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Compile an order

Step1-Icon.png Compile an order

Within WebShop, your customers can use the following options:

to quickly create and conveniently create an order.


More information

Quick Order

What is it?

Quick Order provides functionality to quickly create a list of products to purchase, and to add that list to the Cart at the same time.

Currently available on desktop and tablets; not currently available on mobile devices.

How do I set it up?

Quick Order can be set up as either a single page or a pop-up dialog box in WebShop.

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To select which option you wish to use,

  • Open Management Interface.

  • Click Settings.

  • Locate Quick Order, either by navigating to Features → Orders or by searching for ‘quick order’ using the Search function.

  • Set to ‘On’ if you wish Quick Order to be displayed as a single page in WebShop.

  • Set to ‘Off’ if you wish Quick Order to be displayed as a pop-out dialog box in WebShop.

  • Click Save. Changes are visible in WebShop immediately after saving.

Where can my customers find Quick Order in WebShop?

Quick Order button is located on the top navigation bar.

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How do my customers add products using Quick Order when it is configured as a single page?
  • Click Quick Order to open the Quick Order page.

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  • Enter either the product code (SKU), product keywords or product name to search for a product.

  • Click Add. This adds the product to the order.

  • After selecting the product, the Order Quantity and Stock Availability are automatically populated with the latest real-time price for the selected product.

  • Click Add to Basket. This adds the selected products to the cart, and opens the Checkout screen. 

To remove products from an order, click the bin icon to the right of the product you wish to remove. This removes the product from the order.

How do my customers use Quick Order when it is configured as a pop-out dialog box?

To add products to an order:

  • Click Quick Order to open the Quick Order dialog box.

  • Enter either the product code (SKU) to directly locate a product, or a product keyword to search for a product. 

  • Some of your products may have quantity breaks associated with them; if these items are added using Quick Order, the standard unit price is retrieved and displayed in the Unit Price field. The correct price for the quantity ordered is applied when the order is added to the Cart.

  • After selecting the product, the Unit Price and Stock columns are automatically populated with the latest real-time price for the selected product.

  • Click Add to Cart. This adds the selected products to the cart, and opens the Checkout screen. 

  • If you are working on a desktop, press Tab to add another product row to your Quick Order.

  • If you are working on a desktop, press Tab to select the Quantity box if a product with options and the specific option requested have both been selected.

  • If a product is already in an order and your customer attempts to add it again, a message pops up indicating this.

To remove products from an order, click X beside the product you wish to remove. This removes the product from the order.

Order Lists

What is it?

Order lists feature provides functionality that allow your customers to save the contents of their cart to a list, which can be used at a later time.

Where can my customers find Order Lists in WebShop?

To view, edit, load or delete an existing Order List, open Saved Carts (found on the side menu in Account Dashboard).

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To create, update or open Order Lists, open the Cart.

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What can my customers do with Order Lists?
  • Change the name of a order list

  • Load the order list into their Cart

  • Delete an order list 

  • Update order list

    • Load order list into Cart.

    • Add or remove products as required.

    • Click My Cart. This adds all the products to the Cart.

    • Click the Order List name to update the order list.

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Spreadsheet Import

What is it?

Spreadsheet Import to Cart feature provides functionality to order large volumes of products via a spreadsheet upload of products and quantities.

Currently available on B2B WebShops where your customers have an active account.

Where can my customers find Spreadsheet Import in WebShop?

Spreadsheet import is visible in the Cart.

  • The Order Import screen is displayed immediately if there are no items in the Cart.

  • The Cart with its contents are displayed if there are items in the Cart.

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How do my customers use Spreadsheet Import?
  • Click Spreadsheet Import. This opens the Order Import screen.

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  • Click Browse to locate the spreadsheet containing the order you wish to upload, if you already have the spreadsheet ready.

  1. Otherwise, click Download Sample File to download a spreadsheet and complete it. The spreadsheet contains two columns: Product code and Quantity.

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  2. Click Upload to import the spreadsheet to WebShop. This validates each row and if file is formatted correctly, adds the products to the cart. 

Key points

  • Supported formats are .xls and .csv

  • The spreadsheet consists of two columns: Product Code and Quantity.

  • Spreadsheet contents are appended to your cart. This means that if you have products in your cart prior to the upload, they remain in the cart and are not overwritten.

What validation rules are applied to the uploaded spreadsheet?

Validation

Action taken

(error)

A file other than a .csv or .xls is uploaded

File is not processed.

(tick)

Spreadsheet contains entries that have valid product codes and An entry has been added that has valid product code(s) and associated quantities.

Products are added to the cart.

(warning)

Spreadsheet contains an entry that has a valid product code but no quantity.

Products that have both code and quantity are added to the cart.

An information message is displayed indicating that products with no quantities are not added to the cart.

(tick)

Spreadsheet contains an entry that has a valid quantity but no product code.

Products that have both code and quantity are added to the cart.

If there is an entry in the spreadsheet containing no product code with a quantity, nothing is added to the Cart and no error message is returned.

(tick)

Spreadsheet contains at least two entries with the same product code. The quantity may be different in each entry.

Only the last entry with the duplicated product code is added to the cart.

(warning)

The product code is no longer a Visible Product in the WebShop catalogue.

An information message is displayed indicating that products with status Invisible cannot be added to the cart.

(warning)

This product could not be added to the cart:: 1431A

An information message is displayed: “This product could not be added to the cart:: <product-code>“

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