Add Store
Once you have opened your Miva Merchant account and named your Mall, you will need to add a store.  Then you can add your products to your store and configure your order forms and other important tasks. 

• License #

Enter your Miva Merchant license number here.
• Manager

Enter the User who will be your store's manager here.  To view a list of current Users click on the Lookup link.   If the User you wish to select is not on the list, you will need to first add the User before assigning him/her as Manager. To add a new user to your account, select Add User from the User section of the menu.
• Store Code

This may be anything you like. It will be used by the modules and other settings within the system to identify your store.
• Store Name

This may be anything you like.
• Owner

This information (Name, Email Address, Address etc.) will be filled in by default using the same information you entered when setting up your Mall. You may change this information if you wish the contact person to be different for this store.
• Units of Measurement (Weight)

Enter the unit of measurement you will use for your products, if any. The default is pounds. This will be very important for some shipping methods.  If you will not be using a shipping method based on weight, such as UPS, you may leave this at the default
• Basket Timeout (Minutes)

This is the maximum amount of time that a customer's shopping cart will be *remembered* by the system before being deleted.  This is set to 60 minutes by default.
• First Order #

This may be any number you choose, and will be the first Order # assigned to an order placed in your store. 

• Tax Module

Select the tax module that suits your needs best from the drop-down menu.
• Shopper Selected Sales Tax

This will allow the shopper to select their specific tax rate.
• State Based Sales Tax

This will designate a flat tax rate for an entire state.
•  Currency Module

Select the currency module that suits your needs best from the drop-down menu.
• US Currency Formatting

Select this module if you accept US Currency. 
Note:  This is the only currency module shipping with Miva Merchant at this time. 
• User Interface

Select the Interface you like best from the drop-down menu. The current options are "Miva Merchant Look and Feel" and "KoolKat Look and Feel".   You will be able to switch  this setting back and forth while editing your store as often as you like.

• ADD

Click on the ADD button to add the store to your Mall.  The Edit Store form will pop up to prompt you for additional information specific to the the Interface you have selected.  (Please skip down to the Edit Store Section for more information on these options.)


Edit Store
A list of stores you currently have in your mall will begin directly below the Add Store link.  To Edit a store, click on the store name. The top portion of the Edit Store form will be the same as the one used to Add Store, and will contain the information you entered when you first added the store.  You may edit this information whenever you like.  See Add Store for help on the top portion of the Edit Store form.

The remainder of the form will vary somewhat depending on the User Interface you selected. 

Miva Merchant Look and Feel

• Store Front Welcome Message

This is the welcoming message visitors will see when they arrive in your store. You may use either plain text or HTML.
• Order Completed Message

This is the message displayed for shoppers when they have finished placing their order.
• Product List Pagination

This setting controls how many product listings will be displayed at once when a shopper clicks on the Product List button in the Navigation Bar. The default is set to 20.  Remember that the more products you select to be displayed at once, the longer it will take the page to load.  You may wish to experiment with this setting until you are satisfied with both the number of products displayed, and the page load time.
• Search Results Pagination

You may set a specific number of results to be displayed when a search is performed, or disable pagination and allow all results to be displayed. Again, the more items to be displayed, the longer the page will take to load.

• Body Background Color

Enter your color choice for the background of the main body of your page. You may use either text names, or hexadecimal color codes.  For a complete listing of both recognizable color names and hexadecimal codes, as well as sample swatches of each color, visit http://www.gochargeit.com/help/colorlist.html
• Body Background Image

You may have a tiled background image for all of your Miva Merchant pages  if you wish.
• URL

If the image you wish to use is already on your domain enter it's URL here.
• Upload File

If the image you wish to use is on your local computer, select Upload File. Check the Overwrite box if you wish to replace an existing image,  then click on the Browse button. A window will open displaying the contents of your computer. Browse to the image you wish to upload and select it.  Click on the Upload button. You will be notified when the Upload is complete. 
Note: Your images must be formatted as either .gif or .jpg to be viewed online by all browsers. 
• Body Text Color

This is the color of the text in the main body of your web page. You may enter either color names or hexadecimal codes as explained above. A complete color  list is available at:
http://www.gochargeit.com/help/colorlist.html

• Body Link Color 

This will be the color of text hyperlinks in the main body of your pages. See Body Background Color for how to set  colors.
• Body Active Link Color

This will be the color of active text Hyperlinks in the body of your pages.  See Body Background Color for how to set  colors. 
• Body Viewed Link Color

This will be the color of viewed text Hyperlinks in the body of your pages. See Body Background Color for how to set colors.
• Body Font Face

Enter the font name you prefer for the text in the body of your page. You may enter a list of preferences separated by a comma. If you leave this field blank, the font displayed will be the default font selected in the viewer's browser.
• Body Font Size

Enter a number with a plus sign (+2) to increase the existing font size for the body of your page.  Enter a number with a minus sign (-2) to decrease the existing font size for the body of your page.  Leave this field blank to have the font size determined by the default setting in the viewer's browser.
• Category List Background Color

This refers to the left side portion of your screen if you have selected the Miva Merchant Look and Feel.   See Body Background Color for how to set colors.
• Category List Font Face

Enter the font name you prefer for the text in the category list  ( left section)  of your page. You may enter a list of preferences separated by a comma. If you leave this field blank, the font displayed will be the default font selected in the viewer's browser.
•  Category List Font Size

 Enter a number with a plus sign (+2) to increase the existing font size for the category list  ( left section)  of your page.  Enter a number with a minus sign (-2) to decrease the existing font size for the body of your page.  Leave this field blank to have the font size determined by the default setting in the viewer's browser.

• Header Text Color

This is the color of the text in the Header, (top section)  of different screens in your Miva Merchant such as Product List screens. You may enter either color names or hexadecimal codes as explained previously.   A complete color  list is available at:
http://www.gochargeit.com/help/colorlist.html
• Header Font Face

Enter the font name you prefer for the text in the Header, (top section) of different screens in your Miva Merchant such as Product List screens. You may enter a list of preferences separated by a comma. If you leave this field blank, the font displayed will be the default font selected in the viewer's browser.
•  Header Font Size

Enter a number with a plus sign (+2) to increase the existing font size for the Header, (top section) of different screens in your Miva Merchant such as Product List screens.  Enter a number with a minus sign (-2) to decrease the existing font size for the body of your page.  Leave this field blank to have the font size determined by the default setting in the viewer's browser.
• List Header Background Color

 Both search results and product lists will be displayed in a table.  Set the color for the background of the table header here. 
•  List Header Text Color

This is the color of the text in the table header. You may enter either color names or hexadecimal codes as explained previously.   A complete color  list is available at:
http://www.gochargeit.com/help/colorlist.html
• List Header Font Face

Enter the font name you prefer for the text in the table header.  You may enter a list of preferences separated by a comma. If you leave this field blank, the font displayed will be the default font selected in the viewer's browser.
• List Header Font Size

Enter a number with a plus sign (+2) to increase the existing font size for the table header.  Enter a number with a minus sign (-2) to decrease the existing font size for the body of your page.  Leave this field blank to have the font size determined by the default setting in the viewer's browser.
• List Alternate Background Color

The rows of the table will have alternating colors for every other row. to help make viewing the data in the table easier. Enter the color you prefer for the alternate rows here.

• Navigation Bar Background Color

The Navigation bar is the section at the top of your main page which contains navigation links. Set the background color for the Navigation Bar here. 
• Navigation Bar Images   Logo,  Mall Front,  Store Front,  Search, Product List,  Basket Contents and Checkout 

With the exception of the logo image,  the default images on the Navigation Bar appear to be text.  They are all  images however.  This section of the Edit Store form allows you to specify the path for an existing image(s) on your server,  or Upload images for the Navigation Bar.  It is very important to remember that all images must be in either .gif or .jpg format.
• Add One to Basket Button

You may use the default image for the Add One to Basket button or you may replace it with one of your own. Enter the URL for the image if it exists on your server, or use the Upload function to upload an image from your local computer. 
• Buy One Now Button

You may use the default image for the Buy One Now button or you may replace it with one of your own. Enter the URL for the image if it exists on your server, or use the Upload function to upload an image from your local computer. 


Update
When you are finished making any changes to your store you must click on the Update button at the bottom of the Edit Store form to save the changes or they will not take effect.
Delete
Click this button only if you wish to DELETE the entire store.  Deletions are permanent and cannot be reversed.