B2B Tools

Manage Partners
A company having good shipping abilities has the option to form alliances with other companies who could take orders for them and use them as drop shippers for their orders. This section allows the user to configure such partner accounts. Apart from configuring the basic information, this section also allows the user to configure the site logo and site contact information about the partner. This information is then used on the packing slips that are sent out to the customers of the partner. It also allows them to configure account limits for the partner and other banks related information.

Set Partner Markup
This subsection allows the user to configure partner markups on selected stores or store/category combination. The markup can be configured as a percentage or a flat rate. The markups that are configured in this section are used to calculate the item price at which the products are sold to all customers of the configured partner.

Set Partner Shipping
This section allows the user to configure the shippers and shipping methods that the partner would like to use on their site. It also allows the user to give a percentage or flat discount on selected shipping methods and to configure one shipping method as the default in case the shipper and shipping methods are not submitted by the partner when submitting the orders.

Create Product Export
There might exist hundreds of products in the stores and categories for which the markups have been set. This section allows the user to configure only the products that the partner would like to sell along with the ability to create a price list for the partner. The price list is created as a CSV file along with giving the option to copy the corresponding product images to a folder that can be zipped and mailed to the partner along with the price list.

Import Orders
The orders can be received from the partner in a CSV file in a predetermined format. This order file can be read using the Import Orders interface. This interface processes the orders in the CSV file by implementing a sophisticated order placing algorithm that takes into account the partner markups, shipment discounts, shipment blocking rules and tax rules. All successfully placed orders are automatically put on a partner invoice and emailed to the partner and the total amount of the orders is automatically deducted from the partner balance. Orders that are rejected are placed in an XML file that can be shipped to the partner.

Pre-Packaging Queue
All partner orders that are successfully submitted are placed in this queue instead of the billing queue. Once processed out of this queue, the orders follow the same processing path as other orders that are received on the site or over the phone. The partner orders are however prefixed with the partner initial and they are also configured to print the partner logo and site contact information.

Receive Wire Transfers
All orders that are placed for the partners need to be pre-paid. If the partner does not have enough credit with the company, this section allows the user to record wire transfers from the partner and replenish the balance in the partner account with the incoming payment.

Partner Account History
All partner activity can be viewed in this section. It also gives the option to view the invoices that are created for each batch of orders received from the partner.




Export Tracking Numbers
The orders that are successfully shipped for the partners can be viewed in this section giving the user the option to export the tracking numbers for the orders to a CSV file.