How to create a Product (Registration) Page

There are two ways to create a Product (Registration) Page: cloning or creating a new page.

Cloning a Product

When setting up a product similar to one already created, you can clone the product. This comes in handy if you have an event that occurs annually.

1. Click on the Products tab on the Dashboard of the Workshops, Classes and Events site.

   

2. Use the Search field (upper right-hand corner of the product list) to find a product, on the list of products, that you would like to clone or duplicate.
3. Hover over the product and various editing options should appear, click on Clone. There is also Duplicate option listed which performs the same action as Clone.

   

4. You will notice the newly cloned product will be at the top of the list in ‘draft’ status. Again hover over cloned product and choose Edit to open it.
5. Next, change/update the Product Name and update the Permalink (URL)
   • Be sure NOT to use an acronym in the product name or URL
   • Shorten the URL as much as possible

     

6. Be sure to change the account information, if necessary, along with other details (review the Creating a New Product Page section below) before publishing.

Confirm Default Deposit Account Settings, this NEVER CHANGES.

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Creating a New Product Page

1. Click on the Products tab on the Dashboard (Figure 1) of the Workshops, Classes and Events site.

   

2. At the top of the Product list page, in the upper left-hand corner is a button that reads Add Product, click that button.

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   Add a Title/Name, should include Date and Location (a permalink/URL will be generated automatically). Visit the Plugged-in website’s Twelve Best Practices for UMaine Extension Web Managers page for tips on how date and location should be displayed.
   

4. Long Description: The visual editor box, for the long description, is located directly below the product title area. This description will display in Program Description tab, at the bottom of the page, on the front-end.
5. Product Categories: Helps customers search by certain criteria.
   
6. Product Short Description: The visual editor box, for the short desciption, is located towards the bottom of the editing page. This description will display with the photo thumbnail, at the top of the page, on the front-end.

   

7. Set Product Image: Located to the lower right side of the visual editor box, beneath the Product Tags box. Once an image has been loaded in the Set Product Image area, the title of the box changes to Product Image and image can be changed by selecting Remove product image link beneath the image.
   
   • Carefully review photo/image requirements (size, optimization, ALT-tag, description) on the Getting Started with CDMS page.

     

8. Monetary Distributions: This the the chartfield where the designated percentage of these funds need to be transferred. (Tab may be collapsed when page is first opened. Click on the upside-down triangle in the upper right-hand corner of the Monetary Distributions box to open for editing.)

   

   NEEDS TO HAVE:

   • Employee ID: Unique to each event. If the product has been cloned, be sure that this number is changed.
     
   • Item Description: Text, maximum of 30 characters, meaningful description that will be part of the general ledger (GL).
   • Department ID: Always the same, ‘5400983’
   • Business Unit: ‘UMS05′
     
   • Account: ‘45100′ (workshop/program revenue)
     
   • Fund Code, choose one: program code or project number: Usually ’12’, NEVER ’00’
   • Class
   • Label for the Project Code is Item Description: ‘5600163’ (project code)
   • Distribution Percentage: ‘100’

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9. Deposit Account Chartfield: This is the chartfield that funds will be deposited directly into prior to distribution. A deposit account is also known as a “control account” and allows Extension and the University to account for revenue with less effort.
   ALWAYS THE SAME:
   • Department: 5400101
   • Business Unit: UMS05
   • Account: 16012
   • Fund Code: 00 (Note: Manually enter Fund Code “00”)

     

10. County: Box directly blow the Deposit Account box. Choose county from the pull-down menu.
    
11. Product Data
    
    • Choose type of product from pull-down menu: Simple or Variable.
      • Simple products are the most commonly used and are straight forward with NO variations. (Go to Step #12)
      • Variable products allow you to choose from several variable options from a drop-down menu. For example: different options with different pricing.
        Visit the How to create a Variable Product page for full instructions.
12. General
    • SKU: (DO NOT USE)
    • Price: “0” (zero) if Free

      

13. Inventory
    • Manage Stock check box and related fields (Stock Qty.; Allow Backorders?; Stock status)
    • Sold Individually check box
      

      

14. Attributes
    • Custom product attribute or select from drop-down
    • Expand/Close to edit attributes (Date, Location, Contact Name, Contact Email, Contact Phone)
    • Make sure to SAVE by clicking Save Attributes button.

      

15. Add-ons
    • Add New Group
    • Select your choices of Label for each group from the pull-down: Checkboxes, Radio Buttons, Custom input (text) and Custom input (text area)
    • Expand all to view and further edit each Group: Group Name; Required fields?; Option Label, etc. (Click New Option button to continued adding Option Labels to a group).)

      

      

16. Save Product Page as Draft
17. Then Preview page
    

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For additional assistance, advanced CDMS or Excel training or if you have any questions, please email Mary Michaud, mary.j.michaud@maine.edu or call 207.581.2721.