Using the Integrated Web-Site Store

Using the integrated Web Site Store provided in opentaps requires that the following steps of configuration be completed:

• Set up the Company's Products according to the section, Working_with_Products_in_the_Catalog. This includes set up for Products, Catalogs and related items.
• Set up the Company's Virtual Store according to the section, Working_with_the_Product_Store(s). This is the basic "store" functionality that works with the front ends such as the Web Site Store.
• Configure the programming options as follows:
  • Determine where the web browser will find the Web Store site,
    • The internet address (URL) and port of the Web Store site,
    • Configure the Web Site Store mount point on the web application server.
  • Configure the localization options for language and for taxation facilities.
• Customer Shopping Functions -- Utilize the Web Site Store features that provide the Customer Shopping functions.
• Marketing Features -- Utilize the Web Site Store features that provide Marketing capabilities.

In the following sections of the User Manual we will cover each of these topics in more detail.