ECommerce Module

eCommerce Module

Main View of Products Page

Bulk Edit

The eCommerce Module is efelle media's online store management system that allows eCommerce

companies to build and sell unlimited products.

After logging into the CMS, access the module by clicking on Other Modules from the

left hand navigation and then selecting eCommerceCM.

You can also make the eCommerceCM module available as a Quick Link from the CMS

dashboard by going into System Settings and selecting it from the Dashboard -

Configure Quick Links' section.

Clicking on eCommerceCM will bring you to the Products Overview Page. This page

includes:

Model/SKU
Product - The Product Names in a listed format. Products in Bold are Parent Products,

while products not in bold are Child Products.

Current Stock
Status - Enabled = visible and accessible on the front end of your website;

Disabled = will not appear and cannot be accessed on the front end of your website.

Disable, View, Edit, Del buttons - On the far right of each product.
Pagination - To view other products listed by page number.
Add New Product- Click to add a new product.
Clear Filter
Search - To search for product by Model/SKU or Product Name.
Bulk Product Edit - View in bulk and update Current Stock, Current price

and Current cost. The Bulk Product Edit view allows you to make these updates without

having to open and edit EACH product individually.

Product Spotlights

Adding a Spotlight

After selecting the Add Spotlight button on the Products Overview Page, the Add a Spotlight

page will appear. Click to Add a Spotlight Product:

Short blurb - Add a blurb about the Product Spotlight or simply add the Product

Name.

Start (optional) - If applicable, insert a Start Date for the Product Spotlight to

begin appearing. Otherwise, leave this field blank.

End (optional) - If applicable, insert an End Date for the Product Spotlight to stop

appearing. Otherwise, leave this field blank.

Category - The Category indicates the location of the Product Spotlight. Depending on

the website design, this may include the Homepage, Subpage, etc.

Product - Select the product you would like to spotlight.< br>

Click the Add Spotlight button to save changes or select Cancel to direct back to the

Product Overview Page.

Products

How to Add a Product

Product Details Page

Adding a Product Part 1

Adding a Product Part 2

From the eCommerce overview, click on Add new product, on the upper right. This will

open up the Product Details overview page where you will need to fill out the following

fields:

Details

Title- name of product of the product as it appears on the front end.
Subtitle – if you have a subtitle for your product, often used for child products.

SKU - or Stock Keeping Unit, refers to a unique identifier for each distinct product

and/or service. This is necessary. Your product will not save unless you enter a SKU. If you

do not use SKUs to track your product, you will need to make one up for the purpose of the

CMS.

Status – disabled (will not be visible from the front end) enabled (seen from the

front end).

Current stock
Re-stock level
Parent product - select from the drop-down menu

Masthead – if this applies to you , we usually have this set up for you before going

live. You can leave this alone.

Short Blurb –
Weight (in lbs) – if it applies. Helps to also calculate shipping charges if its

determined by weight.
weight is either for display and/or shipping rules - carrier calculated or

custom calculated rules.

Carrier Calculated shipping rules all that's required is a Original ZIP,

Destination ZIP, and total weight of the cart
Custom Calculated shipping rules you can select weight as a parameter for falling

into one of the price ranges

Description – paragraph description of the product
SEO keywords- The meta-keywords should be 10-15 keywords separated by commas.
Meta description - the meta-description is a 160-character or less summary of

that specific page with keywords.

Pricing

Retail cost- Only if you want to track internally for reporting purposes, etc...

Base price- Price of the product that will appear on the front end.
MSRP - Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (if you want to track)
Taxable - select Yes or No if your product is taxable or not.

Options

- you will have to set your Options Group first from OPTIONS from the left-hand

navigation before you can add this to your product. Please see instructions below

From the left hand navigation of the eCommerce Module, click on the Options tab.
Click on Add option group
Group Name -
Display type - drop-down or Swatch/Image
Description - (need to populate otherwise you cannot add the group)
Click on Add group to Save
Once you have added the group, you can add items to the group
Click on add items
Add ALL the items to which that group option applies to. For example if the Group Option you

have added is 'Size,' you will need to add all the sizes that are available for each of your

product that it applies to. (e.g. o.5 fl. oz, 1 fl. oz, Men's - XL, Men's - L, Women's -

Petite XS, etc...)
Once you are done adding the group options and the items for your group options, go back to

the products' page and add the group option/s to the products.

Upsell

Product Upsell Page

For the Parent Product, check the Products that you would like to appear in the "You may

also like..." section of the Product Detail Page. If none are selected, this section will

not appear. If there are more products checked than spots visibly available in the Upsell

section then they will rotate at random each time that page is accessed.

Custom Fields

Custom Fields are dependent upon what the website design requires, but often entail

additional information about the product and appear as pockets of information on the Product

Detail page. If Custom Fields are utilized, be sure to fill in the available fields.

Info Tabs

Info Tabs typically appear below the Product Description.

To add a new tab, complete the following:

Fill in the Tab Name. This will appear in the Tab section and be visible at all times. Be

sure to pick a Name that represents the content within it.

Set Tab Status as Public or Private. The Public Setting will display this tab on the front

end of the website and be visible to users.

Write Tab Contents, such as further information on the Product Description, Key Features,

PDF/Product Manuals, etc. To add an additional tab, click the + next to the top Tab Name, which is below the

Production Section drop down.

Once all information has been added, select the Save Product button or proceed to a new

Product Section in the drop down for your changes to save.

Media Images

Product Images

Parent Products should include all product images in the Media Images tab. The top image

automatically appears as the default image. In order to change the default image, drag and

drop the green leaflets of the intended default image to the top.

Child Products should have the applicable product images checked in the Media Images tab.

The images checked will appear when the user selects that Child Product option.

Image Titles appear as captions when that Product Image is selected.

Media Documents

PDF's and Word Documents associated with a product are located here.

Shipping Settings

The Shipping Settings page is used for updating shipping details. During the project

production process, our developers will initially set up the Shipping Settings based on the

information provided to the designated project manager.

However, future adjustments can be made to:

Manual Ship Cost

Adding a Manual Ship Cost

To add a ship cost entry, select the Add Manual Ship Cost button.

In the Manual Ship Cost details page, select the appropriate Shipping Option. This

includes:

Set shipping cost per ship destination

This allows you to update Ship to State and Country fields in order to specify how much

shipping to the selected location will cost.

Use shipping carrier estimate

Automatically calculates shipping costs based on the selected carrier's estimate.

Set shipping cost per price range

Set a set shipping cost for a specific purchase range.

Free Shipping

Removes all shipping costs from each purchase.

Based on the item selected, the available field information will change and additional

details may be required to complete the Manual Ship Cost creation process.

Once all Manual Ship Cost details are complete, select the Add Ship Cost button to

save and apply the added information.

Shipping Carriers

The checked Shipping Carriers are available for users to select in the order process.

To enable or disable this option, simply check or uncheck the applicable shipping carrier.
To view the Shipping Details of a specific carrier,

select the Settings button.

Test Shipping Settings
After the shipping carrier settings are complete, you can test these rates by selecting the

Test Shipping Settings button.

Enter Test Environment - Set Up field information
Provide a Destination Shipping Address
Check various products from the list below
Update the Product Quantities in Your Demo Cart
Click on the Run Test button to calculate Shipping Rates
Select a Shipping Method from the drop down to add to the Grand Total

To run another test, select the Clear Demo Cart in the top right corner.

Once all testing is complete, click on the Return to Overview button.

Shipping Details

USPS Carrier Settings Example

After selecting the Settings button for a Shipping Carrier in the

Shipping Settings page, the applicable Shipping Details

page appears.

Note that the Shipping Carrier selected is indicated in the top left.

Shipping Credentials
Shipping Credentials are also available, but efelle media provides default credentials, so

these fields are optional.

Shipping Subtypes
The checked Shipping Subtypes are available for users to select in the order process.

To enable or disable each option, simply check or uncheck the applicable shipping subtype.
To view the Sub-Shipping Settings of a specific

carrier, select the Settings button.

Sub-Shipping Rules

Editing Sub Shipping Rules

Sub-Shipping Rules are how you specify various rates, locations and other details associated

with a Shipping Subtype. This shipping rule then

applies to qualified customer orders during the purchasing process.

Add Shipping Rule

To add a shipping rule, select the Add Shipping Rule button below the Sub-Shipping Rules

list.

Check all of the Countries and States this rule will apply to.
Give the Shipping Rule a descriptive name.
Choose the Customer Type to specify which customers this rule applies to.
Check or uncheck whether to tax shipping.
Select a Rule Type from the drop down to determine how the rule will be applied.

The available Rule Types include:

Carrier Calculated

Enter the zip code where the products are originating from and a default shipping cost

in case the Shipping API fails to connect.

Flat Rate (or Free Shipping)

Select the Rate Type, which is either a Percentage Amount of the cart total or a Dollar

Amount. For Free Shipping, set a dollar amount of $0.00

Custom Calculated

Specify if shipping will be based on Weight, Items in Cart or Cart Total. Next fill in

the range fields by a Dollar Amount or a Percentage of Cart Total.

Not applicable

Select this Rule Type if shipping is not applicable for the provided filter

settings.

Once all Shipping Rule information is complete, select the Update Shipping Rule to save.

Payment Settings

Acceptable Credit Card Types

Selecting Credit Card Types

Check boxes to indicate acceptable credit card types. These options will become available to

be selected by users during the Product Check Out process.

Promotions

Catalog Sales

Creating a Catalog Sales

Shopping Cart Sales

Editing Promo Codes in the Shopping Cart Sales Preferences

Products of the Day

Adding a Spotlight

Settings

Settings Overview

The Settings page in the CommerceFusion module allows you to:

Update, add or delete Taxes
Add, delete or sort Custom Product Fields
Export a Populated Excel Sheet
Update, add or delete Email Notifications

Taxes

Taxes are automated in the checkout process using standard government rates. Adding a tax

group in the Taxes detail page overrides these rates on a per state basis.

Custom Product Fields

If the project design required a Custom Group, you can add, delete or sort Custom Fields

within the created group. After selecting the Custom Product Fields button, click on

the applicable Group Name to access the Group Details Page.

Add Custom Fields
Select the Add Item(s) button and fill in the additional Custom Fields. Once finished,

select the Add Item(s) button or click cancel to undo.

Sort Custom Fields
Select the applicable green arrow to move the Custom Field item up and down.

Delete Custom Fields
To Delete a Custom Field, select the Del button and a second page will appear, asking if you

wish to continue.
Select the Remove Item button to confirm deleting this Custom Field or click Cancel to undo

this action.

The Custom Fields information can be completed in each Product Detail Page, under

the Custom Fields tab.

Export Populated Excel Sheet

Clicking the Export Populated Excel Sheet button will open an excel sheet with product

information. Exporting this data can take a few minutes, depending on the total number of

products listed.

The populated spreadsheet includes the following tabs:

Base Info
Images
Categories
Options
Custom Fields
Additional Info
Upselling

Email Notifications

Adding Email Notification

Adding an email to Email Notifications sends specific updates to that address. These

notification types include:

Order Copy (When an order is completed, the additional email addresses entered will also

be notified)

Stock Level Notification (When the stock for a product reaches the specified Restock

Level)

RMA Notification (When a customer wishes to exchange or return a product)

Add Email Notifications

Select the Add Email button
Enter email address into the Email field
Select applicable Notification Type from drop down menu
Click Add Email Notification button to Save or click Cancel to undo changes

Update Email Notifications
To Edit a specific Email Notification, select the Edit button, which will then direct

you to that Email Notification Detail Page.

To Delete a specific Email Notification, select the Del button and a second page will

appear, asking if you wish to continue.
Select the Remove Email Notification button to confirm deleting this Email Notification or

click Cancel to undo this action.

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