Wait List Manager

Wait List Manager	Copyright © 2001, William Weiland
Overview Customers can identify products that they would like to purchase but are currently out of stock. Once you place the product in stock, you can run the Send Email routine in admin. Each waiting customer will receive an email telling them that the product is back in stock.
Initial Setup Use the Merchant admin upload feature to upload the module. Once uploaded, click the Add button to add it to the mall/domain. In admin, under your store, click on the link for Utilities Configuration Screen. Assign the module and Update it to install it in your store. Click the link for Wait List Manager to enter the configuration settings.
Configuration Settings Enter data into the applicable input fields. Prompt Enter the text or image URL for prompting customers to access the Wait List screen. There are two prompt locations (product and category screens). The category screen prompt is optional. Screen Title Enter the Wait List form title. Screen Body Enter the text you want to appear in the Wait List form. Input Form Define the color, size and font of the Wait List form. Email Subject and Body When the item comes in and the email is sent to the waiting customer, these define what will be in the subject and top of the email. Thankyou Email Body You can optionally send an email when customers sign up to the Wait List. Expire Establish how many days the Wait List will remain before it is cancelled. Block Automatic Wait List Prompt Blocking product codes. If you are using my Inventory Management module in conjunction with this module, the link to the Wait List will be automatically inserted when the product quantity drops to zero. However, there may be some products that you don't want Wait Listed. You simply add the product code followed by a \| symbol in the admin configuration screen to block the link display.
Editing Requirements (skip to #4 if using the OpenUI) If you are using the Miva Merchant User Interface (mmui) you will need to make some very simple edits to the core files. Be sure to do that with a text editor (NO WYSIWYG editors) such as Programmer's File Editor (PFE) so as not to damage the mv files. ALWAYS BACKUP your unmodified mv files in case you make a mistake. 1) In the mmui.mv file, function UIModule_Dispatch, include the following code. Put this code in the latter half of the function, not near the beginning of the UIModule_Dispatch function. <MvIF EXPR = "{ g.Screen EQ 'CTWL' }"> <MvIF EXPR = "{g.Action}"> <MvDO FILE="{g.Module_Root$'modules/util/waitlist.mv'}" NAME="l.ok" VALUE="{WaitListUs()}"> <MvIF EXPR = "{len(Category_Code)}"> <MvASSIGN NAME = "g.Screen" VALUE = "CTGY"> <MvASSIGN NAME = "l.ok" VALUE = "{ MMUI_Category() }"> <MvELSE> <MvASSIGN NAME = "g.Screen" VALUE = "PROD"> <MvASSIGN NAME = "l.ok" VALUE = "{ MMUI_ProductDisplay() }"> </MvIF> <MvELSE> <MvASSIGN NAME="l.ok" VALUE="{MMUI_Begin_Screen(Stores.d.name $ ': Wait List', 0, 0 )}"> <MvDO FILE="{g.Module_Root$'modules/util/waitlist.mv'}" NAME="l.ok" VALUE="{WaitListUs()}"> </TD></TR></TABLE> <MvFUNCTIONRETURN VALUE = "{ MMUI_Close_Store() }"> </MvIF> </MvIF> 2) Product Screen Display: If you are using inventory management from me, you can add the following code in the MMUI_ProductDisplay just above the Add to Basket buttons. This will automatically check the quantity on hand and display the link if necessary. <MvDO FILE="{g.Module_Root $ 'modules/util/waitlist.mv'}" NAME = "l.show_prompt" VALUE = "{ShowPrompt()}"> 3) Category Screen Display: The Wait List prompt can also be optionally displayed on the category list screens when the products are displayed as expanded (not line). If you are using inventory management from me, you can add the following code in the MMUI_Category just above the Add to Basket button. This will automatically check the quantity on hand and display the link if necessary. <MvDO FILE="{g.Module_Root $ 'modules/util/waitlist.mv'}" NAME = "l.show_prompt" VALUE = "{ShowPromptCTGY()}"> 4) If you are not using inventory management, you can add the link manually in the product narrative description. If you want to display the Wait List link button manually in the product description, you could include the following link in the product description page. You can vary the text between the link and anchor or even use an image. You'll also change the store code and product code to match your store and product codes. <A HREF="merchant.mv?Screen=CTWL&Store_Code=wcw&Product_Code=SR_00013">Wait List</A>
Usage Wait list notices can be sent out for all products with a quantity greater than zero (if you are using my Inventory Management module) by clicking the image to the left of the word Utilities in the store admin. Then click on the link for Wait List Manager. Wait list notices can be sent out on an individual product by selecting the individual product editing screen. Then click on the link for Wait List. You can send one or more (including all waiting customers) notices by checking the box(es) and selecting Update. This would be the method for sending notices if you are not using my Inventory Management module or you just want to send notices limited to one product. You can also remove waiting customer records by checking the box in the appropriate column and selecting Update.