The Admin Center Setup Wizard screen
generates the configuration information used by the Admin Center.
The wizard loads automatically when the Admin Center setup does not contain the
minimal information required (in particular database connection parameters).
The screen is divided in 5 sections and covers various aspects of the needed
configuration. Some values are provided as default.s as necessary.
The wizard generates a configuration file (_DTSysdefs.asp) in the /ezStore123Admin
folder.
1. Database Connection:
| Field Name | Description |
| Database Server |
Enter the
DNS name of the database server or its IP address. |
| Database
Name |
Enter the name of your store database in the SQL server. |
| Admin
Logon |
SQL Login ID
for the Administration Center serving as proxy to users. Security tip: do not set this ID as 'sa'. |
| SQL User Password | SQL password for the Admin User. |
2. URL and Path Information:
| Field Name | Description |
| Admin Site HTTPS Path |
Enter the full URL for your web site Admin (eg: http://www.mySite.com/admin). |
| Web Site HTTP Path | The web site root path (eg: http://www.mySite.com). |
| Statistics Server URL | URL
for the Statistics Server used by the merchant. This field may contain additional parameters as needed (eg: http://stats.isp.com?user=merchantID&pass=myPass). |
| Web Site WWW Physical Path | Physical path for the web site's www folder (eg: d:\wwwroot\myDomain\www). |
| Web Site Physical Path | Physical path for the web site's root folder (eg: d:\wwwroot\myDomain). In some cases, this value can be the same as the previous value. |
3. Application Default Options:
| Field Name | Description |
| Product 'Passive' Options | Select
'Yes' or 'No' depending upon whether the merchant will be using product
options. If set to 'No', the system automatically simplifies data entry by not displaying/requiring additional information when products are created. |
| Shipping by Weight | Select
'Yes' or 'No' depending upon whether the merchant will be using shipping
by weight. If set to 'No', the system automatically simplifies data entry by not displaying/requiring additional information when shipping methods are created. |
4. System Parameters:
| Field Name | Description |
| Report Screen Size |
This
parameters modifies the behavior of some report screen and forces display
by page of specified size. |
| Report Auto-Refresh Rate | This setting
affects the behavior of the Order Manager and triggers automatic refresh
of the screen when unattended, keeping the display up-to-date. Select '5 mn', '10 mn', '30' or '1 hr'. |
| Force Product Listing Filter | This
feature forces selection of product category before product listing is
attempted. This feature addresses particular situation where either the
merchant has a very large number of products in the database and reloading
product lists takes too much time. This also applies to merchant with
limited bandwidth for the same reasons. Screens affected: - Product listing. - Product Price Break listing. - Power-Price. Select 'Yes' to force filter or 'No' to displays all products at all times. |
| VAR/ISP Support Page | Enter the URL for the Service Provider help or support center. This URL will be associated with the 'Support' button on the Admin Center main menu. |
5. File Generation Parameters:
| Field Name | Description |
| Static HTML Generation |
Select 'Disabled' to disable file generation or 'Enable' to enable it. Please not that this choice is without effect if the version does not include the file generation package. |
| Generated Files HTTP Path | Web
folder path (virtual path) where the files will be generated (eg: http://www.mySite.com/autogen). IMPORTANT: The 'autogen' folder should not contain any other files since the system may, from time to time, delete and re-generate all information contained therein. Web and physical paths for the 'autogen' folder are defined using the the Admin Wizard. |
| Generated Files Physical | Folder path (physical path) where the files will be generated (eg: d:\wwwroot\myDomain\www\autogen). |
| Command Button | Action |
| Save | Saves the changes and exit. |
| Cancel | Exits the screen without saving changes. |