Want to create mailing labels, invoices, packing slips or other forms with data from the RealTimeDesigner?
Well, RTD has had that ability for quite some time, we just didn't recognize it.
By using the EMAIL AND EXPORT TEMPLATES - you can create HTML formatted forms and simply print them. So, instead of creating a formated email, simply create a form that looks like an invoice.... putting the appropriate data elements where they go on the form with other hard coded text.
Here's an example....
Open the EMAIL AND EXPORT TEMPLATES screen in your ADMIN panel. There are 3 main boxes - ORDER TEMPLATES, ITEMS TEMPLATES & SIDES TEMPLATES. Paste the following text into these windows...
ORDER TEMPLATES
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<b>INVOICE # [ORD_NUM]</b><br><br>
<hr>
<br>
<center> RealTimeDesigner</center>
<br><br>
<hr>
<br><br>
<table border=1 cellpadding="10">
[ORD_ITEMSTEMPLATE]
</table>
<br><br>
<hr>
<br>
ORDER TOTAL: [ORD_PRICE]
<br><br>
<center>Thanks for your order!</center>
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ITEMS TEMPLATES
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<tr>
<td>[ITEM_QUANTITY] </td>
<td>[ITEM_PRUDUCT]</td>
<td>
[ITEM_SIDESTEMPLATE]
</td>
<td>[ITEM_UNITPRICE]</td>
<td>[ITEM_TOTALPRICE]</td>
</tr>
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SIDES TEMPLATES
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[SIDES_INCHSIZE_W] x [SIDES_INCHSIZE_H]
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Once you have pasted the above text into the 3 windows you will need to name and save the template entering
html as the OUTPUT FILE EXTENSION. Now in the orders screen, view an order and create "EXPORT ORDER WITH TEMPLATE" rusing the newly created template. Open the file in your browser and PRINT.
Notice that the
SPECIAL CODES which look like
[ORD_PRICE] are references to RTD data - you simply type in the fixed text and paste data
SPECIAL CODES - anywhere a
SPECIAL CODE appears, it will be replaced by the data within that order.
With a little basic knowledge of HTML, you can get creative with your formatting, including links to logos, etc.
Have fun and be sure to let us know if you find something that will help other users.
Mark
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/24/2008 10:52PM by Admin.
