An Overview

TopShopper provides the following functionality:

(a) Allows an unlimited number of full-screen shopping pages to your own design. These are pages you, or your integrator, produce using conventional page creation software (e.g NetObjects Fusion, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Adobe PageMill , MS FrontPage or a simple text editor to generate HTML pages viewable in a browser.)

(b) Supports these pages with a set of PHP/ASP 'includes', namely:

• inc_cart - allows products to be added to/deleted from the shopping cart/basket.
• inc_checkout - allows shoppers to enter their details.
• inc_invoice -allows shoppers to see their invoice which includes VAT and post and packing if required.
• inc_mailer– sends copies of the invoice to shopper and merchant
• inc_credit– gets credit/debit card details from shopper.
• inc_dynamic - allows dynamic changes to prices and navigation images
• inc_terms - allows shoppers to read and agree to the merchants terms

(c) Calculates VAT .

(d) Allows for prices to be inclusive or exclusive of VAT at various rates

(e) Allows for prices to be coded statically or dynamically

(f) Calculates post and packing (shipping) costs based on the goods ordered, the destination of the shipment and the tariff of the merchant's chosen carrier.

(g) Summarises the order and collates customer details and payment method into an e-mail

(h) Stores names and e-mail addresses of customers for future automatic mailings.

(i) Generates on-line invoices and quotes.

(j) Optionally, connects to secure payment systems that will confirm online payments in separate messages cross-referenced to the order.