Re: [OT] Robust order processing
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
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texte = Stuart- A little help with the terminology?SAP? SAS?Thanks,-Will On Monday, February 24, 2003, at 04:49 PM, Stuart Tremain wrote:> Will > > Wouldn't the easiest way be to create your accounting/inventory > programme in WebDNA ? > > Your shipping label etc can be very easily handled with WebDNA. > Barcodes can be created in a browser using something like Unibar > (http://www.unibar.com/). We have created a shipping label & receipt > on a single page with a peel off label which prints from a browser. > > Our whole system starts from a visitor purchasing from a web site. A > store operator checks that the customer has entered their order > correctly. The order is passed to SAP which determines if the product > is in stock. If it is in stock, it is picked and delivered to the > despatch room with a slip of paper with a barcode. The barcode is > scanned which brings up the order on the backend of the website. The > operator processes the payment online directly with the bank. The > shipping label and receipt are printed on one sheet of paper. The > goods are packed and the label peeled off the printed sheet and stuck > on the outside of the box. Currently handling about 20,000 orders a > year. > > If you really want to pass to another application look at the > possibility of sending a file containing your data to the accounting > app. Most apps will read a Tab-delimited file. We are currently > working on a SAP & SAS integration from one of our stores. Sounds > complicated but it really is a matter of sending files back and forth > on a timed basis. > > > On Tuesday, February 25, 2003, at 09:18 AM, WJ Starck wrote: > >> I'm looking for a more robust solution than we're currently using for >> processing orders taken from the Internet. Right now we have software >> that generates barcodes on web pages that we print and barcode into >> Quickbooks and our shipping software. While quicker than manual >> entry, it's becoming too time/labor intensive. >> >> Ideally we'd like a solution that could be integrated with WebDNA. My >> ideal program would: >> >> 1) Scan WebDNA orders.db for new orders (we do not use shopping cart >> system) as they come in >> 2) Enter order data into accounting/inventory program automatically >> 3) Print shipping label and receipt based on item weights and ship-to >> zip code >> >> All with the objective of no to minimum operator input of data. >> >> Anyone know of such a system? How do the big boys like Amazon.com do >> it? >> >> Any ideas/suggestions/comments appreciated as always... >> >> WebDNA 4.5.1 OSX Server 10.2.3, although not opposed to NT if I >> gotta... >> >> >> -- >> >> Will Starck >> NovaDerm Skincare Science >> http://www.novaderm.com >> wjs@novaderm.com >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list
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Stuart- A little help with the terminology?SAP? SAS?Thanks,-Will On Monday, February 24, 2003, at 04:49 PM, Stuart Tremain wrote:> Will > > Wouldn't the easiest way be to create your accounting/inventory > programme in WebDNA ? > > Your shipping label etc can be very easily handled with WebDNA. > Barcodes can be created in a browser using something like Unibar > (http://www.unibar.com/). We have created a shipping label & receipt > on a single page with a peel off label which prints from a browser. > > Our whole system starts from a visitor purchasing from a web site. A > store operator checks that the customer has entered their order > correctly. The order is passed to SAP which determines if the product > is in stock. If it is in stock, it is picked and delivered to the > despatch room with a slip of paper with a barcode. The barcode is > scanned which brings up the order on the backend of the website. The > operator processes the payment online directly with the bank. The > shipping label and receipt are printed on one sheet of paper. The > goods are packed and the label peeled off the printed sheet and stuck > on the outside of the box. Currently handling about 20,000 orders a > year. > > If you really want to pass to another application look at the > possibility of sending a file containing your data to the accounting > app. Most apps will read a Tab-delimited file. We are currently > working on a SAP & SAS integration from one of our stores. Sounds > complicated but it really is a matter of sending files back and forth > on a timed basis. > > > On Tuesday, February 25, 2003, at 09:18 AM, WJ Starck wrote: > >> I'm looking for a more robust solution than we're currently using for >> processing orders taken from the Internet. Right now we have software >> that generates barcodes on web pages that we print and barcode into >> Quickbooks and our shipping software. While quicker than manual >> entry, it's becoming too time/labor intensive. >> >> Ideally we'd like a solution that could be integrated with WebDNA. My >> ideal program would: >> >> 1) Scan WebDNA orders.db for new orders (we do not use shopping cart >> system) as they come in >> 2) Enter order data into accounting/inventory program automatically >> 3) Print shipping label and receipt based on item weights and ship-to >> zip code >> >> All with the objective of no to minimum operator input of data. >> >> Anyone know of such a system? How do the big boys like Amazon.com do >> it? >> >> Any ideas/suggestions/comments appreciated as always... >> >> WebDNA 4.5.1 OSX Server 10.2.3, although not opposed to NT if I >> gotta... >> >> >> -- >> >> Will Starck >> NovaDerm Skincare Science >> http://www.novaderm.com >> wjs@novaderm.com >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ >> >> > Regards > > Stuart Tremain > idfk web developments > 114a/40 yeo street neutral bay 2089 australia > t +612 9908 2134 > f +612 9908 4837 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > --Will Starck NovaDerm Skincare Science http://www.novaderm.com wjs@novaderm.com ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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