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Complexonlinerequirements?
SiteInABox™ShopInABox™
eShops&customeCommerce webdesign
onlinebusinesscontrol onlinebusinessworkflow
Oneintegratedsolution-K4IT’sDevelopmentFramework
Whetheryouneedabigorsmallshop,acomplexorsimplewebsiteorabusiness/workflowcontrolapplication,K4IT’sDevelopmentFrameworkoffersapowerful,‘readytogo’toolkittoquicklybuildorcustomiseasolutiontoyourspecificrequirements.
eCommerce
AneCommercesolutionthatcanservicearangeofrequirements,fromasimpleshopwithafewproductstoalargeonewith10sof1000sofproducts.Thisisdeploymentreadywithawiderangeoffeaturesthatyou’dexpectplusafewthatyouwon’tfindelsewhere,likecustomisedproductsandcompoundfilters.
BusinessControl&Workflow
Abusinesssolutionthatcanbeconfiguredtocontrolbespokeorderproduction,clientbookingsorprettymuchanythingelse.
Corporate,Organisation&PersonalWebsites
Ourmobile-friendlyframeworkisbuilttodeliverawiderangeofwebsitefeatureswithapowerful‘on-page’editorandanextensiverangeofconfigurationoptions.Thisallowsthebuildofawebsitetomatchyourdesign,orforustodevelopadesignforyou.
Oneintegrated,optimisedframework
Allthefunctionalitydescribedaboveisbuiltintooneframework.Weavoidtheuseof‘plug-ins’bybuildingourownfeatureswhereverpossible,forexampleforclientchatorslideshows.Thisframework,itselementsandthewebserverconfigurationarefinelytunedtodeliveronefast,secure,mobilefriendlypackage,waitingtomeetyourneed.
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What’sinthebox?
1. COMMONFRAMEWORKFEATURES-SITEINABOX™ 3
2. ECOMMERCEFEATURES-SHOPINABOX™ 6
3. CUSTOMPRODUCTS 13
4. BUSINESS&WORKFLOWCONTROL 14
5. BUILDINGYOURSOLUTION 15
6. ADDITIONALOPTIONS 15
7. GETAQUOTE 16
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1. CommonFrameworkFeatures-SiteInABox™K4IT’sDevelopmentFrameworkincludesthesefeaturesasstandard:
Þ Responsive,mobileready SiteInABox™isdesignedasaresponsivepagedeliverymechanism,sothatyourpageswilldeploytodesktop,mobileortablet,workingwithtouchbaseddevices.SiteInABox™passesGoogle’smobiletests
Þ In-pagecontentmanager Youcanbuild,edit&monitoryoursolutionusingourSiteInABox™ContentManager,anin-pageeditorgivingaccesstothelargearrayoffeaturesthatthesystemcandeliver
Þ Design,layoutandstyling Mostwebsites&applicationswillbenefitfromacommondesignortheme,althoughmanytietheusertoatemplate,whichrestrictsdesignoptions.SiteInABox™hasabuilt-inCSS3stylingsystemthatcanbeconfiguredwithawiderangeofstylestodeliveryourdesignwithoutrestrictingyoutoafixedtemplateàanythinganywhere!Þ pagescanbedeliveredtoaspecificlayoutÞ individualpagelayoutscanbecustomisedusingcomponentsEachindividualcomponentorcontentitemcandeployadefaultstyleorcustomisationtowhateverextentrequired
Þ Pages PagescanbeaddedinsecondswiththeirownspecificsettingsbasedondefaultsYoucanthenaddrequiredcomponentsandcontent
Þ Components
SiteInABox™offersarangeofcomponentsthatcanbedeployedasrequiredtobuildthestructureandcontentofone,severalorallpagesÞ sections-regionsofthepagetocontainothercomponentsÞ articles-a3-columngridstructureforaddingindividualcontentÞ menus–defineamenuandmenuitems,placedinasectionÞ forms–generallysystemdefined,e.g.login,editdata,contactusÞ banner–addabanneroftext/imagesÞ accordions–verticallistofcontent,oneisselected/visibleÞ tabbers–horizontaltabsofcontent,oneisselected/visiblebelowÞ system–varioussystemfeaturesÞ social–socialmedialinkmenuSomecomponentscanbenestedinsideeachother,egsub-sections;accordions&tabberswithnestedcomponents
Þ Rich,diversecontenttypes SiteInABox™providesforarangeofcontent:Þ standard–ablockofcontentwithheader,text&mediaÞ table–agridoftext,imagesorlinksÞ slideshow–aslideshowoftextand/orimages,timers&effectsÞ gallery–agalleryofimages,videosordocumentsÞ blog–aone-way‘diary-style’streamofauthorposts&mediaÞ forums–two-waydiscussionsviaforums,threads&posts
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Þ events–displayaneventscalendarÞ discography–displayacollection,inthiscasealbumsandsongsÞ lyrics–displaylyricsforanalbumofsongsÞ geo-map–fordisplayingsupplierlocationsÞ form–displaycustomformÞ eCommerce–variouscomponentse.g.breadcrumbs,searchresultsÞ customproducts–variouscontentÞ graphs–customgraphicalutilitiesÞ twitter–insertTwitterfeedÞ thelistcontinuestogrow..Contentcanbeplacedin/movedtoanyarticlescomponent
Þ Pageheaders&footers Þ Generally,pageheadersandfootersarecommontoallpagesforawebsiteorshop
Þ Headers&footersarebuiltwithintheappropriateSectionsusingComponentsandContent
Þ Anypagecanhavecustomheaders&footerswhererequired
Þ Multi-leveluseraccesscontrol SiteInABox™includesarangeofuserrolesandroleaccesscontrolforpages,menuitems,content&data,allowingdetailedaccessprofiling
Þ Administrationsection TheAdminsectionallowsaccesstoSiteInABox™Settings,anumberofAdminfunctions&reports(e.g.visitstatistics),togetherwithaccesstoalldataandcontentstoredwithinSiteInABox™
Þ CHATServiceforyourcustomers
WerecentlyaddedaCHATservicetotheframeworkThisallowsyoutomonitoryourwebsiteandrespondtocustomerenquiriesviaasecure,liveCHATfacilityinreal-timeOurCHATsolutionisnativewithinSiteInABox™,sonoadditionalsoftwareorpop-ups,justfast,directcustomerservice
Þ Search,SEO&Google SiteInABox™isdesignedtobeSEOfriendly,givingyoumetadataaccess,friendlypageURLsandGoogleAnalyticslinkageAsimpleclickonmenuoptionsallowyoutoproduce&refreshrobots.txtinstructionsforSEORobotsandcomplexSitemapsforSearchEngineregistrationThereisalsoalivefeedtoGoogleShopping,ifrequired
Þ Modular SiteInABox™ismodular,youonlyuse/payforthemodulesthatyoursolutionrequires.Othermodulesareswitchedoff.Modulesandcodeareoptimisedsothatcodeisloadedonlywhenrequired
Þ Scheduledtasks SiteInABox™includesarangeofscheduledtaskswhichcanbeusedforstandardorcustomisedactivities,forexample:Þ Userinvitations/emailsÞ Product&manufacturerimageloadingÞ DatasynchronisationwithclientsystemsÞ EuropeancustomerVATcodeverificationÞ System/logmaintenanceÞ Customproductactivitiese.g.sendingcustomere-cards
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Þ Infrastructure Þ Server-asanoutline,SiteInABox™andShopInABox™operateonaLAMPstackwebserverusingmoderntechnologies
Þ Hosting-typically,yourserverwillbehostedinastateoftheartDataCentreeitheronaserverthatyouleasedirectlyfromaprovider,orhostedforyoubyK4IT
Þ Softwarestack-deliveredbyamodernstackusingindustrystandardframeworksincludingZend
Þ ThesolutionisanoptimisedMVCframeworkusingfeaturesincludingGZIPcompression,minifiedcode&cache
Þ Security&Encryption Þ Forbusiness&commercialwebsites,encryptedHTTPSisrecommendedÞ Userpasswordsareprotectedusingtwo-stageverificationandmodern
encryptionalgorithms
Þ Ongoingreleasemanagement Þ AsSiteInABox™isasingleframework,generallyforongoingclients,K4ITcanofferongoingreleasemanagementaspartofthehostingorsupportservice
Þ Thismeansthatasweimprovetheproductoraddnewfeatures,theywillbeavailabletoyoursolution
Þ Anti-spam Asidefromserver,dataandcodesecurity,SiteInABox™employsseveraltechniquestoavoidabusebyrobots&spammers
Þ Vulnerability&penetrationtesting
Þ Asanongoingclient,youcanbenefitfromourprogrammeofsecuritytesting
Þ Weregularlyrunteststoensurethatourservers&softwareareprotectedagainstsecuritythreats
Þ Aspartofyourhostingorsupportserviceagreement,K4ITcankeepyoursolutionupdatedwithnewdevelopmentsorpatches
Þ Userprofilemanagement TheUsercanmanage:Þ Userprofile(username,email&passworduseadditionalsecuritysteps)Þ Addressmanager–multipleaddresses,manageinvoice&defaultdelivery
address(designforshoppingsites)Þ ContactnumbersÞ CompanyprofileÞ WithSiteInABox™multipleuserscanbeassociatedwithonecompany&set
ofaddressesÞ SiteInABox™includesaCookiesdisclaimerinlinewithEUprivacy
regulations
Þ Contact/enquiryform(s) SiteInABox™catersfortheseinadditiontoCHAT
Þ Diagnostics,speedtesting,etal Þ AsSiteInABox™isdeveloped,K4ITutiliseasuiteofdiagnostics&speedteststoensurethatthesolutionisdeliveringyourwebsitefastandefficiently
Þ Mostlyyouwillneverseethesebutrestassuredtheyexistandaredeployedtoensureanoptimalsolution
Þ Automatedemails SiteInABox™providesforautomatedemails&administratornotificationsforkeyactivities
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2. eCommerceFeatures-ShopInABox™K4IT’sShopInABox™isdeploymentready.
Þ Precision&Scale ShopInABox™wasspecified&designedagainst‘thebest’on-lineshopstoofferleadingfunctionalityShopInABox™wasthenoptimisedtoallowforlargescale,meaningthatsearchesarerenderedtotheUserveryquickly,forexampleinunderasecondwithover60,000Productsand20+potentialFacetfiltersinplay
Þ ShopOrganisation–Categories ShopInABox™isorganisedusingacascading,nestedcategorystructure.Parent&childcategoriescancontainfurtherchildcategoriesorProducts,allowingforacategorystructureascomplexasyouchoosetomakeit.Eachcategoryhasarangeoffeatures:Þ Thebasicslikeashorttitleformenusandalongertitleforfull
displayÞ Tilecontent&image,fordisplayingasub-setofcategoriesinagrid
onacategorylistingpage(Contentisking)Þ Splashcontent&imageincaseyouwantcontenttoappearabove
theproductlistingforthecategory(Contentisking)Þ CategoriescanbelinkedtoOfferswhichwillthenbedisplayedon
thatcategorypageÞ CategoriescanbelinkedtoInformationTabs.Thesetabswillthen
beincludedintheproductlistingforProductswithinthatcategory(Contentisking)
Þ CategoriescanbelinkedtoFacetFilterswhichareusedforsearchfiltering.Forexample,size&colourfacetslinkedtoacategorymeansthatproductsinthatcategorywillhavesize&colourselectors
Þ Eachcategoryhasasetofdefinedformats,withdefaults,thatdeterminethedisplayandstylingwhenthecategoryisdisplayed
Þ Products Obviously,productsarethekeyelementofShopInABox™Þ Basics–partnumber,title,manufacturer,SellingPrice,VATcode,
Delivery,etcÞ Short&longdescriptions–bothcanbejusttextorlongHTML
blocks(Contentisking)Þ ProductImages–seeproductimagesbelowÞ LinkstoInformationTabs-displayedontheproductlisting(Content
isking)Þ LinkstoCategoriesÞ FacetFilters&productspecificvaluesÞ StockManagement–controlthestocklevelsforallFacetvariants
oftheproductÞ Relatedproducts–for‘wantthat,alsobuythis’and‘youmayalso
like’CrossSalesdisplayÞ CustomerReviewmanagementÞ StatisticsforCustomerReviewratings,viewed,soldÞ Specification–unitofissue,weights&dimensions&custom
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propertiesÞ LinkstoVendors–ifrequired,productscanbelinkedtoVendorsto
allowthedisplayofalistofplaceswheretheUsercanbuyaproduct
Þ Searchkeys,productURL&metatags–forSEOÞ Controls,disabledflag,displayorder,etc
Þ ProductImages LoadingproductimagesÞ Manual–youcanuploadproductimagesmanuallyÞ Automatically–productimagescanbeuploadedviaFTPasthey
becomeavailableandautomaticallyadoptedtoaproductviaaScheduledTask
Þ Eachimagefilemustbenamedwiththeproductpartnumberandoptionallywithanumber,sayp123.jpgorp123_1.jpg,p123_2.jpg
Þ Uploadedimagesareresizedforlargeandthumbnail,againstsetparametersandifpresent,haveawatermarkappliedasanoverlay
Þ Automaticallyuploadedimagesaresequencedasprocessedandthefirstisusedforthethumbnail
ProductimagemanagementÞ Administratorscanmanageimagesforaproduct–upload,delete,
selectprimary,thumbnail,sequencingÞ Forproductswithcolourvariantsimagescanbeassignedtoa
specificcolour–Usercolourselection,viaaSwatchpalettewillchangetheimagedisplayed
Productimagedisplay(Contentisking)Þ ForproductlistingsthethumbnailisusedÞ AvailableimagesaredisplayedontheproductpageÞ Ifonlyoneimageisavailable,thatwillbeusedÞ Ifmorethanoneimagesisavailable,theproduct’simagesare
displayedinacarouselÞ Ifanimageislargeenough,azoomwillbeavailabletotheUser,on
bothdesktopandmobiledevices
Þ Facets&ProductFiltering Enablingthecustomertoquicklyfindtheproduct(s)theyarelookingforandtodrilldownontheirselection,iscriticalWellorganisedCategoriesareagoodstartbutthebeston-lineshopsgomuchfurther&ShopInABox™isdesignedtobestrongerthanmost!FilteringiscontrolledbyFacets,propertiesthatallowtheUsertosub-selectasetofproductsShopInABox™Facettypes:Þ Productproperty–filteronanydatafieldontheproductrecord,
e.g.manufacturer.UserscancheckamanufacturertofilterthelistÞ Colourswatch–defineasetofpossiblecoloursandthenassign
productstothosecolours,e.g.T-shirtB107isavailableinBlack,White&Blue.Colourswatchesaredisplayedasacolouredshape.Userscanclickacolourtofilterthelist
Þ FeatureFacet–asingleorlistofproperties,whichcanthenbelinkedtoproducts–e.g.shirtsizemayincludeXS,S,M,L,XL.Userscheckoneormoreselections
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Þ Range–allowsforthesub-divisionofproductsbaseduponanumericproperty–e.g.harddiskdrivescanbeallocatedtoacapacityband.Usersselectthebandrequired
Þ Availability–istheiteminstock–Userscanselecttoonlyviewitemsinstock
FacetsareappliedinacumulativemannerandtheUsercanmakemorethanoneselectionforFeatureFacets.ThismeanstheUsercouldprogressivelyfilterwithinMen’sTrainerstoNike,size11incolourBlackorBlue,forexampleFacetscanbesetasinherited,ornot.InheritedFacetsappliedtoaCategoryareautomaticallyinheritedbychildcategoriesandtheirproducts
Þ ResultsDisplay–ProductListing Þ UserscanbrowsetheshopviaCategorymenusand(sub)Categorylistingpages,whatwemaycallthetraditionalway
Þ OncetheUserarrivesatalistofproductstheFacetFiltersfortheactiveCategoryareapplied
Þ ShopInABox™displaysBreadcrumbs&acontextualmenuforthecurrentcategory
Þ TheUsercanquickly&intuitivelynavigatethroughtheshopÞ ProductlistingpagesincludeFacetFilters,Sort,NumberofProducts
&Pages&Pagination
Þ Search,QuickSearch&AdvancedSearch
Þ ForsimpleshopsasimplesearchwilldeliveraUser’sresultswithspeed,renderingaproductlistingofresults
Þ QuickSearchdeliversalistofproductswithamatchagainstthesearchtermonanumberofdatafields.Selectionre-directsthevisitortotheproductpage
Þ Forcomplexshops,moresophisticatedsearchmayberequiredornecessary
Þ AdvancedSearchofferstheUserasearchinputtogetherwithafullsetofavailableFacetFilters.Forshopswithlargenumbersofproducts,acategoryselectorisadded.
Þ TheUsercansearchforanytermagainstanumberofdatafields,selectingnooranumberofFacets.Againtheresultswillbedeliveredquicklyviaaproductlisting
Þ StockManagement Þ ShopInABox™hasflagstodeterminewhichstocksolutiontousewhendeterminingwhethertheusercanbuyaproduct
Þ Nolimitation-forexamplewhensendingelectroniceCardswhichdonothaveaphysicalproduct,thereisnostocklimit
Þ Standardstock–stocksaremanagedonthesystemwithuniquestockingunitsforeachFacetFiltercombination(e.g.blue,XL)-CalltoActionBuybuttonsaredrivenbytheneedtochooseoptions,whicharecontrolledbystocklevels(e.g.cannotchooseblueifnotinstock)
Þ Externalstockfiles–thesearesynchronisedbycustomisation-CalltoActionBuybuttonswillnotbedisplayedforproductswithoutstockandthesystemwillnotallowtheseproductsintothebasket
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Þ CalltoAction ForavailableproductstheUsercalltoactionisviaaclearBuybuttonDifferentlayoutsallowforthedisplayof:Þ currentstockpositionÞ orderbycutofftimeforsamedaydespatchÞ quantityrequired(default1)Þ Currency/VATsellingpriceÞ SocialmediaLike&ShareCustomisationsallowfor:Þ callforprice/priceenquirywhereyouwanttorestrictsalesÞ sourcingrequestNon-buyoptionscanalsopromptuseoftheChatservice
Þ CustomerReviews&Ratings Þ Genuinecustomerreviewsprovidecontent&encouragetrust(Contentisking)
Þ UserscanpostratingsofproductsviatheproductpageÞ Toavoidabuse,reviewsrequiremoderationbytheAdministrators
beforetheyaredisplayedÞ Reviewsincludearatingandacceptedreviewsareincorporated
intoproductstatisticsforanaveragerating
Þ InformationTabs Þ InformationTabsallowfortheinclusionofextendedrichtextcontentonproductpages(Contentisking)
Þ LinkscanbemadeforaCategoryoraspecificproduct
Þ CrossSales Þ Linkrelatedorcomplimentaryproducts.Thesecanthenbedisplayedontheproductpagetopromoteadditionalsales&maximiserevenues–e.g.‘youmayalsolike..’
Þ Thisisachievedintwoways:Linkseveralproductstoaproduct.Adjustthesequenceofthelinkedproducts.Thefirstlinkwillbedisplayedasaprimaryinamoreprominentposition,withtheothersdisplayedinalistlowerdownthepage
Þ Discounts&Coupons Þ Discountscanbemadeavailablebyissuingcouponcodeswhichthecustomerentersatthecheckout
Þ CouponscanbeforapercentageorafixedamountdiscountÞ Couponshaveastart&enddate×othatofferscanbe
plannedandsetupinadvance.Þ Aquantityisspecifiedsothatacouponcanonlybeusedalimited
numberoftimes,countedwhentheorderiscreatedÞ Acouponcanbecustomer,productorproductcategoryspecific–
percentageproductandcategorycouponsareonlyappliedtothevalueofqualifyingitems
Þ Asingleproductorordervaluethresholdcanbeset.Forexample,thecustomereitherneedstoorderaproductofvalue£xoranorderof£xintotal
Þ Thethresholdcanbecheckedagainsttheitemsvalueorthefullordervalueincudingdelivery
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Þ ProductSearch,SEO&Google Þ Inadditiontothestandardfeatures,ShopInABox™offersfriendlycategory&productURLsandschema.orgproductdataencodingforeCommerceproducts
Þ Thisautomaticallycodesproductpagestoidentifyproductsthatsearchengineslookfor.
Þ ShopInABox™SitemapsclearlydefineallproductcategoriesandproductsforfullSearchEngineregistration
Þ Contentisking Þ Akeyaspectofasuccessfulon-lineshopisgettingfoundanddrivingtraffic
Þ CriticaltotrafficisgoodrankingswithSearchEnginesÞ Criticaltorankingsisrichpagecontent–forlanding,category,
listingandproductpages–e.g.500+non-plagiarisedwordsonapage
Þ CustomerReviews,InformationTabs,Specials,Offers,Category&Productrichtext,togetherwithqualityImages,allhelp
Þ Specials SpecialsallowpromotionsforselectedproductsEachproducthas:Þ start&enddate&timeÞ promotionalpriceSpecialsarethendisplayedwithinShopInABox™pagesasrequired
Þ Offers Offersallowfortheinclusionofextendedrichtextcontentoncategorypageswithtitle,richHTML,image&displayformatting
Þ Userprofilemanagement Þ InadditiontoSiteInABox™features,ShopInABox™allowsforOrderhistoryreview&returns
Þ UsercompaniescanenteranEUVATcode,whichwhenvalidated,willexcludeVATfromorders
Þ EUVATcodesarevalidatedviaascheduledtaskorwithintheCheckoutprocess,whicheverhappensfirst
Þ AdministrativestaffcancreateuseraccountsandordersonbehalfofUsers,togetherwithviewing&editingUserorders
Þ Currencies,Pricing&Order(sub)Totals Þ ShopInABox™catersformultiplecurrenciesincludingdate&timebasedexchangerates
Þ UserscanswitchcurrencieswitheaseÞ PricingisautomaticallydisplayedintheselectedcurrencyÞ Allbasket&ordervalues,sub-totals,taxesandtotalareexpressed
inthecurrency
Þ Pricing&Display Þ ShopInABox™includesaflagtospecifythatproductpricesincludeVAT
Þ Thenetpriceofaproduct&VATwillbecalculatedaccordinglyÞ InproductlistingstheUsercanalsotogglepricestobedisplayed
withorwithoutVATwithaclick
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Þ Basket&Checkout ShopInABox™includesamini-basket,withtotal,itemcount,link&mouse-overtodisplayasummary,displayedonallpagesCheckoutprovidesastream-linedbutclearprocess:Þ BasketreviewÞ DeliveryaddressÞ DeliverymethodÞ PaymentÞ ConfirmationCheckoutfeatures:Þ In-linelogin/registration(including2-stepconfirmation),which
manageswheretheuserswapsfromonedevicetoanotherÞ Multipleinvoice/deliveryaddressmanagementÞ DeliverymethodselectionÞ DiscountCouponentry&validationÞ PaymentmethodselectionPaymentorpaymentfailuretriggersadministrativenotificationsSuccessfulorderstriggerorderrequestconfirmationtotheclient
Þ Delivery Þ Deliverytypesallowfornormalandspecialdeliveryrequirements,e.g.forheavyorbulkyitems
Þ Deliverymethodsaremappedtodeliverytypesandgeographiczones
Þ Thecombinationofdeliverytypes&methodstogetherwiththecontentoftheUser’sbasketprovidesforapotentialordervalue,totalweightanddeliveryoptionsforthedeliveryaddress
Þ Deliverymethodsthenhaveaweightrangeandanordervaluerange,togetherwithaprice
Þ AllofthisallowsforaselectionofdeliveryoptionstotheUserduringcheckout,baseduponshippingrestrictionsandbasketcontent
Þ Forexample,allowingfreedeliveryaboveacertainordervalueissimple
Þ Payment ShopInABox™paymentoptions:Þ PayonAccount,viacreditlimitÞ Pre-integratedon-linepaymentmethods
o PayPalo WorldPayo RealEx(HSBC)
Þ On-linepaymentmethodsarePCIcompliantÞ On-linepaymenttransactionsaremadeintheUser’scurrency
Þ Countries&Zones Þ ShopInABox™includesalistofcountriesandthesearemappedtogeographiczones
Þ Countrieshaveflagstodenyserviceoron-linepayments
Þ Tax/VAT Þ ProductsspecifyaproductVATtreatmentcodeÞ ZonesareassignedageographicVATtreatmentcodeÞ TherearecombinedwithBasket/Ordercontenttocalculatetaxes
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Þ ManufacturerImages Þ ManufacturerimagescanbeuploadedastheybecomeavailableandautomaticallyadoptedtomanufacturersviaaScheduledTask
Þ Eachimagefilemustbenamedwiththemanufacturer’sshorttag,e.g.mana.jpg
Þ Uploadedimagesareresizedforlargeandthumbnail,againstsetparameters
Þ Whereaproductimageisunavailable,themanufacturerimageisdisplayed
Þ Datasynchronisation&customisation Þ ShopInABox™canholdallofthedatanecessaryfortheshoptooperate,whichcanbeentered&maintainedviatheAdministrationsection
Þ Itispossibletobuildcustomisationstoallowtheupload&automatedupdateofshopdata
Þ K4IThavedevelopeda‘liveinterface’tooneclient’scoresystems,wherebychangesareautomaticallysynchronisedforcustomers,products&stockeveryfewminutes
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3. CustomproductsK4IThavedevelopedanumberofcustomproductsolutionsforwebshops:
3.1. ElectronicChristmasCards
In2014K4ITre-developedaneCardsystemforawell-establishedCharityCardorganisationincluding:• Customproductranges&formatting• Integrationofseveraldifferenton-lineanimationsto‘play’cards• Usercustomisationinterface–addinglogoimages&customtext,optionselection• Bandedquantity-basedpricingbycardrange• Order&profilemanagement• On-linepayment• ManagementoftheeCardrecipientlist&statistics
ThiswebsitedeliverstensofthousandsofeCardseachyearwithminimalintervention
3.2. Bespokegarmentcustomisation
K4ITdevelopedacustomwebshopforthepromotionofhigh-endcustomisableproducts,specificallyaroundLadies&Gentlemen’sluxuryclothing,including:
• Customproductranges• Usercustomisationinterface–selectingfromcloth,colour&otheroptions(e.g.piping)and
addingcustomtext• Order&profilemanagement• On-linepayment
3.3. Customhoodies
K4ITcustomisedaMagentowebshopallowingtheendclienttouploadaselectionofimages,text&optionchoicestodeliveracustomisedhoodie,tobebespokemanufacturedforaschoolclassoryeargroup
3.4. HighvolumeITwebshop
ThedifferentiatorsofthisShopInABox™are:• Highvolumeswith60,000+productslines• Synchroniseddatafeedto/fromclientcoresystems
o customer&productdatafedtotheshopo transactionsfedbackfromtheshopo 24x7,365datasynchronisation
ThisnewShopInABox™islive,tradingandgrowingwebpresencewithover10,000productslistedonGooglewithinthefirst3months
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4. Business&WorkflowControlK4IT’sframeworkcanassistwithmanydifferentbusinessrequirementsbutlet’sfocusonaspecificcase:
4.1. Customproductioncontrol
K4IT’sclientoffershigh-endbespokejewellerydesign&production.Theywantedasystemtobuild&trackeachitem’slife-cycle,frominitialspecification&designthroughproduction.Thesolutionincludes:
• customisableproducts• acustomisablelistoffeaturesavailabletoeachcustomproduct• eachfeaturecanhaveitsownproperties,orbeacollectionoffeatures
o toexplainthis,anitemofjewellerymayincludeachaino achainwillhavevariousfeaturessuchaslength,style,carato thepiecewillhaveasetofelements,forexamplemetalso eachmetalwillhaveproperties,suchastype,colour,weight,carat,finish,locationo eachstonewillhaveproperties,suchastype,colour,qty,size,carat,clarity,shape
• orderanditemmanagement• userprofile&securitylevel/access• customer–company–vendorrelationships• order/itemworkflow–controllingthereleaseoftheitemfordesign,costing,production• order/itemassetcontrol–images,documents&otherrelatingtotheitem• order/itemmessaging–itembasedmessaging&acknowledgment• order/item/quote/featurespecification&approvaltracking• specificationchangecontrol• customerquotation&updates
ThisbusinesscontrolsystemisbeingusedtoproducejewellerytodayGenerally,thisjewelleryissoldbyourclientintheUSAandmanufacturedbyspecialistsinthefar-east
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5. Buildingyoursolution5.1. Design
Wewillstartbydiscussingyourbusiness,itsobjectives,whatyouareselling,howyouwantyoursolutiontolookandthefeaturesthatyouwanttohave,plusafewideasthatperhapsK4ITcanaddtothemix.Theresultwillbeadesignforyoursolution,togetherwithaconfigurationforyourcustomeroffer,productsandthesalesprocess,togetherwithanybespokeaspects.
5.2. Datamigration/inputplanning
IfyouhaveanexistingeShoporsolution,K4ITwillhelpyoubuildaplantomigrateit,ifnotK4ITwillhelpyoutoplanyourdataload.
5.3. Finalscopeagreement
Atthisstagewewillagreeafinalquotationandscope,whatistobedone,whoisgoingtodoitandbywhen.
5.4. Solutionbuild
K4ITwillthenbuildyournewsolution,readyfordatamigration/loadandpopulationofcontent.
5.5. Training
Youwillneedtoknowhowtomanageyoursolutionandwebsitecontents.K4ITwillprovideatrainingsessiontocoverwhatyouneedtoknow.
5.6. Datamigration/loadandcontentpopulation
Dependinguponscope,K4IT/youwillmigrate/loadyourdata/productsandcontent.
5.7. Testing
K4ITwillpublishyoursitetoaliveenvironmentbutwithrestrictedaccess.K4ITwillperformsystemtestingtoensureeverythingisworkingasplannedandthenopenthesitetoyou,theclient,sothatyoucanperformacceptancetesting,checkingyourproductdetailsandperformingsometesttransactions,forexampletocommissionyourpaymentprovideraccount.
5.8. Go-live
Oncetestingiscompletewecanmoveforwardtoago-livedate.
5.9. Support
K4ITwillprovidego-liveandcontinuedsupportforyoursolution,togetherwithbeingavailableshouldyouwanthelpwithcontentdevelopment.
6. AdditionalOptionsShouldyouwantmore,aspecialdesign,customfeaturesorbuildingofmorepages,justbringyourideasandK4ITwillworkwithyoutobringthemtolife.
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