Promotional Messages Product type and detail Messages Product detail messages also appear in the main window and are loaded when a customer clicks on a linked
image or phrase created using HTML in the DESCRIPTION field of an item or a link to the page from a 'promo' message.
These are optional messages and are usually specific to a particular product or group of products and may include a
large image of the product.
Both of these message groups automatically include a selection list from
which the customer can add items to the shopping cart. The list is based on a search
of the relevant product category table. For 'type' messages the search selects items based on
the TYPE information in the product record using the page file name. For 'detail'
messages the search selects items based on DESCRIPTION information in the product record using the page title.
See the "messaging" page in the Going Live detail Info for more information on how these searches are made.
Pop Up Messages Alternately, pop up messages may be used simply as a temporary advisory about an item such as
"out of stock". The advisory and information gathering functions can be combined on a single message.
Pop up messaging relives the burden of creating bloated database tables.
Use these whenever you can! Operation Notes ~
Promo and Promoout messages appear in the right side columnar pane of your store. They are
associated with each product category in the store. The messages load
automatically in relation to customer navigation and are required.
Product type messages appear in the main window when a customer clicks one of the
more information, '?' or image buttons located along the left hand edge of a category list page next to each TYPE group. These messages
usually contain generic information on the product type (one message is required for each product type in a category).
Pop up messages are optional and will load in a pop up window when a customer selects an item to place
in the shopping cart. These messages, when used, are specific to an item in a product table (one message
however can serve multiple items). They are usually used to gather information needed to meet a customer's specific
requirements for the item selected. For instance, if you are selling tee shirts, you need to get the customer's size.
The information gathered using form elements is appended to the item description in the shopping cart
and on the purchase order.
The "view" button will toggle between "code" view and "result" view for the portion of the document you are creating.
You can edit the HTML and text directly from "code" view and it will be saved automatically.
However, if changes are then made at the input table, all of the table entries will be saved.
Direct edit is not supported for the pop up messages.
The "clear" button at the bottom of a the table simply clears the current entries from the input boxes.
The"«del»" button and the "delete" button in the Publish and Save section at the bottom of the table
will delete all of the entries for the current operation.
To view the code for the entire document, click the "publish" button.
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