Shopping Cart Software Release Notes - Version 5.1

Release Notes: Version 5.1

• Processor Integrations: ECHOnline, EFSNET, InternetSecure, Caledon, PlugNPay, SurePay, SkipJack, PSiGate, Netbilling, BluePay API, NOCHEX, SECPay, FirstPay, Protx, Spectre & Cardservice Linkpoint API.
• Shipping Integrations: UPS Online Tools & FedEx DirectConnect.
• Realtime package tracking for UPS, USPS and FedEx - embedded in CCP (not a link to the shipper's site).
• Remote product add to cart API Expanded - The remote product add to cart API now allows you to specify shipping logic similar to that defined in Manage Products for database entered products in admin.
• Affiliate Module - A full blown affiliate module with infinite levels, commission controls, automated signup, payment processing, etc. was added.
• Exports to Quickbooks & Peachtree accounting software packages.
• Full SSL Checkout - Admin now has the option to run the entire checkout process in SSL.
• User Login / Customer Accounts - Users can now create customer accounts. Includes full information updates and an email password function.
• Rebuilt shipping logic to handle everything including custom shipping on the product level.
• Major changes to shipping displays - Now all printed shipping information in checkout/order info and generated emails is displayed in shipping groups.
• Shipper email reconfiguration - Now drop shippers are each sent one email per order.
• Link to items from the cart.
• Added a continue shopping button to cart page.
• Updated display logic - The store splash page, new items, best sellers, specials and search results pages now all have their own display definitions.
• Added option to display product numbers in the cart/order/emails.
• Addition of admin control over where to direct user after cart additions.
• Disable store function - Admin can now do maintenance to the store while users browse the rest of the site.
• Reset reports function - Now you can reset your statistics via admin.
• Expanded search functionality - Search logic now contains Any Words, All Words, Exact Phrase logic to allow for more defined searches.
• Manage Orders interface was updated to include options to regenerate order emails, update inventory, and perform other updates.
• Custom sale scripting logic to mirror that of custom shipping scripts was added.
• Context sensitive help & expanded manual.
• Add emails to maillist on order changes to the mail list logic to make it more server friendly.
• Admin function to change the time offset.
• Alter Table Code - Now for a large number of tables marked as configurable, you can add and delete user defined columns to/from tables for all data source formats (CSV and RDBMS) via admin.
• Relationship Changes - The relationship logic in 5.0 was removed and rewritten to include all relationship formulation on the Manage pages.
• SQL Engine - Allows admin users to execute SQL on select tables from admin.
• Added a number of boxes field under Manage Products. Products can ship in own box, multiple boxes or be combined with other items in a single box.
• Product options can now be required or not required.
• Switched the order of the Manage Orders screen to show the most recent orders first in the list.
• Expanded discount functionality to allow admin to include/exclude certain products from discounts.
• Expanded discount functionality to decline unused discount balances (instead of just expiring them).
• Order numbers can be either a datestamp, epoch seconds or a random number all either prefixed by the order prefix, or not. Admin's choice.
• EU VAT & Canadian PST Permit logic was implemented.
• Larger images popups were added to the product detail pages to allow for three levels of images: thumbnail on category page, detail on product detail page, and extra large image in a popup off the product detail page.
• Only ship to billing address function added.
• HTML email functionality added to the admin mail functions.

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