The OpenUI Basic is the core product you need for your Miva Merchant store!

What IS the OpenUI and WHY do I NEED it?

We went all out with this latest release of the OpenUI. We have included the following enhancements:

• OpenBatches™ - This simplifies order processing in Miva Merchant like never before. You no longer have to go back and forth between the left-hand tree and right-hand main window. From the right hand main window, searchable lists allow you to search, view, edit, or delete batches. This screen also allows you to view orders within a particular batch via OpenOrders™, shows if you have new orders, and even enables you to create a new batch. This all happens from ONE interface.
  
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• OpenOrders™ - Using the main window, you now have a searchable order list that allows you to filter by all orders, only unbatched orders, or by orders within an individual batch. You can further filter by order number, product code, order total range, and by date and time range. From this screen, you can also edit and delete individual orders. Once again, this all happens in ONE interface.
  
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  An optional statistics interface that works with both the OpenBatches™ and OpenOrders™ can be unlocked with the purchase of an OpenUI STATS license key. Find out your top sellers, revenue generators, sales by the hour and day, and much MORE! Read More Detailed Information!
  
  This additional license key is solely for statistics features and will have NO impact on existing or future OpenUI installations. All stores will continue to function with the same capabilities as before and include the great features listed below.
  
  
• Shorter URLS for Google - It was recently announced in a newsletter geared toward search engines and Miva Merchant that category and product pages without the store code in the url were being readily indexed by the top search engine in the world, Google. If you only have one store, the OpenUI will automatically remove the store code from all urls in the category tree, product list, search results, and basket contents screen. If you have two stores, your store code will remain in the url.
  
  Example: Instead of merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=CODE&Category_Code=CATEGORY, it will be: merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=CATEGORY This applies to compiled stores with the mvc extension as well.
  
  Feature added based on recommendations from JMH Web Services (jmhonline.net).
  
  
• Category and Product Names First in Title Tags - Miva Merchant and previously the OpenUI put your store name before the category and product names in their respective screens title tag (i.e. ). Depending on the length of your store name, your category and product titles may not be appearing in your search engine listings title phrase! With the new and improved OpenUI, your category and product titles will be first in the title tag, resulting in better listings within search engines (i.e.).
  
  Feature added based on recommendations from JMH Web Services (jmhonline.net).
  
  
• A New (Optional) Interface for the Miva Merchant Navigation Bar (navbar) - You now have better (and more) control over which navigation buttons are displayed, as well as many other features including:
  • Ability to specify cellpadding and cellspacing of navbar.
  • Optional navbar background image.
  • Options to align navbar (i.e. Full, Center, Left, Right).
  • Ability to change navbar buttons including the logo to space, text, etc.
  • Token replacement in the Cell "links" can be done using the convention. For example, to include the g.sessionurl, just use "http://www.designextend.com/store/merchant.mvc?". To include the store id, use "1". Most available variables can be used, but they will all be filtered through the encodeentities() function before they are substituted.
  
  Feature added based on recommendations from Rich Chatfield (customMvDesign.com).
  
  

See Interface Screen Shot 1 - Interface Screen Shot 2

• Support for New Attribute Types Built-In - New Attribute Types were previously only supported in the uncompiled versions of Miva Merchant, but will now be in both the compiled and uncompiled versions, and will not require the Admin Extension installation.
  
  
• Support for module Order Tabs Built-In - module Order Tabs were previously only supported in the uncompiled versions of Miva Merchant, but will now be in both the compiled and uncompiled versions, and will not require the Admin Extension installation.
  
  
• Body and Head Tag Options - You don't need additional modules anymore for these two fields if you use the latest version of the OpenUI! Include javascript, cascading style sheets, meta tags, margin height and width, preload images, and much more.
• SELECT ONE Option for Drop-Down Lists - You can now include Select One as the default prompt for attributes, shipping options, and payment option drop-down lists. The default prompt is also customizable for each one.

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The OpenUI Look & Feel Stats Key unlocks a special feature of the latest OpenUI module. Once you unlock this feature with your license, you will be able to see the total stats for the orders in one batch, all unbatched orders, or all orders regardless of classification. The stats page gives a total sales summary, and then breaks the total sales down by day-of-the-week and time of day (by the hour) the orders were made. The stats page also lists the top selling products and top revenue generators for the specified parameters. The stats are based on the filtering options you currently have set, allowing you to specify exactly what information you would like to generate. For example, if you are in the customer screen on the OpenOrders™ tab and click on the stats button, you will see the stats of that customer's order only. If you have filtered the orders based on the order total and the date range, then the stats will be based on this filter. The stats button gives you immense flexibility because it allows you to view stats using a single filter or any combination of filters. For example, you can see the top 20 products from those that purchased SOMEPRODUCT, or those that have spent over a designated amount....or use both filters. All these resources are available simply by clicking the stats button, which appears on both the OpenOrders™ and OpenBatches™ screens.

This additional license key is solely for the new stats features and will have NO impact on existing or future Open UI installation. All stores will continue to function with the same capabilities as before. You can purchase a key by clicking here.

See the following screen shots:

Sales Summary - Sales/Day of the Week - Sales/Hour of the Day - Top Sellers - Top Revenue Generators

Portions of statistics routines provided courtesy of Wump Services (wump.com).

To write your own OpenUI add-on modules for Merchant v4.x, you will need a copy of the OpenUI Developer's Kit.

INSTALLATION INFORMATION

It is very important to follow ALL installation notes. We highly recommend backing up your store's data prior to installing the OpenUI.

Nearly half of new users opt to have the OpenUI installed for them, and installation is provided at a flat rate of $65. Should your server be mis-configured, we will make attempts to advise your host of the actual problem.

Due to various possible issues, we are limited in the amount of support we can offer to those installing the OpenUI themselves.

Versions: ?
4.00 to 4.13

User Interfaces: ?
OpenUI (from MMUI)

OpenTokens? Yes

License is: per store

Developer:
OpenUI Consortium