Uploading New Customer and Order Information to SiteLINK 5.0

General Information

Changes in customer and order information in M.O.M. need to be uploaded back into SiteLINK 6.0.   This includes changes to a customer's terms or credit limit for open invoicing, and changes to the customer's type codes for special pricing in your store.  It also includes changes or updates to order status information, such as order ship date or back orders for an order placed previously. This order information is used to provide on-line updates for each customer on the Order Status page of your store for orders placed in SiteLINK or in M.O.M. for any customer that has a password in the SiteLINK password field in M.O.M.

Publishing Store Data from M.O.M.

When using SiteLINK 5.0, you must create and transfer files from M.O.M.'s databases to Dydacomp's servers. You accomplish the transfer by using the SiteLINK Store Publisher screen in M.O.M. to create and transfer the store files.

Obtaining Access to Your Administrative Options Screen

Before you can access the Administrative Options Screen to publish your files, you must provide a password and Administrative Options screen web address to the Dydacomp SiteLINK Support Team. Contact the SiteLINK Support Team at (973) 774-4100 or via e-mail at sitelinkadmin@dydacomp.com.

The Administrative Options Screen Web address is:

www.storename.com/admin.asp

Hint:  Make your Administrative Options screen address a favorite/bookmark on your browser for easy access.

Creating, Transferring and Publishing the Store Files

This is the procedure that needs to be followed when you first create your store, and every time you want to update any information in the store, such as new products, new prices, etc.

 For SiteLINK 6.0 Users

1. Select Options > SiteLINK > Publish Store Data and select the Web Service Settings tab.

2. Select the Use a Secure Connection checkbox to enable a secure connection for enhanced security.

3. Optionally, change the default number of records M.O.M. sends on each connection for the Stock File and Other Files.

4. Enter the URL for your SiteLINK store in the URL for your store https:// field.

5. Enter your Admin Login ID

6. Enter your Admin Password.

7. Select the SiteLINK tab, choose your options and click the UPDATE SITELINK button.

For Previous SiteLINK Version Users

1. From M.O.M.'s Main Menu, Click on: Options > SiteLINK > Publish Store Data.

2. For the initial set up of your store, check the All Files box. After the initial transfer, to upload only changes, check only the appropriate boxes.

3. Select the CREATE FILES FOR TRANSFER button to create the files.  A message is displayed telling you that the files have been created.

4. Select the OK button.

5. Select the TRANSFER FILES TO DYDACOMP button to upload the files to Dydacomp’s SiteLINK servers.
   Note:   The speed of transmission is determined by the speed of your internet connection.

6. When the files have been transferred, select the CLOSE button.  This completes your file transfer from M.O.M to SiteLINK. Your SiteLINK store is now updated.

7. Use your Web browser to access your store to review your new store or updated changes.

How often you complete this upload procedure is your decision, but once a day after your final order processing in M.O.M. is a good rule to follow.