MACROMEDIA DRUMBEAT 2000 ECOMMERCE EDITION, User Manual

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Creating the Check Out Page
At browse time the shopper logs in as an existing customer or registers as a new
one on the New User page. Before the Checkout page loads the Customers
recordset is filtered on the CustomerID in the session variable. Step 2 Logging in
and Checking out in the Quick Store tutorial shows you how to save the
CustomerID and filter the Customers recordset.
The three main areas on the Check Out page are: Customer Information that give
the customer name, billing and shipping address, email and payment method;
Shopping Cart Contents that list the product items in the shopping cart; and
Order Summary that summarizes the price breakdown for product items,
shipping and tax charges, while giving the shopper the grand total.
Three main areas of the Checkout page:
Customer Information
Shopping Cart Contents
Order Summary
Customer Information
The Customer Information area includes customer name, billing and shipping
addresses, email address, and credit card number. Plus, an update button has been
added in case the customer needs to update any information. The update button
redirects to the UpdateUser page. This section of the Checkout page was set up
using the Customers recordset, text elements, and a form button.