It could be that you would like your customers to tell you how quickly they would like their products delivered to them – whether they want the items as soon as possible, or whether they don't want them for one week, two weeks etc.
To do this, you can change the 'Shipping User Definable' text field in the checkout to a drop-down list. This is done as follows:
Go to 'Design | Library | Layouts' and expand the 'Checkout Prompts' group. Towards the bottom you will find 'Shipping User Definable Prompt'.
Double click on this layout to open it for editing.
Replace
<input type="text" name="SHIPUSERDEFINED" size="20" maxlength="255" value="<Actinic:Variable Name="ShipUserDefined"/>" />
with something like...
<select name="SHIPUSERDEFINED">
<option value="ASAP" selected>ASAP</option>
<option value="1 week">1 week</option>
<option value="2 weeks">2 weeks</option>
<option value="3 weeks">3 weeks</option>
</select>
You will also need to go to 'Design | Text | Web Site (cont) | Shipping and Tax' and change the 'Shipping User Definable Prompt' to something appropriate.
To do this, you can change the 'Shipping User Definable' text field in the checkout to a drop-down list. This is done as follows:
Go to 'Design | Library | Layouts' and expand the 'Checkout Prompts' group. Towards the bottom you will find 'Shipping User Definable Prompt'.
Double click on this layout to open it for editing.
Replace
<input type="text" name="SHIPUSERDEFINED" size="20" maxlength="255" value="<Actinic:Variable Name="ShipUserDefined"/>" />
with something like...
<select name="SHIPUSERDEFINED">
<option value="ASAP" selected>ASAP</option>
<option value="1 week">1 week</option>
<option value="2 weeks">2 weeks</option>
<option value="3 weeks">3 weeks</option>
</select>
You will also need to go to 'Design | Text | Web Site (cont) | Shipping and Tax' and change the 'Shipping User Definable Prompt' to something appropriate.