The document describes a case study for an opensource SaaS-based multi-store management platform. The platform allows retail merchants to create their own e-commerce stores with individual domains from a single backend system. Key features include multi-store management, catalog management, order management, and content management. Technologies used include Magento, PHP, MySQL, and integration with payment gateways. A 3-tier architecture was adopted with data, business logic, and presentation layers.

1. Case Study for Opensource
Based SaaS Mutlistore
Management Platform
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2. Client Requirement
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SaaS Based Multi-Store Market Place is a web based virtual mall
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SaaS based model using Magento e-commerce platform
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Retail merchants can sign-up & create their own e-commerce
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m-commerce stores with their own domain names
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Magento Multi-Store Ecommerce Management
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The backend also enables the webmaster to add
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A unique centralized multi-store ecommerce management system
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To modify catalog items on separate websites from the same backend system
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The administrator can also update necessary changes
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3. Featured Services
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Multi-Store Ecommerce Store Management With this Multiple stores can be
managed from the same admin panel
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Product Browsing, Customer Accounts, Check-out/Shipping/Payment, Merchant
Registration, Merchant Sections
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Catalog Browsing is Simple and easily configurable
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Products can be Bundled and grouped products
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Site Management Batch import and export of catalog and customer information
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Content Management System for informational and landing pages, Tax rates per
location, product type or customer group
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Order Management View, edit, create and fulfill orders from the admin panel
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Create one or multiple invoices, shipments and credit memos per order to allow
for split fulfillment, Print invoices, packing slips and shipping labels
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4. Project Challenges
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Promotional SMS and Transactional SMS integration
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Setup catalog management access based on plan selection while merchant
registration
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Logistic implementation with Java
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EBS payment gateway integration
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Reports generation based on store
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Admin panel access based on role
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Import products and generate HTML based specification
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Loyalty Integration
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5. Technologies Used
Operating System & Server
Management
Linux Cent OS, Multi-Server Architecture with
Staging & Production environment through
Version controlling releases Load Balancer,
Apache optimization, security and SSL
implementation, scheduler for backups,alert
monitoring system integration,server
performance tuning at regular intervals, software
firewall configuration and maintenance, email
server configuration etc.
Development Tools & Environments PHP, Magento 1.7 CE, Jquery, Prototype.js,
SVN, Solar Search Engine, Third Payment
Gateway Integration, Integration With Pos
System Or Customer Orders etc.
Database MySQL, DB Clustering, DB Optimization, High
Availability, Master – Slave Replication, Query
optimization, Slow Query Optimization,
scheduler for backups, Alert Monitoring System
integration, Percona Server Integration etc.
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6. Manpower
Project Leader 1
Developers 4
Designers 1
Quality Assurance Testers 1
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3-tier development approach was adopted
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The Data Access layer containing the libraries responsible for accessing data
from the database
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The User Interface layer which forms the Graphical User Interface of the
website
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The Business Logic layer consisting of all business logic procedures for
modules like user profiles, groups and registration info etc
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Planning

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Architecture
BAL:
Business Access layer contains business logics and validations related to the
data
DAL:
Data Access layer contains methods which help the business layer to connect
the data and perform required action via returning data or manipulating data
(insert, delete, update)
PL:
Presentation layer contains .phtml where data is presented to the user and
inputs are taken from the users

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Development Architecture
The benefits of MVC are given below:
Enables the full control over the rendered HTML
Easy integration with JavaScript frameworks
Follows the design of stateless nature of the web
Restful URLs that enables SEO
Provides RAD development

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Development Highlights
The application provided the client with a system capable of handling
all the data
With ease of access for everyone
We can say it’s based on SAAS model and allow small outlet
Stores to have their own site to sell products online
The control of the site is given to the administrator who can set up
Products, customers, catalog, promotional offers admin users, user
roles and assign page-level access to each user

11. Sources :
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market-place/
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12. Contact Us
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