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Aim: If your store sells goods for more than one brands

2020-06-24T12:48:33Z

If your store sells goods for more than one brands

Aim: If your store sells goods for more than one brands

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If your store sells goods for more than one brands

Dohtur at 13:04, 16 October 2012

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Dohtur: /* Defining Manufacturer Details */

2012-10-16T13:01:54Z

‎Defining Manufacturer Details

Dohtur: /* Roles in Manufacturers module management */

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‎Roles in Manufacturers module management

Ivka: /* Defining Manufacturer Details */

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‎Defining Manufacturer Details

Admin: /* Product Search by Manufacturers */

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‎Product Search by Manufacturers

Admin: /* Assigning Products to Manufacturers */

2010-01-28T13:32:38Z

‎Assigning Products to Manufacturers

Admin: /* Defining International Manufacturer Descriptions */

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‎Defining International Manufacturer Descriptions

Admin: /* Defining Manufacturer Details */

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 == What Manufacturers module does ==
-If your store sells goods for more than one brands, some of your customers may be interested in being able to find products by the name of an individual or company that produced them.
+If your store sells goods for more than one manufacturers, some of your customers may be interested in being able to find products by the name of an individual or company that produced them.
 The module <u>Manufacturers</u> helps you meet the needs of such customers, as it allows you to categorize your products by the producer (manufacturing firm, provider, developer, etc).

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 == What Manufacturers module does ==
-If your store sells goods for more than one manufacturers, some of your customers may be interested in being able to find products by the name of an individual or company that produced them.
+If your store sells goods for more than one brands, some of your customers may be interested in being able to find products by the name of an individual or company that produced them.
 The module <u>Manufacturers</u> helps you meet the needs of such customers, as it allows you to categorize your products by the producer (manufacturing firm, provider, developer, etc).

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	Both administrators and providers have the ability to create manufacturer categories and assign specific products to them.		Both administrators and providers have the ability to create manufacturer categories and assign specific products to them.
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		+	<u>Manufacturers</u> is available as a built-in module in all X-Cart editions. It does not require installation and can be enabled in the <u>Modules</u> section of X-Cart Admin area.

	== Roles in Manufacturers module management==		== Roles in Manufacturers module management==

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 {{Note1|Note: The field 'Clean URL' needs to be adjusted only if X-Cart's Clean URLs functionality is enabled in your store.  If the Clean URLs functionality is disabled, the field 'Clean URL' is inactive.}}
-{{Note1|Note for X-Cart PRO users: The 'Clean URL' field is available only to store administrators, as only administrators can define clean URLs for manufacturers.}}
+{{Note1|Note for X-Cart PLATINUM and PRO users: The 'Clean URL' field is available only to store administrators, as only administrators can define clean URLs for manufacturers.}}
 * <u>Logo</u>: The image that will be displayed as the manufacturer's logo.

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 == Roles in Manufacturers module management==
-If you are an X-Cart GOLD administrator/provider or an X-Cart PRO administrator:
+If you are an X-Cart GOLD or GOLD PLUS administrator/provider or an X-Cart PLATINUM or PRO administrator:
 * You can enable/disable and configure the module <u>Manufacturers</u> (See [[#Enabling and Configuring 'Manufacturers']]).
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 * You can enable/disable product search by manufacturers for customers (See [[#Enabling Product Search by Manufacturers]]).
-If you are an X-Cart PRO provider:
+If you are an X-Cart PLATINUM or PRO provider:
 * You can create manufacturer categories (Check out the section [[#Adding Manufacturers]]).

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	* <u>URL</u>: URL of the manufacturer's site.		* <u>URL</u>: URL of the manufacturer's site.
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		+	* <u>Title tag</u>: The title to be used in the title bar of this manufacturer details page.

	* <u>META keywords</u>: The keywords to be used in the keywords meta tag on the pages of this manufacturer category.		* <u>META keywords</u>: The keywords to be used in the keywords meta tag on the pages of this manufacturer category.

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 ==Product Search by Manufacturers==
 [[Category:X-Cart user manual]]
 [[Category:X-Cart modules]]

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	==Assigning Products to Manufacturers==		==Assigning Products to Manufacturers==
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		+	Each product in your store can be assigned to one of the defined manufacturer categories.
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		+	To assign a product to a manufacturer category:
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		+	1. Find the product for which you want to define a manufacturer. Open this product for modification in the '<u>Product Management</u>' section. The product's details should be displayed in the '<u>Product details</u>' form.
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		+	2. Select the product's manufacturer from the '<u>Manufacturer</u>' drop-down box in the '<u>Classification</u>' section of the '<u>Product details</u>' form.
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		+	: [[Image:manuf_assign.gif\|541px]]
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		+	3. Click the '''Save''' button.
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		+	The product should be assigned to the selected manufacturer category and added to this manufacturer category on the storefront.

	==Product Search by Manufacturers==		==Product Search by Manufacturers==

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	==Defining International Manufacturer Descriptions==		==Defining International Manufacturer Descriptions==
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		+	If your store supports more than one languages, you must provide names and descriptions for your manufacturer categories in all the languages supported by your store. In X-Cart, a combination of the name and description of a manufacturer category in a language other than the default store language is called the manufacturer's international description.
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		+	To add an international description for a manufacturer category:
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		+	# Open the manufacturer category for which you wish to add an international description for editing.
		+	# In the '<u>Manufacturer details</u>' dialog box, switch the language selector to the language in which you wish to add an international description. The language of the interface changes to the selected language.
		+	# Edit the name and description of the manufacturer category translating them into the selected language.
		+	# Click the '''Save''' button.
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		+	When you click on '''Save''', the international description is added. A message is displayed confirming that the international description has been updated successfully.
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		+	To edit an international description of a manufacturer category:
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		+	# Open the manufacturer category whose international description needs to be changed for editing.
		+	# In the '<u>Manufacturer details</u>' dialog box, switch the language selector to the language in which you wish to add an international description. The language of the interface changes to the selected language.
		+	# Edit the name and/or description of the manufacturer category.
		+	# Click the '''Save''' button.
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		+	When you click '''Save''', the international description is updated. A message is displayed confirming that the international description has been updated successfully.

	==Assigning Products to Manufacturers==		==Assigning Products to Manufacturers==

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	==Defining Manufacturer Details==		==Defining Manufacturer Details==
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		+	The details of a manufacturer category are defined in the '<u>Manufacturer details</u>' dialog box:
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		+	[[Image:manufacturer_details.gif\|578px]]
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		+	To define the details of a manufacturer category, complete the following fields:
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		+	* <u>Manufacturer</u>: The name by which you and your customers will be able to identify this manufacturer category.
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		+	* <u>Clean URL</u>: The clean URL value for this manufacturer category. Instructions for adjusting this field are available in the section [[X-Cart:Clean URLs#Defining Clean URL Values]] of this manual.
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		+	{{Note1\|Note: The field 'Clean URL' needs to be adjusted only if X-Cart's Clean URLs functionality is enabled in your store. If the Clean URLs functionality is disabled, the field 'Clean URL' is inactive.}}
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		+	{{Note1\|Note for X-Cart PRO users: The 'Clean URL' field is available only to store administrators, as only administrators can define clean URLs for manufacturers.}}
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		+	* <u>Logo</u>: The image that will be displayed as the manufacturer's logo.
		+	* <u>Description</u>: The description of the manufacturer (will be displayed to customers).
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		+	{{Note1\|Note: You can enter the description in WYSIWYG mode if your store has the module HTML Editor enabled. For details, see the section [[X-Cart:HTML Editor]] in this manual.}}
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		+	* <u>URL</u>: URL of the manufacturer's site.
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		+	* <u>META keywords</u>: The keywords to be used in the keywords meta tag on the pages of this manufacturer category.
		+	* <u>META description</u>: The description to be used in the description meta tag on the pages of this manufacturer category.
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		+	For more information on using the description and keywords meta tags, see the section [[X-Cart:Configuring Page Titles and Meta Tags]] of this manual.
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		+	* <u>OrderBy</u>: The position of the manufacturer category relative to the other manufacturer categories in the manufacturers list.
		+	* <u>Availability</u>: This option allows you to specify whether this manufacturer category must be displayed in the Customer area. Select this check box to activate the manufacturer category.
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		+	{{Note1\|Note for X-Cart PRO users: The 'OrderBy' and 'Availability' settings are available only to store administrators, as only administrators can activate manufacturer categories and adjust their positions in the manufacturers list. After a new manufacturer category is created by a provider, the store administrator must specify its position number and activate it for the category to appear on the storefront. New manufacturer categories do not appear on the storefront until they are activated.}}

	==Defining International Manufacturer Descriptions==		==Defining International Manufacturer Descriptions==