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The Shopping Cart Functions screen is accessible from the Cart Functions tab of the Maintenance Menu. This screen is the place where cart related functions can be performed, such as importing customer or product information, or pulling or pushing Quantity on Hand data from or to the selected shopping cart. The activities that can be initiated from this screen are dependent on the particular shopping cart system. Not all shopping carts support all of these activities. Generally speaking, if an activity is not visible on the Shopping Cart Functions screen, the cart is not able to perform that function. Refer to the Shopping Cart Matrix and the specific Knowledge Base pages for each cart to confirm the cart's capabilities.
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Figure 1: Shopping Cart Functions screen
The name of the currently selected shopping cart is displayed in the upper left-hand corner of the screen. In this example, an AbleCommerce shopping cart definition has been selected. This cart was chosen for this example because it is able to perform the majority of functions that can take place at this screen. There are some other carts that have other unique functions. Refer to the specific Knowledge Base pages for the shopping cart system that is being used.
In this discussion, the name AbleCommerce is seen on the images, but the text has been changed to CartType, as it will change depending on the shopping cart that is selected.
click this button to send QOH information from the Order Manager to the selected shopping cart (web store)
this is a manual, one-time synchronization of QOH information between the Order Manager and the shopping cart; while it plays a part in the process of preparing for real-time inventory synchronization, it does not start the recurring process of inventory synchronization
enter the number of records that should be sent in a batch; in this example, if the Order Manager had 100 inventory records, it would create two files of 50 records each that would be sent to the web site
50 is the default and should not need to be changed unless the user experiences a lot of time-out conditions when executing this function
click this button to retrieve QOH information from the shopping cart (web store)
this is a manual, one-time synchronization of QOH information between the Order Manager and the shopping cart; while it plays a part in the process of preparing for real-time inventory synchronization, it does not start the recurring process of inventory synchronization
check this box to have the Order Manager create inventory records for any products that the web site sends which do not already exist in the program
If the Import Inventory or Import Customer buttons are not available, it may still be possible to import inventory or customer information via a text file. See Import Data from Other Sources Knowledge Base page for more information.
click this button to begin the process of importing inventory, or product, records from the web store into the Order Manager
refer to the Knowledge Base topic, Import Inventory, for an explanation about this process
click this button to begin the process of importing customer records from the web store into the Order Manager
if the shopping cart supports importing customer records, and this check box is not visible, all customer records will be updated
check this box to have the program update any existing customer records in the Order Manager with new information from the web store
review the customer matching capabilities of the Order Manager for information as to how the program determines a matching record
enter the number of records that should be sent in a batch; this value limits the number of items that will be contained in a single XML file that is generated during the import process; the lower the value, the greater the number of XML files that will be created as part of the import process. These files will be stored in the Data Archives folder, as determined by the location that is specified in the Setup Wizard; for example, in Figure 1, if the web store had 200 inventory records, the Order Manager would create two files of 100 records each
100 is the default and should not need to be changed unless the user experiences a lot of time-out conditions when executing this function
This button will cause the program to abandon the request to import products and exit the Shopping Cart Functions screen.
Created: 1/28/11
Modified: 9/25/13
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