SiteLINK Store Preferences Maintenance

General Information

This screen contains several important preference settings for your store.

See Also

SiteLINK 5.4

How to Use the Screen

DIRECTORY CONTAINING CUSTOM GRAPHICS & FILES - This is the directory that you establish for any custom graphics and/or files that are used by your store. This includes your company logo, custom button and banner graphics, graphics used for viewing a large image, your HOME.ASP page, custom wallpaper images used as background in your store, and any other special HTM or HTML document that is linked to or used by any page in your store.

CUSTOMER PAYMENT OPTIONS (IN ADDITION TO CREDIT CARD) - Select to include C.O.D. and/or open invoice with terms. If you select terms, only customers in M.O.M. that have terms established and have previously visited your store will be allowed to use this payment option.  If terms are available, the customer can enter a purchase order number when placing their order from your store.

For SiteLINK 5.4 Users

The PRODUCT LISTING PAGE PREFERENCES, STORE DIRECTORY PAGE PREFERENCES, and PAGE TO DISPLAY AT STORE ENTRY options are available on the Administrative Options page of your SiteLINK store.

For Previous SiteLINK Version Users

PRODUCT LISTING PAGE PREFERENCES - These settings control various options associated with the display of product information. Select to show comparative price and/or product availability. You can also select a maximum # of products per page to control the number of products contained in a product listing page.

Note: This is available for Templates 1-5 only.   Template 6 has this option on the Admin Options page.

STORE DIRECTORY PAGE PREFERENCES - select to use random department images, and SiteLINK automatically picks a different product thumbnail image to display each time a department is shown to a customer.

PAGE TO DISPLAY AT STORE ENTRY - This selection enables you to control which one of three pages will be shown first when a customer enters your store. Select your store directory, product specials page, or your home page (HOME.ASP).

Note: This is available for Templates 1-5 only.   Template 6 has this option on the Admin Options page.

Setting Up Store Preferences

Store preferences include the directory for any custom images or HTML code in your store, additional payment options, product listing and store directory page settings, and control of "first page viewed" for stores utilizing one of the design template options with frames.

1. To access the SiteLINK Store Preferences screen: From M.O.M.'s Main Menu, Click on Options > SiteLINK > Maintain Store Preferences.  The Maintain Store Preferences screen is displayed.

2. Complete the fields as required for your store.

Directory for Custom Graphics and Files

Anything that is put in this directory is uploaded to your store site during the store publishing process.  When selecting a directory, DO NOT USE the \SITELINK\IMAGES directory in the MOMWIN folder.

The directory can be used for any/all of the following:

• Custom sets of buttons and banners.

• Your Company logo.

• HOME.ASP page - An HTML document that can be used as a starting or first page for your customer to see when they first go to your store or click on the "Home" button. For this reason, the HOME.ASP page is referred to as your "home" page.

Note For Previous SiteLINK Version Users: The page is not used in templates without frames (Template 1 & 2).

• Special documents (HTM format only) that are referenced as hypertext links from product descriptions.

Note: For the two items that follow, create a special subdirectory called IMAGES under the folder where you keep HOME.ASP.

• Special documents (HTM format only) that are referenced from your HOME.ASP page.

• Special graphics that are used in your store or on your HOME.ASP page, such as custom "wallpaper" images for backgrounds.

Customer Payment Options (in addition to Credit Card)

In addition to credit card payment, you can also offer your customers the option of paying for their order C.O.D. and/or with terms on an open invoice.  In the latter case, only customers who have previously shopped in your store and who have established terms in Mail Order Manager are able to select the Open Invoice payment option in your SiteLINK store.

• To enable C.O.D. payment, check the box for Allow COD.

• To enable open invoicing, check the box for Allow Terms.

Product Listing Page Preferences

For SiteLINK 5.4 Users

These options are available on the Administrative Options page of your SiteLINK store.

For Previous SiteLINK Version Users

These settings control various options associated with the display of product information on the product pages.

• To show comparative prices that have been set up for products, check the box for Show Comparative Price.

• To show product availability, check the box for Show Product Availability.

• To limit the number of products that can be displayed in a single listing page, enter the Maximum # of Products per Page field.  Keep in mind that there is a limit of 20 pages for any single department. Plan accordingly for your entry above.

Store Directory Page Preferences

For SiteLINK 5.4 Users

These options are available on the Administrative Options page of your SiteLINK store.

For Previous SiteLINK Version Users

For those templates that use images in store department pages, this preference controls what product images are used each time the department is displayed.  To vary the images among all of the products in the department, check the box for Use Random Department Images.   If you want the same product image used every time, leave the box unchecked.

Page to Display At Store Entry

For SiteLINK 5.4 Users

These options are available on the Administrative Options page of your SiteLINK store.

For Previous SiteLINK Version Users

This preference determines what page is displayed when a customer first enters the store.  This preference only applies to those stores using a store template with frames. There are three choices.

• Store Directory - The master store directory page. (Not available for use with Template 5 and 6 because the directory is always displayed.)

• Product Specials List - The product specials page.

• Home Page - Your HOME.ASP document stored in the Custom Image and File directory identified on this screen.

Note:  You can combine the Product Specials List and your Home Page by selecting the Home Page option and adding the following HTML code in your HOME.ASP document:

<!- -#INCLUDE FILE = "specials.asp"- ->

This statement needs to be placed exactly where you want the Product Specials List to be displayed.