PowerPoint Presentation

Commerce Beyond the CartPresented by: Steve KesslerJune 29th, 2013

Why Are We Here?

About MeDrupal ConsultantBackground in technology and communicationsExperience with small to medium sized businesses, nonprofit organizations and governmentWorking with Drupal for about six years

CTO and Managing Partner ofVolunteer trainer for Teaming 4 Technology

The Typical Process

Carts WorkCarts work for productsCarts work for browsing Carts work for selecting multiple products

If Carts Work Why Do We Need Something Else?

Carts Dont Work For All TransactionsRapid payments Bill paymentSingle item checkoutsOne product without options SubscriptionsPoint of Sale Systems

We All Want the Express Lane

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Infinite Buyer Example

Infinite Buyer Example

Carts Can Be Confusing

Options and Modules Rules Commerce Express CheckoutCommerce Options FieldCommerce Point of SaleRoomsCustom codeFirm Path

RulesCreate a redirection ruleUse rules to otherwise process or prepare a transaction

Commerce Express CheckoutAdds product reference display to replace Add To Cart. Skips the cart Great for express shopping scenario.

Commerce Express Checkouthttps://drupal.org/project/commerce_express_checkout

Commerce Options FieldAllows you to create options and based on the selection drive users directly to checkoutGood for donations or quick payments for a specific item or service Could work for service paymentshttps://drupal.org/project/commerce_options_field

Commerce Point of SalePoint of Sale solutionAJAX (self updating) interfaceWorking on Authorize.net Card Present transaction supportWe need something like a cart but not our typical commerce cart https://drupal.org/project/commerce_pos

https://drupal.org/project/commerce_pos*

RoomsSpecific solution designed for small hotelsCould be used for other rental situations Can use a cart but can also be designed to skip the cart

Rooms

https://drupal.org/project/rooms

Custom CodeUse code to skip the cart screen Use code to create ad-hoc products or line items No examples in the presentation but I will get some examples up online ASAP.

The Process

Firm Path ExampleInstall Profile Coming SoonInvoicing Contributing to partial paymentsReconciliation reports designed for firms doing invoices SaaS Service

Partial PaymentsPartial payments are important for many sites without cartsInvoicesDepositsOne time feesFirm Path will be giving our modifications back to the community

Other AlternativesOther Commerce options for DrupalUbercart (https://drupal.org/project/ubercart)PayPal API (https://drupal.org/project/paypal_api)Others?CiviCRM

Drupal Global Training Day Building Drupal Hands on with Viewshttp://www.t4tcolorado.org/calendar/event/1668

What Questions Do You Have For Me?

*https://drupal.org/project/commerce_pos*