Why not 3 different checkout flows, what's wrong with that for an ecommerce demo and example templates?
It might be a little bit silly for a company to deploy all 3 checkout flows, but isn't it nice for them to have options and not have to build their checkout from scratch because there is nothing similar? -David On Feb 2, 2010, at 12:02 PM, Ruth Hoffman wrote: > Hi Scott: > Thanks for that information. You are correct. If you navigate to checkout by > way of the shopping cart, then split shipments are an option. Whew! Good news. > > But, wait a minute - why does the checkout from the shopping cart point to a > different checkout flow than a checkout from "Quick Checkout" or "One Page > Checkout"? Shouldn't the checkout process be the same regardless of where you > entered it? Shouldn't all links point to and provide the same basic checkout > flow? > > So what has happened here is that in 4.0, one of the checkout links on the > website store's main web page (the mulit-page checkout) took the user to the > same checkout screen as is still available through the shopping cart. > > Now, that option is gone. I still say this is a regression and should be > fixed. There shouldn't be 3 different checkout flows. > > Regards, > Ruth > > Scott Gray wrote: >> Hi Ruth, >> >> My guess is that you're looking at the micro cart in the top right corner of >> the screen. Like I said, "Checkout" is the link you want and it is >> available in Cart Summary screenlet and View Cart screen. >> >> Regards >> Scott >> >> On 2/02/2010, at 9:00 AM, Ruth Hoffman wrote: >> >> >>> Hi Scott: >>> Are you sure? >>> I see: >>> >>> 1) a link to "Quick Checkout" >>> >>> 2) a link to "One Page Checkout" >>> >>> On the "Quick Checkout" screen there are no links to split a shipment. The >>> radio box provided under the "Ship to Party" field label only allows for 1) >>> adding new address 2) indicating that only one of the available address is >>> the destination address. In 4.0, there was a link here to "split" the >>> shipment among several addresses. It is not here anymore. >>> >>> On the "One Page Checkout" screen there isn't even this much to talk about. >>> >>> Please look more closely. >>> Regards, >>> Ruth >>> >>> Scott Gray wrote: >>> >>>> I've updated and checked my 9.04 and I can see it as described below, the >>>> links available that say "Checkout" all point to the mutli-page checkout >>>> which supports split shipments. >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Scott >>>> >>>> HotWax Media >>>> http://www.hotwaxmedia.com >>>> >>>> On 2/02/2010, at 8:06 AM, Ruth Hoffman wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hi Scott: >>>>> Don't know about the trunk, since I can't run a recent trunk version - I >>>>> don't have Java 1.6 installed - but this is no longer available in 9.04. >>>>> You need to get past the checkout to the screen where the user provides >>>>> shipping contact information. There should be an option and then a screen >>>>> for the user to indicate shipping groups and two or more target shipping >>>>> locations. This does not exist in 9.04. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Ruth >>>>> >>>>> Scott Gray wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Ruth, >>>>>> >>>>>> I don't have a 9.04 installation setup locally to test this (and the >>>>>> demo is still down I think) but split shipments and the multipage >>>>>> checkout are certainly still available in the trunk OOTB. Add anything >>>>>> to the cart, and then either click on Checkout in the Cart Summary on >>>>>> the right column or otherwise click on View Cart and click on Checkout >>>>>> on the top of the page. >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards >>>>>> Scott >>>>>> >>>>>> On 2/02/2010, at 4:20 AM, Ruth Hoffman wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Rishi: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This is not a new feature. Split shipment support was well established >>>>>>> (and a HUGE selling point when discussing OFBiz with prospects) in >>>>>>> Release 4.0. Technically, this is a regression. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I will submit a JIRA. >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> Ruth >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Rishi Solanki wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Ruth, >>>>>>>> The multiform checkout was implemented as per covering all the possible >>>>>>>> functionality which may be on any site, then quick checkout is encrypt >>>>>>>> its >>>>>>>> some of the functionality and finally the one page is the most >>>>>>>> encrypted >>>>>>>> demo to do checkout in which many functionality are not covered >>>>>>>> intentionally. From your email it seems you are looking for the split >>>>>>>> shipment in One page checkout which is not available at all there. If >>>>>>>> you >>>>>>>> want that functionality there then yes you should create a Jira for >>>>>>>> that but >>>>>>>> as it is a new feature then it won't be go into release 9.04 it will >>>>>>>> be new >>>>>>>> implementation for trunk only. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Rishi Solanki >>>>>>>> Enterprise Software Developer >>>>>>>> HotWax Media Pvt. Ltd. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 6:41 AM, Ruth Hoffman <rhoff...@aesolves.com> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The subject says it all...I'll submit a JIRA...if it really is >>>>>>>>> missing. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> FYI - this was never on the "Quick Checkout" form and only available >>>>>>>>> on the >>>>>>>>> multi-form checkout. Now that the multiple form checkout is gone >>>>>>>>> (replaced >>>>>>>>> by another single form checkout called "One Page Checkout") so is this >>>>>>>>> feature. Or am I missing something? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>>> Ruth >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >> >>
