SearchFit Shopping Cart v4.25 (Nov 30, 2004)

[stanley@searchfit]

SearchFit Shopping Cart v4.25 (Nov 30, 2004)
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changes and new features
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1. NEW FEATURE: the static manufacturers menu could be configured to be generated without subcategories.

2. NEW FEATURE: the wishlist can be disabled if the "Manage Wish List" field on the Labels/Msgs (Cart:Members) page is changed to empty. The final phase of the wishlist is still under development.

3. NEW FEATURE: an item with name "Choose S&H Method" will be added to the S&H dropdown that is shown on the 1st checkout page. The buyer will not be able to continue to the 2nd checkout page until he/she chooses a real method. If the buyer changes the method it will automatically refresh the page, recalculating the grand total

4. NEW FEATURE: ability to export the following order properties:
REMOTE_ADDR
REMOTE_HOST_BY_ADDR
HTTP_USER_AGENT
CC PROCESSOR NAME
CC TRANSACTION TYPE
CC TRANSACTION INTERNAL DATE
CC PROCESSOR REF#
CC AUTH CODE
CC AVS
CC INTERNATIONAL AVS

5. NEW FEATURE: adding of a "bill to" phone and fax numbers

6. NEW FEATURE: ability to export the "bill to" phone and fax numbers

7. NEW FEATURE: ability to export the products' inventory threshold

8. NEW FEATURE: ability to make a product Orderable/notOrderable, but still generated on the website

9. NEW FEATURE: if a product of type LINK is added to the cart then all the product's coupons and discounts will be applied together with all the coupons and discounts that are granted to the ORIGINAL product

10. NEW FEATURE: (Categories : show path) added an option to the "configuration per user" that allows to hide the path at the top of the content of the categories pages (categorytype > category > subcategory)

11. NEW FEATURE: ability to export the following order properties:
ORDER_PROGRESS_HISTORY: order's progress history
ORDER_NOTES: order's internal notes

12. NEW FEATURE: the realtime USPS configuration now accepts "Express Mail Container" and "Priority Mail Container", which help for more accurate estimation of the S&H fees. Support of the new USPS containers. From an USPS email: "...Beginning November 20, 2004, two (2) corrugated box shapes will be introduced with dimensions as follows: 11.25" x 8.75" x 6" and 14" x 12" x 3.5". Customers must pay a flat rate of $7.70 for items mailed in either box, regardless of weight..."

13. NEW FEATURE: the realtime FEDEX configuration now accepts packaging dimensions "Height", "Width", and "Length" for all ground services, which help for more accurate estimation of the S&H fees.

14. NEW FEATURE: users online status

15. NEW FEATURE: orders' "progress history" and "internal notes" properties can be imported from an external file by overriding or appending to them. The same time the "Paid" and the "Status" of the orders can be changed.

16. CHANGE: on the Customers/Orders page: the customer's name and city/state of the billing information will be shown if available, otherwise the name and city/state of the shipping information

17. CHANGE: the TAX calculation is based on the billing address, not shipping

18. BUG FIXED: the international USPS S&H calculator was not working properly

19. BUG FIXED: the static manufacturers menu was having products even if their categories or categorytypes were inactive

20. BUG FIXED: the categories' images generated on the manufacturers pages as links were pointing to wrong pages

21. BUG FIXED: the quotation mark was limiting the alt/title attributes of the product images

22. BUG FIXED: FEDEX error messages with codes greater than 9999 were not handling properly
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Stanimir Stanev (Stanley)
SearchFit Architect and Lead Developer
www.searchfit.com
www.stanev.com

[imagen]

Stan is tha Man AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks so much, we really needed the Shipping and Handling thing, that will help a bunch.
The only thing is: It recalculates when they change the S&H method, but when they change the destination state, it does not recalculate, I think this will still lead to some confusion as when the customer puts in the shipping and handling method of "Curbside Delivery" it will come up with the standard charge, which would apply to the West Coast. Then lets say they put in NY as their destination, then the charge would go up a couple of hundred dollars. But as it stands right now, they have to refresh to see those charges.
We all know that is says you need to recalculate, and it has the blinking arrow, but I know that some people are either going to ignore it or just plain not see that.
So What I am saying is that when the change any of the fields for the destination, it needs to automatically refresh too.
I hope this can be done.
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Jerome Farnum
IMAGENmedia
jeromefarnum@yahoo.com

[stanley@searchfit]

I understand what do you mean, will see what we can do about the state...
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Stanimir Stanev (Stanley)
SearchFit Architect and Lead Developer
www.searchfit.com
www.stanev.com

[RobertLBass]

15. NEW FEATURE: orders' "progress history" and "internal notes" properties can be imported from an external file by overriding or appending to them. The same time the "Paid" and the "Status" of the orders can be changed.

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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[stanley@searchfit]

please let me know if you have issues with the feature, because it is especially for you...

good luck,
Stan
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Stanimir Stanev (Stanley)
SearchFit Architect and Lead Developer
www.searchfit.com
www.stanev.com

[RobertLBass]

OK, will do. I've been experimenting with it this evening. So far I've been able to get it to work once but then I couldn't repeat it. I'll mess around some more and if I still have trouble I'll let you know.
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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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www.BassBurglarAlarms.com
941-925-8650
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[RobertLBass]

We are writing a program to create a <TAB> delimited ASCII file from the vendor e-mails we receive each day. I need a way to FTP the file to the store server for automated updates.

His app will send the ASCC file to the server each time I receive a formatted e-mail. The app will run in the background on my machine. If possible, I'd like to have the SearchFit server receive the files without human intervention, insert the data in the proper fields, update the status to "Done" and send a pre-defined (by me) e-mail to the customers.

The e-mail will tell the client that there is updated tracking information available. It does not need to include the actual tracking data, although that would be cool too.

Is there a way to do this using the current version?
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Robert L Bass

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www.BassBurglarAlarms.com
941-925-8650
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[stanley@searchfit]

I am sorry Robert, there is no way to automate this in SearchFit at the moment

If that needs to be done I see it as a SearchFit's Web Service, which your program has to invoke. There is no such a Web Service yet implemented and it requires also a programming knowledge at your side about how to invoke Web Services where the handshake is in XML.

thanks,
Stan
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Stanimir Stanev (Stanley)
SearchFit Architect and Lead Developer
www.searchfit.com
www.stanev.com

[RobertLBass]

BTW, we're not short on programming knowledge on my side and XML is right up our alley.

I expect to have the software ready soon to send a tab delimited ASCII file from my PC to the SearchFit server. What I need from SearchFit is a script to automatically import the data into the appropriate record each time we send a file.

Once the data has been imported I need your script to return a confirmation that it has been done. My SW will then move the order update e-mail to a different Outlook folder on my PC, designating it as "proceesed". If we don't get the confirmation the message will then be placed in another folder for manual processing.
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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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www.BassBurglarAlarms.com
941-925-8650
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[stanley@searchfit]

then you may request this feature and expect a quote (the usual way)
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Stanimir Stanev (Stanley)
SearchFit Architect and Lead Developer
www.searchfit.com
www.stanev.com

[RobertLBass]

In case anyone else is interested in this thread I thought I'd post what we've done so far. SF is writing custom changes to implement the automated order tracking updates. We are writing an application program to parse incoming e-mail for relavent information, paste it into an XML file and upload it to the SF server in real time.

When SF receives an automated update it will append the tracking information to the order, change the order status to "Done (shipped)" and send an e-mail notification of the shipment to the customer.

If anyone else wants to use our software they can contact me with any custom changes they would like and I will quote a price.
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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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www.BassBurglarAlarms.com
941-925-8650
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[stanley@searchfit]

just to mention that we will be working to have the feature "automated order tracking updates" to be available in the next v5.0

Stan
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Stanimir Stanev (Stanley)
SearchFit Architect and Lead Developer
www.searchfit.com
www.stanev.com