Wholsale Questions

[peter]

Hi

Hope you don't mind if I rattle off a few questions:

1. Can I set the minimum wholesale order to be £150 each time (but this won't apply to retail customers?

2. What do I do if a user forgets their un or password? Is there a fancy send me mu password feature/plugin?

3. Can I import wholesale customers from a csv file?

4. When log into wholesale, can just the 'wholesale' section come up? (Don't want them to wade through my Retail sections.)

5. Can I just add the new wholesale price, without adding the retai prices too?


Many Thanks

[TraceyG]

Hi,

1. Can I set the minimum wholesale order to be £150 each time (but this won't apply to retail customers?

You can achieve this for all customer accounts by setting the 'Minimum Order Value' field in 'View | Business Settings | Ordering' tab to be used for logged in customers only (note that this means you then can't set a minimum order value for non-registered customers). To do this:

- open 'Windows Explorer' and browse to 'c:\program files\actinic v7\sites\<site name>\'
- locate 'ActinicOrder.pm' and edit it in a text editor such as notepad
- search for the following:

#
# Now see what is the current order value
#

- Add the following just above the comment

else
{
return ($::SUCCESS, "", "");
}

- close and save the file and update your site.

2. What do I do if a user forgets their un or password? Is there a fancy send me mu password feature/plugin?

That is not a standard part of Actinic and I don't know if anyone has a plugin so I can only suggest that you put a link to the contact us form so they can send you an email.

3. Can I import wholesale customers from a csv file?

Yes, we give an example of the format of the import file - 'c:\program files\actinic v7\sites\<site name>\Common\SampleCustomerImportFile.txt' - you can import this into Excel to make it more readable.

4. When log into wholesale, can just the 'wholesale' section come up? (Don't want them to wade through my Retail sections.)

There's no easy way of doing this. In our Advanced User Guide, there is a section called 'Hiding Elements from Retail Customers, but Showing Them to ALL Registered Customers'. I can only suggest that you hard-code your section list and put the tags mentioned in this section around the sections that you don't want your registered customers to see. If you do use this option then please note that you have to uncompact your HTML (Design | Options | Miscellaneous tab | Compact HTML/CGI (leave unticked)).

5. Can I just add the new wholesale price, without adding the retai prices too?

Yes, Create a customer group for your wholesale customers and then on each product go to the 'Prices' tab. Untick the 'generated' option next to the wholesale group and you can enter the price in there without having to put in a price for the retail customers.

[peter]

thanks tracy

just wanted to say a quick thanks. As always you're a star tracy.
i'll look through your answers and get back if I have any questions.

[peter]

hi tracey

a question on the suggestion you make for stopping trade visitors see the retail content

I can only suggest that you hard-code your section list and put the tags mentioned in this section around the sections that you don't want your registered customers to see.

I tried this on Act_ProductBody.html ie

<!-- COMMENTING OUT THE NEXT LINE STOPS THE SECTIONS BEING PRINTED  -->
<!-- NETQUOTEVAR:SECTIONLISTTOP -->

And hardcoded in a section. This did prevent the sections being listed but meant that the harcoded sections also appeared on subsection lists (and the subsections didn't.

Have I worked on the wrong file or is your suggestion only workable on sites with 1 level of sections?

Many Thanks

[TraceyG]

Hi Peter,

And hardcoded in a section. This did prevent the sections being listed but meant that the harcoded sections also appeared on subsection lists (and the subsections didn't

Sorry, but I'm not quite sure what you mean by this. Can you paste your code so that I can see what you've done?

[peter]

Hi Tracey

sure

On Act_ProductBody.html

<!-- ProductBody HTML begin -->
<!-- Insert HTML for the top of the product body -->

<script language=JavaScript>
<!-- (V11)
var currentcol = 0;
var colwidth = Math.floor(100 / CUSTOMVAR:NUMCOLS);
// -->
</script>

<div align="LEFT">
<div style="margin: 15px 0 0 132px;"
<A NAME="sectiontop"></A>
<div style="margin: 0 0 15px 3px;">NETQUOTEVAR:PARENTSECTIONSTOP</div>
NETQUOTEVAR:TOPLEVELSECTIONSTOP

<!-- COMMENTING OUT THE NEXT LINE STOPS THE SECTIONS BEING PRINTED -->
<!-- NETQUOTEVAR:SECTIONLISTTOP -->

<!--TRACEY BELOW IS AN EXAMPLE OF A HARDCODED LINK TO A SECTION . THERE WOULD BE MORE OF COURSE AND THERE WOULD BE SUBSECTIONS BELOW THESE-->
<TABLE BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="10" >

<TR>

<TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP">
<A HREF="around_the_home.html"><Actinic:TEMPLATE type="begin" filename="REMOVED"/>
<!-- SectionNavImage HTML begin -->
<IMG SRC="j0001_tiny.jpg"
ALT="Around the Home"
BORDER=0
HEIGHT=56
WIDTH=56

ALIGN="ABSMIDDLE">

<!-- SectionNavImage HTML end -->
<Actinic:TEMPLATE type="end" filename="REMOVED></A>
</TD>

<TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP">
<A HREF="around_the_home.html"><B>Around the Home</B></A>
<br><span class="actsmall">We supply you with the best juicers&#44; blenders&#44; slicers&#44; dehydrators&#44; ionisers&#44; ozonators&#44; distillers&#44; sprouters&#44; SAD lightboxes&#44; and infra red heat pads around&#46; This is the home of the mega Vita&#45;Mix&#44; the beautiful L&#39;Equip range and the Stockli and Excalibur dehydrators&#33;</span>

</TD>

</TR>

</TABLE>
<!--NETQUOTEVAR:TOPSECTIONSEPARATOR -->
NETQUOTEVAR:CARTERRORLISTXML
</div>
NETQUOTEVAR:HIDDENINPUT
NETQUOTEVARISCOUNTINFOBULK
<TABLE WIDTH="100%" COLS="3" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2px" ALIGN="CENTER">

NETQUOTEVAR:PRODUCTBULK

<script language=JavaScript>
<!--
if ( currentcol != 0 )
{
while ( currentcol++ < CUSTOMVAR:NUMCOLS ) document.write('<td width="' + colwidth + '%">&nbsp;</td>');
document.write('</tr></table></td></tr>');
currentcol = 0;
}
// -->
</script>
</TABLE>
</div>
<DIV ALIGN="RIGHT"><a name="sectionbottom">
NETQUOTEVAR:SINGLEADD
</a></DIV>
<a name="sectionbottom">NETQUOTEVAR:BOTTOMSECTIONSEPARATOR
NETQUOTEVAR:SECTIONLISTBOTTOM
<!-- NETQUOTEVAR:TOPLEVELSECTIONSBOTTOM -->
</a>
<!-- <DIV ALIGN="CENTER"><a name="sectionbottom">
NETQUOTEVAR:PARENTSECTIONSBOTTOM
</a></DIV> -->
<!-- Insert HTML for the bottom of the product body -->
<!-- ProductBody HTML end -->

Tracey Whilst you're here I'd really appreciate your thoughts on two other client requests that I'm not sure if actinic can service....

1) Currently each product record has one image associated with it and these can be clicked on to make them larger. Can two images be shown under each product where by the main cut-out image is shown and can be enlarged but also a small thumbnail of a lifestyle image is below the cut out so a user can click on it and change the image displayed? Basically two thumbnails which the user can switch between.

2) Can a 'Wedding List' concept be created whereby only products selected (offline) by a couple are then visable to guests who log in with a particular password. I don't want everyone to have to log in. (I guess the answer to this is No.)

Thanks
Pete

[Bruce]

I will leave the initial part to Tracey

For the other questions...

1) Currently each product record has one image associated with it and these can be clicked on to make them larger. Can two images be shown under each product where by the main cut-out image is shown and can be enlarged but also a small thumbnail of a lifestyle image is below the cut out so a user can click on it and change the image displayed? Basically two thumbnails which the user can switch between.

This is possible, one of our partners has a plug-in that does this and much more, check this thread http://community.actinic.com/showthread.php?t=27135

2) Can a 'Wedding List' concept be created whereby only products selected (offline) by a couple are then visable to guests who log in with a particular password. I don't want everyone to have to log in. (I guess the answer to this is No.)

This is possible if you have Actinic Business or Developer, this will allow you to create customer groups and assign customer accounts to that specific group. The Advanced Users Guide has a workaround to achieve just what you would need...

Actinic Business/Developer only
It is possible to have sections that only customers within certain price schedules will see online. To do this, you need to create a new section link template with a very specific format.
Copy the following code into Notepad and save it within your Site1 (or equivalent folder) as something like 'Act_SectionLinePrivate.html'.

<Actinic:SHOWFORPRICESCHEDULE Schedules="2" HTML="<A HREF=NETQUOTEVAR:SECTIONLINK>NETQUOTEVAR:SECTIONNAME</A>"/>
<!-- NETQUOTEVAR:SECTIONIMAGE NETQUOTEVAR:SECTIONTEXT -->
NETQUOTEVAR:NEXT

You have to change the code in this template depending on which price schedule you want the section link to be visible within. The Schedules="2" value needs to be the ID of your desired price schedule. You can find this from the 'Price Schedules' table in the 'ActinicCatalog.mdb' database.
Note: This section really needs to be at the end of a list of sections, Otherwise unregistered customers will have a gap appearing where the link should be.

Kind regards,

[TraceyG]

Hi Peter,

I'm sorry but I think the solution I've suggested is actually to do the opposite of what you are asking, ie show only certain sections to the retail group and all sections to the wholesale group (I misread your original post).

If you have the same products for retail and and wholesale but with different prices, then I can suggest that you create two sets of products in each section and uncheck the 'visible' field for the 'retail' prices on the wholesale products and vice versa for the retail products.

Alternatively, you could create a 'Retail' and 'Wholesale' section and then use different a primary template for the 'Wholesale' section with hard-coded section links to only show the sections that you want them to see.

Sorry for the confusion.

[peter]

thanks guys

Tracey

Alternatively, you could create a 'Retail' and 'Wholesale' section and then use different a primary template for the 'Wholesale' section with hard-coded section links to only show the sections that you want them to see.

This sounds interesting.

1. Is it possible to specify where a Wholesaler is directed after they successfully log in? (ie to the 'home' page of the wholesale section?)

2. Presumably reorganising the existing retail sections under a new parent section called retail wouldn't mean any url changes for those pages

3. And By simply repointing catalog home page links on the home page from /acatalog/index.htm to acatalog/retail.htm we could keep the familiar look of the current site

As ever a great help. Please don't apologise

[peter]

Thanks Bruce

The multiple image solution looks great. I'll give it a whirl.


Your suggestion for the wedding list also looks quite workable as well.
Whereas the requirement I'm discussing with Tracey requires the Bulk of the sections and products to 'disappear' after a log in - I think the Wedding List could be realised as another special section that appears at the foot of the other sections.

ie before login

> section a
> section b
> section c

after login
> section a
> section b
> section c
> Jack and Jane's Wedding List Section.

I presume this is what your suggestion will look like?

[Bruce]

I presume this is what your suggestion will look like?

Yes, this was what I meant.

Kind regards,

[Gobbyshirts]

Peter,
Can you please post a link to your site? I would love to see how you doing this. (that is if you don't mind.)
I sell retail via website, but wholesale is via paper catalogue, would love to find a paperless way of dealing with wholesale seperate from retail .

[peter]

no problem Gobbyshirts

i'll let you know how we decide to go and send you the link then. I wouldn't mind keeping the url off the forum (just becaue it the thread may turn up in google results etc) so I'll pm you.

[Gobbyshirts]

Look forward to it.

Thanks Peter,
I will look forward to the link, seeing somehow, I have managed to become a drop-shipper for a couple of others, setting up a seperate 'log in' section might be something I will have to look at too soon.

[TraceyG]

Hi Peter,

1. Is it possible to specify where a Wholesaler is directed after they successfully log in? (ie to the 'home' page of the wholesale section?)

Yes, you need to :

- browse to your site folder and locate 'AccountsScript.pl'
- open this file in a text editor such as notepad
- search for:

ACTINIC::CAccLogin();

- create a new line before this and paste the following in to it:

if( $::g_InputHash{USER} and $::g_InputHash{HASH} )
        {
        $::g_InputHash{PRODUCTPAGE} = "Pagename.html";
	$sProdRef = "";
        }

where 'Pagename.html' is the name of the page you want your wholesale customers to land on.

- save and close the file and update your site.

2. Presumably reorganising the existing retail sections under a new parent section called retail wouldn't mean any url changes for those pages

As long as your 'page names' are not blank within the software (section | layout tab) then the urls will remain the same. If they are blank then Actinic appends the store name at the front and the section ID on the end of the name and it is the section ID that could possibly change.

3. And By simply repointing catalog home page links on the home page from /acatalog/index.htm to acatalog/retail.htm we could keep the familiar look of the current site

That's right.