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1 SellerDeck 2014 Release Notes SellerDeck Limited Date: 21 December 2014 Version: 0.3 SellerDeck 2013 Release Notes Page 1

2 Revision History Revision Date Author Comments 0.1 9/6/2014 Bruce Townsend Initial version with new features /11/2014 Bruce Townsend Late additions, removal of Catalog product /12/2014 Bruce Townsend Changes in v SellerDeck 2013 Release Notes Page 2

3 Contents 1 SellerDeck 2014 Release History Changes in Changes in Introduction About the Sellerdeck Ecommerce Application Description of Additions Since SellerDeck System Requirements Installation Details Multiple Installations of SellerDeck Co-existence with earlier versions Upgrading from Previous Versions of SellerDeck and Actinic desktop products Upgrading from Actinic v8-v11, SellerDeck v11 or Later Upgrading from Actinic v7 and Earlier Instructions for Use Main Help Starter Guide Technical Data Release Version Details Install program version numbers Restrictions SellerDeck 2013 Release Notes Page 3

4 1 SellerDeck 2014 Release History SellerDeck 2014 has an internal version number of Changes in Added support for the PayPal Express In-Context Checkout, PSP-510, SD-3586 Fixed an issue that could prevent anchor tags from working correctly in search on Chrome / Opera or Apple products, SD-954 Fixed an issue that could cause a stray semi colon in HTML s, SD-1295 Enabled autocomplete for saved usernames and passwords in the Services tab, SD-2514 Enabled order import from a SellerDeck SQL database, SD-2759 Deleted stray quotation mark in the Order Line List, SD-3420 Fixed a crash that could occur in CMultiUserSyncManager::OnIdle when Business Plus User encounters a database problem, SD-3693 Modified generation of HTML s from the desktop to prevent excessively long lines, SD Filter orders by Transaction Number no longer generates an SQL error, SD-4090 Fixed an issue that could prevent display of the receipt page, SD-4399 Clicking Paypal checkout button on the confirmation page no longer brings up empty cart message, SD-4195 Receipt page now correctly redisplays on returning to it, SD-4399 Pages with 'Make Filtering the Default View' enabled now retain the original page name, SD Fixed a problem that could cause duplicate orders with the same PayPal authorisation, SD Fixed a problem that could case a 'record truncated' error when opening an order with a large , SD-4550 Subheader icon no longer wraps around on small screens, SD-4569 Filter properties linked from an external source are now updated properly when changed, SD-4606 Filter counts are now updated to take account of invalid permutations, SD-4620 Fixed a crash that could occur during upgrade if a selector refers to a missing layout, SD-4626 Fixed an issue that could cause empty filter option groups to appear in filtered pages after upload/ refresh, SD-4628 Minor changes to the catalogue no longer trigger major renumbering of the product index file, SD-4630 Fixed an error in the disk space calculation that could cause spurious low space warnings on upload, SD-4640 Changing checkout button text prompt no longer causes general script error for non-psp payment methods, SD-4654 Tax inclusive prices are now shown correctly in search and filter results, SD-4680 Design of the SellerDeck Payments pages is now responsive, SD-4687 SellerDeck 2013 Release Notes Page 4

5 Resolved a crash that could occur in the scripts upgrade phase when importing / upgrading a site, SD-4690 Added a prominent prompt to ensure that shoppers using PayPal Express Checkout will complete the ordering process, SD-4692 Filtering labels and checkboxes for section and price band options are no longer misaligned in the new themes, SD-4708 Fixed a problem that could result in a coding error showing in a default product layout, SD PayPal Express Checkout button is no longer out of position at some screen sizes, SD-4725 New themes now correctly reset the Search Results, Brochure Page and Top & Bottom Subsection List layouts, SD-4732, SD-4742, SD-4778 Fixed an error that could occur when printing invoices on a new remote machine if SellerDeck 2013 is not installed alongside SellerDeck 2014, SD-4781 Designer version now supports SQL Server and SQL Express databases, SD-4744 Fixed a problem that could cause SQL sites to hang on closing the Order dialog, SD-4904 Sage Link: added compatibility with Sage 2015, AL-985 Resolved an error handling problem with declined payments in PayPal Express Checkout, PSP Changes in Visited mega menu links no longer use larger font, SD-79 Hide out of stock options' selection now behaves as intended, SD-201 Fixed a problem that could cause a crash when exporting or importing snapshot, SD-1088 Feefo feedback scores can now be included in search and filtered pages, SD-1322 Fixed recordset errors that could cause a crash when closing site, SD-1420 Pagination style for search is updated to match that of filtered and paginated static pages, SD Add new Invariant setting which causes a Block to be processed only once, SD-1775 Sites upgraded from v9 and earlier that switch to a new theme no longer have two subsection lists, SD-1832 Tabbed search results column sizing is no longer inconsistent, SD-1846 Pagination controls now appear at bottom of page as well as top, SD-1901 EC no longer crashes during upload if the FTP password is incorrect, SD-1952 Fixed an issue that caused the Terms & Conditions to not always appear where they should, SD-1977 Fields in 'Checkout Page 0' are now in correct tab order, SD-2002 Resolved a problem that could cause an error initializing the advanced shipping plug-in, SD Fixed an issue that could cause a crash during site upload, SD-2106 Eliminated a repeating ID in search and filter results, SD-2124 Added a new Site Map that includes Brochure and Info pages, SD-2128 SellerDeck 2013 Release Notes Page 5

6 Fixed a problem that could cause a crash during permutation rendering, SD-2144 Fixed a performance issue uploading sites with very large numbers of Used Defined Properties, SD-2335 Also Bought and Related Product entries are no longer removed without warning if a listed product dragged and dropped, SD-2354 The <img> tag attribute 'size' is no longer incorrectly replaced in the filter result page, SD Added a missing <div> tag in the New Products List Without Images layout, SD-2418 Default product images are now shown in filtered pages for products lacking their own image, SD-2463 Default product images now display in all product layouts valid for Product Pages for products lacking their own image, SD-2468 Product Descriptions are no longer wrapped in <P> tags, SD-2532 'Hide out of stock options' now works for multiple attributes, SD-2534 Attribute and component names can now be formatted separately in the cart, SD-2644 Marking a product for deletion no longer removes it from marketing lists without warning, SD-2814 Replaced 'nofollow' tags in marketing lists with canonical tags in main site pages, SD-3004 Items in mega menu no loner require double-click with Safari / ios 7, SD-3062 Underline on mega menu items now clears on mouse-out on touch devices, SD-3065 Fixed a performance issue with filter results, SD-3083 Added new 'CanonicalPageURL' variable to enable correct generation of canonical tags, SD Attribute choices from subsection products are now included in filtering options when child sections are included in filter results, SD-3171 Fixed an issue with rendering product lists in the mega menu, SD-3320 Fixed an issue that could cause a database error upgrading certain MS SQL sites, SD-3409 The country default region in the PostCodeRegions file is now used if no match is found for the post code, SD-3571 Filtering no longer excludes products with permutations if required attributes are not defined, SD-3752 Resolved a problem that could cause a crash after exporting a snapshot, SD-3668 Prevented a crash on downloading orders causing lost account changes, SD-3670 Fixed a crash that could occur when loading COrderContactSet in bulk transfer, SD-3675 Resolved a crash that could occur with hierarchical export due to custom variables, SD-3682 Missing Content Category for Products no longer causes a crash on startup, SD-3694 Fixed a crash which occurred when the Shipping tab was selected for an order with no detail lines, SD-3800 Fixed an issue that prevented Dynamic Pricing from working with hidden associated products, SD-3805 Resolved a performance issue that could cause slow startup for some sites, SD-3807 SellerDeck 2013 Release Notes Page 6

7 Added support for the Microsoft Access Engine (ACE Engine), SD-3818 Stock monitoring on permutations now works when associated product is in a hidden section, SD-3910 Code editor no longer scrolls too far right after applying an edit, SD-4033 Fixed an error due to missing package code, SD-4193 Fixed a problem that cause a missing address line on labels printed via GFS, SD-4259 Resolved an issue that could prevent a user defined shipping message from being saved, SD Fixed a problem that could cause a crash when applying the different theme, SD-4315 Added support for special delivery instructions to the GFS integration, SD-4318 Fixed an issue that prevented a group or product being defined for /% off extra product discounts, SD-4343 Fixed an issue with the GFS integration caused by a missing route description, SD-4381 Added a global factory reset option to the Library Layouts tab, SD-4433 Changed the mini nav bar from the Beta version to an accordion menu, SD-4449 Resolved a problem which made filtering counts slow to update with lots of groups, SD-4536 Fixed an issue that caused overload of the index file with large numbers of permutations, SD Empty last field of a form causes no longer causes a validation error, SD-4566 Filter results page number is now remembered, SD-4582 Fixed a problem that could prevent out of stock options being hidden with Dynamic Choices, SD-4588 SellerDeck 2013 Release Notes Page 7

8 2 Introduction 2.1 About the Sellerdeck Ecommerce Application Sellerdeck is a desktop Windows program which enables you to design and publish an illustrated, online catalogue, take secure, encrypted orders over the Internet, and process these orders in-house. SellerDeck 2014 continues to require minimal resources to build a successful store. All you need is a dial-up account with an ISP (preferably a broadband connection) and a web site with CGI access capability. SellerDeck Business is the most comprehensive ecommerce solution available in its price range. It includes everything a small business needs to design, build and control its own secure web store, and can handle up to moderately high order volumes. It is also aimed at suppliers who deal online with other businesses (B2B) as well as retailers who want to give regular customers a more personalised service. SellerDeck Business enables the online merchant to integrate ecommerce into other existing business systems to create a true e-business. SellerDeck Designer offers a set of easy to use and flexible tools to enable internet professionals to create highly functional ecommerce sites on behalf of their clients. It offers multiple, unlimited site creation and licensing and integration with Macromedia Dreamweaver enabling external design of the store pages. This product is primarily a site design tool, but it provides all the tools for order processing and the related features such as mailing list generation for demonstration purposes. SellerDeck Business Client provides a cost effective route for ecommerce professionals who use Designer to deliver SellerDeck functionality (without the web design capability) to their clients. SellerDeck Business Plus delivers all the features of Business along with the capability to create multiple sites that can take orders. This product is primarily for merchants or designers who operate more than 1 store. It also allows multiple users on these sites to maintain the store and process orders. SellerDeck Enterprise includes all the functionality of Business Plus, with a local SQL database option for handling larger order volumes, plus additional user access and order picking facilities for companies with warehousing and more advanced user access requirements. SellerDeck 2014 is an upgrade from SellerDeck Description of Additions Since SellerDeck Responsive Design SellerDeck 2014 ships with two new responsive themes, in which the content reformats appropriately on different screen sizes. This makes sites easier to use on mobile devices, increasing conversion rates from shoppers on the move Integrated Shipping SellerDeck 2014 integrates with the GFS shipping service. This enables labels and manifests to be printed and consignments committed to any of the major carriers, direct from the SellerDeck desktop Integrated Social Media Enable shoppers to recommend you and interact with you via social media, with a range of buttons and options to supporting the major social media sites, Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Pinterest and YouTube Marketing Enhancements A new Marketing tab and layout for Fragments enables you to present scrolling carousels in several styles on any page; using any product, section or user-selected image, and linking to any page. SellerDeck 2013 Release Notes Page 8

9 Improvements to our integration with Feefo mean that customer feedback published on your web site is now directly readable by search engines; and search and filter results can include feedback scores, and be sorted in order of customer recommendation Improved PayPal Support To increase shopper confidence, sites that use PayPal can now display the PayPal logo out of the box in either of our new themes; and order details are now passed to, and visible on, the PayPal payment page. Shoppers can now be returned direct to your site after paying with PayPal, without having to click through from an intermediate page. Our PayPal integration now provides a better checkout layout and improved interaction with Google Analytics. 2.3 System Requirements Merchant PC Minimum (for smaller sites): Windows 8, Windows 7 or Vista 2 GB RAM 1 GHz dual-core processor Internet Explorer 8 or higher 120MB available hard disk space Internet access Screen resolution of 1024x768 pixels (anything less and SellerDeck will not be displayed wholly within your screen) Recommended (required for sites with over 5000 products): Windows 8, Windows 7 or Vista 4 GB RAM 2 GHz dual-core processor Internet Explorer 8 or higher 1GB available hard disk space Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (SellerDeck Enterprise only) Web site Your ISP must be running a Windows or UNIX server (at least 20MB process memory recommended), and provide Perl or better and a user writeable CGI directory. All products now require a set of Perl files called 'MD5'. These files implement encryption/decryption, which is required to support logging in to online customer accounts. SellerDeck products include a local copy of MD5, however for improved performance, SellerDeck recommend that the ISP be asked to install "Digest-MD5", version 2.09 or later SellerDeck Enterprise SQL SellerDeck Enterprise SQL version requires MS SQL 2005 or SellerDeck FreeTrial Compatibility Compatible with FreeTrial hosts running script id SellerDeck 2013 Release Notes Page 9

10 3 Installation Details 3.1 Multiple Installations of SellerDeck Like previous releases of SellerDeck, it is not possible to install two copies of SellerDeck 2014 on the same PC. However, once a copy of SellerDeck 2014 has been installed and licensed, new sites can be licensed and maintained using the single software instance. 3.2 Co-existence with earlier versions If you have an earlier versions installed, they will be unaffected by the installation of SellerDeck 2014 if you choose not to upgrade. Use of a second website to 'evaluate' the upgrade is permitted within the terms of the licence agreement so long as you do not operate both sites concurrently to take live orders. If you have an existing installation of SellerDeck v11 you will be offered the choice of upgrading it. SellerDeck 2014 requires a different authorisation key to earlier versions. SellerDeck 2013 Release Notes Page 10

11 4 Upgrading from Previous Versions of SellerDeck and Actinic desktop products If you have a web site using an earlier SellerDeck or Actinic desktop application, this site has to be upgraded to SellerDeck SellerDeck uses the same design architecture as Actinic v8 onwards, which is very different from previous versions (Actinic v7 and earlier). 4.1 Upgrading from Actinic v8-v11, SellerDeck v11 or Later There are instructions for this in the main help in SellerDeck. Just install SellerDeck 2014 and then go to 'Application Settings Upgrading to New Versions' in the main help when you are ready to do the upgrade. 4.2 Upgrading from Actinic v7 and Earlier SellerDeck 2014 is unable to upgrade sites from Actinic v7 and earlier. Please contact SellerDeck support if you have an older site that you want to upgrade. SellerDeck 2013 Release Notes Page 11

12 5 Instructions for Use 5.1 Main Help SellerDeck comes with extensive and integrated help. You can press the F1 key on your keyboard at any time to display the main help file. You can also click on the '?' button at the top right hand corner of each window and then click on an individual field on the screen to get specific, context sensitive, help. Use the Help menu for a complete explanation of using SellerDeck, including configuration details and creating the online store at your web site. 5.2 Starter Guide The 'Getting Started Guide' can be accessed via 'Help Starter Guide' option in SellerDeck. It is a PDF file designed to introduce the salient features of SellerDeck, and help you work through how to use them. They are a very good way to become familiar with the key features of SellerDeck. To access this guide, a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader needs to be installed on your machine this is available from or SellerDeck 2013 Release Notes Page 12

13 6 Technical Data 6.1 Release Version Details Installation directory structure SellerDeck 2014 BACKUP Backup version Extensions Formats The default installation directory. Holds files common to all sites, such as reports and help files. Any non site-specific files replaced during the installation are placed here. Files from an earlier version site that have been upgraded Files related to any software extensions e.g. SellerDeck Assistant for Dreamweaver Holds various default styles. Themes The files that constitute the themes, available via the 'Design Themes' menu option. OCCUpgrade Original SiteBackups SSLUpgrade Starter Guide Upgrade version My Documents SellerDeck 2014 Sites Site1 Installation directory for the Payment Service Providers install program. Contains the master files. On startup, SellerDeck copies the relevant files to the current site. The master set of general files used when sites are created. Default location of all site and theme backups Legacy directory holding the log of Shared SSL Service Providers (now withdrawn). The browser-based introduction to the functionality. Theme files associated with any upgraded sites Locates all licensed sites. Default site after installation File version numbers 6.2 Install program version numbers 6.3 Restrictions Installing Database Components Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) and the Access Jet engine are provided on the installation CD. They are installed as part of the normal installation process but can be skipped by user selection. If they aren t installed then certain database operations within SellerDeck may fail meaning that normal operation isn t possible MD5 calculation SellerDeck install its own MD5 script and use it if it can't find the MD5 Perl module installed on the web server. If the MD5 Perl module is already installed then it is used instead of SellerDeck's. SellerDeck 2013 Release Notes Page 13

14 SellerDeck's MD5 implementation is slower than the Perl module implementation (because it has to be written in Perl) so we recommend the ISP install the Perl module for improved browser performance Internet Explorer earlier than version 6 SellerDeck 2014 uses some facilities provided in libraries installed with Internet Explorer. In particular, Internet Explorer version 6 or later must be installed otherwise the software may fail to run properly. You may receive the error message: Error Starting Program - The Catalog.exe file is missing export WININET.DLL:FtpCommandA if you don t have Internet Explorer version 6 or later installed Internet Explorer earlier than version 8 SellerDeck 2014 uses elements of CSS3 that are not supported by Internet Explorer version 8 and earlier. Where a built-in theme has elements with rounded corners, these will be squared when viewed in IE8. This limitation does not apply to custom designs, which will depend on the standard supported by the designer. Other theme elements will reproduce accurately in IE8 and major browsers current at the time of release. SellerDeck 2013 Release Notes Page 14