Executing the Setup Guide

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Procedure

The name of the store data file is pre-populated in the Name field on the Company tab.
Enter additional address, phone or website information in the Info1 - 4 fields.
Optional: select Add Logo to navigate to the location of an image file to be inserted on store paperwork or email correspondence.
Select Next to proceed to the Users tab.
Select Add and enter the Initials and Name of the new user.
Select the role or roles the new user can perform.
Select OK.
Repeat steps 5 - 7 as often as necessary to define your users.
Select Next to proceed to the Sales Tax tab.
Select a State in which sales tax is collected.
Enter a name or "any"(without the quotes) in City.
Enter the percentage of sales tax collected for that nexus in Tax Rate.
Select Tax S & H? if sales tax is collected on shipping and handling charges.
Repeat steps 10 - 13 for each nexus in which you must collect sales tax.
Select Next to proceed to the Shopping Carts tab.
Select an Available Cart Type displays shopping carts for which you are licensed.
Select on the cart type and Add a New Cart appears.
Select Add a New Cart and follow the prompts on the next several screens to enter information about your shopping cart.
Select Yes and select Next. The screens you see may not match this example exactly as the requirements for each shopping cart are different. Just fill in the requested information at each screen and continue through the setup process.

Enter an arbitrary, unique name for this shopping cart definition within Monsoon Order Manager and select Next.

Monsoon Order Manager requires credentials to access your online store. Enter the User Name or Cart ID in Cart Id/User Name. Enter the password in Cart Password and Re-enter Password.
Select Next.

If it is necessary to provide Monsoon Order Manager with the URL of the integration script at your shopping cart, enter it here and select Next.

Select Next.

Select Save & Exit to return to the main Shopping Carts page.

Select Next to proceed to the Email tab.

Choose the method for sending email. Order Manager is recommended for most users.
Enter the appropriate information in the fields on screen and select Test to send a test email to the From Address.
Select Next to proceed to the Import Data tab.

Select Suppliers, select Text File and run through the subsequent screens to import supplier information. Refer to the Knowledge Base topics at the end of this page for more information.
Select Inventory, select Shopping Cart, Text File, or QuickBooks and make the appropriate selections on the subsequent screens to import product information. Refer to the Knowledge Base topics at the end of this page for more information about the different processes mentioned here.
Select Orders and select Shopping Cart and run through the subsequent screens to import order information. Refer to the Knowledge Base topics at the end of this page for more information.
Optional: Select Customers, select Shopping Cart, Text File, or QuickBooks and make the appropriate selections on the subsequent screens to import customer information. Customer records are created when orders are imported, as well. Refer to the Knowledge Base topics at the end of this page for more information about the different processes mentioned here.
Select Close to exit the Setup Guide.

Additional Information

Import My Inventory

Import from QuickBooks

Store Setup Wizard Introduction

Tax Rates

User

Created: 7/11/12

Revised: 1/16/14

Published: 08/19/15