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--- cartintegration:magento:specifications [2010/05/11 03:05] – earlyimpact
+++ cartintegration:magento:specifications [2010/05/11 04:19] (current) – earlyimpact
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 ==== Linking Products and Packages ====
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     - There is a trial
     - What the trial price is \\ This is done so that when customers search or browse the store, the subscription price is shown (e.g. $49.95), but when they checkout, the actual price paid today is shown (e.g. $0). The [[:developer_guide:developer_guide:terms_widget|Terms Widget]] provides the details on exactly what the terms are (e.g. //FREE for the first month. $49.95 per month after the Trial//).
+    - Whether there are Terms & Conditions that the customer must agree to before purchasing the subscription \\ This should be a texarea field where the merchant may enter T&C for the subscription. If T&C are entered:
+      - Show the T&C during checkout (wherever it is easier to do so in Magento). For example, they could be shown on the payment page
+      - Require that the customer agree to the T&C before purchasing the subscription
   - Save the product - package association
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 ===== Storefront =====
 ==== Add to Cart ====
-=== Recommendation: one subscription, no other products ===
+=== Limitation: one subscription, no other products ===
 The //Add to Cart// mechanism will be modified so that:
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   - only 1 subscription product can be added to the shopping cart
   - non-subscription products cannot be added if a subscription product exists already in the shopping cart
+The customizable messages mentioned above under //Settings// are shown to the customer when these scenarios occur.
 This limitation exists to avoid __complex scenarios__, such as:
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 {{:developer_guide:developer_guide:sb_cart_widget.png|SubscriptionBridge's subscription terms widget}}
+==== Checkout and subscription creation ====
-==== Creating the subscription ====
 The checkout flow will be the standard Magento checkout flow until the payment page. The system will detect that the customer is checking out with a subscription and redirect to a special payment page that will communicate with SubscriptionBridge to setup the new subscription by executing a [[:developer_guide:call_reference:SubscriptionRequest|SubscriptionRequest]] call.
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 [[:developer_guide:developer_guide:recommended#an-example|See an example]] of what this information might look like.
+=== Coupons, discounts, and trial price ===
+Customers might be eligible for a discount or apply a coupon during checkout.
+  - If a coupon or a discount is applied during checkout, it will affect the regular subscription amount (//total//)
+  - Coupons and discounts do not affect the //trial total// (if a trial exists)
+When a discount applies, the subscription terms shown by the Terms Widget will not match the subscription amount that the customer will be paying. This is not a problem. The discrepancy is explained to the customer by the merchant by using the [[:developer_guide:developer_guide:terms_widget#adding-and-editing-the-third-line|third line of the Terms Widget]].
+=== Incompatible payment options ===
 Incompatible payment options will be disabled in the storefront when a subscription is being purchased. The customer will be taken automatically to the only payment option supported, which is the payment form that you have created to pass information to the SubscriptionBridge API via the [[:developer_guide:call_reference:SubscriptionRequest|SubscriptionRequest]] call.
+=== Payment terms ===
 The payment screen is the final opportunity to be clear about the pricing terms for the subscription that the customer is signing up for. Therefore, it will display the subscription terms via the [[:developer_guide:developer_guide:terms_widget|Terms Widget]].
+=== Terms and Conditions ===
+As mentioned above when defining how a product is linked to a package, if Terms & Conditions have been entered, the customer should be required to agree to the T&C before being able to submit the payment form.
+=== Creating the subscription ===
 After the payment form is submitted, the Magento storefront will contact SubscriptionBridge to create the new subscription through the [[:developer_guide:call_reference:SubscriptionRequest|SubscriptionRequest]] call.
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 ===== After the purchase =====
 ==== Administration area ====
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 <code>https://www.subscriptionbridge.com/MerchantCenter/SubscriptionslistDetails.asp?SubscriptionUID=<GUID></code>
+=== Limitation: no changes to order details page ===
 Due to restrictions in the ability to edit the standard order details page, the standard order details page in the Magento store administration area will not contain details on whether the order contains a subscription.