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You’ve found your niche. Now you need a professional online storefront. MIVA Small Business has the streamlined solution to launch your e-business simply, quickly and cost effectively.
Put yourself on the fast track MIVA Merchant™ Fast Track gives you the high performance and strong design you want, at a price you can afford. Many e-commerce packages promise simplicity, but ours delivers. With our intuitive, web-based administration and easy-to-use features, you can start selling online instantly.
Specifically designed for new online businesses, Fast Track gives you:
Simple setup in five easy steps.
Powerful design tools, with a choice of templates or a custom look.
Advanced catalog, customer and order management systems.
Integrated payment and shipping calculation.
Robust marketing features.
MIVA’s world-class solution lets new online businesses blaze a path to success. Got 10 minutes? See our demo now »
five steps to success
In just five simple steps, your new online storefront will be up and running. MIVA Merchant Fast Track makes setup easy with an appealing and intuitive interface.
Step 1: Build the Store
Begin laying the foundation for your online business.
Change your fonts, colors, layout and more for a personal touch.
Enter a few key settings, and you’re ready to go.
Step 2: Stock the Store
Create a substantial catalog with up to 100 products in five categories.
Add eye-catching images and compelling descriptions to make the sale.
Control your inventory and get automatic notifications when items are running low or out of stock.
Step 3: Set Up Business
In a few keystrokes, determine the sales tax rate for customers and specify your shipping options.
Browse MIVACentral.com for optional plug-in shipping modules.
Make payment easy and secure with PayPal™ or MIVA Payment™ for online credit card processing.
Step 4: Run the Store
Track your best sellers, revenues, orders and storefront traffic.
Easily manage orders, process payments and handle customer accounts.
Add a personal touch with specially configured order confirmation emails.
Step 4: Marketing
Upsell related products at checkout or create an affiliate program to drive revenue.
Leverage the power and focus of cost-effective Pay-Per-Click advertising through MIVA Ad Center.
Spread the word with popular integrated services such as search engine optimization and email marketing.
KEY FEATURES & BENEFITS
MIVA Merchant Fast Track’s step-by-step administration panel makes it easy to create and manage a successful online business.
Easy-to-Use Administration Tools
With MIVA Merchant Fast Track, creating and managing your online storefront couldn’t be easier. With a secure log-in, access the intuitive, web-based admin interface from anywhere in the world. Our software walks you through five simple steps to build, stock, setup, run and market your store.
Powerful Store Design Tools
MIVA Merchant Fast Track provides easy-to-use controls to design your online store. Use the built-in store template, and modify or add pages to suit your specific business needs.
Simple 'Point + Click' controls allow you to specify fonts, colors, button labels, navigation bar settings, product layouts, and more. MIVA Merchant Fast Track also provides access to the HEAD tag to assist in search engine optimization.
Feel free to get creative. Version history tracking records and our version recall feature enable you to experiment with your look and create alternate versions, without risk.
Catalog Management
MIVA Merchant Fast Track lets you build a substantial catalog with up to 100 products in five categories. You can also quickly assign a product to multiple categories
Enter product descriptions as plain text, or enhance them with HTML. Assign thumbnail and full-size images to make your products more enticing. Product attributes can be assigned to define product characteristics, with the ability to add additional prices or weight with each attribute option. Multiple attribute display types include drop-down boxes, radio buttons and text fields.
Inventory Tracking and Product Merchandising
Carefully manage your inventory and receive automatic notifications when an item is low or out of stock. Display customized messages telling your customers if an item is running low or how many are left. You can even hide out of stock products from your shoppers.
With our highly effective upsale feature, suggest a product at checkout based on the order total, or on specific products in the order. Seal the deal with special discounts and drive revenues with minimum order amounts or quantities. If not met, your shoppers will be asked to add more to their basket.
Order Processing and Customer Management
MIVA Merchant Fast Track includes a detailed order management system. Monitor your new orders and process credit right from within the admin interface. To ensure secure transactions, encrypt sensitive payment details on each order. Your customer's payment information is locked with a secret password that you create to help prevent stolen data.
Send confirming e-mail messages when customers place orders. You can also receive your own e-mail notifications when new orders are received. Notification emails can also be copied to a third party for drop-shipping or other uses. With the customer management system in MIVA Merchant Fast Track your customers can create accounts, providing easy access to their account details and addresses.
Shipping Calculation and Payment Processing
Keep things simple with built-in flat-rate shipping. Or visit MIVA Central to select plug-in shipping modules that offer a range of shipping options.
MIVA Payment offers a convenient, one-stop solution for processing credit card payments. Tightly integrated into MIVA Merchant Fast Track, MIVA Payment features advanced fraud screening, an online Virtual Terminal, and order processing directly through the MIVA Merchant Fast Track administration interface for a complete credit card processing solution.
You can also integrate PayPal into your shopping basket to accept credit cards, debit cards, bank transfers and PayPal account balances.
Store Data Access
Import your existing product and customer data directly into MIVA Merchant Fast Track for quicker setup of your online store. With the included import utilities, quickly set product inventory levels, assign products to categories, create new customer accounts, and more.
To work with your store data offline, you can conveniently export your customers, products and affiliates with built-in export tools. All of your data is exported to a secure location on your website.
Affiliate Programs and Marketing Services
Drive traffic and sales with an affiliate program. Our built-in affiliate tracking system lets you reward your affiliate partners based on order traffic, customers referred, or both. The simple affiliate management system tracks their earnings and payouts. Meanwhile, your partners can monitor their earnings, retrieve store links and banners, and view your program agreement.
MIVA also offers additional marketing services, which are available through the MIVA Merchant Fast Track admin interface:
Fully integrated, MIVA Ad Center offers online search advertising, powered by the MIVA Performance Marketing Network.
Take advantage of MIVA Submit, a suite of search engine optimization and web presence enhancement tools.
Coming soon, you will be able to work seamlessly with MIVA Mailer, our mailing list management and email distribution system.
Documentation and Support
MIVA Merchant Fast Track links directly to our comprehensive online Help Center. Scan the detailed, easy-to-browse table of contents for quick answers. A glossary provides quick explanations of e-commerce terms.
Our active MIVA Community Forums provide essential support for online businesses using MIVA Merchant Fast Track. This valuable resource lets you share ideas, build skills and get even more out of your e-commerce solution.
Software developers and store designers create innovative new modules to extend the functionality of your store. These are available at MIVA Central, along with books, tutorials, and training from an array of knowledgeable providers.
Finally, MIVA offers expert support and training. With MIVA Service Club, experienced professionals work with you on the phone or by e-mail to help you achieve e-commerce success.
Now you can have greater control of Merchant functionality by seamlessly integrating external files and scripts into any of MIVA Merchant pages. This module provides store administrators and developers an ability to insert and manage content and/or execute scripts outside the Merchant system. You can even insert content from another server or domain connected to the internet. The module provides a way to insert/execute files in various ways; by inserting a content file(HTML or TEXT)) located in a script or data directories, executing a compiled MIVA Script(.mvc) file directly or with a required function, and calling a file or script loacated on the same server or another server. If you are familiar with MIVA Scripting language, this module gives you an ability to access and control Merchant arrays, global and local variables, data files, etc., without creating a custom component module. Just plug-in your Item Call to a file into any Merchant Template and customize the execution inside your file.
The ADS External File Pro Module Features:
Module automatically creates and configures the necessary item, when installed.
Smart Item monitoringp rovides quick access to Pages where the Item is used.
You can insert an appropriate Render Token in any page related template(s) to utilize module features.
Render Tokens can be used in Page Templates, Product List Layouts, Messages, Headers, Footers, etc..
Module includes five Render Tokens in order to provide various methods for inserting and/or executing external files and scripts. Depending on the type of a Token used, additional Parameter Information may also be included.
readscript - Token provides a way to read and render an external file located in the script directory, on the same server as Merchant installation. The inserted file may contain HTML or TEXT content, but does not have to use a specific file extension.
readdata - Token provides a way to read and render an external file located in the data directory, on the same server as Merchant installation. Since an external file is located in the Data directory, it would normally not be accessible by the public. You can use this functionality to display content not directly available. You can also use this feature with Merchant Availability Groups to insert specific content only available to that Availability Group members. The inserted file may contain HTML or TEXT content, but does not have to use a specific file extension.
run - Token provides a way to execute an external, compiled, MIVA Script file (.mvc) located in the script directory, on the same server as Merchant installation. There are no Function requirements in this method and only Global Merchant variables will be available.
function - Token provides a way to execute an external, compiled, MivaScript file (.mvc) located in the script directory, on the same server as Merchant installation. A Specific Function with parameters is used. Merchant Global, All_Settings, Settings, Module, Item and passed Parameter variables will be available to this function. An uncomiled MIVA Script file containing example Function is included with Module distribution. This function also contains an example Breadcrumb Navigation script which can be used on Category and Product Pages.
call - Token provides a way to call(read/execute) and render an external file located on any server, accessible through an HTTP call. Youc an also use this functionality to execute external script files. These files can be MIVA, PHP, ASP, FLASH, Perl, JAVA, CFM, etc..
Please Contact Us with any questions about module features.
Module installation and functionality has the following requirements:
MIVA Merchant Version 5.x
Settings and control this module provides are used in conjunction with a pre-installed ads-extfile Item, any Merchant related templates and an external customer supplied file.
MIVA Script Compiler is required to create and use executable MIVA Script files(.mvc). The compiler is available for a free download from MIVA.
HTML and Merchant templatescripting knowledge is required to make template modifications. MIVA orother Scripting language knowledge is required to create executable files. If you do not have these skills it is recommended you contactADS representative to get assistance with template design and customization.
MmDbDOC - truXoft Data Doctor and Miva Database Editor
MmDbDOC is a tool for testing and repairing corrupted databases and database indexes. It allows you to remove duplicate records from any Merchant or non-Merchant database quickly and without downloading or importing them, directly through the Miva Merchant Admin web interface. There are three different ways of the duplicate records repair:
manual selection - you can select which of the duplicate records you keep, and remove the remaining one(s)
manual editing - you can edit the duplicates so that you keep several or all of them in the database but change the unique identifier field(s) so that the duplicate key in the index is avoided
fully automated - MmDbDOC will automatically remove all duplicate records from the selected database, keeping always the first found record in the duplicate set
MmDbDOC can be also used for viewing databases. This feature is invaluable for quick database verification, for retrieving data not accessible through Miva Merchant Admin (i.e. customer passwords, module settings, basket data, affiliate data, ...). Please note: We recommend viewing the raw databases containing sensitive data (passwords, email addresses, payment data) in secure mode only (SSL / https).
The PRO version includes a full featured database editor for modifying any Miva Merchant or 3rd party database tables. Fields may be quickly modified without downloading or exporting any data. New records may be added or old ones deleted. You can duplicate whole blocks of records with a simple click and edit them afterwards.
Main Features
version
DEMO
Standard
PRO
Merchant databases
yes
yes
yes
3rd party databases
yes
yes
yes
database list
limited
yes
yes
database information
yes
yes
yes
index expression retrieval
yes
yes
yes
dupe locator
yes
yes
yes
database browser
limited
yes
yes
database viewer
limited
yes
yes
manual duplicates repair
no
yes
yes
editing duplicate records
no
yes
yes
automated repair
no
yes
yes
index error parser
no
yes
yes
editing records
no
no
yes
deleting records
no
no
yes
adding/cloning records
no
no
yes
database packing
no
no
yes
Please note: truXoft Ultra Batch is required for the full functionality of the standard or PRO versions. The free version of Ultra Batch that comes with MmDbDOC, allows you to see maximally up to three records at a time.
Support
truXoft offers limited free support within 30 days after the purchase of the module. Issues not included in the free support:
Information about the structure of Miva Merchant databases
Information about individual database tables or the database fields
Information about relations between individual Miva Merchant database tables
Help with repairing or editing of databases
Any other issues not directly related to MmDbDOC
Important note: The database editor in the PRO version was designed for advanced users who understand the basic structure of Miva Merchant databases. MmDbDOC allows you to edit the raw data, but makes no verification of the data you added, modified or removed. If multiple tables are in a relation, it is the user who has to insure to edit all related tables appropriately to avoid breaking the cross table links. Unqualified editing of the databases may corrupt the store. We highly recommend backing up the entire domain and store data before removing duplicate records (repair) or before editing the databases. truXoft bears absolutely no liability in case of loss of data, corrupted databases or a broken Miva Merchant store. If any such case should occur, please restore the original data from the backup.
After repairing or editing any database, you have to pack both domain and store data in Admin!
Instructions
Installation instrucitons may be found in the readme.txt included in the distribution package. After registering your license key, in Ultra Batch (Xadmin) screen in the main frame of Miva Merchant Admin, click on the tab "databases", select the mode "database list" and click the OK button. Ultra Batch will show you the list of all pre-defined databases.
If a corrupted database with duplicate records is detected, the "Repair" button appears right in the line of the concerned database. By clicking it, you access the repair interface and see the first found set of duplicate records.
You can either:
select the record you want to keep (click "KEEP Selected"),
or edit the records to avoid the duplicate key (edit the fields with light blue background so that the resulting key is different at each record) and click the button "Keep multiple"
or let MmDbDOC repair the database unattended (click "Automated Repair")
In case of manual repair, as described above in 1) and 2), you have to repeat the operation with each duplicate set individually. Normally, you should use the default mode of Ultra Batch hiding deleted records - select "standard" in the first small dropdown box in the right part of the Ultra Batch control panel. In case you use the mode "all", you'll have to navigate through the duplicate sets with the help of the navigation buttons right below the Ultra Batch control panel.
The navigation buttons can be used also when you want to preview all duplicate sets before starting to repair them. Please note that the filter expression (top left) and pagination (top right) of Ultra Batch have influence on the MmDbDOC output. When low numbers are selected in the pagination in sake of faster page loads, use the navigation buttons to proceed to the next page. It applies also for the database list, not only for the repair and edit interface of MmDbDOC.
Before starting to repair or edit databases with MmDbDOC, it is recommended to put the store into maintenance mode. Use the first button (the lock) in the Ultra Batch panel to close and re-open the store. We also highly recommend to back up the entire Miva Data directory containing the databases, before performing any operation on the data with MmDbDOC.
If you experience a runtime error in the store front or Admin, where the message speaks about a database index, copy the message, and after opening the mode "parse error" in the "databases" tab of Ultra Batch, paste the error into the displayed field. MmDbDOC will look up the databases and launch the repair interface.
In case you need to repair a database not listed, you can select the "3rd party dB" mode and enter the database and index paths manually to start the repair function.
Database viewer (demo and standard versions), or the database editor (PRO version) can be launched by clicking the requested database alias in the database list.
IMPORTANT: after repairing or editing any database, you have to pack both domain and store data in Admin!
Compatibility
Any UI (MMUI, OUI, KCUI,...)
Miva Merchant v4.14 or higher
Miva Empresa v4.07 or higher
MSIE 6 recommended for the Administration interface of truXoft modules
Compatibility with OpenXB stores was not yet tested
Price: $39.95 Pro Version $99.95 Upgrade Cost: $0
Upgrade Terms (If Any): N/A Compatibility: MMUI/OpenUI Versions:
4.14-4.23x (Available Compiled All 4.x Versions) Other Module Compatibility: N/A
The StatCat module is both an admin module and a basket interface module. The primary purpose of StatCat is to generate static catalog pages (indexes and sub-pages) directly from your Miva Merchant products and category databases so that search engines will add your pages to their index. Presumably this will allow customers to find your store amongst the millions of web sites on the Internet. As such, the pages generated are basic html pages with links to sub-pages, basket page and individual product pages in your Miva Merchant system. Each page contains your store title, meta description, meta keywords, footers along with the products. Category pages also contain category headers and footers.
Although these are static html pages, they have direct links which allow customers to add the products to their basket which is maintained in your Miva Merchant shopping cart system. If you are using the CIM Inventory Manager or Miva Corp's new Inventory Manager (in Merchant 4.x), it will even check the stock level and return an out of stock message if stock level is depleted
** Caution: If you are using Merchant 4.0 and its Inventory Management system that deducts products from inventory when they are placed in the basket, you should select to NOT use the Add to Basket buttons if you have one-of-a-kind items. The reason for this is that some robots and other indexing software may even follow links which contain the ? and & characters. This could result in the stock level decrementing to zero and out-of-stock emails being sent. The products won't be removed from inventory completely, as they will be re-stocked when you run the Admin:Delete Expired Shopping Baskets. This undesirable situation does not exist in Merchant versions 2.x or 3.x. It is also not a problem in Merchant 4.x if your store does not use the Miva Corp Inventory Management or your product stock levels are not likely to be depleted with one or two passes of the indexing program.
The store owner determines which page the customer will go to when they select to add a product to the basket. They can be taken either to the basket for review or back to the static page they just selected from. Both processes are automatic and do not require Javascript or meta refresh routines. Either click through destination can be used on either of the sort options, store owner choice. In addition to the functionality of this module, it provides an excellent example of how to interface static pages with the Miva Merchant system with return to the correct static page.
Quick links on each sub-page allow the customer to return to the index or go straight to their basket for review and checkout.
Below the sub-pages the store owner can even generate individual product pages. These product pages contain the full sized image and description. If the store uses the Flexible Product Description module and the product record contains a Keyword field, those product specific keywords are added to the store's generic keywords which are already in all of the static pages.
The store owner can decide whether to display the price for each item on the static pages. Since these pages are static and cannot function interactively to determine customer price groups or discounts, the hide price routine has its place. However, if the store has no price groups and discounts are calculated on basket totals or discount coupons, the price listing is useful.
The static pages also have no way to restrict access. So if your store is one which does not allow certain products to be shown to all customers, then this module is not for you, unless you can place all of those restricted products in specific categories. In which case, you could then sort pages by category and simply delete those categories' pages.
This module is for Miva Merchant 2.x, 3.x and 4.x. It works with both the Miva Merchant look and feel (mmui.mv) and the OpenUI look and feel (oui.mv). If using the mmui.mv, there are two edits that need to be made to the mmui.mv file.
StatCat produces pages similar (mirror) to the layout in Miva Merchant with admin control. The following configuration settings are made within the standard Miva Merchant admin interface: Page title, home URL, optional title/store logo, title background color, title foreground color, category title header size, number of product columns on the category sort page, Meta description of the site, Meta keywords on the site, return action after adding a product to the basket, option to hide the prices, category column background color, category column foreground color, category column font, category column size, product background color in the category sorted pages, product foreground color in the category sorted pages, product font and size in the category sorted pages, optional display of thumbnail images in the category sorted pages, store front page welcome screen, search button input, product descriptions on category pages, and page footer.
Once generated, the index pages can be linked to your main home page. The catalog can be left in the directory it is generated in or copied to any web site (or multiple web sites) to increase search engine visibility. The links to images and back to your Merchant.mv store will work across servers. An example of this remote distribution can be seen at my Yahoo/Simplenet web site. The limitation to the remote distribution is that these remote static pages are one way, ie. placing a product in the basket will take the customer to the main Merchant.mv, but not back to the remote static page. They would then continue shopping in Merchant.mv. This limitation exists only if the static pages are not in their original catalog directory. If they are in the catalog directory on the local server with Merchant.mv, then return to the static pages is one of your options in admin.
The StatCat also has the ability to generate static pages which can be placed on a disk and used as a catalog which can be mailed or given out to potential customers. When using this option, links to your web site or the shopping cart are suppressed. An example of this type of catalog can be seen online. It has no links to the cart and the images are virtual to the static html pages.
When generating the catalog, the store owner has the option of restricting the html output to a list of specific categories. This is particularly useful when the store owner wants to place their static pages on remote servers which have specific themes in a mall environment. Some categories may "fit in" and some may not. This also might be useful if you want to create disks with only certain categories of products on them to be given to customers.
Note 1: StatCat uses the first letter of the product name to name the sub-pages. If you use illegal characters for the first letter of product names, you will not be able to generate the by-name catalog. An example would be the left bracket, as some might have put the font tag at the beginning of the product name. If that is the case, use the by-category catalog.
Note 2: If you have an excessively large products database, you will probably not be able to run StatCat on a server without timing out. However, you should be able to run it in MivaMia if you have a mirror of your store on your PC. You would then need to upload the static pages manually. This store of 600 products took about 5 seconds to generate the category pages.
Click through returns to the originating static page after addition (alternatively you can have it remain at the merchant.mv basket)
This example contains StatCat generated individual product pages
Several new features have been added to the compiled version; background image, functional navigation bar, "smart" metatags, extensive implementation of keyword and header and footer usage, product page names can be product code or name ending with html, inclusion of product links at the top or bottom listed as featured products or similar designation, include any fields in the products database on product pages (including modified structure), optionally hide subcategories on category pages as applicable, additional product page links such as "check availability or latest prices", and export to any directory within the store's path (creates directory if it does not exist). Discontinued (inactive) products can continue to have modified static pages generated so that search engine links remain viable, yet do not result in errors when linked to the store. Additionally, affiliate codes can be included with every link so that the static catalog pages can be given to affiliates who wish to mirror your catalog at their site. If you are using the OpenUI, StatCat adds "smart" metatags to your merchant.mv so that when the customers (and search engines) click from your static pages to your actual store, the pages will contain metatags related to category headers, product descriptions and product keywords (if used). It also reverses the title tag with the category and product screens so that the category or product name appear first, then the store name. If your store has our Volume Pricing module version (4.53 or higher) installed, StatCat can optionally include the volume price table on the static pages. When creating the static product pages, a flat file is created in the background which can be used for a data feed file for submission to FroogleTM. It contains the header and data for the basic file format.
If you are looking to set up shop on the web but are confused about where to start or are on a tight budget, your search stops here. Miva Merchant is the most affordable and customizable online store development system available. The Official Guide to Miva Merchant 4.x provides an in-depth explanation of how Miva Merchant works and how to take advantage of its many features. From installation and store setup to administration and maintenance, this book shows you step by step how to build your own online store so that you can join the world of ecommerce. Best of all, you can start today! See inside for a free Miva Merchant trial offer.
Create, sort, and categorize products so they are easy for shoppers to find.
Extend special offers to particular customers by assigning Availability Groups.
Set up an affiliate program to receive referrals from other web sites.
Customize settings to make your site unique.
Discover how to identify and resolve common problems.
Pamela Hazelton has written training manuals and tutorials for both private and government organizations about various applications; developed training materials for courses; and provided hands-on computer application and design training for corporate and private clients.
Common Questions:
Is the complete book the same as the current Beginner's Guide? Somewhat. The core elements of the book, including instructions and step-by-step details is covered. The book, however, does contain additional information on ecommerce, Miva Marketplace, and resources. It is also a hard-bound, printed book.
What if I'm a version 3.x or 2.x user? Most features upgraded through version 4.x are handled the same way via the admin, so users of versions 2.x and 3.x can benefit.
Does the book cover coding? No. The book does cover basic elements of HTML, and link usage for stores, but custom coding is not taught in this book.
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As a Miva Merchant storefront licensee, you have discovered that you have a powerful shopping cartsystem. One of the strengths of Miva Merchant is its ability to plugin 3rd party modules to provideoff-the-shelf, additional features at reasonable cost. You may have found that the cost can quicklyadd up and you are not exactly sure which additional features would be of benefit. We haveassembled a bundle of eleven of our most popular plugin modules. Literally hundreds of storeshave found these to be the "must have" modules. As this is a bundle, it's cumulative price is about 33% less than the sum of the individual module prices.
The modules in this bundle can be classified as storefront enhancement, discount, checkout,search engine optimization, and administrative back-end modules. The detailed modulefeatures and capabilities can be reviewed by clicking on the module names in the componentslist below. Please review each of the individual product descriptions so you fully understandwhat is included before selecting this bundle deal.
Non-refundable: Due to the number of popular modules included in this bundle, thisbundle deal is not refundable.
Compiled MIVA Merchant 5 only: This specific bundle is only available for MIVA Merchant 5 andnewer. As it is a starter kit, nobody should be creating new stores with older versions of MivaMerchant anyway. However, if you are looking for a starter kit for compiled Merchant 4.x, take a look at our other starter kit bundle.
The modules currently fully support the mivasql configuration of MIVA Merchant 5. They also support MySQL as long as load balancing has the data stored on the single MySQL server. This would be the case in most of the server setups. For those that are not, we are in the process of converting the code for that remaining, very small group of MIVA Merchant stores. At this time we have not had a problem. Modules will be moved to the top of the queue as needed.
The Import/Export SuperMod™ provides advanced data imports and exports for all Miva Merchant databases, including the ability to directly import and export any 3rd party module databases. Any Miva Merchant database can be edited directly in any text editor, spreadsheet or desktop database program such as Microsoft Access and Excel.
Key Benefits Include:
Never purchase another import or export module again!
Export any Miva Merchant database to tab-delimited text file, including 3rd party module databases
Edit the text file using your favorite desktop application such as Microsoft™ NotePad, Excel or Access
Import the changes back into your Miva Merchant store
Provides Import/Export capability for modules that do not provide data imports or exports natively
Fix corrupted databases and store packing issues with a text editor
Time-out safe! Export and import large databases without any worries of the web server or browser timing out! Features automatic refreshing to cycle through large import files.
Miva Merchant storeowners now have a single import/export solution for handling any data transfer operation, regardless of the module provider or Miva Merchant feature. The Import/Export SuperMod can export any Miva Merchant database to flat file. The storeowner can then edit this file and re-import the changes!
Example Usage 1: Importing Large Product Databases Customers who have many products often have difficulty uploading all products through the standard Miva Merchant product import. Timeouts can prevent the import from completing, leaving the store in an unknown state. The Import/Export SuperMod provides timeout protection, and will allow the store-owner to load even the largest of product databases without timeout issues.
Example Usage 2: Fixing Duplicate Record Issues A common problem for some Miva Merchant users, duplicate database records or ids can cause significant operational issues within your Miva Merchant store. Until now, the only way to fix the duplicate records was to edit the Miva Database files by hand, which requires special purpose database software or contracting to a Miva consultant. The Import/Export SuperMod provides the storeowner with an easy way to edit and fix duplicate database records using any text editor, Excel or even Access.
Example Usage 3: Import and Export 3rd Party Module Data Many excellent third party modules exist that provide extended store functionality. However, many of these products do not contain an import/export function for configuration data. If the module allows configuration for each category or product, configuring it properly in a large store can be very time consuming using the Miva Merchant web interface. The Import/Export SuperMod allows the storeowner to export any database, including those from 3rd party modules! Now importing configuration data into any module database, regardless of the module vendor, can be accomplished
Please note: If you are using OpenDB, to be able to use this module you will also need to have installed MvSQL QUERY - available on MvCool for $15 or as a source kit for free on the CBS website.
Take control of your Merchant Email Notification with this full featured fulfillment module. This module provides complete design control of HTML email notification using the new Store Morph Technology™ based template. Use it in addition to or as a replacement for the standard text Merchant Email Notification. This module automatically installs and configures the default Email template, which can be further customized to meet your needs. The HTML Email is sent using Merchant Mail Server and Module Configuration settings.
The ADS HTML Merchant Email Notification Features:
Simple Module Installation, Configuration and Controls
Automatic installation and assignment of Default HTML Email template and settings.
Module provides complete design control of HTML email notification using the new Store Morph Technology™ based template.
Never worry about making template changes. Module utilizes new version history control.
Template is pre-configured to send an HTML Email similar to invoice page layout.
Provides controls for Email Subject, From and To, and CC Email Address.
Menu and Template based control of new features. No template editing required, but is available for advanced users. HTML and template scripting knowledge is required to make template modifications. If you do not have these skills it is recommended you contact ADS representative to get assistance with template design and customization.
Sample snap shot of a Merchant Notification Email Configuration Screen:
Sample snap shot of a Default Merchant Notification Email:
Module installation and functionality has the following requirements:
MIVA Merchant Version 5.0
No template editing is required, but is available for advanced users. HTML and template scripting knowledge is required to make template modifications. If you do not have these skills it is recommended you contact ADS representative to get assistance with template design and customization.
Have you ever wondered why you're not getting massive hits on your Miva Merchant Store when you have the best prices on the Internet? Ever searched the internet through a search engine only to find that some ancient, inefficient and cumbersome old site is getting all the hits that you deserve?
Well now its time to get serious, its time to get even... its time to bring in the Search Engine KILLER.
THE PROBLEM merchant.mv?thisandthat
The problem with Miva Merchant and other database driven stores is that the technology used to access and display the product information is NOT search engine friendly.. In fact, most search engines will ignore EVERY PAGE of your eStore!
Someone somewhere made the decision that URLs with arguments, information passed long with the URL eg. file.mv?argument1&argument2 etc, indicates that the page isn't worth indexing, but these arguments are essential to any database driven store. Some search engines even refuse to index pages that are .mv! (Northern Light for one).
As a result, your state of the art Miva Merchant Store is missing out on major search engine exposure, and your competitors lousy mall which they hand create using FrontPage97 is getting all the hits.. JUST BECAUSE EVERY PAGE IS A STATIC HTML PAGE.
In an ideal world, what you need is the sophistication of your Miva Merchant Mall and the search engine pulling power of a good old HTML site too.
THE SOLUTION Now YOU can live in that ideal world!
Search Engine Killer (or SEK for short) is perhaps the most significant software release for Merchant stores EVER!
While it adds NOTHING to the functionality of Merchant, it wages war on search engines - those sites who may well decide how much money you make next month.
It is a sophisticated complementary product which runs seperately from Merchant, but knows everything about your store!
The mirror site is:
100% HTML
Designed with the Search Engine in mind using the Title tag, Meta Tags, text placement, IMG ALT attributes and more to get you the best possible search engine ranking.
automatically generates HTML pages from the information stored within Merchant:
- an index.html page for submition to search engines with a link to every other generated page - an html page for each category and subcategory, eg. your_category_code.html which lists every product and links to.. - an html page for each product
product pictures througout! The SEK Mirror references the URL of the product images already online in your real merchant store!
multiple links on every html page to both the SEK Mirror pages (so that the search engines find and index every single page) and directly to your Merchant Mall..
dynamic referencing technology is used so that the links back to your Miva Merchant Mall are context sensitive. eg. SEK Mirror product pages click straight through to the appropriate BUY ONE page in your real Merchant Store!
remembers your previous preferences to allow ultra-fast regeneration after significant changes to your mall
SAME NAMING CONVENTIONS AS SEK1
the html files generated are named using the Merchant Category and Product codes you have specified in Merchnat so that even after a new mirror is generated the Search Engines find previously indexed files.
Even if search engines DID spider every page of your Merchant Store, there is NO WAY that it would get the same high rankings. Your SEK Mirrors site is built from the ground up with search engines in mind by a developer with many years of experience in site promotion.
and here is the trick..
EVERY PAGE IS DESIGNED TO GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT IT IS YOUR STORE WHEN IT IS REALLY JUST A TEASER PAGE
What will it mean to your business to be able to submit a single html page to search engines and have their spider catalog every category and product you have?
How would you like to be able to strengthen your position by submitting an html page for each category that can also be submitted seperately?
Improved navigation in the "Approve Customers" administrative utility module - including a quick link to the most recent customer record.
Choose the way you approve customer accounts - accounts can now be approved using either the standard Customer admin or the "Approve Customers" administrative utility module.
New options for the Merchant Notification and Customer Notification email messages û the inclusion of the Customer billing and shipping fields is now optional.
Details:
The "Hide Prices Pending Customer Approval" module contains a wealth of functionality and customizable options. It's tremendously useful for wholesalers and other store owners that want to limit access to a known, and approved, customer base.
Product Prices Hidden Product prices can be hidden until a customer's account has been approved by the store's owner. Optionally, prices can be hidden until a customer creates or logs-in to an account (without requiring approval of the account).
Buttons Too The product prices û and the "Add To Cart" and the "Buy One Now" buttons û can be hidden on the Product List, Categories, Search Results, and Product Display screens. An optional, fully-customizable message can be displayed in place of the hidden prices.
Two Modules In One The module is actually two modules û a OpenUI system module and an administrative utility Module. The system module customizes the store's look and feel and limits access to prices. The administrative utility module provides the store owner with the ability of reviewing and approving customer accounts. It's also a fully-functional and user friendly customer management utility.
Quick Approval of Customer Accounts The administrative utility module also has a "quick approval" feature. A store's administrator can quickly search for a new customer by login, email address, or other keyword û then approve the customer with one click.
Merchant Notification of New Accounts An optional email notification can be sent to a specified address whenever a new account is created by a customer. The subject and header of the email message are customizable.
Customer Notification of Approved Accounts An optional email notification can be sent to the customer whenever their account is approved. The subject and header of the email message are customizable.
Multiple Levels of Access Restriction The store's owner can select from three different modes.
Hide Prices Pending Approval of Customer account
Hide Price Unless Customer Has Account
Show Prices - (Disables Module)
Customer Messages An optional & customizable Customer Account Pending Approval" message can be displayed just below the Miva Merchant header. An optional & customizable message can also be displayed on the Customer Account & Customer Information screens. This can be used to inform the customer of the store's policy for accessing the product prices.
For example: "Approval of customer account is required. Please complete the customer account form. You will be notified by email when your account is approved."
Many More Customizable Options
Mode
Customer Message (displayed on Customer Account & Customer Information screens)
Price Message (displayed in place of price)
Account Pending Message (message displayed if customer's account is pending approval)
Merchant Email Address (for receiving notifications of new accounts)
Send Merchant Notification (if checked, merchant will receive email notification when new customer account is added.)
Merchant Email Subject
Merchant Email Header
Include Customer Info in Merchant Notification Email
Send Customer Notification (if checked, customer will receive email notification when new account is approved.)
Customer Email Subject
Customer Email Header
Include Customer Info in Customer Notification Email
QwkPatch protects merchants against various Miva Merchant bugs, such as duplicate order numbers, and exploits and validation limitations, such as hackers being able to checkout without paying, by doing additional system checks at various points during the shoppers visit in the store.
QwkPatch has a fully configurable error screen which accepts a token for display of the specific configurable error message returned when a given patch is triggered. For 4.x the error screen even automatically includes the normal page wrap, such as the global header, footer, and navigation for whatever user interface module you have installed.
Current QwkPatch Release: 2.00
Miva Merchant Compatibility: 2.22 - 4.22
QwkPatch has been extensively tested on Miva Merchant versions 2.25, 3.02, 4.12, 4.13, and 4.22. QwkPatch should work on all versions above 2.2 baring possible unknown bugs in various versions of Miva Merchant. On 2.x versions below 2.2 some of the patches may still work, but due to API limitations, and general instability with Miva Merchant versions below 2.2 we can't support use of the software on versions below 2.2. So if you want to try it, you do so at your own risk.
Miva Merchant 1.x can't use the software at all, because the API simply doesn't support it. So if you have a Miva Merchant 1.x store you want protected, you would have to have custom modifications done.
QwkPatch 2.00 Patch List
Patch 1 - Payment Module Installed Check This patch does a check to make sure the payment method submitted for payment authorization is for a valid module installed in the store. Without this patch it is possible under certain circumstances for shoppers to bypass the need to enter in any payment information such as a credit card number, and skip right to the invoice. Without the patch you must therefore be very careful to manually cross reference all your orders to make sure you don't ship something that wasn't paid for. Also if you do any sort of electronic fulfillment, such as selling software, images, etc. then shoppers using this exploit would get the products before you even noticed there was a problem. This patch is not required if you are using Miva Merchant 4.16 or higher.
Patch 2 - Add To Basket Availability Group Check This patch stops shoppers from being able to add an item to their basket that is part of an availability group they don't belong to. Without this patch it is possible for a shopper to add such an item to the basket, even if they haven't created a customer account, much less been assigned to the availability group.
Patch 3 - Upsale Item Manual Basket Add Check This patch stops shoppers from manually adding an upsale item to their basket. If you use upsale you probably have worked hard to make sure certain free, or steeply discounted items are only presented to the shopper during checkout when they have certain items in their basket, and/or have met certain minimum purchase requirements. Without this patch a shopper can modify the url to manually add an upsale item to their basket. When doing so they can even get an item that was discounted to $0.00 which should have only been available with the purchase of specific expensive other items. If the free upsale item is the only thing they add to their basket they can even bypass the shipping, tax, and payment options and jump straight to the invoice.
Patch 4 - Shipping Module Installed Check This patch does a check to make sure the shipping method submitted is for a valid module installed in the store. Without this patch it is possible for shoppers to bypass the shipping calculations and not pay any shipping charges on the order. Without the patch you must therefore be very careful to manually cross reference all your orders to make sure you don't ship something that didn't have the shipping charges paid for. This patch is not required if you are using Miva Merchant 4.16 or higher.
Patch 5 - Shipping Charge Check This patch makes sure a shipping charge was actually added to the basket charges table. It is okay if the charge was set at a zero price because you offer free shipping under certain circumstances, but this patch makes sure a shipping module actually made that decision and added a zero charge, rather than there being no charge in the table. Without the patch you must therefore be very careful to manually cross reference all your orders to make sure you don't ship something that didn't have the shipping charges paid for. This patch is not required if you are using Miva Merchant 4.16 or higher.
Patch 6 - Tax Charge Check This patch makes sure a tax charge was actually added to the basket charges table. It is okay if the charge was set at a zero price because no tax was required based on your tax module configurations, but his patch makes sure your tax module actually made that decision and added a zero charge, rather than there being no charge in the table. Without the patch you must therefore be very careful to manually cross reference all your orders to make sure you don't ship something which you didn't collect the proper taxes on. This patch is not required if you are using Miva Merchant 4.16 or higher.
Patch 7 - Affiliate Status Check This patch stops affiliates from changing their status, or new affiliates from creating their account with a status of their choice. Without this patch it is posisble for affiliates that have not been approved yet, to change their status so that they are approved, or for new affiliates to set their initial status as approved. This patch is meaningless if you are using a version of Miva Merchant lower than 4.x.
Patch 8 - Duplicate Order ID Check This patch helps prevent duplicate order numbers from being added to the orders database. Without this patch there are various circumstances that can cause duplicate order numbers to get entered into the orders database. To be clear, this patch doesn't stop duplicate order ids from being issued, nor does it prevent the automatic recovery of order numbers to the orphans database, what it does is generates a new order id for the about to be created order if the order id exists in the orders database.
Take a look over the shoulder of a Miva Merchant professional as he takes you through every step, every module (almost), every function. Complete with "live" comments unedited, you'll learn while feeling like you're sitting next to a Miva Guru.
This tutorial subscription is different than all other Miva Merchant training methods because it is constantly updated, there are OpenUI and MMUI tutorials, as well as extensive tutorials on most popular third party modules, including offline products like Storeman. With the cooperation of third party developers, when a module is updated, or a new module is released, Merchant How To will create a new tutorial.
And more as it is released. Click the link to see examples of tutorials.
NOTES: Please allow up to 24 hours for activation. Tutorial Flash files can be large, so it is recommended that you have a broadband Internet connection to enjoy the tutorials. This tutorial subscription is new, so not all tutorials listed at MerchantHowTo.com are immediately available. Also, since this subscription is essentially electronic distribution of knowledge, and since there are several examples and a list of tutorials available prior to purchase, no refunds can be granted on these tutorials.
Advanced Development Solutions has taken a popular HTML Editor for the Internet, developed by Frederico Caldeira Knabben and customized it to work seamlessly with Merchant Administration. Allowing store managers to easily bring rich content to their stores without ever using an external editor or writing HTML directly. All text area fields in the Merchant store administration, that do not contain User Interface Items, will have this option. This includes Store, Category, Product and Third Party Enhancements. The editor is fully compatible with User Interface Entities, making it easy to integrate dynamic content with HTML. We also offer this module for an older version of Merchant.
Testimonials
I have the Merchant HTML WYSIWYG Editor module installed and working on huntsvillegenerator.com, and I have to tell you that I am very impressed. Frankly, I was a bit concerned about using a module in a production setting that had just been released, but this is something that I have been waiting for someone to develop for a long time. After using it for a few minutes I had no more concerns. Now my clients can easily enter and edit product descriptions, category headers, and the storefront without having to scroll sideways or learn what and
tags are. I built the entire site in Miva using openDesigner, and the content for each page is contained in User Objects. Your module is an essential tool for managing that content. Bravo!
Paul Neal President NealTech Web Services, Inc.
The editor provides many HTML editing feature like:
Font formatting: type, size, color, style, bold, italic, etc
Text formatting: alignment, indentation, bullets list, etc
Cut, Paste and Past as Plain Text, Undo and Redo
Paste from Word cleanup with auto detection
Link creation
Anchors support
Image insertion, with upload
Table creation and editing (add, delete rows, etc)
Table cells editing (size, colors, etc)
Form fields
Right click context menus support
Double click edit menu support
Spell checker
Multi-language support with automatic client language detection.
Lightweight and fast
Compatible with Internet Explorer 5.5+
Automatic browser detection
Editor installation and functionality has the following requirements:
Module will conflict with MvCool Launchpad. To use the MvCool Launchpad with this module, contact the developer to obtain HTML Editor version with support for the Launchpad and special instructions.
Editor will not be available for fields that contain HEAD, BODY or Merchant User Interface Items.
Editor will not function through SSL Merchant Administration login.
FTP access required to copy editor used images and javascript files.
Merchant Versions older then 4.0 must be installed by a Advanced Development Solutions. A modification needs to made to Merchants "admin.mv" file in order for this module to function properly.
Javascript enabled Internet Explorer 5.5+ browser.
The NetPush Advanced Inventory Module allows Miva Merchant store owners to track inventory within Miva Merchant all the way down to the attribute/option level. The module has numerous configuration settings that should allow the admin to display and track any simple or complex inventory configuration. Inventory levels are only adjusted at checkout time so there is no need to worry about old baskets causing inventory problems. The module comes with an import and export module that allows administrators to easily update inventory levels by using csv files.
We suggest using template modules like Viking Coder's Product Templates and
Category Templates if you want better control of the look and feel of your pages with regards to inventory. This will allow you to use tokens for display. Otherwise, you will have to settle for built in hook point displays that are built into the module and are configurable through the administration area.
The Advanced Inventory Module will send email when stock goes below certain configurable low stock level and can disable products when stock goes below the out of stock level. Administrators can also customize every message shown to the user. Fine grain customizations are made easy because the module allows product level configuration settings the ability to override global inventory configuration settings. This allows Miva Merchant Administrators the ability to customize inventory configurations for every product, if he or she wishes.
Notes:
OpenUI Tokens This module can be used with OUI OpenTokens. To use the module with Viking Coders template modules, see the OpenToken instructions and examples in the documentation on the NetPush.com site.
Product Upsell This module does not show stock information on the product upsell screens at this time. Stock is still tracked in the basket and checkout, but no current stock level is shown on the upsell screens during checkout unless you are using alternatives like tokens in templates.
Basket Redirect and Error Message The user is automatically redirected to the basket screen if he or she adds items to the basket that makes the product go out of stock or if the product is already out of stock. The error message is shown above the basket screen using a hook point in the Open UI. The message is configurable in the admin area.
Checkout Screen Error If configuration is setup to do so, the module will block a user from checking out if their basket has an item that is out of stock. This message is shown automatically at the top of the screen. The message is configurable in the admin area.
Pipes ( | ) Product codes, attribute codes, and option codes must not contain the pipe character. NetPush Advanced Inventory uses the pipe to delimit for lookups. Pipes in your codes will cause the module not to work correctly.
Requirements:
Open UI 4.723+ This module requires that you have OpenUI installed in your store. The module uses hook points in the OpenUI. You must have OpenUI version 4.723 or higher if you plan to use the OpenToken functionality available in this module. Please see the OpenUIsite for information about latest versions and bug fixes.
Miva Empressa 3.96+ This module requires that you have Miva Empressa 3.96 or higher. The module uses functionality that is only available in newer versions of the Empressa Engine. Miva regularly releases new versions of Miva Empressa and the Virtual Machine to add new functionality and fix bugs. If you are on an older version, consider contacting your hosting company. You can find the Miva Empressa version at the top left hand of your Store Administrator when you first login. It should show your Miva Merchant version and your Miva Empressa version.
Miva Merchant 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x This module should work with most versions of Miva Merchant. In order to use the deactivate product option, you must be on version 3.0+. All testing and development was done on versions 4.13+.
Global Configuration Screen
All inventory settings will use the global configuration settings found in the Miva Merchant Administration area under Stores > Your Store > System Extension Configuration > NetPush Advanced Inventory. One may override these settings for products (see product level settings below). Each product must also be manually turned on before tracking starts. See product settings below.
Configuration Settings
Use NetPush Inventory You must set this to "Yes" if you want the module to be turned on. If this is set to "No", the module will not do anything.
Amount considered out of stock Usually this would be 0, but it can be set to any number, including negative numbers. Once the stock level reaches this number, it will be considered out of stock.
Deactivate when product level is out of stock In Miva Merchant versions that support it, the module will turn the Active flag for a product to off, if the product reaches the out of stock level. This only works on the product level, not for the attribute/option level.
Allow purchase even after out of stock Turning this on will allow customers to purchase products even after they go below the out of stock level. This could be a backorder situation.
Automatically remove from basket When a user adds products to the basket, the products will be removed if it makes the inventory go below the out of stock level and the admin is not allowing purchases when products are out of stock. Please take note that this option could cause problems if other modules are installed that also act on the basket.
Send Low Inventory Notices Turn this on to receive email warnings when inventory goes below the low inventory level.
Amount considered low The level that is considered low. Use this setting to trigger emails that will warn you when inventory is hitting a low level.
Low Email To Address Set this to the email address of the person who should be receiving emails when stock is at a low level.
Low Email From Address Set this to the email address that should be set as the from address in low stock emails.
Low Email Subject The subject of the low stock email. This field has token replacement.*
Low Email Body This is the body of the low stock email. This field has token replacement.*
Automatically change stock levels Turn this on if you want the system to subtract stock when a user purchases. If this is set to "No", the system will not update stock levels.
Show out of stock messages Turn this on to show out of stock messages on the product page when stock goes below the out of stock level.
Show in stock messages Turn this on to show how much stock is left on the product page.
Out of Stock Messages*
Product Level This message is shown to the user on the product page below the shipping weight.
Attribute Level - Checkbox This message is shown to the user on the product page next to a checkbox option.
Attribute Level - Radio Buttons This message is shown to the user on the product page next to each radio button option.
Attribute Level - Select Box This message is shown inside of the drop down on a select box. HTML should not be used here.
In Stock Messages*
Product Level This message is shown to the user on the product page below the shipping weight.
Attribute Level - Checkbox This message is shown to the user on the product page next to a checkbox option.
Attribute Level - Radio Buttons This message is shown to the user on the product page next to each radio button option.
Attribute Level - Select Box This message is shown inside of the drop down on a select box. HTML should not be used here.
Other Messages*
Out of Stock - Basket Line Marker This helps the user to see which products have gone out of stock when looking at the basket. A red asterisks may be a good indicator for the user.
Out of Stock - Basket This message is shown to the user above the basket when a product has gone out of stock when adding, updating, or looking at the basket. Products can go out of stock at anytime, even after a user adds it to their basket. This is because stock levels only change after checkout.
Out of Stock - Checkout This message is similar to the out of stock basket message. It is shown on the payment screen during checkout. This should be considered one final inventory check before allowing the user to purchase.
* Token Replacement This module has a few built in tokens for messages that allow you to give yourself and the user more detailed information. Some of the tokens below can only be used on certain screens, or in emails.
%%stock%% - Displays the current stock level. (1,2,3) %%basket_quantity%% - Displays the amount in the basket and is unlikely to be used. (1,2) %%available%% - Displays the amount of stock left before hitting the out of stock level. (1,2,3) %%oos_level%% - Displays the out of stock level. (1,2,3) %%line_items%% - Displays a list of line items that are effected. (1,2) %%product_id%% - Displays the product id. (1,2,3) '%%product_code%% - Displays the product code. (1,2,3) %%product_name%% - Displays the product name if available. (3) %%attribute_code%% - Displays the attribute code, or None if the effected product is only being tracked at the product level. (1,2) %%option_code%% - Displays the option code, or None if the affected product is only being tracked at the product level. (1,2)
1. Is used for the low stock email body and subject 2. Is used for the out of stock basket message and out of stock checkout message 3. Is used for the in stock and out of stock messages on the product pages.
Product Configuration Screen
All inventory settings will use the global configuration settings found in
the Miva Merchant Administration area under Stores > Your Store > System Extension Configuration > NetPush Advanced Inventory. To override these settings at the product level, go to the product in the administration area and click on "NetPush Advanced Inventory". You will see the settings below.
Configuration Settings
Use NP Inventory on this Product You must set this to "Yes" if you want to track inventory on the product. You must manually set this to "Yes" for every product that you want to track. If this is not set to "Yes", no inventory tracking will take place. By default, no product is tracked.
Override Global Settings If this is set to "Yes" the configurations settings will be taken from the individual product screen instead of from the Global configuration settings found under under system extension configuration. If set to "No", the module will use the global settings from above when doing inventory for the product. The default is to use the global settings.
Amount considered out of stock Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Deactivate when product level is out of stock Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Allow purchase even after out of stock Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Automatically remove from basket Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Send Low Inventory Notices Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Amount considered low Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Low Email To Address Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Low Email From Address Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Low Email Subject Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Low Email Body Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Automatically change stock levels Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Show out of stock messages Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Show in stock messages Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Out of Stock Messages*
Product Level Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Attribute Level - Checkbox Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Attribute Level - Radio Buttons Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Attribute Level - Select Box Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
In Stock Messages*
Product Level Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Attribute Level - Checkbox Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Attribute Level - Radio Buttons Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Attribute Level - Select Box Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Other Messages*
Out of Stock - Basket Line Marker Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Out of Stock - Basket Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Out of Stock - Checkout Overrides same setting under Global Configuration.
Setting Product Inventory Levels
The administrator can set product inventory levels by going to the product page within the Miva Merchant admin area and clicking on NetPush Advanced Inventory. This is the same screen as the product level configuration. Product inventory levels are shown below the configuration area. To add new inventory, use the yellow add button. To edit inventory, click white add button next to the inventory entry.
The module checks inventory by looking at a unique combination of Product Code, Attribute Code, and Option Code. When entering stock levels, you enter the codes separated by a pipe. For example, shirt1|color|red, where shirt1 is the product code, color is the attribute code, and red is the option code. If you do not set an inventory level for an existing product attribute combination, no tracking is done. Setting a stock level of -9999 has the same effect.
Inventory at a product level You may choose to only track inventory at a product level in combination with or not at an attribute level. To enter a stock level for a product, simply use prodcode||. This tells the system that you are tracking the product code, but not the attributes or options by leaving them blank. Using -9999 for a stock level will temporarily turn inventory tracking off.
Inventory at the attribute level (checkbox, select box, radio buttons) Checkbox - prodcode|attrcode|(the last field should be left blank, as checkboxes have no options) Select Box and Radio Buttons - prodcode|attrcode|optcodeAll 3 are required and must be unique, even if you are using attribute templates. If you are using normal templates in combination with attribute templates, make sure you do not give them duplicate code names.
Using Advanced Inventory with Template Modules and OpenTokens
The Advanced Inventory Module can be used with 3rd party template modules like the ones from Viking Coders by using Open UI tokens on product pages to display current inventory levels. Please note that token support has not been completely tested as of yet.
%module|npinventory|stock_level% Returns the stock level for the product, attribute, option combination. To ensure that this works correctly, you should set g.NPI_Product_Code, g.NPI_Attribute_Code, and g.NPI_Option_Code to the current product code, attribute code, and option code. On a checkbox, make sure to set g.NPI_Option_Code = ''. On a product level, make sure to set the attribute and option variables to ''. After these globals are set, call the token. If the return value is -9999, the item is not being tracked.
%module|npinventory|stock_available% Same as above but shows the amount available.
%module|npinventory|oos_level% Same as above but shows the out of stock level.
%module|npinventory|stock_list% This token will set a global variable that contains an array of structures. You must set g.NPI_Product_Code equal to the current product code before calling the token. This array contains all of the product code, attribute code, and option code combinations for a specific product. It also contains the available stock, out of stock level, and other information shown below. This token makes it easy to create a stock table using OpenUI tokens in Viking Coders templates or in a product header or footer. Code examples are available in the help pages on the NetPush.com site. Array Structure: g.NP_Inventory_StockList[i]:attribute_code - Attribute Code g.NP_Inventory_StockList[i]:option_code - Option Code g.NP_Inventory_StockList[i]:stock_level - Stock Level g.NP_Inventory_StockList[i]:oos_level - Out of stock level g.NP_Inventory_StockList[i]:available - Stock Level minus out of stock level g.NP_Inventory_StockList[i]:allow_pur - Allow purchases even if out of stock from admin settings g.NP_Inventory_StockList[i]:low_amount - Low amount from admin settings g.NP_Inventory_StockListLen - Variable that tells you how many items are in the array (represented by i above)
This official book on MIVA Merchant 5 provides step-by-step instructions an examples, providing complete walk-throughs of everything the back end has to offer. Learn how to:
Add Categories, Products, via the admin and via flat file
Configure Upsales based on related items and order subtotals
Manipulate the store's look and feel using STORE MORPH TECHNOLOGYTM and the Power of Templates
Configure Shipping and Payment Options
Perform necessary maintenance
Log and view stats on your customers' movements throughout the store
Expand savings and exclusive products to customers using Price and Availability Groups
Work and build offline using MIVA Mia
The all new, revamped book follows MIVA Merchant to the next level - version 5!
Additional Features: ALL original owners of this book will get one free year of membership for documentation updates, along with monthly updates on tips and tricks for Miva Merchant 5. These valuable PDF docs will give further insight into running your Online store with Miva Merchant, with primary focus on version 5.
Server CPU and memory information (some Unix servers only)
Empresa configuration tests
Security tests
System health status
Mail Server test
Open relay mail server test
Showing full HTTP headers
Merchant database health status
Runaway process detection (on Unix only)
P3P and PICS test
Encryption test
Connectivity tests
Bandwidth tests
Stress Test (disk quota, RAM limits, CPU limits)
Advanced performance tests & benchmarks
Performance Tests & Benchmarks
CPU performance (balanced mix)
Disk access and transfer
Extensive database tests
Balanced Merchant page load time
Merchant database search test
Mail server performance
Connectivity test (local, USA, Europe, world)
Upload throughput test (local, USA, Europe, world)
Download throughput test (local, USA, Europe, world)
License and Return Policies
Each license of an MmDIAG module is bind to a single domain name. You need a separate license for each domain, or even for each subdomain. Because of the character of the module, used license keys cannot be reset or returned, and the domain name assigned to the license key cannot be modified. When you change the domain name, you will need a new license key.
In some cases, when the secure pages reside on a different base domain than the main site, you will be able to run the tests only in one of the modes - the one where you run the test the first time after registering the license key. Also, using MmDIAG on a plain numeric IP address instead of the full domain name may lead to licensing problems. When the domain name does not yet resolve to the specified IP address at the time of the installation, the domain will not be associated with the license key and MmDIAG will continue to work only with the initial IP address. When accessing MmDIAG (Merchant Admin) through the domain name, changes of IP addresses are allowed though.
The number of stores in Miva Merchant is not important though, since the module runs from Admin's main page regardless of the store selection. Displayed results would be practically identical for any store in a Miva Merchant mall. A single license per mall is sufficient.
Important Privacy Note
MmDIAG transfers some of the test results (but far not all) to truXoft's server, where they are used in the Miva Host Ranking. No personal data, email addresses, names, or otherwise sensitive data are being transmitted (except of the domain name and IP address). The data transmission can be disabled in the standard and PRO versions, but not in an unregistered MmDIAG. If you do not wish that any test results are sent to truXoft, please do not use the module until you register a valid license key and disable the option in MmDIAG's configuration screen in the Store Utilities menu of Miva Merchant Admin.
After the installation, truXoft's robot may contact MmDIAG irregularly (very few times per month) to obtain a new set of results for the Miva Host ranking. If you want to exclude your domain from the host ranking and want to deny access to the robot, you can disable it in the configuration of the module.
Installation Note
MmDIAG may be installed with or without Miva Merchant. Although the standalone installation is possible and as easy as just dropping the file anywhere in the web area of your server, the preferable method is installing it through Miva Merchant Admin. Some tests of MmDIAG are possible only in the MM Admin and not available in the standalone version. Detailed installation instructions come in the readme.txt file shipped with the module.
During the installation, all necessary truXoft libraries are downloaded and all truXoft modules become available in Admin's menus. For the best functionality of MmDIAG, you can enable the free version of the Data Doctor module in Store Utilities. MmDIAG is run from the Ultra Batch (aka Xadmin) control panel at the top of Miva Merchant's main page. All other truXoft modules can be either used in their free versions without restrictions, or they can be removed from Admin menus through truXoft System Configuration in Store Utilities. Ultra Batch cannot be removed, but the control panel can be minimized by clicking the respective icon in its top right corner, and maximized only when needed. None of the modules influences the functionality of your store in any way, and they do not interact with any other standard or 3rd party modules. The mentioned modules (MmDIAG, Ultra Batch, Data Doctor) are actually never being triggered in the store front, they are strictly back-end applications.
No more broken lines and column aligning in order notifications! MmHTML allows you to format the merchant notification: proper aligning, fonts, sizes, HTML header and footer, embeded images, hyperlinks. MmHTML adds also the payment data and a detailed user tracking information to the report.
Merchant users and owners often complain about the readability of the notification e-mail. They are not aware of the fact that classical e-mail protocol (SMTP ) does not have any text formatting features. For these reasons, IT professionals use to set their mail clients to display messages in a fixed width font. That allows seeing formatting of such texts like Miva Merchant notification e-mail, without any hassle.
There is also the possibility to send e-mail messages for example in the HTML format. HTML is supported by all current major mail clients. Among IT professionals, the HTML e-mail is not too popular, because of related security problems in some client versions, because of increasing the transferred data volumes, and maybe because of few other reasons.
However, HTML offers possibilities not available with plain SMTP and the formatting is often requested feature. The way MmHTML module implements the HTML format is secure for both sides and the transferred data is only slightly higher than at a plain-text message (in contrary to messages formatted within Outlook or other clients, where the volume may be easily the multiple of the original size).
MmHTML allows you to customize the look and feel of the notification message. You can change colors, fonts, sizes, add logos, images, formatted text and anything else you may need. At the Merchant notification, fancy e-mail formatting is probably not as important as aligning of the columns, but it may be more interesting at the Customer Notification Module MmHTMLc.
Allows custom formatting of the notification: header, footer, font sizes, colors, embeded images,...
Optionally sends payment details. The first 4 digits of the CC number may be transfered. Please use the MmPGP for secure transfer of the entire CC#.
Optionally sends detailed user data including the IP address, host, agent, language, etc.
Optionally values of predefined form field variables from 4th party modules may be displayed in the notification.
Customizable table design - free choice of fields/columns
Product thumbnails may be included in the invoice!
Long product descriptions may be used in addition to product names
Variable tokens available in subject, header and footer
Ordered products may be sorted by any column
Additional user-defined column may be inserted in the invoice (any position). Miva variables, functions or file calls may be used to generate values for the additional column. It may contain for example a download link, price in a second currency, tracking info, etc.
Several options for different ways of displaying product attributes (same line, new lines, autoselection)
Adds the order ID number or other variables into the subject of the e-mail for better tracking
Optionally sets the customer's e-mail address into the From field so, that it works on most mailservers (in contrary to the standard Merchant's notification module)
Supports POP before SMTP - requirements at some secured mailservers
Can display additional form fields like those of the Addednum or some other third party modules
NEW: notification including the CC numbers may be sent encrypted, in cooperation with the MmPGP module
NEW: both succesfull and unsuccesfull e-mail attempts are logged. The log file may be viewed in the MmHTML Admin control panel and unsucessfull notifications are accessible through the Ultra Batch Report
NEW: optionally hides zero charges (tax, shipping,...)
NEW:time zone setting and user-defined date and time format
Supports Miva Merchant 2, 3 and 4 on Unix and Windows platforms
Both English and German localizations available (others may be done on request)
Does not require OpenUI. Works with both OUI and MMUI.
No OUI hook conflicts - truXoft modules are 100% conform to the Miva Merchant API, they do not use OUI extensions and therefore never cause hook conflicts with other modules, otherwise common at OUI modules.
The introduction of Google's new service to provide an easier way to get your store links into Google, has been meet with cheers and well, a few tears. While its results are nothing short of astounding (sometimes improving coverage up to 100%) its implementation has left some folks, hanging like vines in the jungle.
The problem with Google XML Site Maps are--well do you know what python is? If you think its something that slithers along the floor of the rain forest, then read on--if not, maybe you're up to the challenge of wading through the Google XML site map swamp yourself; but then again, maybe you've got better things to do with your time; like continuing to read this short missive.
Introducing Merchant Moogle: the fully Miva Merchant compliant, one click and your done solution to letting Google get more of your site indexed, better and faster. All Moogle requires is the simple installation of a Miva Merchant module, one or two settings and wham...your XML Site Map of your Merchant store is created, in place, and optionally, submitted directly to Google from the Moogle module itself.
What's the Google XML Site Map all about?
It's a collaborative system that enables you to communicate directly with Google to keep them informed of all your store's web pages. It lets you tell Google when to update their listings, which listings are more important to you and more. A Google XML site map gives you:
Better crawl coverage to help people find more of your web pages
Fresher search results
A smarter crawl because you can provide specific information about all your web pages, such as when a page was last modified or how frequently a page changes
Collect supplemental, required or non-required responses fromcustomers at checkout. You can add as many additional checkoutquestions to your form as you want, within reason. This module is for MIVA Merchant 5.x. We also have the corresponding module for an older version of Merchant.
Features: - Collect supplemental, required or non-required responses from customers at checkout - Export responses to a delimited flat file - View responses in the file with a searchable admin report - Display responses in the include modified invoice emails and batch reports and invoice screen - Include response data in the order export file created by our inexpensive EZ Batch Report module (sold separately) - Configure text label for each question to preceed the responses in the emails and reports - Special instructions for the order, e.g. shipping needs - Collect responses from survey or poll questions - Customer entered gift card messages - Questions displayed in a table which the store owner designs with standard HTML - Limit the display of questions based on specific product codes - Limit the display of questions based on the ship to country of the order - Used in conjunction with our Mail Manager module, activate sending of specific emails - Assign a fee to one response, for example gift wrapping fee, donation, or rush handling - Insert a negative fee (vs positive fee) for impromptu sales, etc - One or more responses can be required before customer can proceed - Highlighted error message when required response(s) are omitted - Tokens can be used to refill the responses if the page is redisplayed due to missing info - Our standard version contains the features you'd expect in competitors' pro version
Feature Details. The responses are exported to a delimited text file which can beimported into most database management systems for further analysis. Youcan also have those responses appear in the Miva Merchant Email notification and batchprocessing (modified email and batch modules included in the zip file). Use the module for the customer to add specialinstructions for the order, collect responses from survey or pollquestions, allow the customer to fill out gift card messages, include salesman orrepresentative code, etc.
The admin interface allows you to build the form withyour store's questions using standard html syntax. Hence,you can make the response collection table match the restof your store's look and feel. You can have text, radio, select drop down list, text area, and checkbox inputs designed the way you want them. Add css if you like or use typical fonts and table tags.
You can place the questions on one of the three checkout screens. You simply add the tokens to the page templates per the install doc.
You can also specify one or moreof the questions to be required. Customers will not be able to completethe checkout if they do not respond to the required questions.
You can purge old questions from the active file and place them in ahistorical file in order to improve response time during order batchprocessing retrieval. The optional order batch retrieval uses the modified core batch report which is included in the zip distribution file.
You can limit the display of Addendumquestions based on specific product codes. If you list productcodes in the admin input, the questions will only be displayedif one of those products is in the basket at checkout. Youcan also use the wild card product code like 1AA*. If theapplicable products all begin with the same characters, youcan use the asterisk. This can only be used for the beginningcharacters in the product codes.
You can alsolimit the display of questions to specific ship to countries.
You can optionally includethe questions in the emails along with the responses by using the modified email modules which are included in the zip distribution file.If using our Mail Manager (sold separately) module you can have a question (checkbox) which will trigger a specific email, e.g. opt-in mailinglist signup. You can also include the questions and responseson the invoice (last page after payment completes). Theresponses for the batch report are retrieved from an indexeddatabase for faster access.
You can alsoattach a fee to a specific answer to one question if youplace the questions on either the customer information orshipping/payment selection screens.
The included Addendum View report featureallows you to search (within admin) the addendum filefor specific responses. For example, you might have a questionfor a specific requested shipping date. Simply search the filefor orders which have requested the delayed shipping for thatdate. The order numbers can be returned and fed into our EZ Batchreport (sold separately) for a tailored report for a specific shipping date. Another popular use of Addendum is to collect the salesman or representativecode with an order. Not only can you display the code in the batch report,but if you use Addendum View to create a list of orders attributed to thatsalesman, you can make a batch printout for each salesmanwith only their orders on it if you are using our EZ Batch Report (sold separately). You can also include the Addendum responses in the order export file that EZ Batch creates.
Limitation: When used in a store which uses PayFlowlink, PayPal or iTransact payment systems, you will need to placeyour questions on either the customer information screenor the shipping and payment selection screen. Thosepayment systems transport the customer to another domain.Hence, the module needs to save the responses to a filebefore the customer is transported off-site. When thecustomer returns from the off-site payment screens backto your store, the responses will be retrieved for savingto flat file or display in your merchant notification email.
The included modified merchant email and batch reports will display the Addendum resposes. Additionally, the batch report can provide page breaks between each order for better printouts (incoices). Also, the merchant notification email allows you to insert tokens in the subject line so you can include things like the order number, order total, and customer name in the subject of the email.
Compare this module with our competitors' pro or advanced or ultimate versions. Those are just words tacked onto a module name. Don't let our low price fool you - compare features and you will find this module probably contains all of the features found in theirs plus we have several additional features. The Addendum module has been in use since Merchant version 1.x and continually enhanced with each version. Our competitors will try to keep up, but the simple choice is, why get a shadow when you can get the "original".
The module currently fully supports the mivasql configuration of MIVA Merchant 5. It also supports MySQL as long as load balancing has the data stored on the single MySQL server. This would be the case in most of the server setups. For those that are not, we are in the process of converting the code for that remaining, very small group of MIVA Merchant stores. At this time we have not had a problem. Modules will be moved to the top of the queue as needed.
Sales, support and other inquiries between you and your customers are seemlessly integrated into your MIVA Merchant store. This module is for MIVA Merchant 5.x. We also have the corresponding module for an older version of Merchant.
Features: <- Easily integrate customer contact and inquiries - Collect typical name, email, subject and inquiry - Collect unlimited extra required and/or non-required fields - Hide your store's email addresses from spammer email address harvesters - Change the email address you want inquiries to go to through the admin panel - Launch the Contact Manager from Merchant or from a static page - Use a form or link to launch the Contact Manager - Assign the contact record to a specific technician or department with ease - Customer can select the target to send the inquiry to with a select list option - Contact is logged and is not effected when email servers are down - User interface is easily customized, even by html novices, from the module's admin configuration screen - Use store morph technologoy to fully customize the form - Department codes, descriptions and email addresses are configured through admin - Admin section allows you to search one or more criteria to find messages - Edit the status and/or respond to the sender - Can send autoresponse email to customer so they know you received their inquiry - Includes a contact tracking number in the email subject
Feature Details. Protect your email addresses. This module keeps yourstore's email address out of view of spammer email address harvesters. It also allows you to easily change the email address you want inquiries to go to without editing html pages.
Easy link to the contact form. You can launch the Contact Manager form from a button in the category column, in the nav bar or elsewhere within Merchant or from a static page. You can also easily use a http link format for launching the Contact Manager form from static pages or within Merchant.
Assign the inquiry. The Contact Manager allows you to assign the contact record to a specific technician or department with ease. That technician can then find their active contacts easily.
User interface look and feel. The Contact Manager form characteristics are controlled from the module's admin configuration screen. At the admin level you can change category column button text, optional category column button image, email subject, email to address, contact screen title, customer email prompt, customer inquiry prompt, background color, font face, font size, font color, message for the submission form, send button text, and optional send button image. Even for the html novice, the form's characteristics are easily altered in admin. In Merchant 5.x you can go a step farther if you are familiar with the store morph technology (SMT) and page template editing by fully customizing every aspect of the form. With the Merchant 5.x built in SMT you can make changes to the page and even rollback changes if you don't like what you see.
Customer can choose department. The module allows the customer to select the target to send the inquiry to with a select list option. This expedites the delivery to the specific technician/department's email address. As with the uncompiled version, the email addresses are hidden from email harvesting spammers.
Field inclusion and validation. Department codes, descriptions and email addresses are configured through admin. The standard collection fields are name, email, subject, department, and inquiry. However, you can also have an unlimited number of extra fields in the form. These fields can be required or optional. If required and the customer does not provide a response, the form will validate and redisplay so the missing info can be supplied. What extra fields you create and use is dependant on how you will use this contact form; e.g. requests for info, pricing, availability, product details, billing, shipping, or even for customer surveys prior to checkout.
Autoresponse receipt verification. When the customer submits their inquiry, the module can optionally send them an autoresponse that you have received their inquiry and how soon you will get back to them. That autoresponse email is composed and customized by you through the admin panel. You can also include the contact tracking number in the subject of the contact emails and responses, e.g. [EP #925]: How do I.....
Searchable contact records. The admin section allows you to search one one or more criteria to find messages you are interested in. You can then edit the status and/or respond to the sender.
The module currently fully supports the mivasql configuration of MIVA Merchant 5. It also supports MySQL as long as load balancing has the data stored on the single MySQL server. This would be the case in most of the server setups. For those that are not, we are in the process of converting the code for that remaining, very small group of MIVA Merchant stores. At this time we have not had a problem. Modules will be moved to the top of the queue as needed.
Several new features have been added to the compiled version; background image, functional navigation bar, "smart" metatags, extensive implementation of keyword and header and footer usage, product page names can be product code or name ending with html, inclusion of product links at the top or bottom listed as featured products or similar designation, include any fields in the products database on product pages (including modified structure), optionally hide subcategories on category pages as applicable, additional product page links such as "check availability or latest prices", and export to any directory within the store's path (creates directory if it does not exist). Discontinued (inactive) products can continue to have modified static pages generated so that search engine links remain viable, yet do not result in errors when linked to the store. Additionally, affiliate codes can be included with every link so that the static catalog pages can be given to affiliates who wish to mirror your catalog at their site. If you are using the OpenUI, StatCat adds "smart" metatags to your merchant.mv so that when the customers (and search engines) click from your static pages to your actual store, the pages will contain metatags related to category headers, product descriptions and product keywords (if used). It also reverses the title tag with the category and product screens so that the category or product name appear first, then the store name. If your store has our Volume Pricing module version (4.53 or higher) installed, StatCat can optionally include the volume price table on the static pages. When creating the static product pages, a flat file is created in the background which can be used for a data feed file for submission to FroogleTM. It contains the header and data for the basic file format. 
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