Fill in relevant items and click "enter" to generate an item record. Repeat for as many items as you wish to define. Click "clear" to clear current entries. After completing entries press "publish" to produce a new product table list. Click "delete" to remove all entries.
Every item in the category is displayed on a page in the store organized in a list by type. That item is defined here. Each item entry comprises 9 fields which describe the item, cause it to be organized by type, set a tax rate and a shipping weight, provide special instructions, etc.
item number: This is an auto incrementing field. Each item in your table must be numbered. The item number
will be set to 1 if this is a new file or to the next logical number in the list if an existing file has been loaded.
product type: Products in the list on a category page are grouped by type based on the entry made here.
To break up a long list of similar items into groups, try giving appropriate items a slightly different type name. The
text entered here appears on the list page as the heading of each type grouping.
description: This is a brief line of descriptive text for the item. It is what your customer sees in the product category list.
You can enter HTML code here to create some interesting effects. For instance:
<font size=+1 color=red> On Sale</font>
image or linked word: This is an optional thumbnail image or a word for linking a product 'detail' or 'type' page. It will appear before the description text.
The code looks for an image in your Database/This_category_name/Images folder. Since the image is displayed in the product list, it should be kept small,
about 60 pixels high or less is recommended. If there is a phrase entered here instead of an image and there is a link entered, the linked phrase will
appear. You can make the phrase anything suitable. IE: More Information
linked to file: Enter the name of a file in this category that you want to link to from the image or the phrase entered above. This link is usually used
to display a product 'detail' or 'type' page containing more information or a full size image of the item or both.
The code looks for this file in the Database/This_category_name folder. You can create the file using the Message Mentor for product pages.
price: The entry here is the price used to compute the cost of the purchase to your customer. Only numerical values and a decimal
point are allowed. If an item is discounted, you might want to include the regular price in the description so your customer can see the savings.
maker: Leave this field blank or enter your own notation here. It is not used in this version of MyStore. (The field is
designed to allow future versions of MyStore to provide a code to look up information on the manufacturer of an item and even redirect a
purchase order to that maker.)
product ID: Enter your product identification code here. This ID code is included in the purchase order to eliminate confusion
over similar products. In both grades of MyStore, this ID is passed to a server utility script along with the quantity ordered for
entry into order logs. See "overview" in the Going Live section for more on server utilities.
state: Leave the default "nn" here. It is not used in this version of MyStore.
special (switches): This is a 3 letter code in the SPECIAL field of the item record. It provides your store a great deal of flexibility
in determining taxes, shipping cost, and an item's customer specific information. View "database" in Going Live for a complete description. Briefly:
unit weight #: This is an optional shipping weight for the item in US pounds expressed in decimal format. IE: 12.2 Review the "Detail Info"
in the Going Live section for usage.
item tax: This is an optional tax rate for the item expressed in decimal format. IE: .065 (Sometimes items you sell will have
different tax rates from a state's default rate such as food vs. lawn mowers.) Review the "Detail Info"
in the Going Live section for usage.
NOTES:
You may see '%20' in some entries. This is a way of representing spaces
for certain browsers and servers.
You may see '\' in some entries. This is a way of escaping certain
characters that otherwise might get interpreted as JavaScript code.