Near East UniversityNear East University

Department of Computer EngineeringDepartment of Computer Engineering

E-COMMERCE FOR LAPTOPS SELLING COMPANY E-COMMERCE FOR LAPTOPS SELLING COMPANY

Abdul Halim Abu KuwaikAbdul Halim Abu Kuwaik

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IntroductionIntroduction

I was approached by a computer selling I was approached by a computer selling company to construct an e-commerce company to construct an e-commerce system that allows customers to purchase system that allows customers to purchase products, mainly laptops, over the internet.products, mainly laptops, over the internet.

The system was designed to enable The system was designed to enable customers to browse through the customers to browse through the interactive website, fill out an order form, interactive website, fill out an order form, and submit it to the company’s database.and submit it to the company’s database.

Employees of the company will be able to view Employees of the company will be able to view the orders made in the form of reports, and the orders made in the form of reports, and deliver the products accordingly.deliver the products accordingly.

Payments are made in cash or check to the Payments are made in cash or check to the delivery representative upon delivering the delivery representative upon delivering the product to its customer. This method is called product to its customer. This method is called payment-on-delivery.payment-on-delivery.

Analysis of the systemAnalysis of the system

After collecting all the necessary information After collecting all the necessary information about the company, the analysis phase was about the company, the analysis phase was started.started.

I determined how the system will be built, what I determined how the system will be built, what processes were involved, what information was processes were involved, what information was needed, and so on.needed, and so on.

Logical Data Flow DiagramLogical Data Flow Diagram

Context DiagramContext Diagram

MethodologyMethodology

I chose different software to construct the e-I chose different software to construct the e-commerce system:commerce system:

MS FrontPage MS FrontPage (for website design)(for website design)

HTML HTML (for website design)(for website design)

Active Server Pages Active Server Pages (for linking website to database)(for linking website to database)

Ms Access Ms Access (to store orders made and for the user interface)(to store orders made and for the user interface)

Website DesignWebsite Design

After collecting pictures and information from the After collecting pictures and information from the company, I started designing the website using company, I started designing the website using Ms FrontPage and HTML for the static web Ms FrontPage and HTML for the static web pages.pages.

I used frames, hyperlinks, tables, and text I used frames, hyperlinks, tables, and text formatting.formatting.

Database DesignDatabase Design

Using the MS Access software, I constructed a Using the MS Access software, I constructed a database consisting of 4 tables. database consisting of 4 tables.

The first table was the ‘The first table was the ‘customer information’customer information’ table and included all the customers’ names, table and included all the customers’ names, addresses, telephones, emails etc. addresses, telephones, emails etc.

(every customer was given a unique ID auto number to (every customer was given a unique ID auto number to distinguish his/her order from other orders)distinguish his/her order from other orders)

The second table was the ‘The second table was the ‘brands table’brands table’ and and included the products’ IDs and the product included the products’ IDs and the product brand.brand.

Database designDatabase design

The third table was the ‘The third table was the ‘item information’item information’ table and table and included all the products that were displayed for sale on included all the products that were displayed for sale on the website.the website.

(T(That this table was linked via ASP to the order form on hat this table was linked via ASP to the order form on the website so that the company can add any number of the website so that the company can add any number of products to its range in the database and will products to its range in the database and will automatically be updated in the websiteautomatically be updated in the website))..

The fourth table was the ‘manager’ table and included The fourth table was the ‘manager’ table and included the id, user, and password for the Admin webpage the id, user, and password for the Admin webpage online.online.

ReportsReports

Using the Ms Access features, different Using the Ms Access features, different reports were generated for the employees reports were generated for the employees of the company to view orders made by of the company to view orders made by customers.customers.

I included a customer information report, a I included a customer information report, a products description report, a delivery products description report, a delivery report, and a general information report. report, and a general information report.

User InterfaceUser Interface

The user interface was designed to allow The user interface was designed to allow employees of the company to view and employees of the company to view and print different reports.print different reports.

I used the form option in the Ms Access I used the form option in the Ms Access software to create the user interface.software to create the user interface.

User InterfaceUser Interface

SummarySummary

The project was considered successful despite of some The project was considered successful despite of some minor faults such as the customer having to submit more minor faults such as the customer having to submit more than one order form if he/she wants to order more than than one order form if he/she wants to order more than one product.one product.

Several future development plans are in progress to Several future development plans are in progress to better enhance the system. These are a few:better enhance the system. These are a few:

-Adding a shopping cart system.-Adding a shopping cart system. -Payments by credit card over the internet.-Payments by credit card over the internet. -Giving regular customers a user name and password to -Giving regular customers a user name and password to

receive special discounts and offers. receive special discounts and offers.

In order to make myself clear, let’s take a In order to make myself clear, let’s take a look at the website.look at the website.