Distribution, Manufacturing, and Internet Modules

[agoldsmith99]

I have had several requests in the last week for this information and thought I would share.  Yes it is easy to have a link directly to a category or item if you are using the .Store (B2C) applet.

Link to a category:

http://www.mysite.com/IW_products.m4p.pvx?;products_no_tree?cat=MYCAT?company=ABC

Link to an item:

http://www.mysite.com/IW_products.m4p.pvx?;ITEM?ItemCode=123456?company=ABC

Replace:

mysite with your site addres

MYCAT with your category code

ABC with your MAS company code

123456 (item code) with your Item Code

These links can work for .Order (B2B) users if they are already logged into the site.

[Zachman]

I am having a little trouble with this. My site is hosted by sage and my web address looks a little different. I am trying to link to an item from my store here.

http://host177.ebm.bestsoftwarehost.com/iwwida.pvx?;products_no_tree?comp=INC

and I am trying to link to item # 6201503

for the life of me I cna't figure this out and it would be a great benefit if I could get it working.

Thanks

[DFeller]

You are using the old version of EBM.  As she mentioned this only works in version 4.10 and above.

Dawn

[Zachman]

at least I know I'm not crazy then. Thanks

[agoldsmith99]

Let me see if I can dig up the way to do this in 3.71 to 4.05 as it is different program files.

[agoldsmith99]

 http://host177.ebm.bestsoftwarehost.com/Iwwida.pvx?;products_no_tree?cat=FINDINGS?comp=INC

This is for category links, I am researching the correct program/format for items in 3.7x - 4.05

Message Edited by agoldsmtih99 on 05-22-2009 11:57 AM

[SPyle · Accepted solution]

I think this might work.  I have to double check on a back-up system I have at home.  I've upgraded all of my current links to 4.3. 

http://host177.ebm.bestsoftwarehost.com/iwwida.pvx?;item?item_no=WR8814         1&comp=INC

http://host177.ebm.bestsoftwarehost.com/iwwida.pvx?;item?cat=FINDCROV?item_no?=CRST086        1&comp...

http://host177.ebm.bestsoftwarehost.com/iwwida.pvx?;item?item_no=WR8814%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%201&...

Note that you must have 15 positions for the part number.  If the PN is less than 15, fill with spaces (or the %20 string).  Then, follow the PN with the number "1".

I have always had problems on the earlier EBM pointing someone directly to an item because the cookie doesn't get set, and then they cannot check out.  I think if you can force them to a product menu (category page), the cookie is built and everything is OK.  The problem occurs if they want to check out after putting this one item into the cart.

Experiment with a test page before you spend too much time implementing this link.

For some reason, these are not working directly from here, but when put into an html file as an href, they work fine.

Good luck

Message Edited by SPyle on 05-22-2009 05:42 PM

[agoldsmith99]

Yes what SPyle said works -- that 1 just before the ?comp=INC is critical and making sure you have the 15 characters otherwise the link does not work.  We just got it sorted out here on one of our 3.71 test systems.

[Zachman]

thanks so much to agoldsmith99 and SPyle. Bummer about the cookies not working, but a temporary workaround until upgrade is to have the customer access the store first, then start clicking links. Certainly not ideal.

Thanks for making my weekend!!