Super Orders v3.0 Support Thread (for ZC v1.3.9)

[ScriptJunkie]

I know bummer huh.. But if it helps the culprit is likely whatever was installed just BEFORE or just AFTER Super Orders.. (if that helps.. )

The only thing I installed before this mod was Edit Orders. Once Super Orders was installed, the only change I've made was to upload the new super_data_sheet.php to.....

Uh oh....I just realized there are two of these files in different locations (in /admin and again in /admin/includes/languages/english) and now I can't remember which directory I uploaded to. But I'll bet it's the wrong one - that's exactly the kind of thing that causes this kind of error according to the threads I've been reading tonight.

Let me go back and restore the originals to both locations and then I'll re-upload the new file that you posted in this thread.

For clarity, can you tell me which of those directories it should be installed in?

[joyjoy]

Okay I read the first page...it says that Super Orders can do tracking now but it also says that it can be integrated with Ty Tracker. If Super Orders has it all I'm going to remove Ty Tracker.

Am I misunderstanding this? Thank you.

[ScriptJunkie]

Hi Joy,

I don't use TY Tracker but my understanding is that Super Orders integrates with TY Tracker, meaning they work together. You need to have TY Tracker installed in order to use it from inside Super Orders.

There is some awesome and extremely thorough documentation on how they work together, what order to install in, how to install based on what version of TY Tracker you're using, etc.....

All this documentation is in the Read Me file that is packaged with Super Orders.

Hope that helps :)

Okay I read the first page...it says that Super Orders can do tracking now but it also says that it can be integrated with Ty Tracker. If Super Orders has it all I'm going to remove Ty Tracker.

Am I misunderstanding this? Thank you.

[joyjoy]

Thank you for the reply. I understand this. I'm just trying to understand if Super Orders now has it's own tracking system implemented so I no longer need to have Ty Tracker installed.

[DivaVocals]

PM me before you do anything else..

The only thing I installed before this mod was Edit Orders. Once Super Orders was installed, the only change I've made was to upload the new super_data_sheet.php to.....

Uh oh....I just realized there are two of these files in different locations (in /admin and again in /admin/includes/languages/english) and now I can't remember which directory I uploaded to. But I'll bet it's the wrong one - that's exactly the kind of thing that causes this kind of error according to the threads I've been reading tonight.

Let me go back and restore the originals to both locations and then I'll re-upload the new file that you posted in this thread.

For clarity, can you tell me which of those directories it should be installed in?

[DivaVocals]

So on to the good stuff.. What's new, and what does Super Orders do..

Here's the answer to the most frequently asked question: "What does Super Orders do?"
(which BTW REALLY IS explained in detail in the readme for those who REALLY wanna know.. it doesn't hurt to download the fileset..)

PURPOSE & AIM

Super Orders is exactly what its name implies: Zen Cart's default order management on steroids.

It's more in all the areas Zen users are asking for more:

• More order control
  
  • "Batch Form Printing" and "Batch Status Updating" including support for PDF invoices.
  • "Batch Form Printing" and "Batch Status Updating" both offer expanded order search options.
  • Editing of hidden "admin only" comments
  • “Split Orders” allows you to split individual lines on an order. So for example:
    
    Customer orders:
    3 Super Widgets
    4 Super Duper Widgets
    
    You've only got 3 of the Super Duper Widgets in stock. With Split Orders, you can move the Super Duper Widgets to another order creating a new (child) order which is split from the parent (original)
    
    So you will end up with 1 order (parent) with 3 Super Widgets and a child order with 4 Super Duper Widgets.
  
  
• More thorough data
  
  • Order payment tracking -- allows shopowners to enter and track order payment details (check, money orders, etc.) Payments made via Authorize.net, Linkpoint and PayPal are entered for you automatically. Send customer payment notification/verifications
  • Order refund tracking -- allows shopowners to enter and track order refund details. Send customer refund notification/verifications
  
  
• More detailed reports
• EASY integration* with Edit Orders, USPS Click-N-Ship, Fedex Automated Labels, and Ty Package Tracker
• More navigation options
  
  • More shortcut icons on the orders listing screen. Now there is a corresponding shortcut icon on each order line that matches the buttons that appear in the sidebox
  
  

*Edit Orders, USPS Click-N-Ship, Fedex Automated Labels, and Ty Package Tracker MUST be installed to use these built-in integration features

That said I STRONGLY suggest that anyone THINKING about this mod download it and READ the readme.. The readme goes into a LOT more detail about what Super Orders can do.. It should answer any questions about what this mod provides..

If you are upgrading you too should read the readme file BEFORE you upgrade.

Change Log - v3.0

• Clean up and reorganize the readme file (again!!!)
• MANY misc bug fixes and corrections
• Overall cleanup of the files to remove deprecated and unused code
• Countries now included as search option in "Batch Form Printing" and "Batch Status Updating"
• The "Edit Status History" feature has been restored and the functionality modified. Editing of order comments is now limited to hidden "admin only" comments. Additionally in previous versions of Super Orders the "Edit Status History" feature inserted HTML and ASCII line breaks into the database, and this ugly line break code was displayed when the customer viewed their order history from "Status History & Comments". This particular problem goes back to 2006, and has now been FULLY resolved/addressed.
• Customer comments modified to incorporate the latest Zen Cart 1.3.9 functionality/format
• Packing slip images are now a simple on/off admin configurable option.
• Batch print functionality has been expanded to include PDF invoices!! All options for the PDF invoices are admin configurable
• “Split Orders” has been improved to help shopowners more easily reconcile a split order.
  
  “Split Orders” now creates a parent and child order. Paid split orders will display the grand total paid for both parent and child order.
  
  For orders paid via PayPal, Authorize.net or Linkpoint, the admin payment panel will not display on the child order.
• Order total and customer address edit features have been removed in their entirety. (use Edit Orders if you need order/customer address editing functionality)
• Added missing shortcut icons on the orders listing screen. Now there is a corresponding shortcut icon on each order line that matches the buttons that appear in the sidebox.
• Restoration of missing default Zen Cart orders.php functionality. This now allows payment processor generated (PayPal, Authorize.net or Linkpoint) refunds to now be processed within Super Orders. (no longer requires the retention of the default orders.php to process PayPal, Authorize.net or Linkpoint refunds)
• AUTO PAYMENT FOR ORDERS PAID VIA PAYPAL!!!!!!! 'Nuff said...
• Improved graphics and buttons to SPRUCE UP the Super Orders UI (thought while were doing everything else, why not make it purty too! )
• If you have Edit Orders installed, you can enable Edit Order in the Super Orders admin to enable Edit Orders buttons in Super Orders (No code merging required.. Simply install Edit Orders and "turn on" Edit Orders in the Super Orders admin!!)
• If you have Ty Package Tracker v3.0 installed, you can enable the Ty Package Tracker fields for Super Orders (No code merging required..) Simply install Ty Package Tracker and "turn on" Super Orders from the Ty Package Tracker admin!!)
• If you have USPS Click-N-Ship installed, you can enable USPS Click-N-Ship in the Super Orders admin to enable USPS Click-N-Ship fields/buttons in Super Orders (No code merging required.. Simply install USPS Click-N-Ship and "turn on" USPS Click-N-Ship in the Super Orders admin!!)
• If you have FedEx Automated Labels installed, you can enable FedEx Automated Labels in the Super Orders admin to enable FedEx Automated Labels buttons in Super Orders (No code merging required.. Simply install FedEx Automated Labels and "turn on" FedEx Automated Labels in the Super Orders admin!!)

Let me stress something here so that it's CLEAR.. With regards to the mod integration options: You are NOT required to install ANY Edit Orders, Ty Package Tracker, FedEx Automated Labels or USPS Click-N Ship to use Super Orders.. You can use Super Orders even if you don’t use these other modules. That said turning on the admin flags for mods you DO NOT have installed WILL CAUSE ERRORS IN YOUR STORE!!

BUT...

If you are running any of these mods, you don't have to tear your hair out trying to get the correct Super Orders code merged into the Super Orders files to use these mods.. Install them as normal and TURN IT ON in the Super Orders admin (Ty Package Tracker will need to be turned on in the Ty Package Tracker admin)

In support of this new release there are updates to Edit Order and Ty Package Tracker that are now available in the downloads.. (See the Ty Package Tracker and Edit Orders respective support threads for details on those updates -- PLEASE do not post non Super Orders related questions here..)

Finally we are also supplying the properly merged files needed for those running FEC and COWOA. (no admin flags for these mods.. simply use the provided pre-merged files for these mods)

Hi Joy,

I don't use TY Tracker but my understanding is that Super Orders integrates with TY Tracker, meaning they work together. You need to have TY Tracker installed in order to use it from inside Super Orders.

There is some awesome and extremely thorough documentation on how they work together, what order to install in, how to install based on what version of TY Tracker you're using, etc.....

All this documentation is in the Read Me file that is packaged with Super Orders.

Hope that helps :)

Thank you for the reply. I understand this. I'm just trying to understand if Super Orders now has it's own tracking system implemented so I no longer need to have Ty Tracker installed.

ScriptJunkie explains this perfectly..

So I've highlighted EVERYTHING I wrote in the leading posts of this thread so it's a little more obvious.. I thought it was pretty well explained here and in the readme.. If any of this is unclear, please let me know what part is not clear..

[joyjoy]

So I owe both of you a big apology! For whatever reason, when I reviewed the changes I took "Customer Payment Tracking" as "Customer Order Tracking", I have been toggling between this mod an Ty Tracker so I just got confused.

Long story short, the answer is:

Super Orders 3.0 does NOT have a stand alone tracking system but if you use Ty Tracker, Super Orders 3.0 integrates this add on seamlessly without the need of merging files.

Got it! Thank you!

[ScriptJunkie]

You got it! No apologies necessary :)

[DivaVocals]

So I owe both of you a big apology! For whatever reason, when I reviewed the changes I took "Customer Payment Tracking" as "Customer Order Tracking", I have been toggling between this mod an Ty Tracker so I just got confused.

Long story short, the answer is:

Super Orders 3.0 does NOT have a stand alone tracking system but if you use Ty Tracker, Super Orders 3.0 integrates this add on seamlessly without the need of merging files.

Got it! Thank you!

All of which is explained/stated on the FIRST page of this post (so that people would read it and KNOW what they were and were NOT getting from Super Orders). I also include much more detail on this same question in the readme documentation which comes with Super Orders..

I also said on page 1 of this support thread, that it does not HURT anything to download Super Orders and take some time to read through the documentation.. In fact as I also stated on page 1 of this support thread, I strongly recommend that BEFORE YOU INSTALL OR UPGRADE, you should download Super Orders and read through the readme documenatation before doing anything..

Hope you decide to upgrade.. Suggest waiting though as I will be posting an incremental update this week with some minor buglet fixes and some enhancements that were missed in the initial release..

[DivaVocals]

Changelog: (off the top of my head as I am at work)

1. Add missing comments code from super_invoice.php and super_packingslip.php. (should better align the Super Orders versions of the invoice and packingslip.php to function more like their default cousins invoice.php and packingslip.php)
2. Enable comments code on PDF packslip and included corrections to omit hidden comments and strip HTML code from the comments display. (should better align the PDF version packingslip to function more like the HTML versions)
3. Correction to PDF packingslips display of product attributes (currently they are cut off or not displayed consistently/correctly)
4. Correction to PDF packingslips to strip HTML code from shipping method display (it's likely that only those using the FedEx shipping mod will even notice this particular change)
5. Add Zen Cart comments style to super_batch_status.php
6. Correction to fix super_data_sheet.php
7. Minor updates to language files to support other changes
8. Correction to e-mail link on order list so that clicking "Cancel" returns you to the order list.

I think that's it.. As I said this is off the top of my head..