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 ====== Adding and Editing Products ====== ====== Adding and Editing Products ======
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 ===== What a Product is ===== ===== What a Product is =====
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 For a definition of what a //Product// is in the SubscriptionBridge system, please see the [[:glossary|Glossary]]. For a definition of what a //Product// is in the SubscriptionBridge system, please see the [[:glossary|Glossary]].
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 ===== Adding a New Product ===== ===== Adding a New Product =====
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 To add a new //Product// to one of your stores, do the following: To add a new //Product// to one of your stores, do the following:
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   * Click on //Stores// in the Merchant Center navigation   * Click on //Stores// in the Merchant Center navigation
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   * Select the //Store// that you wish to work with   * Select the //Store// that you wish to work with
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   * Under //Packages//, select //Products//   * Under //Packages//, select //Products//
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   * Click on //Add New Product//   * Click on //Add New Product//
  
- +{{:merchant_guide:screenshot146.jpg|The Products page lists products within a certain SubscriptionBridge store}}
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-{{:merchant_guide:screenshot146.jpg|The Products page lists products within a certain SubscriptionB +
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 ==== Main Product Properties ==== ==== Main Product Properties ====
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   * **Flat Ship Rate**  \\ This setting only applies if you are using the [[:simpleintegration:simpleintegration|Simple Integration]]. The settings allows you to indicate to the SubscriptionBridge shopping cart what the shipping charge should be. If you need a more complex kind of shipping calculation (e.g. dynamically retrieving shipping rates from UPS or FedEx), we recommend that you use an e-commerce system that supports SubscriptionBridge and that matches your needs. You can find a list under [[:cartintegration:cartintegration|Shopping Cart Integration]].   * **Flat Ship Rate**  \\ This setting only applies if you are using the [[:simpleintegration:simpleintegration|Simple Integration]]. The settings allows you to indicate to the SubscriptionBridge shopping cart what the shipping charge should be. If you need a more complex kind of shipping calculation (e.g. dynamically retrieving shipping rates from UPS or FedEx), we recommend that you use an e-commerce system that supports SubscriptionBridge and that matches your needs. You can find a list under [[:cartintegration:cartintegration|Shopping Cart Integration]].
   * **Is Product Taxable?** \\ This setting only applies if you are using the [[:simpleintegration:simpleintegration|Simple Integration]]. The settings allows you to indicate to the SubscriptionBridge shopping cart whether the product/service is taxable. Taxes will be calculated as described under [[:merchant_guide:add-store#tax-settings|Tax Settings]]. If you need a more complex kind of tax calculation, we recommend that you use an e-commerce system that supports SubscriptionBridge and that matches your needs. You can find a list under [[:cartintegration:cartintegration|Shopping Cart Integration]].    * **Is Product Taxable?** \\ This setting only applies if you are using the [[:simpleintegration:simpleintegration|Simple Integration]]. The settings allows you to indicate to the SubscriptionBridge shopping cart whether the product/service is taxable. Taxes will be calculated as described under [[:merchant_guide:add-store#tax-settings|Tax Settings]]. If you need a more complex kind of tax calculation, we recommend that you use an e-commerce system that supports SubscriptionBridge and that matches your needs. You can find a list under [[:cartintegration:cartintegration|Shopping Cart Integration]]. 
-  * **Active** \\ This field defines whether the Product is active or not. If the Product is inactive, then FIXME (a +  * **Active** \\ This field defines whether the Product is active or not.
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 ==== Names & Descriptions ==== ==== Names & Descriptions ====
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 SubscriptionBridge supports a multi-lingual front-end (the Merchant Center, instead, is only available in English at this time). Therefore, you can add //Names//, //Descriptions//, and //Terms & Conditions// for your Products in each of the languages that you have activated for your store. SubscriptionBridge supports a multi-lingual front-end (the Merchant Center, instead, is only available in English at this time). Therefore, you can add //Names//, //Descriptions//, and //Terms & Conditions// for your Products in each of the languages that you have activated for your store.
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 To do so, navigate to the Products page as described above, and then click on //Names & Descriptions//. On the page that is displayed to you, click on the "Add New Name/Description" button to add **Product Name**, **Description**, and **Terms of Use** (if needed) in each of the languages that you have activated for the selected Store. To do so, navigate to the Products page as described above, and then click on //Names & Descriptions//. On the page that is displayed to you, click on the "Add New Name/Description" button to add **Product Name**, **Description**, and **Terms of Use** (if needed) in each of the languages that you have activated for the selected Store.
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 On the Add New Name/Description page... On the Add New Name/Description page...
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   * **Language** \\ Select a language from the list of active languages for the Store   * **Language** \\ Select a language from the list of active languages for the Store
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   * **Name** \\ Enter a name for this Product in the Language you have selected. This entry is shown to customers in the SubscriptionBridge front-end (e.g. in the SubscriptionBridge Shopping Cart, Customer Center and in e-mail Notifications).   * **Name** \\ Enter a name for this Product in the Language you have selected. This entry is shown to customers in the SubscriptionBridge front-end (e.g. in the SubscriptionBridge Shopping Cart, Customer Center and in e-mail Notifications).
- +  * **Description** \\ Enter a description for this Product in the language you have selected. This entry is shown to customers in the SubscriptionBridge Shopping Cart only. Descriptions are not used in e-mail notifications. 
-  * **Description** \\ Enter a description for this Product in the language you have selected. This entry is shown to customers in the SubscriptionBridge front-end. +  * **Terms** \\ Enter Terms & Conditions that customers need to agree to when subscribing to this product or service (if applicable). Terms are shown in the SubscriptionBridge Shopping Cart and linked-to from some e-mail notifications.
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-  * **Terms** \\ Enter Terms & Conditions that customers need to agree to when subscribing to this product or service (if applicable). +
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 Once you have added //names//, //descriptions//, and //terms// in multiple languages, the //Names/Descriptions// page will present them using a tabbed layout where each tab corresponds to a different language. To edit any of the entries, click on the tab that represents the language that you need to edit, and click on the //Edit// icon ({{:merchant_guide:edit.gif|Edit Icon}}). Once you have added //names//, //descriptions//, and //terms// in multiple languages, the //Names/Descriptions// page will present them using a tabbed layout where each tab corresponds to a different language. To edit any of the entries, click on the tab that represents the language that you need to edit, and click on the //Edit// icon ({{:merchant_guide:edit.gif|Edit Icon}}).
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 ===== Viewing and Editing Existing Products ===== ===== Viewing and Editing Existing Products =====
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 To view all the Products that are associated with a certain store in your SubscriptionBridge Merchant Center, do the following: To view all the Products that are associated with a certain store in your SubscriptionBridge Merchant Center, do the following:
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   * Click on //Stores// in the Merchant Center navigation   * Click on //Stores// in the Merchant Center navigation
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   * Select the //Store// that you wish to work with   * Select the //Store// that you wish to work with
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   * Under //Packages//, mouse over //Products//. The system will display a preview of the products you added to that store. Click on the link to load the list of Products.   * Under //Packages//, mouse over //Products//. The system will display a preview of the products you added to that store. Click on the link to load the list of Products.
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 On the page that lists all Products under the selected Store you can: On the page that lists all Products under the selected Store you can:
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   * Click on any column heading to sort the table by that column   * Click on any column heading to sort the table by that column
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   * Click on the //Edit// icon to edit main Product properties   * Click on the //Edit// icon to edit main Product properties
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   * Click on //Names & Descriptions// to view and edit the product name and descriptions used in the SubscriptionBridge front-end pages (SubscriptionBridge Shopping Cart and Customer Center) and in e-mail notifications sent by the system.   * Click on //Names & Descriptions// to view and edit the product name and descriptions used in the SubscriptionBridge front-end pages (SubscriptionBridge Shopping Cart and Customer Center) and in e-mail notifications sent by the system.
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   * Click on //Packages// to view and edit existing Packages for the selected Product.   * Click on //Packages// to view and edit existing Packages for the selected Product.
 +===== Deleting Products =====
  
 +Products that are not currently used within a //Package// can be deleted. To delete a product:
  
 +  * Click on //Stores// in the Merchant Center navigation
 +  * Select the //Store// that you wish to work with
 +  * In the //Packages// section, mouse over //Products//. The system will display a preview of the //Products// you added to that store. Click on the link to load the list of //Products//.
 +  * Check the checkbox in the right-side column of the //Product(s)// you wish to remove, and click on the //Delete Selected Records// button to remove the selected products. Please note the following:
 +    * Products can only be deleted when not used in a //Package//.
 +    * When a //Product// is used in a //Package//, the checkbox is not shown.
 +    * When no //Products// can be deleted, the //Delete Selected Records// button is not shown on the page.
  
 ===== Related Articles ===== ===== Related Articles =====
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   * [[plans|Adding and Editing Plans]]   * [[plans|Adding and Editing Plans]]
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   * [[packages|Adding and Editing Packages]]   * [[packages|Adding and Editing Packages]]
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   * [[features|Adding and Editing Features]]   * [[features|Adding and Editing Features]]
merchant_guide/products.txt · Last modified: 2012/05/13 12:36 by matt