Feature,
display, demonstrate and sell your organization’s products
online. Define an unlimited number of
product categories and hierarchy of sub categories. Enter detailed
descriptions, categorize products, display pictures, setup inventory and
selection by colors and sizes, enter initial inventory quantities, attach full
featured multimedia product brochures, and track inventory manufacturer, purchasing
and cost information.
Product Catalog feature benefits include:
Ability to create online shopping catalog storefront, complete
with categorized product pages, product search feature, shopping cart, shopping
cart viewer, customer registration, online order entry, online payment entry,
real time online credit card approval, automated emailed copy of order, and
more.
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Provides the customer with a feature rich
shopping experience that includes the ability to search for products using
keywords; browse products by categories; access products via direct links from
documents and brochures; from highlighted specials displayed on the site’s home
page; by direct links from targeted email broadcasts sent by PORTALPRODIGY; and
by browsing a colorful online product catalog.
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Shopping features are fully integrated with the
back office features such as Inventory Control, Order Fulfillment, and Payment
Processing.
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Stores the details for each Product or Service
that your organization offers as an Item record in an Items table for easy
administration update.
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Select from a variety of data elements for
describing products and services; including narrative description, pictures,
brochures, classifications, and keyword categorization.
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Highly customizable product view pages including
placement, color schemes and image management.
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Attach brochure documents or digital
demonstration files such as video to specific items.
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Designate relationships between main products
and accessories to push up selling.
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Products & Services are automatically
formatted into sleek Product Catalog without user intervention required. An Advanced Product Catalog feature can be
enabled to provide full control over your Product Catalog including many advanced
features.
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Customize customer registration forms to collect
the information required by your organization.
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Administrators can display special promotion
items from catalog in the home page mini-browser with a simple click.
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Classify products by gender, name, accessories,
product codes, manufacturer, vendor, brand, quantity, color, models, sizes,
etc.
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Manages purchasing and reorder information.
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Implement Average Cost, Specific Cost, LIFO or
FIFO costing methods.
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Automated promotion and reminder broadcasts
capability for consumable and recurring order items.
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Complete terms management facility for payment
periods, grace days, discount days, discount rates, etc.
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Quotation feature allows customers to submit RFQ
for specific items. Includes back-office system for pricing RFQs, automated
creation of quotes, emailing quote to customer, online acceptance, and
automated conversion to Order.
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Online bidding feature allows you to offer and
accept bids for items.
Some of the components, fields and settings of the Orders
feature, discussed in detail in this chapter, are:
Search for Product Items page:
Feature:
All
Ad
Event
Exchange
Membership
Press Release
Product
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Classification:
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Product ID:
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Gender:
Product Name:
Accessories:
- Include
- Ignore
- Limit To
- Exclude
Product Code:
Consumables:
- Include
- Ignore
- Limit To
- Exclude
Manufacturer:
Vendor:
Brand:
Display in Mini Browser:
Created Date Range
Modified Date Range –
Product Type
Product & Inventory Feature Management page:
Initial Inventory Entry
Prompt Customer for Partial
Shipment
Display Out of Stock Items
Always Show First Level Categories
(SM Only) .
Default Product Image
Product Brands
Product Classifications
Product Types
Unit Types
Detail Categories
Cost of Goods Sold
Inventory Account
Inventory Adjustments
Purchases
Receivables Account
Revenue Account
Product Brands Management page
Description:
Active:
Product Classifications Management page:
Description:
Active:
Product Types Management page
Description:
Active:
Unit Types Management page
Description:
Active:
Product Details Category Management page
Description:
Sort Order:
Display Section:
Below Product Name
In Product Details
- Include in Search
- Include in Sort
- Active:
Item Management page
Item Description:
Feature:
- Event
- Exchange
- Membership
- Press Release –
- Product
- Item
- Service
- Discount
- Adjustment
Item ID:
Product Description:
Product Name:
Product Code:
Product Type
Manufacturer:
Manufacturer Model Number:
Manufacturers Product Code:
Colors:
Long Description:
Price:
Cost:
Product Sub Type:
Unit Type:
Shipping Weight:
Costing Method:
- Average Cost
- Specified Cost
- LIFO
- FIFO -
Sizes:
Options:
- Taxable
- Inventory
- Limit Order to Qty on
Hand
- Display in Mini Browser
GL Accounts:
- Cost of Goods
Sold:
- Inventory
Account:
- Inventory Adjustments: .
- Payables Account:
- Revenue:
Purchasing:
- Preferred Vendor:
- Preferred Vendor Product
Code:
- Avg. Reorder Frequency
- Minimum Reorder Quantity:
Product Details:
- Category/Label:
- Keyword/Value:
Instant Publishing:
Descriptions:
- Update Large Picture:
- Update Small Picture:
- Resize to Fit?
- Gender:
- Brand:
- Classification:
- Price Rating:
- Quality Rating:
- Value Rating:
- Accessory:
- Consumable:
Brochure:
Other:
Responsible Group:
Created By
Modified By .
Active
ChapterID
Topics
Inventory -
Inventory Management:
Sub Code
Mfr. Sub Code
Color
Size
Qty On Hand
Qty Committed
Qty Committed BO
Terms Management page
Description
Net Days
Grace Days:
Discount Days
Discount Rate:
Active
Products Catalog Management page
Category Name:
Short Description:
Long Description:
Update Image:
Sort Order:
Show Category Image On:
Product Listings:
Product Page’s View:
Show Products List:
Show Products List Background:
Show Product’s Image:
Show Product’s Name:
Show Product’s Code:
Show Product’s Colors:
Max Products in a Row:
Max Rows with Products on a
Page:
Max Product’s Colors in a
Row:
Sub Categories List Alignment:
Products Category:
- Category Name:
- Short Description:
- Long Description:
- Picture:
- Update Image:
- Sort Order:
Copy Category Options:
Copy Products:
