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Create and Update User Profiles
The NewUser and UpdateUser pages insert user data into the Customers
Recordset. The functionality has already been added to the Quick Store Starting
Point so you can focus on setting up the main e-commerce functionality. After
completing this tutorial, refer to Chapter 3 Creating Checkout Pages in the
Building Your eStore section of this book for page descriptions.
Checking Out
From the CheckOut page, the shopper can update customer details, update
shopping cart content, and submit the order. Once the shopper submits the order,
a new order is inserted in the Orders recordset and the Shopping Cart data is
entered in the Orders details recordset.
In Site Manager, click the CheckOut page to activate its layout.
The Page-Level SmartElements:
Customer Information elements including name, shipping and billing
addresses, email and credit card text fields
Customer Update button
Shopping Cart Display and object for viewing and updating cart contents (you
will add this in the next section)
Shopping Cart Update button (you will add this in the next section)
Order Summary elements including order date, subtotal, shipping, tax, and
grandtotal text value fields
Submit Order button
The Site-Level SmartElements displayed in the Basement:
CheckOut Form
ASP Session
Customers recordset
Orders recordset
OrderDetails recordset
SalesTax recordset
ShoppingCart (you will add this element)
SalesTaxHidden (hidden form element)
CustomerIDHidden (hidden form element)
OrderDateHidden (hidden form element)