Step 1: Basic Admin Settings

While the storefront will work with a basic install, setting the following parameters in Global Settings will ensure that all features of your storefront operate as expected.

• Domain Name - Enter the domain name that you will be using to access this site ("localhost" for example). This will allow the preview and send a link to a friend to use the correct links.
• Admin, Sales, and Customer Support Email Addresses - Use an email address where you will be able to receive the messages in your in box. In this way you will be able to see orders and customer requests as they come in.
• SMTP Mail Server Settings - This setting is required for any email (orders or customer requests) to be sent out from the system.
• UPS Settings - if you intend to use the UPS Shipping Option you will first need an account. If you do not have an account leave these settings blank and use a Custom Shipping Options instead.
• In addition you should make sure that you have the following set.

At least one Shipping Option.
At least one Payment Option.

Step 2: Getting Started With Modifying the Code

Right out of the box the Znode Storefront will provide a professional and easy to use site. You can however change the code (purchased versions only) to implement just about any custom look and feel or business logic that you want. The Znode Storefront is created from the ground up to be easily modifiable. Here are just a few notes to get you started when looking at the code.

• You must be familiar with ASP.Net development using C# (VB not supported).
• You can use either Visual Studio 2005 Standard+ or Visual Studio Express to modify your code.
• The Customer pages are located in Web\Themes\Default.
• The main master page for the Customer pages is in Web\Themes\Default\Common\main.master. The look and feel for other pages are in their own directory. For example, the Home page can be found in Web\Themes\Home\home.master. All of the code behinds for these pages are in these directories as well.
• The left menu for the Admin is controlled by the Web\Admin\Web.sitemap file. To disable a menu item, such as Delete Catalog Data, just comment out the appropriate line in this file.
• Master pages for the rest of the admin pages can be found in Web\Admin\Themes\Standard.

Step 3: Before Creating a Production Catalog

Once you are done evaluating the Znode Storefront you will want to clean out all of the existing demo catalog data and start fresh with your own content. To delete the catalog data do the following steps:

• Log into the Admin.
• Choose Delete Catalog Data from the left menu.
• Click on Confirm on the next page.