Rewards Points for Magento 2.0

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1 Rewards Points for Magento 2.0 USER GUIDE Version Magento 2 Reward Points extension provides you with effective rewards program, customizable in every aspect, with full set of features included. Full control over your campaigns with advanced dashboard Flexible points earning rules for any occasion Set thresholds and never slip out of profit-making levels Points expiration for additional shopping incentive Refund by points and leave money on your accounts

2 Table of Contents Table of Contents 1. Quick Start 1.1 Installation 2. Admin Area 2.1 Using the Dashboard 2.2 Viewing customer s reward points balances 2.3 Managing reward points balance per customer 2.4 Viewing reward points used with an order 2.5 Using Reward Points with New Order 2.6 Refunding with Reward Points 2.7 Earning Rules Add/Edit a rule form 2.8 Thresholds 2.9 Viewing the list of Reward Points Transactions 2.10 Changing the Settings 3. Customer Area 3.1 Viewing My Reward Points 3.2 Viewing Orders with Reward Points transactions 4. Shopping Cart 4.1 Using Reward Points With New Order 2 of 26

3 1. Quick Start 1.1 Installation 1. Back up your web directory and store database. You can make backup copies with any tool you find appropriate. If you are going to use the native Magento backup function, then navigate to: Systems > Tools > Backups and make System and Database backups Image 1. Create backups 2. Download the Exto Reward Points installation package. 3. Upload the contents of the Exto Reward Points installation package to your store root directory. 4. In the SSH console of your server navigate to your store root folder: cd path_to_the_store_root_folder Then run: php -f bin/magento module:enable Exto_Points Next run: php -f bin/magento setup:upgrade 3 of 26

4 Then run: php -f bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy Finally run: php -f bin/magento cache:clean php -f bin/magento cache:flush Flush the store cache, log out from the backend and then log in again. 2. Admin Area 2.1 Using the Dashboard Rewards Points Admin area is located in the Marketing backend section. Marketing > Exto Rewards Points > Dashboard The dashboard contains the following information: Field Value Description Points system status ON/OFF value signifying if the points system is active or inactive Exchange Rate Conversion Rate of points to currency (eg. 5 points to $1) Customers Engaged with the Program Number of customers who have positive reward points balance (eg. 5 with positive balance) Balance Update Subscribers Number of customers with rewards points balance updated (eg. 3 of 147 total customers) Current balance Value of all reward points earned across whole store Earned points Table showing earned points today/yesterday/this week/this month/last month Spent points Table showing spent points today/yesterday/this week/this month/last month Expiration Points Table showing points expiration prognosis tomorrow/this week/next week/next 30 days 4 of 26

5 Active Rules List of active rules, with number of triggers and points earnings today/yesterday/this week/this month/last month (a trigger is complete once points are credited towards customer balance). To edit the rule, click on the Edit rule link next to each rule. For more information on how to edit a rule, proceed to step 2.7. Image 2. Rewards Points Dashboard 2.2 Viewing customer s reward points balances Customers > All Customers Search for the corresponding customer on the All Customers list. The value on the Points column shows the currency equivalent of the customer s rewards point balance. 5 of 26

6 Image 3. Rewards Points Balance 2.3 Managing reward points balance per customer Customers > All Customers > Customer Information > Exto Reward Points Navigate to the Customer Information page to manage Rewards Points per customer. The Update balance form consists of: Field Value Balance Change Description Indicate a positive number or use a negative - sign to subtract. The system will apply the exchange rate to the value indicated here and add to the customer s current balance. For example, 73 points is equivalent to $14.6. With a starting balance of $20, the new balance will now be $34.6 Expiration Indicate an expiry date. No expiry if the field is left empty. Comment Any text comment for the customer Once done updating the customer reward points details, click on the Update Balance button. 6 of 26

7 Image 4. Managing Rewards Points Image 5. Successful message after adding Reward Points 7 of 26

8 Scroll down to the bottom of the page to find information on previous reward points transactions. The table consists of: Field Value Description Transaction ID Reference number of the transaction Balance Update Value Value shown in this field is the points equivalent (green is for addition, red is for deduction) Date Date when the reward points transaction was made Points Expiration Date Date when the earned points are set to expire Image 6. Rewards Points Transactions 2.4 Viewing reward points used with an order Sales > Orders > Order Information Find the corresponding order number and on the information screen, scroll down to the bottom of the page. The Paid with Points information shows the currency equivalent of the points used for the specific order. 8 of 26

9 Image 7. Reward Points Usage in Order Information 2.5 Using Reward Points with New Order Sales > Orders > Order Information Admin users can create new orders with reward points. Create a new order and indicate the reward points value to be applied in the Points field. Click on the arrow sign to apply the reward points value. Image 8. Using reward points for a new order Scroll down to the Order Totals section to validate if the points have been applied. The value shown is the currency equivalent of the points applied. Click on Submit Order once done. 9 of 26

10 Image 9. Applied Points on Order Totals If a value more than the customer s reward points balance is indicated, the system will show a Points balance is not sufficient error message. 2.6 Refunding with Reward Points Sales > Orders > Order Information > Credit Memo Refunds can be made to the reward points. When creating a Credit Memo, indicate a value in the Refund with Points section. Admin users can either indicate a portion of the refund amount or the entire refund amount. 10 of 26

11 Image 10. Refunding to the customer s reward points balance Click on the Refund Offline button once done. Once admin user checks on the customer s rewards points transactions, the corresponding transaction record will be shown with the comment Refund for Order #xxxxxx. Image 11. Sample Transaction record for refunding to reward points Admin users also have the option to Cancel earned Reward points to revert the earned rewards points for a refunded order. If some of the earned points were already used for another order, the system allows cancellation of the remaining reward points balance. If a customer earned 200 points on a refunded order and used up 100 points on another order, admin user can cancel the remaining 100 points. 11 of 26

12 Click on the checkbox to refund the remaining earned points. Image 12. Canceling Earned Reward points 2.7 Earning Rules Marketing > Exto Rewards Points > Earning Rules There are 2 types of earning rules: Shopping Cart and Behavioral. The Shopping Cart rule is based on the shopping cart content while the second one can be behavioral triggers such as the customer s birthday, non- login period, review, and store and newsletter signup. Earning rules define the conditions that allow customers to earn points and the corresponding earning amounts. The Earning Rules form consists of a grid displaying all configured earning rules and button Add Rule. Table consists of: 12 of 26

13 Field Value Description Rule ID Rule Title Points Value Number of points to be earned, or % of cart total Total Triggers Number of transactions that triggered the rule Rule Type Value can either be Shopping cart or Behavioral Active Yes/No value signifying if the rule is active or inactive Image 13. Earning Rules table Add/Edit a rule form To add a rule, click on the Add Rule button. The form is separated into 3 sections with an additional section for behavioral rule types: Rule Information Conditions 13 of 26

14 Actions Notifications - this section is only shown when creating a behavioral rule type Image 14. Editing the Rule Information section Fill out the values for the following fields in the Rule Information section: Field Value Description Title Customer Comment This is what customers will see in their transaction list Rule type Choose between Shopping cart or Behavioral. Once a rule is saved, this can no longer be altered Active Toggle between Yes or No to signify if the rule is active or inactive Customer Groups All customer groups are selected by default Active from <date> Rule activation date Active to <date> Rule deactivation date Priority indicate a value for rule priority when applying more than one rule at the same time 14 of 26

15 Next, proceed to the Conditions section. The contents of this section depends on the selected rule type. In case of Shopping cart rule type, the system displays the Conditions section along with the standard Magento rule creator. Image 15. Conditions for a Shopping Cart Rule Fill out the following fields to create a Shopping Cart rule. Leave the fields blank to indicate no limit. All conditions must be satisfied before customers can earn reward points. Field Value Minimal cart value Minimum cart value that should be met before reward points can be earned Minimal cart item qty Minimum number of items in the cart that should be met before reward points can be earned Trigger Limit per Customer Maximum number of times that the rule can be triggered for each customer Daily Trigger Limit Maximum number of times that the rule can be triggered for each customer per day For additional rules, use the standard Magento rule creator. 15 of 26

16 Image 16. Standard Magento rule creator for Shopping Cart rule type In case on Behavioral, the system will show a selection box with the following values. Choose from any one of these behavioral triggers: Image 17. Conditions for a Behavioral Rules Store signup Newsletter signup - integration with standard Magento newsletter Product review Customer birthday Customer no login period Days - indicate the number of days which must pass since last login to trigger the rule Next, proceed to the Actions section. In this section, admin user can define how much points will be rewarded to the customer. 16 of 26

17 The system will show the following earning points choices: Image 18. Available Points for a Shopping Cart Rule Select the applicable earning points and fill out the corresponding fields: Field Value Choose the form and the number of reward points that the customer will earn after meeting the conditions: Earn Fixed amount of points % of product price - The percentage of the product price that the customer will earn as reward points (eg. 10% of product price) % of cart value - The percentage of the entire cart price that the customer will earn as reward points (eg. 5% of cart price) Amount The amount of points or percentage value of product price or cart value Discard subsequent rules Points expiration, days Yes/No - indicates if the system should stop processing other rules once this rule is satisfied The number of days after which earned points will expire after earning, otherwise, leave blank to indicate no expiry NOTICE In the case of Behavioral rule type, only Fixed amount of points form of reward points is available. NOTICE The Calculate earned points option doesn t work for the % of product price option, since shipping is calculated for the cart, not specific products. Also, the % of product price option applies only to the matched products. 17 of 26

18 If the Behavioral rule type is selected, the system will show the following section: Image 19. Notifications Configuration for a Behavioral Rule Type Configure notifications by selecting values for the fields: Send notification - Select Yes or No to enable or disable sending notification . If Yes is selected, choose the values for the following fields: Sender - the Sender (From) Image 20. Magento senders for notification Select template - choose from a list of Magento templates configured for this extension Image 17. Choose existing templates The following extension specific variables must be available for templates: 18 of 26

19 Transaction/Expiration value Balance total Once done, click on the Save Rule button. System will show corresponding Rule was successfully saved message. 2.8 Thresholds Marketing > Exto Rewards Points > Thresholds The system allows admin users to manage spending thresholds and requirements. Configuration changes are applied globally. Navigate to the Thresholds form to create or modify existing thresholds. Image 21. Modifying Spending Thresholds Fill out the following fields and indicate values when applicable. Leave the fields blank to indicate no limit. All values will be evaluated before a customer can proceed in redeeming points. 19 of 26

20 Field Value Cart Subtotal Shopping cart value threshold to start redeeming points Cart items qty Minimum number of items in the cart to start redeeming points Point balance Minimum rewards point balance to start redeeming points Points amount to apply Minimum number of reward points that the customer can redeem upon checkout Customer daily spend limit Maximum number of reward points that the customer can redeem per day IMPORTANT NOTICE In case of global and local rule value conflict (e.g. cart limits), the global value has priority Once done with the changes, click on the Save button. 2.9 Viewing the list of Reward Points Transactions Marketing > Exto Rewards Points > Transactions Navigate to the Transactions form to view a list of all rewards points transactions. Image 22. View of Reward Points Transactions The table contains the following information: 20 of 26

21 Field Description Transaction ID Customer Name Includes customer name and address Amount green for reward points earned, red for reward points redeemed Comment Rule title or admin comment Expiration Date No date shown means no expiry 2.10 Changing the Settings Marketing > Exto Rewards Points > Settings 21 of 26

22 Image 23. Reward Points Setting Fill out the following fields in the form: Field Description Points name Points name as customers will see it on the website Exchange Rate Base currency unit to points conversion Calculate earned points Identify how earned points should be calculated. Pay tax/shipping by points Indicate if it is allowed to pay tax and shipping using reward points. Choose Yes or No to enable or disable sending of notification. If Yes is selected, choose the values for the following fields: Send points expiration Send before, days - (default:3) indicate days before expiry date for the system to trigger notification Sender - pick a sender from a list of Magento senders as indicated in image 20 template - choose from a list of the extension templates, pre-configured with an expiration template by default Reward program explanation text Choose a CMS block. It is displayed in the Rewards Points customer area. Choose between Yes or No to enable or disable cart promotional text shown in the top part of the customer s shopping cart. Refer to image 27 for sample cart promotional text. Display cart promotion If yes, the system will show the additional fields below: (Default Text: Checkout now and get {cart_points} ({money_value}) points in reward! ) Use the parameters cart_points and money_value for your message. This message will be shown on the customer s Shopping cart summary section. Refer to image 28 for sample Shopping cart information text. Shopping cart information text (Default text: You can spend <b>{available_points} {points_name}</b> with this purchase ) Use the parameters available_points and points_name to create the message that will appear in the shopping cart totals section. Click on the Save Config button once done. 22 of 26

23 3. Customer Area 3.1 Viewing My Reward Points Customers can login to their account to view their existing reward points balance in the My Reward Points section. Image 24. Customer Area View The customer s remaining rewards points are indicated on the top of the page. The table below it contains all of the customer s reward points transactions. The table contains: Transaction ID Comment Value Date Expiration 23 of 26

24 3.2 Viewing Orders with Reward Points transactions Customers can login to the site and navigate to the My Orders section to check orders with reward points transactions. Customer can see Reward points redeemed and amount refunded to the reward points per order. Image 25. Customer Area View - Order with Reward Points Redeemed Image 26. Customer Area View - Order with Reward Points Refunded 4. Shopping Cart 4.1 Using Reward Points With New Order Customers can login to their account and use their reward points balance once they place an order. If the Display cart promotion setting is On and configured in step 3.10, then the configured notification text is displayed at the top of the shopping cart. 24 of 26

25 Image 27. Sample promotional text shown above the shopping cart details On the Summary section of the cart, customer will see the configured Shopping Cart information text showing the available reward points that he can redeem for the specific order. Image 28. Shopping cart reward points information To apply reward points, customer must indicate a value less than or equal to the indicated available reward points. 25 of 26

26 Once the customer clicks the Apply button, the system will show a success message along with the following fields, whenever applicable: You earn xx - earned reward points if a particular earning rule was triggered including currency equivalent You apply xx - reward points applied including currency equivalent Customer has the option to Cancel reward points redemption. If the customer enters a value greater than the reward points balance, the system will show an error message. Image 29. Shopping cart reward points insufficient balance error message 26 of 26