Presentation by ten24 application developer and lead developer on Slatwall eCommerce, Greg Moser. Highlights the success of the project in delivering roadmap features and provides an overview of what is coming next.
2. Greg Moser
● Reside in San Diego, Ca
● Application Developer @ ten24 Web Solutions
● Primary Developer on Slatwall eCommerce
● Developing w/Mura for 4 years
● 10 Years eCommerce Management
● Free Time Surfing, Fishing & Music
4. The Old Presentation (features) MuraCon
Products Orders August, 2011
Product Types Multiple Fulfillment & Payments
Brands Shipping Control Roadmap
Option Groups Vendor Management
Easy Image Management Vendor Management
Wholesale Management Inventory Management
Inventory Management Multiple Payments
Automated Billing Wholesale Management
Return Orders Automated Billing
Account Pricing Return Orders
Promotion Engine Account Pricing
Download Products Promotion Engine
Subscription Products New UI
Product Reviews
Customization Multiple Payments
Setting Hierarchy Download Products
Integrate with POS Subscription Products
Accounts Integrate with ERP Product Reviews
Syncs with Mura & Other systems Integrate with Accounting Saving Payments
Payment Gateway Setup
Saving Payments
Shipping Integration Setup
cfObjective
May, 2012
5. The Old Presentation (features) MuraCon
Products Orders August, 2011
Product Types Multi-Currency Support Multiple Fulfillment & Payments
Brands Shipping Control cfObjective
Option Groups Vendor Management May, 2012
Easy Image Management Wholesale Management
Inventory Management Multiple Payments Roadmap
Automated Billing Multi-Currency Support
Return Orders Rounding Rules
Country Configuration Term Accounts
Account Pricing Affiliate Management
Promotion Engine Shipping Rate Shopping
Content Access Products Gift Registry
Download Products POS System
Subscription Products Scheduled Task Manager Mobile App
Product Reviews Email Utility
LOTS MORE! Reporting Services
Customization Ad-Network Integration
Setting Hierarchy
Integrate with POS
Accounts Integrate with ERP
Syncs with Mura & Other systems Integrate with Accounting
Saving Payments Payment Gateway Setup
Term Accounts Shipping Integration Setup
6. New Presentation Goals
● Slatwall is not designed to be a turn-key solution (ish)
● Slatwall isn't a “shopping cart”
● Open Source is good & Enterprise support is better
● Lets highlight a few key differentiators and why they are
so important.
● Lets showcase some site diversity
● What do you want to see?
7. Not a Turn-Key Solution
● Slatwall has TONS of flexibility which is GREAT!
● However, you need to configure with a plan.
● If your first attempt at eCommerce evaluate needs.
● We build 90% so that you can focus on the 10%
● We focus on more in-depth business requirements.
● Typically we are the second or third product a business
ends up on. (and hopefully the last)
8. Slatwall isn't a 'Shopping Cart'
● Manage Product Catalogs
● Move Inventory around your business
● Great for LOTS of businesses.
● Operate multiple Brick & Mortar + Online
● Adjust your business rules to fit
software. ● Transactional Inventory & Accounting
● Developed By Developers with limited ● Start to Finish product lifecycle
business understanding.
● Subscription Management
● Designed to Show Products, and take
orders... thats most of it ● Payless Ordering
9. Open Source is Good, Enterprise
Support is Better, Both is Best!
● Open Source ● Easy to take with you or change
provider.
● Better Bug Resolutions
● Faster Development Time
● More Developer-Centric
● Enterprise (proprietary) ● More Robust Feature Set
● Support Agreements
● Customizable to fit business needs
● Packaged Products
10. Important Administrative Highlights
● Ease of Use for Administration
● How we integrate with Mura
● Extendability of Objects with Attribute Sets
● Customer Service Tools
● Transactional Inventory, why is it important
● The Importance of the accounting principles
● Taxes, Shipping, Discounts and every other way you get
money
● Integrations, and how they work
11. Important Front-end Highlights
● Out of the Box, Sell! - Allegiance
● Product Customization - ShirtVana
● Multiple Warehouses - Hyabusa
● Independent Development - SuperSec
● Integrated POS - Nytro
● Selling Contect - ESG
● Selling Subscriptions - RainToday
● Highlight the new frontend features
12. Where are we going from here?
● POS
● Multi-site support
● Vendor Utilities
● Data Utilities
● Reporting and Business Intelligence
● New Frontend
13. How to Get Involved
● Visit out Site ( http://www.getslatwall.com )
● View Documentation ( http://docs.getslatwall.com )
● Get Involved in the Google Group (http://groups.google.com/groups/slatwall)
● Contribute Code / Docs ( http://www.github.com/ten24/Slatwall )
● Write a Feature Spec
● Contact ten24 ( http://www.ten24web.com )
● Contact me Directly:
Greg Moser
greg.moser@ten24web.com
Twitter: gregmoser1
Skype: gregmoser1
Editor's Notes
- Started w/Mura AND Coldfusion only 4 years ago
- First presentation, August last year at MuraCon. - Very well received, and a great intro to SW - A bunch of cool featuresAs you can imagine the presentations got a lot more difficult as the months went on.
- First presentation, August last year at MuraCon. - Very well received, and a great intro to SW - A bunch of cool featuresAs you can imagine the presentations got a lot more difficult as the months went on.