importscene-com-au
6th November 2003, 10:56 PM
Thought I'd share my wish list. Some of these I think I may have directly emailed to your guys a long time back however just in case the situation has changed and also to share my thoughts with others who may want similar functionality my top wish list includes:
1. Outlook integration especially now that Outlook 2003 with Business COntact Manager has been released - all CRM activities are easily handled in there. THe ezimerchant email is extremely limiting.
2. Multiple price points for different variations of the same product. ie: Select a different size and the price (and shipping) changes accordingly. Saves having to have 6 different products listed all showing the same item but in different sizes/pricing.
3. Easy copy of email address from Order information screen. If Outlook integration is not possible at least allow the copying of the email address. Its a pain to have to rewrite it each time. If you click on it to open up ezimerchant mail then you still can't get the actual address as it only displays the attached name details (And you can't right click properties or copy there either). [Edit: This has been done]
4. Ability to have custom filenames for the webcontentxx.htm (pagexx.htm) files. Once you start adding a number of new pages where you want to maintain the ezimerchant menu system on each custom content page it becomes difficult to remember what each of the webcontentxx.htm files are (Or pagexx.htm files for building).
5. Improved QuickBooks integration! I think you mentioned that you were going to remove it altogether in v4.0 in your email a while back. I strongly suggest you don't!! Quickbooks now have QuickPOS which allows direct integration. A large part of the admin is the transfer of order information into the backend financial system. We are in the Intergration age so applications must start providing integration paths with popular companion products to remain successful in the market (My personal prediction!)
6. The image resizer function is a great tool but takes about 30 clicks (exageration) to actually get a thumbnail! You obviously have the technology built in there. All is required is a simple change to the interface. Add a button "Generate Small Image" button to the right. This should automatically get the picture name from the large image tab and generate the small image as appropriate. If no large image exists open up the explorer dialog. [Edit: New image resizer interface released in v4. -Done]
7. When typing in the Product description it would be so much easier if the window pane where you review the content is the actual edit window! I know you are spawning an external editor and then showing the content stored in the database in the viewing pane however this is a pain in the neck!!
8. Multiple Freight costs depending on the how that customer wants the item sent (normal, overnight, courier) and insurance cost option.
9. Right click copy a whole product and paste as a new product underneigth to use as a starting point for a range of products that have similar details and costs. This way with a few minor changes to the description, price and the images the item is done without going to the previous item selecting each tab and copying individually. [Edit: This has been done - Its the 'set as template' feature in right click menu]
10. Ability to apply discounts/promotions on SPECIFIC categories and/or products individually.
11. What's with the rounding error? How do I get an item to be $5.00 inc GST? (Comes out $4.99 or $5.01 can't get it to $5 with the way it rounds. [Edit: This has been Fixed]
Having said all these things just to let anyone know who may be considering purchasing the product that this software is fantastic as it is and highly recommended. The implementation of one or more of the above would simply make it an even more sensational product!!
Thanks for your time.
Kind regards
Gregg
1. Outlook integration especially now that Outlook 2003 with Business COntact Manager has been released - all CRM activities are easily handled in there. THe ezimerchant email is extremely limiting.
2. Multiple price points for different variations of the same product. ie: Select a different size and the price (and shipping) changes accordingly. Saves having to have 6 different products listed all showing the same item but in different sizes/pricing.
3. Easy copy of email address from Order information screen. If Outlook integration is not possible at least allow the copying of the email address. Its a pain to have to rewrite it each time. If you click on it to open up ezimerchant mail then you still can't get the actual address as it only displays the attached name details (And you can't right click properties or copy there either). [Edit: This has been done]
4. Ability to have custom filenames for the webcontentxx.htm (pagexx.htm) files. Once you start adding a number of new pages where you want to maintain the ezimerchant menu system on each custom content page it becomes difficult to remember what each of the webcontentxx.htm files are (Or pagexx.htm files for building).
5. Improved QuickBooks integration! I think you mentioned that you were going to remove it altogether in v4.0 in your email a while back. I strongly suggest you don't!! Quickbooks now have QuickPOS which allows direct integration. A large part of the admin is the transfer of order information into the backend financial system. We are in the Intergration age so applications must start providing integration paths with popular companion products to remain successful in the market (My personal prediction!)
6. The image resizer function is a great tool but takes about 30 clicks (exageration) to actually get a thumbnail! You obviously have the technology built in there. All is required is a simple change to the interface. Add a button "Generate Small Image" button to the right. This should automatically get the picture name from the large image tab and generate the small image as appropriate. If no large image exists open up the explorer dialog. [Edit: New image resizer interface released in v4. -Done]
7. When typing in the Product description it would be so much easier if the window pane where you review the content is the actual edit window! I know you are spawning an external editor and then showing the content stored in the database in the viewing pane however this is a pain in the neck!!
8. Multiple Freight costs depending on the how that customer wants the item sent (normal, overnight, courier) and insurance cost option.
9. Right click copy a whole product and paste as a new product underneigth to use as a starting point for a range of products that have similar details and costs. This way with a few minor changes to the description, price and the images the item is done without going to the previous item selecting each tab and copying individually. [Edit: This has been done - Its the 'set as template' feature in right click menu]
10. Ability to apply discounts/promotions on SPECIFIC categories and/or products individually.
11. What's with the rounding error? How do I get an item to be $5.00 inc GST? (Comes out $4.99 or $5.01 can't get it to $5 with the way it rounds. [Edit: This has been Fixed]
Having said all these things just to let anyone know who may be considering purchasing the product that this software is fantastic as it is and highly recommended. The implementation of one or more of the above would simply make it an even more sensational product!!
Thanks for your time.
Kind regards
Gregg