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Complexonlinerequirements?

SiteInABox™ShopInABox™

eShops&customeCommerce webdesign

onlinebusinesscontrol onlinebusinessworkflow

Oneintegratedsolution-K4IT’sDevelopmentFramework

Whetheryouneedabigorsmallshop,acomplexorsimplewebsiteorabusiness/workflowcontrolapplication,K4IT’sDevelopmentFrameworkoffersapowerful,‘readytogo’toolkittoquicklybuildorcustomiseasolutiontoyourspecificrequirements.

eCommerce

AneCommercesolutionthatcanservicearangeofrequirements,fromasimpleshopwithafewproductstoalargeonewith10sof1000sofproducts.Thisisdeploymentreadywithawiderangeoffeaturesthatyou’dexpectplusafewthatyouwon’tfindelsewhere,likecustomisedproductsandcompoundfilters.

BusinessControl&Workflow

Abusinesssolutionthatcanbeconfiguredtocontrolbespokeorderproduction,clientbookingsorprettymuchanythingelse.

Corporate,Organisation&PersonalWebsites

Ourmobile-friendlyframeworkisbuilttodeliverawiderangeofwebsitefeatureswithapowerful‘on-page’editorandanextensiverangeofconfigurationoptions.Thisallowsthebuildofawebsitetomatchyourdesign,orforustodevelopadesignforyou.

Oneintegrated,optimisedframework

Allthefunctionalitydescribedaboveisbuiltintooneframework.Weavoidtheuseof‘plug-ins’bybuildingourownfeatureswhereverpossible,forexampleforclientchatorslideshows.Thisframework,itselementsandthewebserverconfigurationarefinelytunedtodeliveronefast,secure,mobilefriendlypackage,waitingtomeetyourneed.

K4IT’sDevelopmentFramework-SiteInABox™-ShopInABox™


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What’sinthebox?

1. COMMONFRAMEWORKFEATURES-SITEINABOX™ 3

2. ECOMMERCEFEATURES-SHOPINABOX™ 6

3. CUSTOMPRODUCTS 13

4. BUSINESS&WORKFLOWCONTROL 14

5. BUILDINGYOURSOLUTION 15

6. ADDITIONALOPTIONS 15

7. GETAQUOTE 16



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1. CommonFrameworkFeatures-SiteInABox™K4IT’sDevelopmentFrameworkincludesthesefeaturesasstandard:

Þ Responsive,mobileready SiteInABox™isdesignedasaresponsivepagedeliverymechanism,sothatyourpageswilldeploytodesktop,mobileortablet,workingwithtouchbaseddevices.SiteInABox™passesGoogle’smobiletests

Þ In-pagecontentmanager Youcanbuild,edit&monitoryoursolutionusingourSiteInABox™ContentManager,anin-pageeditorgivingaccesstothelargearrayoffeaturesthatthesystemcandeliver

Þ Design,layoutandstyling Mostwebsites&applicationswillbenefitfromacommondesignortheme,althoughmanytietheusertoatemplate,whichrestrictsdesignoptions.SiteInABox™hasabuilt-inCSS3stylingsystemthatcanbeconfiguredwithawiderangeofstylestodeliveryourdesignwithoutrestrictingyoutoafixedtemplateàanythinganywhere!Þ pagescanbedeliveredtoaspecificlayoutÞ individualpagelayoutscanbecustomisedusingcomponentsEachindividualcomponentorcontentitemcandeployadefaultstyleorcustomisationtowhateverextentrequired

Þ Pages PagescanbeaddedinsecondswiththeirownspecificsettingsbasedondefaultsYoucanthenaddrequiredcomponentsandcontent

Þ Components

SiteInABox™offersarangeofcomponentsthatcanbedeployedasrequiredtobuildthestructureandcontentofone,severalorallpagesÞ sections-regionsofthepagetocontainothercomponentsÞ articles-a3-columngridstructureforaddingindividualcontentÞ menus–defineamenuandmenuitems,placedinasectionÞ forms–generallysystemdefined,e.g.login,editdata,contactusÞ banner–addabanneroftext/imagesÞ accordions–verticallistofcontent,oneisselected/visibleÞ tabbers–horizontaltabsofcontent,oneisselected/visiblebelowÞ system–varioussystemfeaturesÞ social–socialmedialinkmenuSomecomponentscanbenestedinsideeachother,egsub-sections;accordions&tabberswithnestedcomponents

Þ Rich,diversecontenttypes SiteInABox™providesforarangeofcontent:Þ standard–ablockofcontentwithheader,text&mediaÞ table–agridoftext,imagesorlinksÞ slideshow–aslideshowoftextand/orimages,timers&effectsÞ gallery–agalleryofimages,videosordocumentsÞ blog–aone-way‘diary-style’streamofauthorposts&mediaÞ forums–two-waydiscussionsviaforums,threads&posts



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Þ events–displayaneventscalendarÞ discography–displayacollection,inthiscasealbumsandsongsÞ lyrics–displaylyricsforanalbumofsongsÞ geo-map–fordisplayingsupplierlocationsÞ form–displaycustomformÞ eCommerce–variouscomponentse.g.breadcrumbs,searchresultsÞ customproducts–variouscontentÞ graphs–customgraphicalutilitiesÞ twitter–insertTwitterfeedÞ thelistcontinuestogrow..Contentcanbeplacedin/movedtoanyarticlescomponent

Þ Pageheaders&footers Þ Generally,pageheadersandfootersarecommontoallpagesforawebsiteorshop

Þ Headers&footersarebuiltwithintheappropriateSectionsusingComponentsandContent

Þ Anypagecanhavecustomheaders&footerswhererequired

Þ Multi-leveluseraccesscontrol SiteInABox™includesarangeofuserrolesandroleaccesscontrolforpages,menuitems,content&data,allowingdetailedaccessprofiling

Þ Administrationsection TheAdminsectionallowsaccesstoSiteInABox™Settings,anumberofAdminfunctions&reports(e.g.visitstatistics),togetherwithaccesstoalldataandcontentstoredwithinSiteInABox™

Þ CHATServiceforyourcustomers

WerecentlyaddedaCHATservicetotheframeworkThisallowsyoutomonitoryourwebsiteandrespondtocustomerenquiriesviaasecure,liveCHATfacilityinreal-timeOurCHATsolutionisnativewithinSiteInABox™,sonoadditionalsoftwareorpop-ups,justfast,directcustomerservice

Þ Search,SEO&Google SiteInABox™isdesignedtobeSEOfriendly,givingyoumetadataaccess,friendlypageURLsandGoogleAnalyticslinkageAsimpleclickonmenuoptionsallowyoutoproduce&refreshrobots.txtinstructionsforSEORobotsandcomplexSitemapsforSearchEngineregistrationThereisalsoalivefeedtoGoogleShopping,ifrequired

Þ Modular SiteInABox™ismodular,youonlyuse/payforthemodulesthatyoursolutionrequires.Othermodulesareswitchedoff.Modulesandcodeareoptimisedsothatcodeisloadedonlywhenrequired

Þ Scheduledtasks SiteInABox™includesarangeofscheduledtaskswhichcanbeusedforstandardorcustomisedactivities,forexample:Þ Userinvitations/emailsÞ Product&manufacturerimageloadingÞ DatasynchronisationwithclientsystemsÞ EuropeancustomerVATcodeverificationÞ System/logmaintenanceÞ Customproductactivitiese.g.sendingcustomere-cards



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Þ Infrastructure Þ Server-asanoutline,SiteInABox™andShopInABox™operateonaLAMPstackwebserverusingmoderntechnologies

Þ Hosting-typically,yourserverwillbehostedinastateoftheartDataCentreeitheronaserverthatyouleasedirectlyfromaprovider,orhostedforyoubyK4IT

Þ Softwarestack-deliveredbyamodernstackusingindustrystandardframeworksincludingZend

Þ ThesolutionisanoptimisedMVCframeworkusingfeaturesincludingGZIPcompression,minifiedcode&cache

Þ Security&Encryption Þ Forbusiness&commercialwebsites,encryptedHTTPSisrecommendedÞ Userpasswordsareprotectedusingtwo-stageverificationandmodern

encryptionalgorithms

Þ Ongoingreleasemanagement Þ AsSiteInABox™isasingleframework,generallyforongoingclients,K4ITcanofferongoingreleasemanagementaspartofthehostingorsupportservice

Þ Thismeansthatasweimprovetheproductoraddnewfeatures,theywillbeavailabletoyoursolution

Þ Anti-spam Asidefromserver,dataandcodesecurity,SiteInABox™employsseveraltechniquestoavoidabusebyrobots&spammers

Þ Vulnerability&penetrationtesting

Þ Asanongoingclient,youcanbenefitfromourprogrammeofsecuritytesting

Þ Weregularlyrunteststoensurethatourservers&softwareareprotectedagainstsecuritythreats

Þ Aspartofyourhostingorsupportserviceagreement,K4ITcankeepyoursolutionupdatedwithnewdevelopmentsorpatches

Þ Userprofilemanagement TheUsercanmanage:Þ Userprofile(username,email&passworduseadditionalsecuritysteps)Þ Addressmanager–multipleaddresses,manageinvoice&defaultdelivery

address(designforshoppingsites)Þ ContactnumbersÞ CompanyprofileÞ WithSiteInABox™multipleuserscanbeassociatedwithonecompany&set

ofaddressesÞ SiteInABox™includesaCookiesdisclaimerinlinewithEUprivacy

regulations

Þ Contact/enquiryform(s) SiteInABox™catersfortheseinadditiontoCHAT

Þ Diagnostics,speedtesting,etal Þ AsSiteInABox™isdeveloped,K4ITutiliseasuiteofdiagnostics&speedteststoensurethatthesolutionisdeliveringyourwebsitefastandefficiently

Þ Mostlyyouwillneverseethesebutrestassuredtheyexistandaredeployedtoensureanoptimalsolution

Þ Automatedemails SiteInABox™providesforautomatedemails&administratornotificationsforkeyactivities



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2. eCommerceFeatures-ShopInABox™K4IT’sShopInABox™isdeploymentready.

Þ Precision&Scale ShopInABox™wasspecified&designedagainst‘thebest’on-lineshopstoofferleadingfunctionalityShopInABox™wasthenoptimisedtoallowforlargescale,meaningthatsearchesarerenderedtotheUserveryquickly,forexampleinunderasecondwithover60,000Productsand20+potentialFacetfiltersinplay

Þ ShopOrganisation–Categories ShopInABox™isorganisedusingacascading,nestedcategorystructure.Parent&childcategoriescancontainfurtherchildcategoriesorProducts,allowingforacategorystructureascomplexasyouchoosetomakeit.Eachcategoryhasarangeoffeatures:Þ Thebasicslikeashorttitleformenusandalongertitleforfull

displayÞ Tilecontent&image,fordisplayingasub-setofcategoriesinagrid

onacategorylistingpage(Contentisking)Þ Splashcontent&imageincaseyouwantcontenttoappearabove

theproductlistingforthecategory(Contentisking)Þ CategoriescanbelinkedtoOfferswhichwillthenbedisplayedon

thatcategorypageÞ CategoriescanbelinkedtoInformationTabs.Thesetabswillthen

beincludedintheproductlistingforProductswithinthatcategory(Contentisking)

Þ CategoriescanbelinkedtoFacetFilterswhichareusedforsearchfiltering.Forexample,size&colourfacetslinkedtoacategorymeansthatproductsinthatcategorywillhavesize&colourselectors

Þ Eachcategoryhasasetofdefinedformats,withdefaults,thatdeterminethedisplayandstylingwhenthecategoryisdisplayed

Þ Products Obviously,productsarethekeyelementofShopInABox™Þ Basics–partnumber,title,manufacturer,SellingPrice,VATcode,

Delivery,etcÞ Short&longdescriptions–bothcanbejusttextorlongHTML

blocks(Contentisking)Þ ProductImages–seeproductimagesbelowÞ LinkstoInformationTabs-displayedontheproductlisting(Content

isking)Þ LinkstoCategoriesÞ FacetFilters&productspecificvaluesÞ StockManagement–controlthestocklevelsforallFacetvariants

oftheproductÞ Relatedproducts–for‘wantthat,alsobuythis’and‘youmayalso

like’CrossSalesdisplayÞ CustomerReviewmanagementÞ StatisticsforCustomerReviewratings,viewed,soldÞ Specification–unitofissue,weights&dimensions&custom



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propertiesÞ LinkstoVendors–ifrequired,productscanbelinkedtoVendorsto

allowthedisplayofalistofplaceswheretheUsercanbuyaproduct

Þ Searchkeys,productURL&metatags–forSEOÞ Controls,disabledflag,displayorder,etc

Þ ProductImages LoadingproductimagesÞ Manual–youcanuploadproductimagesmanuallyÞ Automatically–productimagescanbeuploadedviaFTPasthey

becomeavailableandautomaticallyadoptedtoaproductviaaScheduledTask

Þ Eachimagefilemustbenamedwiththeproductpartnumberandoptionallywithanumber,sayp123.jpgorp123_1.jpg,p123_2.jpg

Þ Uploadedimagesareresizedforlargeandthumbnail,againstsetparametersandifpresent,haveawatermarkappliedasanoverlay

Þ Automaticallyuploadedimagesaresequencedasprocessedandthefirstisusedforthethumbnail

ProductimagemanagementÞ Administratorscanmanageimagesforaproduct–upload,delete,

selectprimary,thumbnail,sequencingÞ Forproductswithcolourvariantsimagescanbeassignedtoa

specificcolour–Usercolourselection,viaaSwatchpalettewillchangetheimagedisplayed

Productimagedisplay(Contentisking)Þ ForproductlistingsthethumbnailisusedÞ AvailableimagesaredisplayedontheproductpageÞ Ifonlyoneimageisavailable,thatwillbeusedÞ Ifmorethanoneimagesisavailable,theproduct’simagesare

displayedinacarouselÞ Ifanimageislargeenough,azoomwillbeavailabletotheUser,on

bothdesktopandmobiledevices

Þ Facets&ProductFiltering Enablingthecustomertoquicklyfindtheproduct(s)theyarelookingforandtodrilldownontheirselection,iscriticalWellorganisedCategoriesareagoodstartbutthebeston-lineshopsgomuchfurther&ShopInABox™isdesignedtobestrongerthanmost!FilteringiscontrolledbyFacets,propertiesthatallowtheUsertosub-selectasetofproductsShopInABox™Facettypes:Þ Productproperty–filteronanydatafieldontheproductrecord,

e.g.manufacturer.UserscancheckamanufacturertofilterthelistÞ Colourswatch–defineasetofpossiblecoloursandthenassign

productstothosecolours,e.g.T-shirtB107isavailableinBlack,White&Blue.Colourswatchesaredisplayedasacolouredshape.Userscanclickacolourtofilterthelist

Þ FeatureFacet–asingleorlistofproperties,whichcanthenbelinkedtoproducts–e.g.shirtsizemayincludeXS,S,M,L,XL.Userscheckoneormoreselections



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Þ Range–allowsforthesub-divisionofproductsbaseduponanumericproperty–e.g.harddiskdrivescanbeallocatedtoacapacityband.Usersselectthebandrequired

Þ Availability–istheiteminstock–Userscanselecttoonlyviewitemsinstock

FacetsareappliedinacumulativemannerandtheUsercanmakemorethanoneselectionforFeatureFacets.ThismeanstheUsercouldprogressivelyfilterwithinMen’sTrainerstoNike,size11incolourBlackorBlue,forexampleFacetscanbesetasinherited,ornot.InheritedFacetsappliedtoaCategoryareautomaticallyinheritedbychildcategoriesandtheirproducts

Þ ResultsDisplay–ProductListing Þ UserscanbrowsetheshopviaCategorymenusand(sub)Categorylistingpages,whatwemaycallthetraditionalway

Þ OncetheUserarrivesatalistofproductstheFacetFiltersfortheactiveCategoryareapplied

Þ ShopInABox™displaysBreadcrumbs&acontextualmenuforthecurrentcategory

Þ TheUsercanquickly&intuitivelynavigatethroughtheshopÞ ProductlistingpagesincludeFacetFilters,Sort,NumberofProducts

&Pages&Pagination

Þ Search,QuickSearch&AdvancedSearch

Þ ForsimpleshopsasimplesearchwilldeliveraUser’sresultswithspeed,renderingaproductlistingofresults

Þ QuickSearchdeliversalistofproductswithamatchagainstthesearchtermonanumberofdatafields.Selectionre-directsthevisitortotheproductpage

Þ Forcomplexshops,moresophisticatedsearchmayberequiredornecessary

Þ AdvancedSearchofferstheUserasearchinputtogetherwithafullsetofavailableFacetFilters.Forshopswithlargenumbersofproducts,acategoryselectorisadded.

Þ TheUsercansearchforanytermagainstanumberofdatafields,selectingnooranumberofFacets.Againtheresultswillbedeliveredquicklyviaaproductlisting

Þ StockManagement Þ ShopInABox™hasflagstodeterminewhichstocksolutiontousewhendeterminingwhethertheusercanbuyaproduct

Þ Nolimitation-forexamplewhensendingelectroniceCardswhichdonothaveaphysicalproduct,thereisnostocklimit

Þ Standardstock–stocksaremanagedonthesystemwithuniquestockingunitsforeachFacetFiltercombination(e.g.blue,XL)-CalltoActionBuybuttonsaredrivenbytheneedtochooseoptions,whicharecontrolledbystocklevels(e.g.cannotchooseblueifnotinstock)

Þ Externalstockfiles–thesearesynchronisedbycustomisation-CalltoActionBuybuttonswillnotbedisplayedforproductswithoutstockandthesystemwillnotallowtheseproductsintothebasket



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Þ CalltoAction ForavailableproductstheUsercalltoactionisviaaclearBuybuttonDifferentlayoutsallowforthedisplayof:Þ currentstockpositionÞ orderbycutofftimeforsamedaydespatchÞ quantityrequired(default1)Þ Currency/VATsellingpriceÞ SocialmediaLike&ShareCustomisationsallowfor:Þ callforprice/priceenquirywhereyouwanttorestrictsalesÞ sourcingrequestNon-buyoptionscanalsopromptuseoftheChatservice

Þ CustomerReviews&Ratings Þ Genuinecustomerreviewsprovidecontent&encouragetrust(Contentisking)

Þ UserscanpostratingsofproductsviatheproductpageÞ Toavoidabuse,reviewsrequiremoderationbytheAdministrators

beforetheyaredisplayedÞ Reviewsincludearatingandacceptedreviewsareincorporated

intoproductstatisticsforanaveragerating

Þ InformationTabs Þ InformationTabsallowfortheinclusionofextendedrichtextcontentonproductpages(Contentisking)

Þ LinkscanbemadeforaCategoryoraspecificproduct

Þ CrossSales Þ Linkrelatedorcomplimentaryproducts.Thesecanthenbedisplayedontheproductpagetopromoteadditionalsales&maximiserevenues–e.g.‘youmayalsolike..’

Þ Thisisachievedintwoways:Linkseveralproductstoaproduct.Adjustthesequenceofthelinkedproducts.Thefirstlinkwillbedisplayedasaprimaryinamoreprominentposition,withtheothersdisplayedinalistlowerdownthepage

Þ Discounts&Coupons Þ Discountscanbemadeavailablebyissuingcouponcodeswhichthecustomerentersatthecheckout

Þ CouponscanbeforapercentageorafixedamountdiscountÞ Couponshaveastart&enddate&timesothatofferscanbe

plannedandsetupinadvance.Þ Aquantityisspecifiedsothatacouponcanonlybeusedalimited

numberoftimes,countedwhentheorderiscreatedÞ Acouponcanbecustomer,productorproductcategoryspecific–

percentageproductandcategorycouponsareonlyappliedtothevalueofqualifyingitems

Þ Asingleproductorordervaluethresholdcanbeset.Forexample,thecustomereitherneedstoorderaproductofvalue£xoranorderof£xintotal

Þ Thethresholdcanbecheckedagainsttheitemsvalueorthefullordervalueincudingdelivery



Þ ProductSearch,SEO&Google Þ Inadditiontothestandardfeatures,ShopInABox™offersfriendlycategory&productURLsandschema.orgproductdataencodingforeCommerceproducts

Þ Thisautomaticallycodesproductpagestoidentifyproductsthatsearchengineslookfor.

Þ ShopInABox™SitemapsclearlydefineallproductcategoriesandproductsforfullSearchEngineregistration

Þ Contentisking Þ Akeyaspectofasuccessfulon-lineshopisgettingfoundanddrivingtraffic

Þ CriticaltotrafficisgoodrankingswithSearchEnginesÞ Criticaltorankingsisrichpagecontent–forlanding,category,

listingandproductpages–e.g.500+non-plagiarisedwordsonapage

Þ CustomerReviews,InformationTabs,Specials,Offers,Category&Productrichtext,togetherwithqualityImages,allhelp

Þ Specials SpecialsallowpromotionsforselectedproductsEachproducthas:Þ start&enddate&timeÞ promotionalpriceSpecialsarethendisplayedwithinShopInABox™pagesasrequired

Þ Offers Offersallowfortheinclusionofextendedrichtextcontentoncategorypageswithtitle,richHTML,image&displayformatting

Þ Userprofilemanagement Þ InadditiontoSiteInABox™features,ShopInABox™allowsforOrderhistoryreview&returns

Þ UsercompaniescanenteranEUVATcode,whichwhenvalidated,willexcludeVATfromorders

Þ EUVATcodesarevalidatedviaascheduledtaskorwithintheCheckoutprocess,whicheverhappensfirst

Þ AdministrativestaffcancreateuseraccountsandordersonbehalfofUsers,togetherwithviewing&editingUserorders

Þ Currencies,Pricing&Order(sub)Totals Þ ShopInABox™catersformultiplecurrenciesincludingdate&timebasedexchangerates

Þ UserscanswitchcurrencieswitheaseÞ PricingisautomaticallydisplayedintheselectedcurrencyÞ Allbasket&ordervalues,sub-totals,taxesandtotalareexpressed

inthecurrency

Þ Pricing&Display Þ ShopInABox™includesaflagtospecifythatproductpricesincludeVAT

Þ Thenetpriceofaproduct&VATwillbecalculatedaccordinglyÞ InproductlistingstheUsercanalsotogglepricestobedisplayed

withorwithoutVATwithaclick



Þ Basket&Checkout ShopInABox™includesamini-basket,withtotal,itemcount,link&mouse-overtodisplayasummary,displayedonallpagesCheckoutprovidesastream-linedbutclearprocess:Þ BasketreviewÞ DeliveryaddressÞ DeliverymethodÞ PaymentÞ ConfirmationCheckoutfeatures:Þ In-linelogin/registration(including2-stepconfirmation),which

manageswheretheuserswapsfromonedevicetoanotherÞ Multipleinvoice/deliveryaddressmanagementÞ DeliverymethodselectionÞ DiscountCouponentry&validationÞ PaymentmethodselectionPaymentorpaymentfailuretriggersadministrativenotificationsSuccessfulorderstriggerorderrequestconfirmationtotheclient

Þ Delivery Þ Deliverytypesallowfornormalandspecialdeliveryrequirements,e.g.forheavyorbulkyitems

Þ Deliverymethodsaremappedtodeliverytypesandgeographiczones

Þ Thecombinationofdeliverytypes&methodstogetherwiththecontentoftheUser’sbasketprovidesforapotentialordervalue,totalweightanddeliveryoptionsforthedeliveryaddress

Þ Deliverymethodsthenhaveaweightrangeandanordervaluerange,togetherwithaprice

Þ AllofthisallowsforaselectionofdeliveryoptionstotheUserduringcheckout,baseduponshippingrestrictionsandbasketcontent

Þ Forexample,allowingfreedeliveryaboveacertainordervalueissimple

Þ Payment ShopInABox™paymentoptions:Þ PayonAccount,viacreditlimitÞ Pre-integratedon-linepaymentmethods

o PayPalo WorldPayo RealEx(HSBC)

Þ On-linepaymentmethodsarePCIcompliantÞ On-linepaymenttransactionsaremadeintheUser’scurrency

Þ Countries&Zones Þ ShopInABox™includesalistofcountriesandthesearemappedtogeographiczones

Þ Countrieshaveflagstodenyserviceoron-linepayments

Þ Tax/VAT Þ ProductsspecifyaproductVATtreatmentcodeÞ ZonesareassignedageographicVATtreatmentcodeÞ TherearecombinedwithBasket/Ordercontenttocalculatetaxes



Þ ManufacturerImages Þ ManufacturerimagescanbeuploadedastheybecomeavailableandautomaticallyadoptedtomanufacturersviaaScheduledTask

Þ Eachimagefilemustbenamedwiththemanufacturer’sshorttag,e.g.mana.jpg

Þ Uploadedimagesareresizedforlargeandthumbnail,againstsetparameters

Þ Whereaproductimageisunavailable,themanufacturerimageisdisplayed

Þ Datasynchronisation&customisation Þ ShopInABox™canholdallofthedatanecessaryfortheshoptooperate,whichcanbeentered&maintainedviatheAdministrationsection

Þ Itispossibletobuildcustomisationstoallowtheupload&automatedupdateofshopdata

Þ K4IThavedevelopeda‘liveinterface’tooneclient’scoresystems,wherebychangesareautomaticallysynchronisedforcustomers,products&stockeveryfewminutes



3. CustomproductsK4IThavedevelopedanumberofcustomproductsolutionsforwebshops:

3.1. ElectronicChristmasCards

In2014K4ITre-developedaneCardsystemforawell-establishedCharityCardorganisationincluding:• Customproductranges&formatting• Integrationofseveraldifferenton-lineanimationsto‘play’cards• Usercustomisationinterface–addinglogoimages&customtext,optionselection• Bandedquantity-basedpricingbycardrange• Order&profilemanagement• On-linepayment• ManagementoftheeCardrecipientlist&statistics

ThiswebsitedeliverstensofthousandsofeCardseachyearwithminimalintervention

3.2. Bespokegarmentcustomisation

K4ITdevelopedacustomwebshopforthepromotionofhigh-endcustomisableproducts,specificallyaroundLadies&Gentlemen’sluxuryclothing,including:

• Customproductranges• Usercustomisationinterface–selectingfromcloth,colour&otheroptions(e.g.piping)and

addingcustomtext• Order&profilemanagement• On-linepayment

3.3. Customhoodies

K4ITcustomisedaMagentowebshopallowingtheendclienttouploadaselectionofimages,text&optionchoicestodeliveracustomisedhoodie,tobebespokemanufacturedforaschoolclassoryeargroup

3.4. HighvolumeITwebshop

ThedifferentiatorsofthisShopInABox™are:• Highvolumeswith60,000+productslines• Synchroniseddatafeedto/fromclientcoresystems

o customer&productdatafedtotheshopo transactionsfedbackfromtheshopo 24x7,365datasynchronisation

ThisnewShopInABox™islive,tradingandgrowingwebpresencewithover10,000productslistedonGooglewithinthefirst3months



4. Business&WorkflowControlK4IT’sframeworkcanassistwithmanydifferentbusinessrequirementsbutlet’sfocusonaspecificcase:

4.1. Customproductioncontrol

K4IT’sclientoffershigh-endbespokejewellerydesign&production.Theywantedasystemtobuild&trackeachitem’slife-cycle,frominitialspecification&designthroughproduction.Thesolutionincludes:

• customisableproducts• acustomisablelistoffeaturesavailabletoeachcustomproduct• eachfeaturecanhaveitsownproperties,orbeacollectionoffeatures

o toexplainthis,anitemofjewellerymayincludeachaino achainwillhavevariousfeaturessuchaslength,style,carato thepiecewillhaveasetofelements,forexamplemetalso eachmetalwillhaveproperties,suchastype,colour,weight,carat,finish,locationo eachstonewillhaveproperties,suchastype,colour,qty,size,carat,clarity,shape

• orderanditemmanagement• userprofile&securitylevel/access• customer–company–vendorrelationships• order/itemworkflow–controllingthereleaseoftheitemfordesign,costing,production• order/itemassetcontrol–images,documents&otherrelatingtotheitem• order/itemmessaging–itembasedmessaging&acknowledgment• order/item/quote/featurespecification&approvaltracking• specificationchangecontrol• customerquotation&updates

ThisbusinesscontrolsystemisbeingusedtoproducejewellerytodayGenerally,thisjewelleryissoldbyourclientintheUSAandmanufacturedbyspecialistsinthefar-east



5. Buildingyoursolution5.1. Design

Wewillstartbydiscussingyourbusiness,itsobjectives,whatyouareselling,howyouwantyoursolutiontolookandthefeaturesthatyouwanttohave,plusafewideasthatperhapsK4ITcanaddtothemix.Theresultwillbeadesignforyoursolution,togetherwithaconfigurationforyourcustomeroffer,productsandthesalesprocess,togetherwithanybespokeaspects.

5.2. Datamigration/inputplanning

IfyouhaveanexistingeShoporsolution,K4ITwillhelpyoubuildaplantomigrateit,ifnotK4ITwillhelpyoutoplanyourdataload.

5.3. Finalscopeagreement

Atthisstagewewillagreeafinalquotationandscope,whatistobedone,whoisgoingtodoitandbywhen.

5.4. Solutionbuild

K4ITwillthenbuildyournewsolution,readyfordatamigration/loadandpopulationofcontent.

5.5. Training

Youwillneedtoknowhowtomanageyoursolutionandwebsitecontents.K4ITwillprovideatrainingsessiontocoverwhatyouneedtoknow.

5.6. Datamigration/loadandcontentpopulation

Dependinguponscope,K4IT/youwillmigrate/loadyourdata/productsandcontent.

5.7. Testing

K4ITwillpublishyoursitetoaliveenvironmentbutwithrestrictedaccess.K4ITwillperformsystemtestingtoensureeverythingisworkingasplannedandthenopenthesitetoyou,theclient,sothatyoucanperformacceptancetesting,checkingyourproductdetailsandperformingsometesttransactions,forexampletocommissionyourpaymentprovideraccount.

5.8. Go-live

Oncetestingiscompletewecanmoveforwardtoago-livedate.

5.9. Support

K4ITwillprovidego-liveandcontinuedsupportforyoursolution,togetherwithbeingavailableshouldyouwanthelpwithcontentdevelopment.

6. AdditionalOptionsShouldyouwantmore,aspecialdesign,customfeaturesorbuildingofmorepages,justbringyourideasandK4ITwillworkwithyoutobringthemtolife.



7. GetaquoteTofindoutmoreorrequestaquotation:

Telephone: +44(0)1462733474Mobile: +44(0)7963643067Email: [email protected]: https://www.k4it.co.uk

MikeKirkmanK4ITLimitedRegisteredinEngland,0537126448QueensRoad,Sandy,Bedfordshire,SG191HD,UnitedKingdomTermsandConditionscanbefoundathttps://www.k4it.co.uk/K4IT-Terms

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