1 Change History

1.1 Summary of changes in release v6.1.3

Description
The Froogle Data Feed is now available in Actinic Catalog. Ref: a_c/1097
The caption on the 'Order Search' window in Actinic way 'y'. This has now been fixed. Ref: a_c/1098
When then Connection Wizard was launched by the 'Wizard' button in 'Advanced \| Network Setup', the fields in the dialogue were not updated by the results of the Wizard. This has now been fixed. Ref: a_c/1099
The Froogle Data Feed was using https URLs for product pages even when SSL was only used on the Checkout pages. Now fixed. Ref: a_c/1100
The Froogle Data Feed included sections that were marked as hidden. Now fixed. Ref: a_c/1101
The Overall Layout Template for the Front Page of the store will now save correctly if you select something other than the default template. Ref: a_c/1103
Actinic now stores the filename of the login buttons correctly if you select something other than 'login1.gif' and 'login2.gif'. Ref: a_c/1103
There was a memory leak when exporting the froogle data feed – which is now fixed. Ref: a_c/1104
If you had a brochure page selected, and then you closed and re-opened Actinic, then Actinic would not remember what you had selected. This is now fixed. Ref: a_c/1105
If you had a large product catalog (over 1000) and tried linking a brochure fragment to a product, then Actinic would get stuck in a loop and have to be killed. This is now fixed. Ref: a_c/1105
The snapshot functions occasionally grey out and you have restart Actinic. This is now fixed. Ref: a_c/1106
On some web servers, the 'Yes' for 'Ship to different address' was appearing as 'SEPARATESHIPYes'. This is now fixed. Ref: a_c/1107
The 'SIZE=' value for the quantity box on the product page can now be changed in 'Design \| Text'. Ref: a_c/1108
Actinic Ecommerce now supports the 'rtsp' protocol for audio files. Ref: a_c/1108
When you were using split SSL and the secure and the non secure Catalog URLs were not using the same server name and the theme used a background image, then a certificate error was being displayed for the bounce pages. This is now fixed. Ref: a_c/1112
When you copied and pasted a lot of sections, the section page filename started to get quite long, which caused errors when trying to open the section. This is now fixed. Ref: a_c/1113
If you changed the customer's country in an offline order, it did not change the InvoiceCountryCode value in the order record. This is now fixed. Ref: a_c/1114
Reports were showing adjustments as having a 'Custom Tax; value of zero. This is now fixed. Ref: a_c/1115
When you tried to close the 'Edit Section' dialogue without being on the ;Layout' tab, you received the following error: "The specified file name conflicts with another file name! Please enter a unique (ignoring case) file name." This is now fixed. Ref: a_c/1116
If you created a number of price schedules, and then deleted the second one you created, the customer messages were not showing for the other price schedules. Ref: a_c/1118
If you put a single quote (apostrophe) in the customer message field, then the message would not appear correctly. This is now fixed. Ref: a_c/1119
When you imported CUSTOMVARs via a hierarchical import, Actinic would always report that the first product CUSTOMVAR was invalid. This is now fixed. Ref: a_c/1122
A clock change would cause Actinic to report an error when you try and apply a new colour scheme. This is now fixed. Ref: a_c/1123
You are now able to set a negative 'Suspend If Below' level for a product that is associated with a component, and have the stock level work correctly online. Ref: a_c/1124
If you tried to use the 'Information Link' in a product to point to a non-HTML page, then the link would not work for registered customers. This is now fixed. Ref: a_c/1125
NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBLOGIN would appear on a site if you do not have registered customers enabled. This only happened in the Hyper theme – and is now fixed. Ref: a_c/1128
Actinic is no longer vulnerable to crashes caused by corrupt reports for tax data in the database. Ref: a_c/1134
When you are using a shopping mode of 'quantity on confirmation page', you can now access the code for the 'Other Info' prompt via 'Design \| Text' rather than via the Perl. Ref: a_c/1135
Custom brochure fragment templates were not being included in snapshots. This is now fixed. Ref: a_c/1136
The warning messages you get when exporting a snapshot from one site, were being shown when exporting a snapshot from a different site. This is now fixed. Ref: a_c/1138
The crash that occurred on Me if you tried importing a snapshot with no products has now been fixed. Ref: a_c/1142
It is no longer possible to add products to a deleted section. Ref: a_c/1151
The file ShipControl/ShippingTemplate.pl is now included in a customer snapshot. Ref: a_c/1153
Actinic Ecommerce no longer closes abnormally when creating a snapshot or swapping sites. Ref: a_c/1154
CSS files are no longer affected by an HTML compaction. This had been causing some CSS values to be corrupted. Ref: a_c/1157
The Site Upgrader was incorrectly reporting custom script changes made to the Perl. This was because it was comparing the wrong files. This is now fixed. Ref: a_c/1162
Custom preview bitmaps were not being included in a snapshot. This is now fixed. Ref: a_c/1164
When you are trying to import an invalid section via a hierarchical file, you now receive the following error ' An invalid Section could not be imported. All child items will be skipped as well.' Ref: a_c/1165
There were crashes reported when registering with UPS Online Tools. This functionality has been improved to make it more stable. Ref: a_c/1169
Error messages were appearing incorrectly against quantity fields in the shopping cart, when the product reference contained numerical characters. Ref: a_c/1173
JavaScript in a brochure fragment text box was corrupted as Actinic would interpret [0] as being NETQUOTEVAR:0. This has now been fixed. Ref: a_c/1174
The Change button during checkout was being treated as a 'Cancel' button and taking people out of the checkout. This is now fixed. Ref: a_c/1175
The UPS Worldship button is now always activated for US customers. Ref: a_c/1176
You can now bypass the SMTP server checking in the Connection Wizard. Ref: a_c/1177
On upgrading from a previous version to v6.1.x, UPS sipping classes were being duplicated in the database. This should no longer happen. Ref: a_c/1180
If you had images on sub-folders on your desktop, and you tried to do a Froogle Data Export, then the names of the subfolders would be included in the Froogle export. This is now fixed. Ref: a_c/1181
If you included two NETQUOTEVAR:INCLUDEs within a brochure overall layout template, then there would be a page generation error. This is now fixed. Ref: a_c/1182
Custom brochure templates were not included when creating a custom theme. This is now fixed. Ref: a_c/1183
It is now possible to select the 'Orders' tab with a keyboard command. Ref: a_c/1184
You no longer get incorrect warnings about 'zone conflicts' when you have a large number of shipping zones. Ref: a_c/1121
First and Second Class post have been updated in the default shipping database. Ref: a_c/1155
The account address in the checkout for registered customers was not appearing correctly on some servers. This is now fixed. Ref: a_c/1126
NETQUOTEVAR:SIMPLESEARCH and NETQUOTEVAR:FOOTERTEXT were included in some templates despite the fact they won't do anything. Ref: a_c/1127
Some themes were not using the correct template for the receipt page. This is now fixed. Ref: a_c/1130
In the 'Stripes' theme, when the 'Brochure' index page is previewed or uploaded, the variable NETQUOTEVAR:PAGEHEADER appear in the page title, and NETQUOTEVAR:POWEREDBY appears at the foot of the page. Ref: a_c/1132
The 'Powered by Actinic Link' is now smaller and more tasteful. Ref: a_c/1159
Act_SiteMapIndentBegin.html was sometimes empty after an upgrade. Ref: a_c/1166
The help for the UPS Online Tools has been radically updated. Ref: a_c/1150
The reports page number printed at the bottom of the page said 'Page 1 of 1' regardless of how many reports there were. Ref: a_c/1137
The bounce pages online did not have the page titles included correctly. This is now fixed. Ref: a_ss/304
v3 drop down lists will now add products to the shopping cart correctly. Ref: a_ss/305
If you had a product with a component, and the product reference ended in 'Q', and you were using a shopping mode of 'Single Add to Cart Per Page', then the product would not add to the cart. This is now fixed. Ref: a_ss/306
If a customer account was using a price schedule other than retail, and the customer account had 'Hide Retail Prices' ticked, and the product had the pricing model set to 'Sum of Component Prices', then the product prices would not appear to registered customers. This is now fixed. Ref: a_ss/307
The search highlight now works when your pages have any of the following extensions: .js, .php, .css, .htm, .html, .shtml and .vrml. Ref: a_ss/308
When a product was hidden for the retail schedule the search highlight didn't work correctly for logged in buyers. This is now fixed. Ref: a_ss/310
Pop-Up windows were not appearing for logged in customers if the product is hidden from the retail price schedule. This is now fixed. Ref: a_ss/311
The brochure links to products were not working if there was slight difference (e.g. case) between the 'Catalog URL' and the actual URL of the acatalog folder. Ref: a_ss/313
If you added two products to the cart, the second one with an 'Other Info' or 'Date' prompt, and then tried to delete the first product, then Actinic would fail online. This is now fixed. Ref: a_ss/318
If you had 'quantity on product page' and you tried adding to cart on a product with a maximum order quantity, then you may have gotten an incorrect error. This is because the quantity already in the shopping cart was being taken into account twice when doing the add-to-cart validation. Ref: a_ss/319
PayPal orders were sometimes coming down with incorrect amounts. Ref: a_ss/326
PayPal orders will no loner be incorrectly placed into the 'Pending Payment Service Provider' folder if payment has been received. Ref: a_ss/326

1.2 Summary of changes in release v6.1.2

Description
Actinic did not allow you to leave section page filenames blank when you created a section, or when you imported new sections via a hierarchical file. This has now been fixed.
When no section page file name has been selected for a section, Actinic does not include the page reference correctly in the Froogle data export. Ref: a_c/1091
After referrer.pl was changed to use the new session package, the script failed and removed all the session files. This has now been fixed. Ref: act_ss/300

1.3 Summary of changes in release v6.1.1

Description
It was impossible to change Section Page Names. When you tried, the following error message was given: "A file name must be specified, please enter a name." This is now fixed. Ref: a_c/1082
Sites with a large number of products were experiencing slow performance in opening dialogs. This is now fixed. Ref: a_c/1083
The online cart was displaying oddly (although content and prices are correct) for products with optional components marked as 'Component as a Separate Order Line'. A quantity field was appearing next to the component incorrectly. This is now fixed. Ref: a_ss/293

1.4 Summary of changes in release v6.1.0

Description
The ability to carry out order level discounts has been added. Ref: a_c/943
Digital Download is now available with Actinic Catalog. Ref: a_c/917
Actinic can now export a 'Froogle Data Feed' in order to add store details to the www.froogle.com store search engine. Ref: a_c/957
A 'Troubleshooting' menu option has been added, containing a range of tools for diagnosing and fixing problems with the Actinic application and with the store at the web site. These include the ability to query and reset the order number file (order.num). Ref: a_c/934, Ref: a_c/887
It is now possible to export a 'support snapshot' where all customer account and order details are obscured in order to protect privacy. Ref: a_c/853
When installing a maintenance release, all sites are automatically snapshotted by Actinic Ecommerce before they are upgraded. This allows fallback to previous release and facilitates the diagnosis of upgrade problems. Ref: a_c/967
Actinic now backs up your current design when applying a new theme. This is saved as a backup theme within 'formats/auxiliary/themes'. Ref: a_c/997
The error messages received during a Network Settings test are now more meaningful and hopefully helpful. Ref: a_c/859
UPS Online Tools Interface changed to work with new XML-based interface. Ref: a_c/873
'CSS Files' button has now been added to the graphical template navigator. Ref: a_c/924
Default date shown online for the date prompt now defaults to today's date. Ref: a_ss/234
A 'text only' and a 'text and title' product line template are now available. Ref: a_c/905
'Order Manager' navigator is now available when using Actinic Order Manager. Ref: a_c/939
It is now possible to manually update the order sequence number, generated by order.num on the website. Ref: a_c/995
Logged in buyers no longer have duplicated framesets when they follow section links. Ref: a_c/987
Any links embedded as HTML within a brochure fragment on the front page of the store will now display correctly (rather than be wrongly prefixed with the Catalog URL) Ref: a_c/849
Error message received when an order is downloaded into an older copy of Actinic than the one that was used to build the site is now improved. Ref: a_c/848
The fields for 'Prompt' and 'Message' in the tax exemption area are now the right way round in order to display correctly online. Ref: a_c/846
The 'rollover' code for the brochure navigation buttons will now always find the images within the 'acatalog' folder online. Ref: a_c/933
Loophole closed whereby customers are in the checkout, and then hit back a lot to add something else to the cart, and then go forwards and checkout – producing an order with no customer details. Ref: a_c/985
Actinic no longer forces a 'Refresh' when the clocks change due to daylight saving time. Ref: a_c/998
'Recalculate' button removed from 'Shipping and Handling' tab in the order details window as it is not necessary. Ref: a_c/970
Customer messages were not appearing to non-logged-in customers when the 'Retail' price schedule was disabled. This is now fixed. Ref: a_c/969
Error that refers to having duplicate copies of 'Act_SecPayOK.html' file when upgrading from v4 to v6 has now been fixed. Ref: a_c/966
An import will now no longer remove customer property values that are defined within 'Design Options \| Site Defaults'. Ref: a_c/964
'Back to Top' link in 'Funky' and 'Curves' themes have now been fixed to work correctly on sites with logged-in customers. Ref: a_c/942
When Brochure ran in a custom frame, the frameset was being removed when the customer entered the store. This has now been fixed. Ref: a_c/951
The default pop-up window template is now 'Name and info text displayed below image'. Ref: a_c/904
When main order line is hidden, the quantity box now appears by the component (as long as there is only one component). Ref: a_ss/264
Products that have been deleted from the online store now appear within the Sales Analysis reports. Ref: a_c/955
There is no longer a chance of creating an order with no details by clicking the 'back' button in the browser during the checkout. Ref: a_ss/262
Email address field can now support 255 characters Ref: a_c/903
Order download button will no longer appear greyed out if there has been a design upgrade but not a version upgrade. Ref: a_c/884
Actinic will now start without an error message if the brochure template ini file is not found within the Site folder. Ref: a_c/883
Extra cell no longer appears at the end of component row in the shopping cart when a component is listed as a separate order line. Ref: a_c/900
When you change sites, and select to do a site snapshot, Actinic Ecommerce will now always carry out the site change after the snapshot has finished. Ref: a_c/916
The 'add to cart' errors were appearing twice within the Act_ProductLineTable template. This is now fixed. Ref: a_c/868
The menu items in the 'Funky' theme have been changed so that they work with all colour schemes. Ref: a_c/864
Unregistered customers can no longer browse the site if you have selected the store to be closed to unregistered shoppers in 'Business Settings \| Ordering'. Ref: a_c/949
'No order line for main product' is always un-ticked now when you remove components from a product. This means that there is no way for no short description to be shown in the shopping cart. Ref: a_c/9458
The time zone has been added to the customer receipt email. Ref: a_c/944
The price explanation fields in the 'Act_VariantComponentName.html' template are now completely hidden when a customer is not logged on. Previously, people had been getting a large gap appearing within the HTML. Ref: a_c/926
When you upgrade from an earlier version, the login button used will now be the one from your currently-selected theme. Ref: a_c/909
When you click the 'Mail' button on a particular tab, the correct email template is now displayed by default. Ref: a_c/914
Invalid table HTML within the receipt template (Act_Order04.html) in non-CSS themes has been fixed. Ref: a_c/974
Previously, if you had any digital download files that were scripts (.cgi, .pl etc.) then these were not being removed from the website after the option for digital download was removed. Ref: a_c/992
Erroneous error message in the configuration wizard referring to "The website address (URL) does not refer to a web server...." when you do not enter http:// has been removed. Ref: a_c/975
UPS Online Tools message was appearing twice within the online receipt. This has been fixed. Ref: a_c/976
When Actinic is in pre-configured – 'Freetrial' – mode, the Codebase URL is no longer verified as this was unnecessary. Ref: a_c/990
You no longer have the option to have a country in two zones that have classes with the same name. Ref: a_c/989
Custom properties defined at the section level now appear within the link into that section. Ref: a_c/980
You no longer get an error message when you tick 'Link all products to External Data if available' the first time you try linking to an external database. Ref: a_c/977
'Checkbox' is no longer a valid way to lay out a choice. It is only used for components. Ref: a_c/971
Performance improved when you have a large number of customer accounts and addresses. Ref: a_c/968
Adjustments that are made to the order online are now no-longer editable in the Actinic order processing system. Ref: a_c/963
The help file reference to the 'Section override default layout' field has now been corrected. Ref: a_c/927
The help file reference to external linking has now been corrected to ensure that details about data types are correct. Ref: a_c/928
Copyright details updated on ActCBNMaker and Connection Wizard Ref: a_c/898
Snapshots created in Windows can now be taken into Windows 98 without errors. Ref: a_c/912
The 'shipping selection' drop down list online now contains all countries defined in the tax settings (when 'Use Invoice Location' is selected) plus all locations defined in shipping zones (standard and UPS). Ref: a_c/936
The 'Shipping Zone' drop down list in the order processing system now just includes zones where the selected country is a member. Ref: a_c/907
Error message no longer received when you try and import the example Network Settings file 'SampleNetworkSettingsImport.txt'. Ref: a_c/879
Brochure fragments now appear in a regular and formal way even if you have different amounts of text within different fragments. Ref: a_c/925
'Astrological Theme' – navigation icons all line up correctly. Ref: a_c/922
'Clothes' and 'Time' themes amended to make the logo image appear at the left hand side of the page. Ref: a_c/919
If you are using the referral program ('Design Options \| Site Defaults'), then the 'Powered By Actinic' logo is placed differently within the default theme 'Curves'. Ref: a_c/999
'Art Deco' theme – login button now visible and logout button removed from the side frame. Ref: a_c/918
'Hyper' theme tidied up so that all text icons have enough space to appear correctly. Also, the simple search now appears in the standard way. Ref: a_c/870
Search results in Hyper theme now all appear in the correct font size. Ref: a_c/869 .
The 'View Basket/View Cart' inconsistency that was in the 'Curves' theme has now been rectified. Ref: a_c/866
The 'Add to Cart' button in the 'Curves' theme is now smaller. Ref: a_c/865
The layout of the 'Powered By Actinic' icon has been updated and improved. Ref: a_c/862
Message that appears when you select an incorrect product reference to be linked with a component has been updated. Ref: a_c/958
Wrong Home Page link is used when you enter a home page URL that does not have a trailing slash. Ref: a_c/954
A Pure Perl SSL package has been implemented. Ref: a_c/953
The length of the date entered into the address field is now validated online to ensure there are no problems when downloading orders. This was a problem particularly seen when using a Japanese character set. Ref: a_c/952
When "Add section information to Product Text" option was off then even the info required by Actinic for search by sections wasn't added to the index. Now it is changed and the info required for section search is always added. Ref: a_c/948
No longer receive an error message of 'An error occurred while checking the FTP transfer mode -- There are no more files. Try using the other mode.' if the FTP directory online is empty and you run a settings test. Ref: a_c/947
No longer receive an error message if the 'acatalog' folder has been removed and you try and upload. Now Actinic will simply carry out a full refresh. Ref: a_c/946
You can no longer select different countries for the invoice address and shipping address. Ref: a_c/941
The default layout of the company details within the 'About Us' tab in 'Terms and Conditions' has been updated. Ref: a_c/931
The Current shipping cost is now re-calculated when an order line is cancelled and then re-instated. Also, the packaging is now automatically adjusted when an item is cancelled. Ref: a_c/915
The date you enter into the Payment History is now validated in order to ensure the order will appear correctly within reports etc. Ref: a_c/913
All the new v6 scripts are now included and listed when you manually generate them using 'Web \| Generate Scripts'. Ref: a_c/911
The default database backup location will now be the same as the Actinic installation directory. Ref: a_c/908
The 'x' (close) button on the 'Passive Transfer Errors' dialogue box now works. Ref: a_c/901
When you add a new row in the 'Package Contents' grid in 'Order Details\| Shipping and Handling' and then delete it, the details of the package contents were disappearing. This no longer happens. Ref: a_c/877
You can no longer enter a '0' for the optimal package weight in 'Business Settings \| Shipping and Handling'. Ref: a_c/876
You now receive a more meaningful error message if the 'Catalog URL' field is blank in 'Advanced \| Network Setup'. Also, the 'codebase' field can now be left blank without an error message. Ref: a_c/874
You now receive a more meaningful error message when you specify an image file that Actinic cannot locate. Ref: a_c/867
The currency symbol is now fixed in the full description of the Diary in the 'SampleFlatImportFile.txt' file. Ref: a_c/857
The pop-up window for extended product information will now automatically receive focus. Ref: a_c/852
The upgrade of a v4 site is now more reliable, as the site upgrade handles the tax data in a more accurate way. Ref: a_c/858
When importing duplicate customers, there is now a more accurate error message (when relevant) of 'Line 7: Customer account name must be unique. This is required for identifying the record for importing.' Ref: a_c/856
When doing an export of the store, any permutation details are now enclosed within quotes in order to preserve the integrity of them when importing. Ref: a_c/855
There is now no way for the 'Request Location Information Early' and 'Shopping Mode' options to be both greyed out. This could sometimes happen during an import. Ref: a_c/854
When searching through 'Design \| Text' sometimes Actinic would display the wrong tab. This is now fixed. Ref: a_c/851
The Tax Summary can now display details of 'Tax 2' without receiving an SQL error. Ref: a_c/850
The 'Image & Title' and 'Image Only' templates for brochure fragments can now be edited via the user interface. Ref: a_c/845
The message received by customers when they order more than the maximum allowed amount for a product has now been improved. Ref: a_c/844
Order adjustments now appear in emails correctly – without an extra erroneous space before the adjustment details. Ref: a_c/840
CVV2 and issue numbers are now only exported if the customer has paid by credit card. Ref: a_c/839.
General script error with "Error: Error opening ../acatalog/Frameset.html" message is fixed. Ref: a_ss/269
If there are any problems with any items on a 'Single Add to Cart' page, now none of the items are added to the cart. Ref: a_ss/268
Customer no longer receives error when clicking 'Refresh' on the receipt page. Ref: a_ss/266
Logged in buyers no longer risk getting duplicated frames when clicking on section links. Ref: a_ss/263
Invoice location no longer changed when customers select different shipping location. Ref: a_ss/261
Buyers with different invoice and delivery locations can now select these correctly online without receiving a script error. Ref: a_ss/258
You can now add two identical products with identical prompts to the shopping cart, with shopping mode set to 'Quantity on the product page', without one of them disappearing. Ref: a_ss/257
Registered customer prices now display correctly if pricing model is Sum of Component Pricing. Ref: a_ss/256
Error message: ""my" variable $sMessage masks earlier declaration in same scope" no longer appears in shopping cart. Ref: a_ss/255
The price break calculation no longer fails when a product has attributes and choices. Ref: a_ss/254
The currency symbol no longer appears in the 'Simple Shipping' text box. Ref: a_ss/231
Customers are no longer returned to the login page after logging in if the front page of the store contains products. Ref: a_ss/246
Error fixed whereby if you already have two items in the cart and you try to add another product (ref#1) to the cart then this product will no longer be added to the cart with the quantity of the second product already in the cart. Ref: a_ss/245
Logged in customers can now complete an order when User definable is a required field online. Previously, there had been an error that meant the order could not be created. Ref: a_ss/242
No longer get a General Script error when you try and checkout with an empty shopping cart. Ref: a_ss/239
No longer receive persistent error messages when you add a partial quantity to the shopping cart. Ref: a_ss/238
Cookie checking no longer causes an error if a page is generated by referrer.pl. Ref: a_ss/235
Details of order adjustments are now included in the Sales Analysis reports. Ref: a_c/1019
Changes to functioning of Order.num online – better handling of a new order, when the last order failed for some reason. Ref: a_c/1040
Site Upgrader no longer enters duplicate lines into templates when it is upgrading. Ref: a_c/1039
'Partial Import Message' no longer received when importing a correct Network Settings import file. Ref: a_c/1037
Upload no longer causes a crash if you upload straight after a hierarchical import that includes Custom Properties. Ref: a_c/1036
Brochure meta keywords can now be imported even when the string is over 255 characters. Limit has now been raised to 1000. Ref: a_c/1033
When more than one associated file is missing on upload, all instances of missing files are reported. Ref: a_c/1031
When the entire store is running under SSL, you can now enter it from your brochure pages. Ref: a_c/1028
Connection Wizard no longer crashes when started from the 'Network Setup' screen. Ref: a_c/1028
'New Page' now changed to 'New Brochure Page' on the right-click popup menu. Ref: a_c/1016
Couple of UPS WorldShip changes: 1. If there is any tracking number given in the packages grid than the tracking link is called with the given tracking numbers regardless of all the packages has associated tracking number or not 2. If there isn't any tracking number specified for any package in the packages grid than the reference number link is provided in the email. Ref: a_c/1002
When Actinic is running on a virtual server which hides the /acatalog folder (e.g. shop available at http://www.server.com/) then the BASE HREF determination was failing. This is now fixed. Ref: a_ss/273
Script error about 'Error opening ../acatalog/Frameset.html (No such file or directory)' should no longer occur when clicking the 'Continue Shopping' button when the store is in frames. Ref: a_ss/274
If your site is restricted to registered customers, non-registered customers can no longer browse without seeing the login page. Ref: a_ss/275
Tax details no longer shown on last page of checkout if customers have elected to exempt themselves. Ref: a_ss/276
JavaScript drop-down list had been causing errors when section images were found within sub-folders in Site1. This is now fixed. Ref: a_c/1043
SiteUpgrader no longer adds two identical lines of code to an upgraded template. Ref: a_c/1045
The tax codes for the components, and the purchase order numbers were not appearing on the invoice. Also the tax rate on the Sales total was not appearing. This is now fixed. Ref: a_c/1054
Registered customer prices were not displaying if pricing model was set to Sum of Component Pricing. This is now fixed. Ref: a_ss/279
When a product was a collection of components that use associated product prices and the pricing model was set to 'Product Price' then the VAT was being calculated on both the product price and the total of the associated product prices. This is now fixed. Ref: a_ss/280
Quantity-Dependent Pricing was not being applied on the shopping cart bounce page when the same item with two different choices was being added to the cart. This is now fixed. Ref: a_ss/281
Currency symbols no longer appear within input text boxes. Ref: a_ss/283

1.5 Summary of changes in release v6.0.2

Description
Custom frames (as opposed to Actinic created frames) can now be removed in checkout by going to Advanced \| Custom Properties and creating a new custom property called ACT_SETUP_FRAMES_OFF. This will cause the No Frames in Checkout facility to completely remove all frames when the customer enters the checkout in the online Actinic store.
The network settings test on the SMTP mail server was sometimes giving a false failure message of ‘The computer you specified as your mail server is not a valid mail (SMTP) server. Check the computer name or address and try again’.
Some issues where custom tax was not pro-rating for quantity break and price schedule discounting have been resolved.
Under some circumstances Request Location Early was causing prices to be doubled in the cart.
Address Book and Remember Me cookie values were being lost in sites where SSL was used for checkout only.
Viewing the cart on a framed site was causing the frame to repeat if the cart was empty.
An erroneous error message about product quantity was appearing when a shopper edited the cart that also contained a product with max quantity of 1.
Uploading to a NT/2000 server, and using './acatalog' in the 'Path from CGI-BIN to Catalog directory' field was causing an erroneous setting message of 'Your Catalog URL Appears to be Incorrect'.
Product details in the Sales Analysis report were occasionally wrong
Tax summary information is now presented more clearly on the invoice
Adjustments are presented more clearly on the invoice
Page numbering on invoice, packing list and data entry reports now resets on each order
An anomaly in order level tax rounding has been fixed that caused order values to be recomputed unnecessarily and wrongly
Extended Info page names were not being created properly which had a side-effect of preventing new products being created
Some Simple tax rates meant that tax could not be assigned to products
When the digital download file associated with a product changes name, its predecessor is deleted on the server. This failed to happen if an upload was aborted and then re-run.
Online Out of Stock processing was not functioning if stock available was exactly on the suspend threshold.
Double quotes around keywords in hierarchical import caused import to fail.
Flat file import of sections set shopping mode incorrectly when no value was specified in the import file.
Non-active network settings tab details were being validated – no validation now takes place for non-active (i.e. hidden tabs).
A message of ‘The product is not available for unregistered customers.’ was wrongly appearing in a Catalog site upgraded from v4 on the java applet payment page.
Customer fax number now appears in order email address block
States and sub-districts were wrong appearing on the payment locations dialog
Saved shopping list functionality now fully enabled in Catalog
Brochure fragments were occasionally appearing in a different order on the Catalog section tree than they are on the site.
Some UK tax values were appearing in the US product version
The DreamWeaver Assistant site preview was not working
The DreamWeaver Assistant is now DreamWeaver MX compatible
It is now possible to evaluate a v5/v4 upgraded site in an unlicensed v6
Improved site upgrader functionality to handle situations where both user and Actinic have made significant changes to a template since the last release.
Updates help files related to some of the above as appropriate.
Fix: Problems with email. When the customers are using AOL email address the prices are not shown correctly.

1.6 Summary of changes in release v6.0.1

Description
Fix to allow connection to a FreeTrial host when the Catalog URL is blank in the network settings. This is the normal mode of operation with FreeTrial so that the URL can be downloaded on the first connection.
Correction in licensing dialog text that licence key is found inside rather than on back of CD case.

1.7 Summary of changes in release v6.0.0

Description
See 3.2 Description of Changes to Actinic Ecommerce Since Version 5

2 Template Change History

If you have made changes to any of the templates listed below then the Actinic Site Upgrader will ask you to confirm the changes it wants to make to these templates during a site upgrade.

2.1 Template changes from 6.1.2 to 6.1.3

All Themes

Act_PoweredBy.html – changed to make the referrer link smaller

Act_Order01.html – changed so customer account address always appears

Act_Order02.html– changed so customer account address always appears

Hyper Theme

Act_Primary.html – NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBLOGIN removed

Act_PrimaryLeft.html – NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBLOGIN removed

Stripe Theme

Act_BrochurePrimary.html – NETQUOTEVAR:PAGEHEADER removed from <TITLE> tag

Act_BrochurePrimaryLeft.html – NETQUOTEVAR:PAGEHEADER removed from <TITLE> tag

TwentyFour7 Theme

Act_CheckoutPrimary.html – a few unused NETQUOTEVARs removed (HEADERGUIDE AND SIMPLESEARCH).

3 Introduction

3.1 Description

Actinic Ecommerce is a desktop Windows program which enables the user to publish an illustrated, on-line catalogue, take secure, encrypted orders over the Internet, and process these orders in-house. It supports the creation of an e-commerce site with catalogue, shopping cart, secure payment and subsequent order processing.

Actinic Ecommerce is unusual in not requiring a database at the web site nor a Secure (SSL) Server, a leased line, or transaction charges – all the user needs is a dial-up account with an ISP and a web site with CGI access capability.

With the enhancements made in v6, Actinic Catalog remains the most comprehensive low-cost ecommerce solution available today. Actinic Catalog includes everything a small business needs to design, build and control its own secure web store.

Actinic Business is aimed at suppliers who deal online with other businesses (B2B) as well as retailers who want to give regular customers a more personalised service. Actinic Business 6.0 builds on the comprehensive features in Catalog and allows the online merchant to integrate ecommerce into other existing business systems to create a true e-business.

Actinic Developer 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, plus integration with Macromedia Dreamweaver enabling the identification and modification of Actinic design templates.

Actinic Order Manager is a self-contained order download and fulfilment application for merchants who wish to control their own order processing, but prefer to leave the site maintenance with the designer.

Actinic Catalog, Business and Developer each have an optional Digital Download add-on that allows the sale of ‘soft’ downloadable goods.

Version 6 is an upgrade from Version 5.

3.2 Description of Changes to Actinic Ecommerce Since Version 5

Summary of Main Enhancements

* = Business and Developer only

** = Developer only

· Simple content management extended to Catalog, enabling creation and maintenance of a complete business website including non-catalogue pages.

· Improved shopping experience through more flexible page layouts and editable shopping cart.

· Repeat order / wish list feature allowing cart contents to be saved, recalled and edited.*

· Improved handling of components and attributes through more flexible shopping cart, taxation and export options.

· Pop-up windows for additional product information and larger images.

· New range of design templates based on research into typical ecommerce site layouts.

· P3P support (compact and full).

· More flexible customer management features. *

· Digital download plug-in for Business / Developer.*

· Improved backup and restore.

· More flexible site deployment options for web designers.**

· Easier update of client site.**

Full Feature Comparison Table

		Catalog	Business	Developer	Order Manager
Simple Content Management	Ability to define pages outside the product catalogue, to enable the creation of a complete business web site.	a	a	a
Improved Shopping Experience	Allow entry of product quantity and other product specific fields in the main catalogue pages.	a	a	a
	Allow a single Add to Cart button per page rather than one per product, enabling ‘order form’ style shopping pages.	a	a	a
	Editable shopping cart allowing quantity and other product information to be changed.	a	a	a
	Cart expiry period can be configured by the merchant.	a	a	a
	Repeat order / wish list facility allows cart contents to be saved and recalled in a later session (available for both account and unregistered customers).		a	a
Components, Attributes and Choices	Where one product is sold as a component of another, the associated product name may be used in the cart and invoices rather than composite component/ attribute / choice information.	a	a	a
	The detail of component pricing may optionally be retained throughout the order process and passed to the export files.	a
	The detail of component pricing may optionally be retained throughout the order process and passed to the export files and Link, providing more accurate accounting		a	a
	Where a product is entirely made up of components, the main product information may be suppressed from the cart, invoice etc.	a
	Where a product is entirely made up of components, the main product detail may be suppressed from the cart, invoice etc., and withheld from Link.		a	a
Component Tax	A component may be allowed to inherit a parent product’s tax rate if its own tax rate is different.	a	a	a
Additional Information and Images	Ability to create product pop-up windows containing additional product information and alternative product images.	a	a	a
Design Templates	Wider range of templates based on research into typical ecommerce site layouts	a	a	a
Security	Support for the Platform for Privacy Preferences Project (P3P). Merchants will be able to use standard policies provided by Actinic, or create their own.	a	a	a	a
Customer Management	Access to customer login from anywhere in the store		a	a
	Different sets of products may be offered to different groups of customers.		a	a
	Ability to send Buyer login & password via an email from the desktop		a	a
Digital Download	Option to sell products such as music and images in digital format for immediate download.		a	a
Order Processing	A copy of every order may be emailed to a third party	a	a	a
Site Management	Enhanced site deployment, backup and restore capabilities.	a	a	a
	An option not to overwrite existing merchant orders when importing a site produced by Actinic Developer	a	a		a
	An option not to overwrite existing merchant orders when deploying a site.			a
	Developers can ‘sign’ deployed sites and options to prevent their clients making changes to the Actinic Ecommerce configuration which are likely to break their installation.			a
	Browser button on toolbar to link to current site URL	a	a	a	a
	New dialog for easier editing of CSS variables	a	a	a
	New icons to identify products with extended information and sections defined as ‘order form’ views.	a	a	a
Design Settings	A default Section Image can be defined and section images will inherit from the parent section.	a	a	a
	Various improvements in Design Settings including layout changes to enhance usability.	a	a	a
External Data Sources	New Import Sage Line 50 Link Data feature to streamline the Link data transfer process.		a	a

3.3 System Requirements

3.3.1 Merchant PC

Your desktop PC may run Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4, 2000 or XP and should have a minimum of 64 MB memory (128 MB preferred), 60 MB of free disk space and dial-up (or leased line) access to the Internet. You must have Internet Explorer version 5 or later installed.

Your PC must be configured to a minimum resolution of 800x600 pixels. Anything less and Actinic Ecommerce won't be displayed wholly within your screen. It is also best viewed using a 65536 colour (or better) display.

3.3.2 Web site

Your ISP must be running Windows NT, 2000 or Unix, and provide Perl 5 or better, and a user writeable CGI directory.

Actinic Business and Developer require a set of Perl files called 'MD5'. These files implement encryption/decryption, which is required to support logging in to online customer accounts. Actinic Business/Developer include a local copy of MD5, however for improved performance, Actinic recommend that the ISP be asked to install "Digest-MD5", version 2.09 or later.

3.4 Actinic FreeTrial Compatibility

Compatible with FreeTrial hosts running script id 100012.

3.5 Restrictions

3.5.1 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 Actinic Ecommerce may fail meaning that normal operation isn’t possible.

3.5.2 MD5 calculation

Actinic Business and Developer install their own MD5 script and uses 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 Actinic's.

Actinic'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.

3.5.3 Internet Explorer earlier than version 5

Actinic Ecommerce v6 uses some facilities provided in libraries installed with Internet Explorer. In particular, Internet Explorer version 5 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 5 or later installed.

3.5.4 Use of PayPal with Digital Download

Due to the way in which PayPal callbacks are managed, there is the possibility that sometimes shoppers will not be provided with Digital download links in their receipt even though they have paid in full at the PayPal site. It is not expected that this will be a frequent problem.

This is not an issue that will be encountered with other Payment Service Providers not is it an issue with PayPal if selling non-digital goods

4 Release Version Details

4.1 Installation directory structure

Actinic Ecommerce v6 The default installation directory. Holds files common to all sites, such as reports and help files.

BACKUP Any files replaced during the installation are placed here.

Backup version Files from an earlier version site that you have upgraded

Extensions Files related to any software extansions e.g. Actinic Assistant for Dreamweaver

Formats Holds various default styles.

NavigatorSkins The files and configuration details of the Navigator.

Themes The files that constitute the themes, available via the Design | Themes menu option.

OCCUpgrade Installation directory for the Payment Service Providers install program. Contains the master files. On startup, Ecommerce copies the relevant files to the current site.

Original The master set of files from which all licensed sites are created.

SiteBackups Default location of all site and theme backups

Sites Locates all licensed sites.

Site1 Default site after installation.

SSLUpgrade Installation directory for the Shared SSL Service Providers install program. Contains the master files. On startup, Ecommerce copies the relevant files to the current site.

Starter Guide The browser-based introduction to the functionality.

Upgrade version Theme files associated with any upgraded sites

4.2 File version numbers

Catalog.exe 6.1.3.0 DHBA

The main application program.

ConnectionWizard.dll CMLA

Supporting file for the Network configuration wizard.

ActDiagnose.exe CMLA

ActDiagnostics.dll CMLA

A diagnostic and problem solving tool. Do not use unless instructed to do so by Actinic's technical support staff.

ActShipHand.ocx CMLA

An ActiveX control for configuring shipping and handling.

OCCControl.ocx CMLA

AuthNetOCX.ocx CMLA

DHOCCControl.ocx CMLA

4.3 Install program version numbers

CatalogInstaller.exe DHBA

Installs Actinic Ecommerce.

PSPSetup.exe DHBA

Installs the supported online payment service providers.

SSLSetup.exe DHBA

Installs Shared SSL Service Providers.

Mdac_typ.exe 2.6

Microsoft data access installer. Ensures all ODBC-related drivers are correctly installed.

Jet40SP3_Comp.exe

Microsoft Access database engine (JET) update. Ensures all JET-related drivers are correctly installed.

5 Installation

5.1 Installation Instructions

Close any open Windows applications. Place the CD in the CD drive. The installation program will self start. If it doesn't, locate the file setup.exe on the CD and run it. You will be directed to install a number of components, which together form the full release of Actinic Ecommerce. Read the instructions carefully before advancing to the next installation wizard screen. In most cases the default options can be accepted.

The install program works on all Microsoft platforms.

5.2 Multiple Installations of Actinic Ecommerce

Like previous releases of Actinic Ecommerce, it is not possible to install two copies of v6 on the same PC. However, once a copy of v6 has been installed and licensed, new sites can be licensed and maintained using the single software instance.

5.3 Co-existence with earlier versions

If you have an earlier version installed, they will be unaffected by the installation of v6 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 v6 you will be offered the choice of upgrading it.

v6 requires a different authorisation key to earlier versions.

5.4 Upgrading previous versions of Actinic Ecommerce

Firstly check which version of Actinic Ecommerce you have installed. Click on Help and from the drop down menu select About. Please read the appropriate instructions given in the following sections as applicable.

Existing Actinic Ecommerce users who are planning to upgrade to v6 and also reuse the same web site should perform the following actions:

· Download all orders

· Suspend ordering on your web site (see Business Settings | Orders tab)

· Upgrade to v6

· Use v6 to refresh the web site

· Remove the suspend setting (in v6)

If you have the web space we recommend uploading to a test site and verifying the site before going live with it.

5.5 Conducting an upgrade from an earlier version

If your site is currently hosted on an Actinic Host or Actinic FreeTrial server then contact your hosting company for advice before upgrading any sites.

To upgrade from v2 to v6 it is first necessary to upgrade to version 3, run version 3 once to create a site for upgrade, and then follow the instructions below for upgrading v3 to v6. Contact Actinic Sales or Customer Services to obtain a copy of v3.

The v6 install program detects the presence of an earlier version installation and offers to upgrade it. It does not have to be upgraded.

When the v6 install program is run, you will be given the option to upgrade previous versions sites. The installer will then display your existing site names for the version you choose and allow you to select one or more of them. You will then be asked to select one of them to become the default site used by v6 when it first starts up after the installation.

The install program first installs v6 into a new directory. It then copies the selected sites to the v6 installation directory. When Actinic Ecommerce is started it will prompt for a v6 authorisation key – earlier version keys are not valid. After this, the sites (including templates) will be upgraded to v6.

The upgrade process automatically upgrades your templates and image files. If you had modified templates, you will be able to review the upgrades and edit them as necessary using the Site Upgrader. The old files are copied to a backup directory called “Backup xxx “( where xxx is the previous full version number) in the “Actinic ecommerce v6” directory.

The old installation of Ecommere is not modified or altered in any way.

If you subsequently want to upgrade some more old sites to v6 then run the v6 install program again. Select the option to upgrade further sites.

If you are upgrading from an older version of v6 to a newer one, you will be given the option to create a 'Snapshot' your existing sites before upgrade. These can be used to restore your site to its pre-upgrade state (if necessary).

6 Instructions for Use

6.1 Introduction

Actinic Ecommerce 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 Actinic Ecommerce, including configuration details and creating the online store at your web site.

The complete help system is also available as an 'Adobe Acrobat' file called 'UserGuide.pdf', which can be found within the installation directory. To access this manual, a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader needs to be installed on your machine – this is available from http://www.adobe.com/ or http://www.adobe.co.uk/.

There are no differences between the contents of the help file and the user guide, they are just different mediums to suit different tastes.

6.2 Starter Guide

The 'Getting Started Guide' can be accessed via the 'Actinic Ecommerce v6' group on the Start menu in Windows, or else via the 'Help | Starter Guide' option in Actinic Ecommerce. It is a PDF file (see above) designed to introduce the salient features of Actinic Ecommerce, and help you work through how to use them. They are a very good way to become familiar with the key features of Actinic.

6.3 Cleaning up Site folder after Upgrade

V6 stores preview and website HTML pages in sub-folders below the site folder. This means that the only HTML files that need to be in the site folder are the templates. If you have upgraded from a previous version, the site folder will contain old preview and website HTML files (copied from your earlier version of Actinic Ecommerce) which can be deleted manually. Take special care to ensure that you don’t delete any template files, which are usually called Act_xxxxx.html. Also, don’t delete any .bmp files that start P_ as these are required for normal operation.

Revision	Date	Author	Comments
1		JH	First release
2	16 Oct 2002	JH	Updated for v6.0.1
3	21 Nov 2002	JH	Updated for v6.0.2
4	7 Feb 2003	CD	Updated for v6.1.0
5	14 Feb 2003	CD	More changes for 6.1.0
6	6 Mar 2003	CD	More changes for 6.1.0
7	2 Apr 2003	CD	Changes for 6.1.1
8	10 Apr 2003	CD	Updated for 6.1.2
9	06 Apr 2003	CD	Change history moved to front
10	20 May 2003	CD	Updated for 6.1.3 and restriction about PayPal added
11	20 June 2003	CD	Template Change History Added