Summary
When you receive your Focus site, certain items have
been setup for you prior to delivery. These items include payment terms
and methods, product margins, sales tax rates and more. When any of
these items require adjustment, or when you need to enter a new Account,
this article will describe how to do so as a Site Administrator (SA).
Admin Tab
Settings Link
There are three sections on this page: Basic Settings, Home Page and Page Footer Links.
- Basic Settings: in this section, the SA can change the site logo and theme
- Home Page: In this section, the SA can change the Slides and Teasers on the site’s Home page.
- Page Footer Links:
allows the SA to change or add page footer links found at the bottom of
their site. After making in changes, the user should hit the Apply button
Note: The Settings section is only visible to the Site Administrator. Any changes made in Settings will
apply to all accounts. For additional information on updating your
Home Page, refer to this Knowledge Base article: Updating your Solatech
Focus Home Page
Products Link
There are three sections on this page: Vendors, Products and Styles.
- Vendors:
This section lists available vendors in the system. The number
following the vendor name indicates how many products from this vendor
are available on your site.
- Products:
This section, allows the SA to enable or disable products, enter margins
and surcharges, and assign products to one or more accounts. Note: Margins assigned by the Site Administrator will only apply to accounts created after margins are entered.
- Styles: This section allows the SA to apply margins or surcharges at the style level.
Using the action bar to make bulk changes to Enabled Status, Taxable Status, Margins or Surcharges
- To view products for a particular vendor, click on the vendor name in the vendor section.
- You will see an action bar beneath the products heading
- You
may select multiple products in the list by clicking on the first one
and holding down the Ctrl key to select additional products
- Enter the appropriate information from the Action Bar: Enabled/Disabled; Taxable/Non-Taxable, Margin, NetMargin, Surcharge
- Hit Apply
- The changes will be applied to all highlighted products.
Assigning individual products to an account
- Click on one product
- Hit AssignTo to assign this product to one or more of your Accounts
- Hit Save to save the assignment changes
Lists Link
The Lists page allows the SA to enter terms, lead sources and payment types. Note: List Items assigned by the Site Administrator will only apply to accounts created after items are entered.
Administrators Link
This section allows the Site Administrator to add one or more Secondary Site Administrators.
Audit Log
The
Audit Log allows the Site Administrator to see a record of all log-ins
from users on all accounts. Specific date ranges can be applied using
the bar at the top of this page.
Accounts
The Accounts section allows the Site Administrator to add an account and edit existing accounts.
Adding an Account: to add a new store account, follow these directions
- Click the Add Account button
- All required fields are marked with a red asterisk
- In the section Primary Account Admin
you will enter information for the employee who will be responsible for
maintaining that account. This user will have the ability to do many of
the same maintenance items as the site administrator for their specific
account.
- When information has been entered, click the Create button
Editing an account: from
the account list, double click on one account name. This page allows
you to make changes for this specific account. There are two sections on
this page: Account and Output.
- Account – in this section you can update the account's name, email address, billing/shipping addresses, and phone number(s).
- Output Section – in this section the SA can:
- Assign an account logo (for use on output)
- Enter or change terms and conditions
At the top of the Accounts page, there are four additional links: Products, Discounts, Lists and Users.
- Products– this
link allows a SA or or an Account Administrator (AA) to view vendors,
enter account numbers, enable or disable products and enter margins and
surcharges. These changes apply ONLY to this account.
- Discounts- this link allows a SA or an AA to modify vendor discounts (cost factors) for their account.
- Lists- this
link allows a SA or AA to modify Terms, Lead Sources, Payment Types,
Tax Codes and Default Amounts (for surcharges and discounts)
- Users - this link allows a SA or AA to add users to their Account.
Products section:
The Account Products section allows the SA or AA to:
Enable/Disable Products
- Products which are enabled will be available to all sales reps for this account
- Products which are disabled will not be available to any sales reps for this account
Mark Products as Taxable/Non-taxable
- Taxable status for products will only apply to this Account
Enter or adjust Margin/NetMargin/Surcharges
- Margin, NetMargin or Surcharges changes will only apply to this Account
Discounts:
The discounts section allows the SA or AA to adjust existing vendor discounts (cost factors). Note: These discounts will apply only to this Account.
Lists:
The Lists page allows the SA or AA to enter terms, lead sources and payment types. Note: These list items will only apply to this Account.
Users:
The Users page allows the SA or AA to create users for this account.
Applies To: