Configuration Setup

Inventory Database Options

Separate shop into categories: Yes No
If you have a small shop with only a few items, set this option to "No" and you will have your entire inventory listed on the shop main page.

If you have a larger shop, set this option to "Yes" and your shop will be split into categories. You also get a basic search tool when you select "Yes".
Disable search engine: Yes No

Select allowed fields:
Listed below are the optional fields that can be used to describe each item in your inventory. Please select which fields you wish to use in your shop.

Part Number
SKU
Weight - can be used to determine shipping, see below
Size
Color
Option1 - an additional pull-down field you can define
Option2 - an additional pull-down field you can define
Custom - a text field you can use to collect custom info like monograms, etc
Sale Price - will show up in place of the regular price, if set
Description - a text block to describe the items
Image - URL of picture for each item

Optional Field Labels:
If you choose to use the Option1 or Option2 fields in the list above, you can assign labels for these options here. These labels will be used for all items in your inventory and they will also show up in your order forms, so we suggest that you use a short name.

Label for Option1:
Label for Option2:

Inventory Control:
Ultrashop can keep simple records of the number of items in your inventory. Select one of the inventory control options described below. Note: Ultrashop cannot keep separate quantities for each of the options available for a given item. Please plan your item setup accordingly.

No Control - Items are either enabled or not. The shop will not control the number of items sold.
Internal Use - Item quantities are maintained and the shopkeeper will receive noticies when items run out. Customers will not be told when they order more items than are available.
Show Backorders - Item quantities are maintained and the shopkeeper will receive noticies when items run out. Customers will be allowed to backorder items that are not available in inventory.
Limit to Stock - Item quantities are maintained and the shopkeeper will receive noticies when items run out. Customers will not be allowed to order more items than are available in stock. Items that run out will be disabled in the order forms.

Display Stock Information:
Select this option if you want Ultrashop to print the number of items in stock with the order forms for each item. This display is only availabile if you've selected "Show Backorders" or "Limit to Stock" in the list above.

Show stock quantities in order forms: Yes No

Default ETA Message:
When Ultrashop runs out of an item, it will attempt to display a message to your customers telling them when they can expect you to be back in stock. This message can be defined individually for each item, and you can also set a default message here that will be printed for any item that does not have an individual message attached to it. If you leave this blank, any item without an individual ETA message will have no ETA message printed at all. This message will only be used if you've selected "Show Backorders" or "Limit to Stock" in the list above.

Your default ETA message::

Default Currency

Ultrashop will allow you to change the currency prefix that is printed with all of your numbers.
Please note that it is up to you to make sure you can correctly process orders in your selected currency.
HTML special characters are allowed here, although they will not show up correctly in the e-mailled order forms.
Prefix:

Sales Tax

Your shop can be configured to automatically add sales tax to orders placed from a given state.
Please select the state where you wish to charge Sales Tax, and the enter current tax rate below.
You may select no tax by leaving the state blank or by setting the tax rate to zero.
You may also specify individual items in your inventory that are not subject to sales tax.
State:
(use 2-letter abbreviation)
Rate: %
Charge Tax on Shipping and Handling? Yes No

Basic Shipping Model

Select Shipping Model:
None - shipping is not charged, and does not appear in the cart views.

Flat Rate - shipping is the same for every order, no matter how large or small.

Per Item - shipping is charged by a flat rate plus an extra charge for each item in the order.

By Weight - shipping is charged by a flat rate plus an additional rate by the total weight of the order.

Percentage - shipping is charged by a flat rate plus a percentage of the total cost of the order.

By Items - each item has a shipping charge attached to it.
The shipping charge is calculated as the total of these charges for the order, plus the flat rate.

Shipping Flat Rate:
The base charge for all shipping models.

Shipping Rate:
The per item rate for the Per Item shipping model;
the per pound rate for the By Weight shipping model; or,
the percentage rate for the Percentage shipping model.
Minimum Shipping Charge:
If the calculated shipping for an order is less than this value,
the shipping charge for the order will be set to this minimum value.
Maximum Shipping Charge:
If the calculated shipping for an order is greater than this value,
the shipping charge for the order will be set to this maximum value.
Set this value to zero if you do not want a maximum shipping charge.

Additional Shipping Options

Yes No

If you only want to charge shipping as calculated above, select 'No' and skip down to the end of this form.

If you want offer additional, extra cost shipping options to your customers, select 'Yes' and fill in the optional information below.

Describe what kind of shipping customers will get if they do not select any options:
(for example: 'Third-Class US Mail')
Now enter up to 8 additional options in the table below.
Name is a short name that will show up in the order,
Description is the text the customer will see when choosing the options.
(for example: you might want to charge $10 for UPS Next-Day, so enter '10' under cost,
'UPS-NextDay' under name, and 'UPS Next Day Delivery' under description)
Cost Name Description
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
Leave the Name field blank for options you are not using, and they will not be offered to your customers.


Ultrashop v. 2.0.0