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Message started by Lynn_Pantic on 05/09/03 at 14:56:26

Title: Internet Sales - need feedback
Post by Lynn_Pantic on 05/09/03 at 14:56:26

Looking at an import interface that would take customer orders placed on a web site and import the required information into DBA to eliminate the manual order entry process. One question comes up - how many different "shopping cart" data formats are there that the import program would have to deal with? Anybody have some input?

Title: Re: Internet Sales - need feedback
Post by JLZimm on 05/20/03 at 18:22:14

There are multiple formats. We looked at it and abandoned it until internet sales get to a much higher level. We simply set up the part numbers on the web site to match our dba numbers and receive orders via e-mail.

We use a Product called Shop Factory (an Australian product which is set up for multinational use) to manage our website. I believe that it has a companion product which manages the process with an access database.

Check them out.

http://www.shopfactory.com/

Jeanette Zimmerman
Lowery & Company Inc

Title: Re: Internet Sales - need feedback
Post by Karen Mason on 05/21/03 at 11:27:04

We do not currently have customers requiring web based order placement. Everything is done via fax/mail. If it becomes a requirement, and something is available in DBA, we would try to match to what IS Tech Support recommends.

Title: Re: Internet Sales - need feedback
Post by kevind on 05/21/03 at 12:27:46

Lynn,
For internet orders, we currently use a mailform type interface to email us a structured email that we then digest with a product from Harvey Software (www.harveysoft.com) called EPS.

EPS lets us automaticaly generate a return email to confirm our receipt of their order. It also generates a nicely formated Printed order on the same printer that prints our incomming faxes (we use RelayFAX to receive our faxes on our NT box). This way, it can be processed like any other faxed order.

When we set up our shopping cart program, we will use a product called miva merchant (www.miva.com). It was highly recommended to me by a local web site designer.

You may want to look into what it would take to interface to Miva.