructions.
Refer to Knowledge Base topic, Import My Suppliers (from a Text File), for general instructions.
Refer to Knowledge Base topics, Status Events, and Status Updates Feature: Basic Requirements, for information about configuring the Order Manager for Order Status Updates.
Review Knowledge Base topic, Inventory Synchronization, for more information.
Generic Order Import Templates
Created: 4/18/14
Modified: 1/22/15