VP-ASP 4.0 Merchant Guide

Table Of Contents

1 VP-ASP Shopping Cart.............................................................................................................................. 5

1.1 Overview............................................................................................................................................... 5

1.2 Requirements Windows......................................................................................................................... 5

1.3 Requirements Unix................................................................................................................................ 5

1.4 Gift Registry......................................................................................................................................... 5

1.5 VP-ASP Shopping Cart Features............................................................................................................ 6

1.6 VP-ASP Option Package....................................................................................................................... 8

1.7 More Information................................................................................................................................... 8

2 Using VP-ASP.......................................................................................................................................... 9

2.1 Self Contained Shopping Cart................................................................................................................. 9

2.2 Interface to Existing Web....................................................................................................................... 9

3 Setting up a Production Store................................................................................................................... 10

3.1 More Advanced Production Set-Up........................................................................................................ 10

4 Administration......................................................................................................................................... 11

4.1 Shop Administration............................................................................................................................ 11

4.2 Other Adminisatration Functions........................................................................................................... 11

4.3 Login to Administration........................................................................................................................ 12

4.4 Predefined userids............................................................................................................................... 12

4.5 Changing Userids and passwords......................................................................................................... 12

4.6 More Security..................................................................................................................................... 12

4.7 Menus for Administration...................................................................................................................... 13

4.8 Additional Menu Items Assigned to Userid Admin................................................................................... 13

4.9 Adding New menu items...................................................................................................................... 13

5 Configuration (shopa_config.asp)............................................................................................................... 14

5.2 Alternating Configuration...................................................................................................................... 14

5.3 Updating Configuration......................................................................................................................... 14

5.4 Merchant Details................................................................................................................................. 16

5.5 Merchant Details Fields....................................................................................................................... 16

5.6 Configuration Help............................................................................................................................... 18

5.7 Viewing the Configuration..................................................................................................................... 19

5.8 Application Variables........................................................................................................................... 19

5.9 Session Variables............................................................................................................................... 19

5.10 Test Shops and Production Shops.................................................................................................... 19

6 Adding Categories and Products............................................................................................................... 20

6.1 Edit Display Menu............................................................................................................................... 20

6.2 Add a new Category............................................................................................................................ 21

7 Adding a product..................................................................................................................................... 22

7.1 Edit Display Menu............................................................................................................................... 22

7.2 Product Form...................................................................................................................................... 23

8 Product Features..................................................................................................................................... 29

8.1 Making Features Required.................................................................................................................... 29

8.2 Product Features................................................................................................................................. 29

8.3 Changing Features.............................................................................................................................. 29

8.4 Using Features Facility........................................................................................................................ 29

9 Displaying Orders.................................................................................................................................... 32

9.1 Order Processing................................................................................................................................ 32

9.2 Viewing the Order................................................................................................................................ 33

9.3 Display Order Items............................................................................................................................. 34

9.4 Sales Reports..................................................................................................................................... 35

9.5 Sample Sales Reports......................................................................................................................... 35

9.6 Stock Reports..................................................................................................................................... 36

9.7 Products Sold Report........................................................................................................................... 37

10 Editing VP-ASP Tables............................................................................................................................