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Creating CONTAINER Stores (only for AA) #
REQUIREMENTS: #
- The Container store needs to be created using the React admin pages
- This type of store does not have an independent checkout
PREREQUISITES: #
- A container Template store already setup with Store Item properties
- Access to the React admin pages as a MCW admin
- Access to the Sys admin pages as a Sys admin.
To create a new Container store, follow these steps: #
| no. | Step Description | Process name | Assign to | Instance |
| 1 | Login to the React admin panel using the MCW admin credentials provided by the sysadmin. Go to Marketplace > Manage Suppliers > ‘+’ Create. Enter the required information about the container, as follows: -First, Start by selecting the Supplier Template = CONTAINER TEMPLATE -Filled out the information below the field accordingly. Verify there are restrictions for the fields with dates, time, country, etc. -After you are done, go back to the top of the page and the Supplier Code and Supplier Company name will be generated automatically -Enter the rest of the required fields -In the Marketplaces’ dropdown, select: Container Marketplace (20211125749) Important: Take note of the username and password. You will need that information later. Click on Save to create the supplier. Wait a few minutes and a Vendor ID until the store is created successfully. | Create a new container store | MCW admin | React admin |
| 2 | Verify the loading indicator in the Vendor ID column is replaced by the actual vendor ID of the new store | Create a new container store | MCW admin | React admin |
| 3 | Logout and login in as the new container store you just created (with the credentials that were generated on the Create supplier form) Verify the credentials work and that you are logged in to the right store vid | Create a new container store | MCW admin | React admin |
| 4 | Go to the About Me page and verify the company details are correctly displayed. Focus on the Container Store section of the page All the fields in that section must be autogenerated with the data entered in the ‘Create Supplier’ form | About Me page setup | Supplier Catalog Admin | React admin |
| 5 | Add a container image and Save the page | About Me page setup | Supplier Catalog Admin | React admin |
| 6 | Create new products by logging in with the same container admin user credentials generated in Step 1. Go to Catalog > Products > Create New Product. | Create Products | Supplier Catalog Admin | React admin |
| 7 | If the category section on the Edit Product page does not show any categories, make sure the container is enabled as a distributor of the main marketplace or the independent marketplace | Create Products | Supplier Catalog Admin | React admin |
| 8 | From the React admin pages, log in to the supplier and verify the right items and store information is correctly displayed. When the products are created and the product images have been uploaded, the supplier admin needs to set all products to publish status. | Publish the products to the MCW | Supplier Catalog Admin | React admin |
| 9 | Verify the store item and that all products are correctly copied to the MCW. Using the supplier admin credentials, go to Catalog > Products > Wait for around 5 minutes, the status of the products must remain as published. If it changes to ‘Validation errors found’ report the issue to the sys admin | Publish the products to the MCW | Supplier Catalog Admin | React admin |
To verify if the Container store was created correctly, follow these steps: #
| no. | Step Description | Process name | Assign to | Instance |
| 1 | To verify the Store Item has been created. Move to the sys admin pages and login as the sys admin. Go to Catalog > Stores > Edit the store (there must be only one store item) > Store Properties The following store properties must have been attached to the product automatically when creating the supplier: *2165 – date_parked *2205 – time_parked *2180 – block_number *2179 – container_number *2201 – country_of_origin *2166 – mode_of_import *2181 – parking_shop_number *2202 – sellers_name *2167 – Type *2209 – company_name *2211 – store_status *2212 – City *2213 – Country *2214 – Email *2215 – Phone *2216 – ProvinceAbv *2217 – lat *2218 – lng *2219 – LineAddress1 *2220 – Province *2221 – Website *2222 – plus_code *2223 – sellerCode | Supplier verification | Sys Admin | Sys admin panel |
| 2 | Verify the MVP value is set up for the new store item: Go to Settings > Multi-Valued Properties > Seller and Brand | Supplier verification | Sys Admin | Sys admin panel |
| 3 | Verify the container store is set as a distributor on the MCW and Marketplace Go to the listvendors page > Click on the Gear icon on the Action column for the MCW and Marketplace stores > Store settings > Suppliers tab. The container must be enabled | Supplier verification | Sys Admin | Sys admin panel |
Create products, upload images, and change status in a bulk #
| no. | Step Description | Process name | Assigned to | Instance |
| 1 | To create products in a bulk, you will need to log in as a Sys admin to the sysadmin panel and import the ‘Products Spreadsheet’ from there. Go to Manage Products > Import Simple Spreadsheet > Upload the file and click on Import. The import spreadsheet must have the correct properties, variations, and multi-value properties used in the marketplace. | Upload multiple products | Sys Admin | Sys admin panel |
| 2 | Upload all product images using the AWS S3 Bucket. All images must be uploaded in this path: /store/{store vid}/assets/items/largeimages/{produt code}.jpg* *Replace the values inside the {} with the store vid and product code respectively. After the images are uploaded in the S3 Bucket. Go to the sys admin pages > Store vid and click on the ‘Validate Path’ feature in the Advanced > Store Preferences admin page to attach the image from S3 to the products created in the supplier store. | Product Images setup | Sys Admin | Sys admin panel |
| 3 | When the products are created and the product images have been attached to them, the supplier admin needs to set all products to complete status. This can also be done in a bulk as well, by using the sys admin pages > Marketplace > Approve Products. From there, change the status of the products from New to Complete. | Approve Products | Supplier Catalog Admin | React admin |
I have created the containers and the products. What is next? #
| no. | Step Description | Process name | Assigned to | Instance |
| 1 | After the products are copied to the MCW. Login to the sysadmin panel and generate the SEO URL on the MCW (PREFIX : Category = shop / Products = products) | SEO URL Generation | Sys Admin | Sys admin panel |
| 2 | Reset the DTO cache on the MCW by going to Templates > Reset DTO > Select All > Clear zone > Reload zone | Reset DTO | Sys Admin | Sys admin panel |
| 3 | Rebuild solr Items and Categories | Rebuild Solr items and category | Sys Admin | Sys admin panel |
| 6 | Verify the store item and all product price records are correctly copied to the Marketplaces. | Marketplace verification | Sys Admin | Sys admin panel |
| 7 | Reset the DTO cache on the Main Marketplace by going to Templates > Reset DTO > Select All > Clear zone > Reload zone | Reset DTO | Sys Admin | Sys admin panel |
| 8 | Rebuild solr Items and Categories | Rebuild Solr items and category | Sys Admin | Sys admin panel |
| 9 | Build the site’s pipeline using Jenkins and verify the product are displayed in the marketplace store front successfully. | Build the site’s pipeline | Sys Admin | Jenkins |