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Shop Module - Printable Product Coupons - COMPLETED
The functions in this briefing document were added to the core version of cm3 during the version 4.x series of releases. They are now available to all customers. Use of these functions might require customised changes to the shopping cart module code from site to site.
2004-12-17: This draft specification is subject to change without notice.
Index
- Introduction
- Project Detail
- Timeframe
Introduction
This document outlines the construction of a simple but effective inventory tracking system (i.e. depleting stock levels when orders are submitted) for the cm3 shop module.
Project Detail
- Can select any product as a "coupon" instead of a shopping cart item, otherwise product entry is the same as standard products
- "Add to cart" button will be replaced with "Print coupon"
- "Print coupon" will pop up a window with a coupon layout and instructions on how to print
- Each coupon will have a unique tracking number for entry into your PoS
- Each coupon will have a "valid from" date and "valid to" date
- The "valid to" date is configurable in the system, we'll set it to 30 days from today by default
- For future product expansion and support this will be built into the cm3 shop as a standard option, and we will make three coupon types available by default
- Every coupon "view" will be logged so we'll know how many are being seen and can track how many are converting to sales if necessary. The date and time of the view will also be logged, giving us the potential for good conversion tracking in the future.
- We considered setting a cookie to only allow one coupon number per customer per product per day or month. However the security is not really necessary since the shop owner can validate customer names at the point of sale if needed, and we don't want to put any potential barriers in the way of a conversion.
- We considered other options such as personalising the coupons with names but this is also more effort for the customer and therefore a potential barrier.
Timeframe
We currently plan for the print coupons system to be available in late December 2004.
Date: 2004-12-17
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