TechCart 3
User Guide


Table Of Contents

In Progress: 10-2005
Please be patient this is a work in progress and is somewhat incomplete.

 

1.0 Overview

Software License
System Requirements
TechCart Revision History

2.0 Installation

2.0 Installing The Program Files
2.1 Installing Program Updates
2.2 Upgrading From Previous Versions

3.0 Configuring The Store

3.1 Your First Login
3.2 Store Profile

3.3 The Utility Area:

3.3.1 Shipping, Payment, Tax and Discount Setup

Edit/Setup Shipping Options
Edit/Setup Payment Options
Tax Rate Editor
Discount System Editor

3.3.2 General Store Setup

Store Profile
General Options
Dialog Messages
Template Manager
HTML Form Generator
Store Links

3.3.3 Reports

Reports
Product Database Report Generator

3.3.4 Modules


3.3.5 Advanced Order Options

Upload Order Status
Purge Orders
Export Orders

3.3.6 System Options

Diagnostic
System Events
View System Logs

4.0 Setting Up Your HTML Pages For Use With TechCart

A Basic HTML Product Form
Optional Form Fields
Setting Up Per Item Quantity Discounts
Product Attributes

5.0 Retrieving Orders

Administration Homepage
Printing All Of Your New Orders
All About Batch Numbers
Finding Older Orders
Purging Old Orders
All About Order Status

6.0 Changing The Appearance Of The Shopping Cart

HTML Templates Overview
TechScript HTML Pre-Processor
The Template Editor

7.0 Other Administration Options

Customer Editor

8.0 Using Data in Other Applications

Exporting Orders
Exporting Customer Information
Reporting Information

9.0 Catalog Administration

9.1 Getting Started
9.2 Storefront Design
9.3 What You Need To Know

9.4 Using The Wizard

Default Field Definitions
Default Templates Map

9.5 WAMY: The Catalog Engine.

Introduction To WAMY The Catalog Engine
WAMY Fields

9.6 Database Administration

Editing and Deleting Products v2
Adding New Products v2
Importing an External Database v2


9.7 The Database Report Generator.

Introduction
Creating A New Report / The Query Builder
Query Examples
Running Saved Reports

9.8 More on Developing your Own Custom Catalog

 

10.0 Tracking

System Logs
Browser Tracking
Simple Website Stats

11.0 Customer Service Features

Overview
Profiles
Customer Editor
Order Status Setup
Form Mailer
Mailing Lists

12.0 Module Documentation

12.1 All About Modules
12.2 Installing A Module

12.3 Payment Modules

AuthorizeNet SIM (Simple Integration Method) Module
AuthorizeNet Relay Response Module

AuthorizeNet Relay Response Module (old AuthorizeNet system)
PayPal Payment Module
SkipJack Module

12.4 Shipping Modules

Weightchart Module
Sliding Scale Based On Total (SSBOT)
TNL Standard Shipping Module (TNLSHIP.MOD)

12.5 Other Modules

Multi-Store Administrator Module
Software Sales Module
Ad/Affiliate Tracking Module
Membership Module

13.0 Appendices

13.1 Appendix A:

HTML Template Reference

13.2 Appendix B:

HTML Form Fields Reference

13.3 Appendix C:

WAMY Fields Reference

13.4 Appendix D:

WAMY Searchtype Reference

13.5 Appendix E:

13.5.1 How To Documents

13.6 Appendix F:

Boolean Search Logic