Retrieving New Orders
To retrieve your new orders you must first login to the administration module, or the
Storeowner's area. The Store Owner’s Area is an area you should familiarize yourself
with, as ALL of your online store administration will take place there. To login to the
system initialize your dial-up internet connection and load up your favorite web-browser.
Run the file called login.cgi through your web-browser. When your store was initially
installed you should have received an email containing the full url to access this file.
If you didn’t receive such an email contact your system administrator for the URL.
When the login screen loads type in your username and password in the spaces provided, then press the LOGIN button.
If this is the first time the Storeowner’s Area has been accessed then you will be prompted to fill in some general information about your online store (i.e. company name, email address, postal address, etc.). If you have already done this but forgot to log-off from your last session you will see a warning indicating that you did not log off from your last session. In all other cases you will be taken directly to the Store Owner’s area (fig 1b).
The main Store Owner’s Area screen contains a variety of information and options. This screen also contains some statistical information. This information includes:
*New orders since last login
*Total Orders To Date
*Total Orders This Month
*Total Gross Sales to Date
*Total Tax to Date
*Total Net Sales to Date
*Current Batch Number
*Store Name and Email Address.
*TechCart Version and Serial Number Information
All orders that come in while you are accessing the Store Owner’s Area will be held until the next time you log on. This helps simplify the process of retrieving your new orders.
Printing All Of Your New Orders (Print View)
you can print all of your new orders by selecting ‘PRINT VIEW’. This function displays all new orders in a format that is easily printed by most printers. Orders are listed one after another with a separator bar containing print date, time, username.
Viewing Individual Orders (Line View)
You can view all of your new orders individually by selecting ‘LINE VIEW’. This will show all orders in a summary list format displaying order number, customer name, date placed, and total amount of order (see Fig 1c.). Each line is hyperlinked so you may click on any line to view the order in it’s entirety
Be Sure To Log Off!
Be sure to log-off of your session. Logging off provides an added sense of security, plus allows TechCart to perform it’s system maintenance which cannot be done while an administrator is logged in. If you fail to log-off from the Store Owner’s Area TechCart will not allow you to proceed to the next batch of orders until a successful logoff has been preformed. This is a safety measure to ensure no orders are overlooked.