Emaze Auction Software Documentation, Version 2.1
Emaze Auction Software Documentation Version 2.1
Welcome
Welcome to Emaze Auction Software. The purpose of the following documentation is to enable ease of use in the installation, and management of your auction website. You can quickly access any of the topics from the menu below or use the Alphabetical List Of Contents Pop Up Menu. Each section of this help documentation is also lined with hyperlinks to create ease of use and allow you to quickly navigate through the help section learning about each aspect of the software.
List of Contents
USER ADMIN SCREENS

User Agreement
This page allows you to define what the User Agreement will be that all users have to agree to in order to either start bidding in any of your auction lots or to start selling in any of your lots. You can save and enable all the changes that you make here by clicking on the "Update User Agreement" button found at the bottom of this page.

HTML VERSION FOR THE SITE:
This is the version of the agreement that will be seen on the website by the user and in essence this is what they will be agreeing to. You can add any HTML code amongst the text here as you see fit.

TEXT VERSION FOR E-MAIL
This is the version of the agreement that is attached to the registration e-mail that is sent out to the user once they register with your auction. The inclusion of this agreement in the e-mail is optional and can be turned on or off.

MESSAGE WHEN USER AGREEMENT IS ACCEPTED
This is the message that will appear if the user chooses to agree to your user agreement.

MESSAGE WHEN USER AGREEMENT IS REJECTED
This is the message that will appear if the user chooses to not agree with your user agreement.

N.B. In order to accept the changes that you have made on this page you must click on the "Update User Agreement" button at the bottom of the page.

Registration E-Mails
This page allows you to change some of the e-mail messages that are sent out to users during different portions of the registration process.

The first Table is divided into two rows:

ROW 1: E-MAIL VERIFICATION:
This row allows you to edit the From Name that will appear in the E-Mail verification message as well as the Reply to E-mail address.

ROW 2: USER REGISTRATION:
This row allows you to edit the From Name that will appear in the User Registration message as well as allow you to edit the Reply-to-E-Mail Address.

The second portion of this page allows you to edit the text that will be sent out in the Verify E-Mail Address message and the Register E-Mail message.

You can edit both the subject and message of each of the two e-mail messages, but do not edit the following text in each respective message:

VERIFY E-MAIL: DO NOT EDIT:
#systemURL#/verify.cfm?#userVerifyCode#

REGISTER E-MAIL: DO NOT EDIT:
Username: #username# Password: #password#

N.B. In order to complete the changes that you have made on this page you must click on the "Update E-Mail Options" button at the bottom of the page.

Registration Fields
This screen allows you as the admin to control which questions and forms a new user must fill out when registering as a new user. Below is a list and description of all the options available on this page and how they can be configured:


USER AGREEMENT:
This area allows you to determine if you want users to be bound to a user agreement.

The main choices are:

    >>>> () No User agreement
    >>>> () User must agree to user agreement before registering
    >>>> () User must agree to user agreement after registering

Button Choice: Accept ("I accept" default text on accept button)
Button Choice: Reject ("I do not Accept" default text on no accept button)


E-MAIL AFTER REGISTERING:
    >>>> [] E-mail username and password to user after registering / verifying
(if this option is turned on, the system will e-mail the username and password to the user) (this feature can be turned on or off)

    >>>> [] E-Mail user agreement to user after registering / verfying.
(if this option is turned on the new user will also be sent an e-mail with the user agreement that they have agreed to) (this feature can be turned on or off)


NEXT 2 TABLES OF REGISTRATION OPTIONS:
These next two tables offer you as the admin to set some of the other options that users must fill out in order to become registered.

  • USERNAME:
        >>> Edit Checkbox
        (checking this option will allow users to edit (change) their own username)
        >>> Form Text
        (this is the text that will appear next to the username field)
        >>> Error Message
        (this is the text that will appear if the user leaves the user name blank)

  • PASSWORD:
        >>> Edit Checkbox
        (checking this option will allow users to edit (change) their own password)
        >>> Form Text:
        (this is the text that will appear next to the password field)
        >>> Error Message:
        (this is the error text that will appear if the user leaves the password field empty)

  • PASSWORD VERIFY:
        >>> Form Text
        (this is the text that will appear next to the verify password field)
        >>> Error Message
        (this is the error text that will appear if the user leaves the verify password field empty)

  • PASSWORD EDIT NOTICE:
        >>> This is the text that will appear if the user is editing their password.

  • COOKIE LOGIN:
        >>> CHOICE: [] Allow automatic bidder login via permanent cookie
    (this choice allows you as the admin to set a cookie for each user that will be used each time they return to your website to recognize the user. This will allow the user to login without having to enter their username and password each time they want to make a bid.) (This feature can be turned on or off, and each individual user can also choose not to use this feature if it is available)

        >>> CHOICE: [] Temporary cookie enables bidders to submit multiple bids without re-entering username and password after first bid.
    (this choice allows you as the admin to issue a temporary cookie that allows users to make multiple bids for a user session and upon return to the website at a later time or date the user must login again if they have chosen not to use permanent cookie.)

        >>> TEXT FIELD: This is the text that will appear in the cookie section.

  • REQUIRED FIELD INDICATOR:
        >>> This is the HTML that defines the required field indicator. The default is a blue Times Roman Font star. This can be changed to anything you like.

        BUTTON - CLEAR:
        >>> This is the text that will appear on the "clear button". The default text is "Clear"

        BUTTON: CREATE USER
        >>> This is the text that will appear on the "create user button". The default text is: "Create User"

        BUTTON: EDIT USER
        >>> This is the text that will appear on the "edit user button". The default text is: "Edit User"

  • FIRST NAME:

        >>> () option NO: (choosing this, tells the system that the First Name field will not appear in the registration.)
        >>> () option YES: (choosing this, tells the system that the First Name field will appear in the registration but is not a required field)
        >>> () option REQ'D: (choosing this tells the system that the First Name field will appear in the registration and is a required field)
        >>> Edit: (checking this option will allow users to edit their first name after they have registered) (this feature can be turned on or off)
        >>> Unique: (checking this option will tell the system that the First Name and Last Name combined together have to be unique)
        >>> Form Text: (this is the text that will appear next to the First Name field)
        >>> Error Message: (this is the text that will appear if the user leaves the First Name field blank and/if it is a required field)

  • LAST NAME:

        >>> () option NO: (choosing this, tells the system that the Last Name field will not appear in the registration.)
        >>> () option YES: (choosing this, tells the system that the Last Name field will appear in the registration but is not a required field)
        >>> () option REQ'D: (choosing this tells the system that the Last Name field will appear in the registration and is a required field)
        >>> Edit: (checking this option will allow users to edit their Last name after they have registered) (this feature can be turned on or off)
        >>> Unique: (checking this option will tell the system that the First Name and Last Name combined together have to be unique)
        >>> Form Text: (this is the text that will appear next to the Last Name field)
        >>> Error Message: (this is the text that will appear if the user leaves the Last Name field blank and/if it is a required field)

  • E-MAIL ADDRESS:

        >>> () option NO: (choosing this, tells the system that the E-Mail Address field will not appear in the registration.)
        >>> () option YES: (choosing this, tells the system that the E-Mail Address field will appear in the registration but is not a required field)
        >>> () option REQ'D: (choosing this tells the system that the E-Mail Address field will appear in the registration and is a required field)
        >>> Edit: (checking this option will allow users to edit their E-Mail Address after they have registered) (this feature can be turned on or off)
        >>> Unique: (checking this option will tell the system that the E-Mail Address has to be unique in the database)
        >>> Form Text: (this is the text that will appear next to the E-Mail Address field)
        >>> Error Message: (this is the text that will appear if the user leaves the E-Mail Address field blank and/if it is a required field)

  • VERIFY:

        >>> [] OPTION: Send E-Mail to verify as valid address (choosing this option will have the system e-mail a message to the new user's e-mail address for confirmation. Once the user receives the e-mail message, he simply has to click on the URL that he is asked to click on and he will be taken to a page that tells him or her that they have confirmed and are now registered) (this feature can be turned on or off)
        >>> [] OPTION:Must enter E-Mail twice to verify (choosing this option adds an additional verify field in the registration that asks a user to enter their e-mail address again as verification) (this feature can be turned on or off)
        >>> Text: "(Verify)" - (this is the verify text for the e-mail verification field)
        >>> Error Message: "You must verify your email" - (this is the verify e-mail error message text that will appear if a user does not verify their e-mail address by typing it in again in the verification field)

  • ORGANIZATION:

        >>> () OPTION: NO: (Choosing this option, the organization field will not appear in the registration)
        >>> () OPTION: YES: (Choosing this option, the organization field will appear in the registration field, but will not be a required field)
        >>> () OPTION: REQ'D: (Choosing this option, the organization field will appear in the registration field, and will be a required field)
        >>> Edit: [] (Choosing this option will allow users to edit their Organization after they have registered) (this can be turned on or off)
        >>> Unique: [] (Choosing this option tells the system that the organization must be unique and cannot match that of another user in the database) (this can be turned on or off)
        >>> Form Text: (This is the text that will appear next to the Organization field)
        >>> Error Message: (This is the text that will appear if the user does not enter an organization and if the field is required)

  • PHONE:

        >>> () OPTION: NO: (Choosing this option, the Phone field will not appear in the registration)
        >>> () OPTION: YES: (Choosing this option, the Phone field will appear in the registration field, but will not be a required field)
        >>> () OPTION: REQ'D: (Choosing this option, the Phone field will appear in the registration field, and will be a required field)
        >>> Edit: [] (Choosing this option will allow users to edit their Phone after they have registered) (this can be turned on or off)
        >>> Unique: [] (Choosing this option tells the system that the Phone must be unique and cannot match that of another user in the database) (this can be turned on or off)
        >>> Form Text: (This is the text that will appear next to the Phone field)
        >>> Error Message: (This is the text that will appear if the user does not enter an Phone and if the field is required)

  • PHONE EXTENSION

        >>> () OPTION: NO: (Choosing this option, the Phone Extension field will not appear in the registration)
        >>> () OPTION: YES: (Choosing this option, the Phone Extension field will appear in the registration field, but will not be a required field)
        >>> () OPTION: REQ'D: (Choosing this option, the Phone Extension field will appear in the registration field, and will be a required field)
        >>> Form Text: (This is the text that will appear next to the Phone extension field)
        >>> Error Message: (This is the text that will appear if the user does not enter an Phone extension and if the field is required)

  • PHONE 2:

        >>> () OPTION: NO: (Choosing this option, the Phone 2 field will not appear in the registration)
        >>> () OPTION: YES: (Choosing this option, the Phone 2 field will appear in the registration field, but will not be a required field)
        >>> () OPTION: REQ'D: (Choosing this option, the Phone 2 field will appear in the registration field, and will be a required field)
        >>> Edit: [] (Choosing this option will allow users to edit their Phone 2 after they have registered) (this can be turned on or off)
        >>> Unique: [] (Choosing this option tells the system that the Phone 2 must be unique and cannot match that of another user in the database) (this can be turned on or off)
        >>> Form Text: (This is the text that will appear next to the Phone 2 field)
        >>> Error Message: (This is the text that will appear if the user does not enter an Phone 2 and if the field is required)

  • PHONE 2 EXTENSION

        >>> () OPTION: NO: (Choosing this option, the Phone 2 Extension field will not appear in the registration)
        >>> () OPTION: YES: (Choosing this option, the Phone 2 Extension field will appear in the registration field, but will not be a required field)
        >>> () OPTION: REQ'D: (Choosing this option, the Phone 2 Extension field will appear in the registration field, and will be a required field)
        >>> FORM TEXT: (This is the text that will appear next to the Phone 2 extension field)
        >>> ERROR MESSAGE: (This is the text that will appear if the user does not enter an Phone 2 extension and if the field is required)

  • MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME:
    This feature is usually used in case a user forgets his or her username. This allows you as the admin to verify a user and retrieve their username and/or password.

        >>> () OPTION: NO: (Choosing this option, the Mother's Maiden Name field will not appear in the registration)
        >>> () OPTION: YES: (Choosing this option, the Mother's Maiden Name field will appear in the registration field, but will not be a required field)
        >>> () OPTION: REQ'D: (Choosing this option, the Mother's Maiden Name field will appear in the registration field, and will be a required field)
        >>> Edit: [] (Choosing this option will allow users to edit their Mother's Maiden Name after they have registered) (this can be turned on or off)
        >>> Form Text: (This is the text that will appear next to the Mother's Maiden Name field)
        >>> Error Message: (This is the text that will appear if the user does not enter an Mother's Maiden Name and if the field is required)


    ADDRESS FIELDS:

    SHIPPING HEADER: This is the header that will appear to inform the user that this is the shipping information section. The default text is: "Shipping Information". You can edit this in any way you like, and enhance it by using HTML tags.

    OPTION: [] Shipping Address must be unique
    (turned on, this feature requires each user in the database to have a unique address)

  • ADDRESS:

        >>> () OPTION: NO: (Choosing this option, the Address field will not appear in the registration)
        >>> () OPTION: YES: (Choosing this option, the Address field will appear in the registration field, but will not be a required field)
        >>> () OPTION: REQ'D: (Choosing this option, the Address field will appear in the registration field, and will be a required field)
        >>> Edit: [] (Choosing this option will allow users to edit their Address after they have registered) (this can be turned on or off)
        >>> Form Text: (This is the text that will appear next to the Address field)
        >>> Error Message: (This is the text that will appear if the user does not enter an Address and if the field is required)

  • ADDRESS 2:

        >>> () OPTION: NO: (Choosing this option, the Address 2 field will not appear in the registration)
        >>> () OPTION: YES: (Choosing this option, the Address 2 field will appear in the registration field, but will not be a required field)
        >>> () OPTION: REQ'D: (Choosing this option, the Address 2 field will appear in the registration field, and will be a required field)
        >>> Edit: [] (Choosing this option will allow users to edit their Address 2 after they have registered) (this can be turned on or off)
        >>> Form Text: (This is the text that will appear next to the Address 2 field)
        >>> Error Message: (This is the text that will appear if the user does not enter an Address 2 and if the field is required)

  • CITY:

        >>> () OPTION: NO: (Choosing this option, the City field will not appear in the registration)
        >>> () OPTION: YES: (Choosing this option, the City field will appear in the registration field, but will not be a required field)
        >>> () OPTION: REQ'D: (Choosing this option, the City field will appear in the registration field, and will be a required field)
        >>> Edit: [] (Choosing this option will allow users to edit their City after they have registered) (this can be turned on or off)
        >>> Form Text: (This is the text that will appear next to the City field)
        >>> Error Message: (This is the text that will appear if the user does not enter an City and if the field is required)

  • STATE/PROVINCE:

        >>> () OPTION: NO: (Choosing this option, the State/Province field will not appear in the registration)
        >>> () OPTION: YES: (Choosing this option, the State/Province field will appear in the registration field, but will not be a required field)
        >>> () OPTION: REQ'D: (Choosing this option, the State/Province field will appear in the registration field, and will be a required field)
        >>> Edit: [] (Choosing this option will allow users to edit their State/Province after they have registered) (this can be turned on or off)
        >>> Form Text: (This is the text that will appear next to the State/Province field)
        >>> Error Message: (This is the text that will appear if the user does not enter an State/Province and if the field is required)

    METHOD:

    This section allows you to select what type of list you would like the State/Province to look like. You can either select a regular text field that the user has to enter manually, or create a select list. The final option is to create a select list with an other text field that users will be able to enter if the province or state that they are in is not in the list.

  • ZIP/POSTAL:

        >>> () OPTION: NO: (Choosing this option, the Zip/Postal field will not appear in the registration)
        >>> () OPTION: YES: (Choosing this option, the Zip/Postal field will appear in the registration field, but will not be a required field)
        >>> () OPTION: REQ'D: (Choosing this option, the Zip/Postal field will appear in the registration field, and will be a required field)
        >>> Edit: [] (Choosing this option will allow users to edit their Zip/Postal after they have registered) (this can be turned on or off)
        >>> Form Text: (This is the text that will appear next to the Zip/Postal field)
        >>> Error Message: (This is the text that will appear if the user does not enter an Zip/Postal and if the field is required)

  • COUNTRY:

        >>> () OPTION: NO: (Choosing this option, the Country field will not appear in the registration)
        >>> () OPTION: YES: (Choosing this option, the Country will appear in the registration field, but will not be a required field)
        >>> () OPTION: REQ'D: (Choosing this option, the Country field will appear in the registration field, and will be a required field)
        >>> Edit: [] (Choosing this option will allow users to edit their Country after they have registered) (this can be turned on or off)
        >>> Form Text: (This is the text that will appear next to the Country field)
        >>> Error Message: (This is the text that will appear if the user does not enter an Country and if the field is required)

    METHOD:

    This section allows you to select what type of list you would like the Country to look like. You can either select a regular text field that the user has to enter manually, or create a select list. The final option is to create a select list with an other text field that users will be able to enter if the province or state that they are in is not in the list.


    BILLING

  • BILLING HEADER:

    This is the text that will appear to inform the user that this is the Billing Information section.

        [] OPTION: Billing information must be unique
    (If this option is turned on "checked" then the billing address must be unique from any other user in the database)

  • BILLING SAME AS SHIPPING:

        []OPTION Display optional billing-same-as shipping checkbox.
    (This allows you to empower users to simply click on a checkbox in this section to inform the system that their billing address is the same as their shipping address. This means that they can ingore the rest of the fields in this section.)

      [ ] Text:
    (This is the text that will appear to inform users that they can simply click on the checkbox to let the system know that their billing address is the same as their shipping address which has been filled out above.)

  • BILLING ADDRESS:

        >>> () OPTION: NO: (Choosing this option, the Billing Address field will not appear in the registration)
        >>> () OPTION: YES: (Choosing this option, the Billing Address will appear in the registration field, but will not be a required field)
        >>> () OPTION: REQ'D: (Choosing this option, the Billing Address field will appear in the registration field, and will be a required field)
        >>> Edit: [] (Choosing this option will allow users to edit their Billing Address after they have registered) (this can be turned on or off)
        >>> Form Text: (This is the text that will appear next to the Billing Address field)
        >>> Error Message: (This is the text that will appear if the user does not enter an Billing Address and if the field is required)

  • BILLING ADDRESS 2:

        >>> () OPTION: NO: (Choosing this option, the Billing Address 2 field will not appear in the registration)
        >>> () OPTION: YES: (Choosing this option, the Billing Address 2 will appear in the registration field, but will not be a required field)
        >>> () OPTION: REQ'D: (Choosing this option, the Billing Address 2 field will appear in the registration field, and will be a required field)
        >>> Edit: [] (Choosing this option will allow users to edit their Billing Address 2 after they have registered) (this can be turned on or off)
        >>> Form Text: (This is the text that will appear next to the Billing Address 2 field)
        >>> Error Message: (This is the text that will appear if the user does not enter an Billing Address 2 and if the field is required)

  • BILLING CITY:

        >>> () OPTION: NO: (Choosing this option, the Billing City field will not appear in the registration)
        >>> () OPTION: YES: (Choosing this option, the Billing City will appear in the registration field, but will not be a required field)
        >>> () OPTION: REQ'D: (Choosing this option, the Billing City field will appear in the registration field, and will be a required field)
        >>> Edit: [] (Choosing this option will allow users to edit their Billing City after they have registered) (this can be turned on or off)
        >>> Form Text: (This is the text that will appear next to the Billing City field)
        >>> Error Message: (This is the text that will appear if the user does not enter an Billing City and if the field is required)

  • BILLING STATE:

        >>> () OPTION: NO: (Choosing this option, the Billing State field will not appear in the registration)
        >>> () OPTION: YES: (Choosing this option, the Billing State will appear in the registration field, but will not be a required field)
        >>> () OPTION: REQ'D: (Choosing this option, the Billing State field will appear in the registration field, and will be a required field)
        >>> Edit: [] (Choosing this option will allow users to edit their Billing State after they have registered) (this can be turned on or off)
        >>> Form Text: (This is the text that will appear next to the Billing State field)
        >>> Error Message: (This is the text that will appear if the user does not enter an Billing State and if the field is required)

  • BILLING ZIP/POSTAL:

        >>> () OPTION: NO: (Choosing this option, the Billing Zip/Postal field will not appear in the registration)
        >>> () OPTION: YES: (Choosing this option, the Billing Zip/Postal will appear in the registration field, but will not be a required field)
        >>> () OPTION: REQ'D: (Choosing this option, the Billing Zip/Postal field will appear in the registration field, and will be a required field)
        >>> Edit: [] (Choosing this option will allow users to edit their Billing Zip/Postal after they have registered) (this can be turned on or off)
        >>> Form Text: (This is the text that will appear next to the Billing Zip/Postal field)
        >>> Error Message: (This is the text that will appear if the user does not enter an Billing Zip/Postal and if the field is required)

  • BILLING COUNTRY:

        >>> () OPTION: NO: (Choosing this option, the Billing Country field will not appear in the registration)
        >>> () OPTION: YES: (Choosing this option, the Billing Country will appear in the registration field, but will not be a required field)
        >>> () OPTION: REQ'D: (Choosing this option, the Billing Country field will appear in the registration field, and will be a required field)
        >>> Edit: [] (Choosing this option will allow users to edit their Billing Country after they have registered) (this can be turned on or off)
        >>> Form Text: (This is the text that will appear next to the Billing Country field)
        >>> Error Message: (This is the text that will appear if the user does not enter an Billing Country and if the field is required)


    CREDIT CARD FIELDS

    This area allows you as the admin to manipulate the type and amount of credit card information you would like your users to enter. Below is a detailed explanation of each of the fields and sections you can choose to administer and change.

  • CC NUMBER (Credit Card Number)

        >>> () OPTION: NO (Choosing this option, the Credit Card Number field will not appear in the credit card information section)
        >>> () OPTION: YES (Choosing this option, the Credit Card Number field will appear in the credit card information section but will not be a required field)
        >>> () OPTION: REQ'D (choosing this option, the Credit Card Number field will appear in the credit card information section and will be a required field)
        >>> [] Edit: (If this option is on, the user will be able to edit their credit card number after they have registered)
        >>> [] Unique: (If this option is turned on, the user's credit card number must be unique in the entire database of users)
        >>> Form Text: (This is the text that will appear next to the Credit Card Number field)
        >>> Error Message: (This is the error text that will appear if a user leaves the credit card field blank and it is a required field.)

    FORMAT NOTICE: (TEXT)
    (this is the text that will appear to inform the user of the type of format that the credit card number is to be entered in. You can modify this and enhance it with HTML anyway you please)

  • CREDIT CARD NAME:

        >>> () OPTION: NO (Choosing this option, the Credit Card Name field will not appear in the credit card information section)
        >>> () OPTION: YES (Choosing this option, the Credit Card Name field will appear in the credit card information section but will not be a required field)
        >>> () OPTION: REQ'D (choosing this option, the Credit Card Name field will appear in the credit card information section and will be a required field)
        >>> [] Edit: (If this option is on, the user will be able to edit their Credit Card Name after they have registered)
        >>> [] Unique: (If this option is turned on, the user's Credit Card Name must be unique in the entire database of users)
        >>> Form Text: (This is the text that will appear next to the Credit Card Name field)
        >>> Error Message: (This is the error text that will appear if a user leaves the Credit Card Name field blank and it is a required field.)

  • CREDIT CARD EXPIRATION:

        >>> () OPTION: NO (Choosing this option, the Credit Card Expiration field will not appear in the credit card information section)
        >>> () OPTION: YES (Choosing this option, the Credit Card Expiration field will appear in the credit card information section but will not be a required field)
        >>> () OPTION: REQ'D (choosing this option, the Credit Card Expiration field will appear in the credit card information section and will be a required field)
        >>> [] Edit: (If this option is on, the user will be able to edit their Credit Card Expiration after they have registered)
        >>> Form Text: (This is the text that will appear next to the Credit Card Expiration field)
        >>> Error Message: (This is the error text that will appear if a user leaves the Credit Card Expiration field blank and it is a required field.)

    METHOD:

      nbsp; >>> () OPTION: Text field (mm/yy) (Choosing this option, the expiration form field will be a text field that will force the user to manually enter the expiration date of their credit card in mm/yy format.

        >>> () OPTION: Select Lists for month and year (Choosing this option, the expiration form field will be a select list of month and year allowing the user to pull down on both the month and year lists to select their expiration date)

    FORMAT NOTICE:

    This is the text that will serve as the Format Notice of the expiration date if the text field (mm/yy) option has been chosen. You can choose to make this anything you like and enhance it with HTML.

  • CREDIT CARD TYPE:

        >>> () OPTION: NO (Choosing this option, the Credit Card Type field will not appear in the credit card information section)
        >>> () OPTION: YES (Choosing this option, the Credit Card Type field will appear in the credit card information section but will not be a required field)
        >>> () OPTION: REQ'D (choosing this option, the Credit Card Type field will appear in the credit card information section and will be a required field)
        >>> [] EDIT: (If this option is on, the user will be able to edit their Credit Card Type after they have registered)
        >>> FORM TEXT: (This is the text that will appear next to the Credit Card Type field)
        >>> ERROR MESSAGE: (This is the error text that will appear if a user leaves the Credit Card Type field blank and it is a required field.)

    ACCEPTED:
    This section allows you as the Admin to determine which type of credit cards you accept. Here are the options, all of which can be turned on or off.

        >>> [] Visa
        >>> [] MasterCard
        >>> [] American Express
        >>> [] DinersClub/Carte Blanche
        >>> [] Discover
        >>> [] enRoute
        >>> [] JCB

  • CC NOTICE (CREDIT CARD NOTICE)

    This notice is meant for users that already have Credit Card information filled in. It tells them that they only need to re-enter their credit card information if they are editing that info. You can change the look and feel and message of the text by editing the default text in the field.


    E-MAIL OPTIONS

    This area allows you to define what type of E-Mail options you want to give users to choose from. Below is a detailed run down of the options that you can give to users or take away, and the text that corresponds to informing users of what their options are.

    [] Daily Status
    Send daily or other period e-mail status of all lots I bid on, watched or posted.
    (this will allow the user to tell the system to send him a status report on all lots her or she is involved in. This feature can be turned on or off)

    [] Winner
    I am a winning bidder (after auction closes)
    (this will allow the user to tell the system to send him a notice if he wins an auction in any lot that he has bid on. This feature can be turned on or off)

    [] Loser
    I am not a winning bidder (after auction closes)
    (this will allow the user to tell the system to send him a notice if he loses an auction in any lot that he has bid on. This feature can be turned on or off)

    [] Outbid
    I am outbid during an auction and need to raise my bid
    (this will allow the user to tell the system to send him a notice if he is outbid in any lot that he has bid on and that he needs to raise his bid in order to stay in contention for that particular lot(s). This feature can be turned on or off)

    [] Auto-Bid
    My bid is automatically raised via auto-bid feature
    (this will allow the user to tell the system that by default any lot that he enters, the auto-bid feature for him bidding on any item will be turned on by default. He can turn this off by editing his profile or by turning it off or on for any particular lot he is bidding on) (this feature can be turned on or off)


    E-MAIL TYPE / FORM TEXT TABLE
    This section allows you to determine the text that will help a user decide which options he or she would like to choose when registering.


    SEND EMAILS REGARDLESS OF USER OPTION

    Checking these options ignores the individual user setting. Users will receive the e-mails regardless of whether they chose it or not. This enables you to ignore the above e-mail options so users are not even aware this option exists.

    [] Daily Status - The daily status will be e-mailed
    [] Winner - User will receive an e-mail if he is winning bidder
    [] Loser - User will receive an e-mail if he is losing bidder
    [] Outbid - User will receive an e-mail if he is outbid in a lot
    [] Autod Bid - User is notified that their bid was automatically raised by the auto bid feature

    N.B. In order to accept all the changes that you have made as the admin on this page, you must click on the "Determine User Fields" button to enable them globally across the entire auction system.

  • Registration Error Messages
    This page allows you edit and administer any and all of the error messages that may result in the user not complying with certain parts of the registration process.

    Below is a list of the forms that can be edited and an explantion of what each error message means.

    >>> BAD REGISTRATION HEADER
    Default Text: Your registration encountered the following problems:
    (this is the default header that will appear if the registration process encountered problems)

    >>> BAD REGISTRATION FOOTER
    Default Text: Please fix these errors and try again
    (this is the default footer text, enhanced by HTML that will appear if the registration process encountered problems.

    >>> USER NAME FIELD EMPTY
    Default Text: You cannot have an empty username. Please choose a username.
    (this is the default text that will appear if the user leaves the username blank in the registration process)

    >>> USER NAME IN USE
    Default Text: The username is taken. Please choose another username.
    (this is the default text that will appear if the user chooses a username that is already in use in the auction database)

    >>> EDIT USER FIELD BLANK
    Default Text: You cannot have an empty username. Please choose a username or keep your existing username.
    (this text will appear if a user attempts to edit their username and then leaves the username field blank)

    >>> DUPLICATE USER NAME WHEN EDITED
    Default Text: The username is taken. Please choose another username or keep your existing username.
    (this is the default text that will appear if a user attempts to edit their name but the new username that they enter is already in the database)

    >>> PASSWORD FIELD EMPTY
    Default Text: You cannot have an empty password. Please choose a password.
    (this is the default text that will appear if a user leaves the password field empty during the registration process)

    >>> PASSWORD VERIFICATION INCORRECT
    Default Text: Your password was not verified correctly. Please try again.
    (this is the default text that will appear if the user has not verified their password correctly, ie. they made a mistake when retyping their password into the password verification field)

    >>> EDITED PASSWORD VERIFIED INCORECT
    Default Text: Your password was not verified correctly. Please try again or keep your existing password.

    >>> INVALID E-MAIL ADDRESS
    Default Text: You did not enter a valid email address. Your email address must contain @ and a period (.). Please try again.
    (this is the default text that will appear if the user has entered an invalid e-mail address that cannot be recognized as a possible e-mail address)

    >>> INVALID EDITED E-MAIL ADDRESS
    Default Text: You did not enter a valid email address. Your email address must contain @ and a period (.). Please try again or keep your existing email address.
    (this is the default text that will appear if the user has attempted to edit their e-mail address and has entered an invalid e-mail address as the new one that cannot be recognized as a possible e-mail address)

    >>> INCORRECT E-MAIL VERIFICATION
    Default Text: Your email address was not verified correctly. Please try again.
    (this is the default text that will appear if the user has not verified their e-mail address properly. ie. the user has made a mistake while re-typing their e-mail address into the e-mail address verification field. Note that the e-mail address verification field is another option that you as the admin may or may not have chosen to use.)

    >>> INCORRECT EDITED E-MAIL VERIFICATION
    Default Text: Your email address was not verified correctly. Please try again or keep your existing email address.
    (this is the default text that will appear if the user has attempted to edit their e-mail address and made a mistake in re-typing the new e-mail address in the e-mail address verification field.)

    >>> STATE FIELD EMPTY
    Default Text: You must select a state/province from the list.
    (this is the default text that will appear if the user has left the state/province field empty during the registration process)

    >>> EDITED STATE FIELD EMPTY
    Default Text: You must select a billing state/province from the list or enter one in the text field.
    (this is the default text that will appear if the user has attempted to edit their State/Province field and have now left the field empty)

    >>> SELECTED STATE LIST AND TEXT FIELDS EMPTY
    Default Text: You must select a billing state/province from the list or enter one in the text field.
    (if you as the admin have decided to let users select the state/province from a list with a "other" text field, this is the default text that will appear if a user has not selected from a list and also has not entered any data in the "other" field)

    >>> COUNTRY NOT SELECTED
    Default Text: You must select a country from the list.
    (this is the default text that will appear if the user has failed to choose a country from the list of countries form)

    >>> NO COUNTRY CHOSEN
    Default Text: You must select a country from the list or enter one in the text field.
    (if you as the admin have chosen to give the user the ability to select their country from a list or enter one into a "other" text field, and the user does not choose a country from the list and leaves the "other" text field blank, this is the default text above will appear)

    >>> BILLING COUNTRY BLANK
    Default Text: You must select a billing country from the list or enter one in the text field.
    (this is the default text that will appear if the user has left the Billing Country field blank)

    >>> NO BILLING COUNTRY SELECTED
    Default Text: You must select a billing country from the list or enter one in the text field.
    (if you as the admin have given your users the ability to either select a billing country from a list or enter it into a "other" text field, this text will appear if neither one of those is selected and/or filled out)

    >>> INCORRECT CREDIT CARD EXPIRATION FORMAT
    Default Text: Your credit card expiration date must be in the format MM/YY.
    (this is the text that will appear if the user has entered a credit card expiration date into the credit card expiration text field in an incorrect format)

    >>> CREDIT CARD EXPIRED
    Default Text: The credit card expiration date you entered indicates your card has expired.
    (this is the default text that will appear if the credit card expiration date that a user enters indicates that the credit card has now expired)

    >>> CREDIT CARD MO/YR NOT CHOSEN
    Default Text: You must select a month and year for your credit card expiration date.
    (this is the default text that will appear if you allow the user to select the credit card expiration date from "month" and "year" pull down lists, and the user does not choose an expiration date from the lists.)

    >>> INVALID CREDIT CARD # LENGTH
    Default Text: The length of your credit card number was not valid.
    (this is the default text that will appear if the length of the credit card number was invalid)

    >>> ALPHA CHARACHTERS IN CREDIT CARD FIELD
    Default Text: Your credit card number was be all numbers. It cannot contain any characters.
    (this is the default text that will appear if a user has entered an ALPHA character (a letter) in the Credit Card Number Field)

    >>> INVALID CREDIT CARD #
    Default Text: You did not enter a valid credit card number
    (this is the default text that will appear if a user has entered an invalid credit card number)

    >>> UNACCEPTED CREDIT CARD
    Default Text: We do not accept the type of credit card you entered.
    (this text will appear if the user attempts to enter an unnacepted credit card type)

    >>> INVALID CREDIT CARD TYPE / NUMBERS
    Default Text: The credit card type you chose does not match the credit card number.
    (this text will appear if the user attempts to enter a credit card number that does not match the credit card type that the user selected)

    >>> FIRST AND LAST NAME TAKEN
    Default Text: Your name (first name, last name) was not unique.
    (this text will appear if the user attempts to enter a first and last name combination that is not unique and is already in use in the system) (note that there are many options in regards to which fields are mandatory and which fields are mandatorily unique, which means that it is possible to have more than one "John Smith" in the database with no conflict)

    >>> E-MAIL ADDRESS ALREADY REGISTERED
    Default Text: Your email address was not unique.
    (this is the default text that will appear if the user enters an e-mail address that is not unique to the database during the registration process)

    >>> ORGANIZATION NAME ALREADY IN USE
    Default Text: Your organization was not unique.
    (if made as being a mandatory unique field, this is the default text that will appear if a user enters an Organization name that is not unique to the database)

    >>> PHONE NUMBER ALREADY IN USE
    Default Text: Your phone number was not unique.
    (if made as being a mandatory unique field, this is the default text that will appear if a user enters a Phone # that is not unique to the database)

    >>> PHONE NUMBER # 2 ALREADY IN USE
    Default Text: Your 2nd phone number was not unique.
    (if made as being a mandatory unique field, this is the default text that will appear if a user enters a Phone # 2 that is not unique to the database)

    >>> CREDIT CARD NUMBER ALREADY IN USE
    Default Text: Your credit card number was not unique.
    (this is the default text that will appear if a user does not enter a unique credit card number)

    >>> CREDIT CARD NAME ALREADY IN USE
    Default Text: The name on your credit card was not unique.
    (if made a mandatory unique field, this is the default text that will appear if the user enters a Credit Card Name (first and last name) that is not unique to the system)

    >>> ADDRESS ALREADY IN USE
    Default Text: Your address was not unique.
    (this is the default text that will appear if the Address field is a mandatory unique field and if the user enters an address that is not unique to the databse and is already in use by another user in the system)

    >>> BIDDING ADDRESS ALREADY IN USE:
    Default Text: Your bidding address was not unique.

    N.B. In order to accept any of the changes that you have made on this page and deploy them across your auction software, you must click on the "Update Error Messages" button once

    Add / Edit / Verify Headers
    This section allows you as the admin to manipulate some of the text contained in the headers and footers of the "add/edit/verify" user screens.

    Below is a quick explantion of each of the text fields:

  • ADD USER SCREEN HEADER
    This is the very first text that will appear on the new user registration page. You can change it to suit your needs, and may enhance it with HTML tags.
  • ADD USER SCREEN SUCCESS - TOP
    This is the text that will appear at the top of the page that follows after the user has filled in all their user information and submitted it. If there are no problems with the registration this page will appear with this text as the header.

    N.B. Do not edit the following text in the form:

    <CFOUTPUT><I>#Form.username#</I></CFOUTPUT>

  • ADD USER SCREEN VERIFY E-MAIL
    This is the text that appears on the page that follows the registration page if it has been successful and encountered no problems with the data entered. This section of the page is the text that explains that en e-mail has been sent to the user telling them to verify their e-mail address by simply clicking on the URL that they have been sent in the e-mail message. The users will not be able to participate in auction bidding or selling until they have verified their e-mail address.

    You can edit this text in any way you like but do not edit the following section:

    <CFOUTPUT><A HREF="#systemURL#/program/editUser.cfm">click here</A></CFOUTPUT>

  • ADD USER SCREEN SUCCESS - BOTTOM
    This section is simply a return to the auction hompage. It is not recommended that you edit this text.

  • VERIFY E-MAIL SCREEN - NOT CORRECT
    This text will appear if the verification is incorrect.

  • VERIFY E-MAIL SCREEN
    This is the page that users will see if they verify their e-mail address correctly and it is successful. You can edit this text in any way and enhance it using HTML but do not edit the following code:

    <CFOUTPUT><H3><A HREF="#systemURL#/index.cfm">Return to Auction Home Page</A></H3></CFOUTPUT>

  • EDIT USER SCREEN HEADER
    This is the text that appears at the top of the "edit user" screen. You can edit this text to appear any way you like and enhance it using HTML.

  • EDIT USER SCREEN SUCCESS - TOP
    This is the header text that will appear on the "edit user screen success" page, ie. if you have successfully edited your user information page. You can edit this text to anything you like and enhance it with HTML but do not edit the following code:

    <CFOUTPUT><I>#oldUsername#</I></CFOUTPUT>

  • EDIT USER SCREEN VERIFY E-MAIL (MIDDLE)
    This is the middle text that will appear on the "edit user screen success" page, ie. if you have successfully edited your user information page. You can edit this text to anything you like and enhance it with HTML but do not edit the following code:

    <CFOUTPUT><A HREF="#systemURL#/program/editUser.cfm">click here</A></CFOUTPUT>

  • EDIT USER SCREEN SUCESS (BOTTOM)
    This is the text that will appear at the bottom of the "edit user screen success" page. It is not recommended that you edit this text.

    N.B. In order to enable the changes that you have made on this page, click on the "Edit Headers" button once.

  • Get Password Script
    This page allows you to determine some of the variables that will go into effect when a user requests to have their password sent to them for the most likely reason that they have misplaced it or forgotten it.

    Below is a detailed explanation of how this page works.

    ROW 1: FIELDS USERS MUST ENTER

    [] E-Mail Address:
    (if this is checked off, the user must enter their e-mail address to retrieve their password)

    [] Username:
    (if this is checked off, the user must enter their username to retrieve their password)

    [] Mother's Maiden Name:
    (if this is checked off, the user must enter their mother's maiden name that they entered in their initial registration to retrieve password.)

    [] INCLUDE USERNAME IN E-MAIL
    (If this is checked then the e-mail message will include the username)

    TEXT FIELD: FROM NAME:
    (this is the text that will appear in the From Field - the default is "Auction Webmaster")

    TEXT FIELD: FROM E-MAIL:
    (this is the text that will appear in the From E-Mail field - the default is "password@emaze.com")

    TEXT FIELD: SUBJECT:
    (this is the text that will appear in the Subject field - the default is "Password Retrieval")

    TEXT FIELD: E-MAIL TO USER:
    (this is the text that will appear in the body of the message. You can edit most of the text found in this message, but do not edit the following text:

    <CFOUTPUT>
    <CFIF getPasswordUsername EQ 1>username: #getPassword.username#</CFIF> password: #password# #systemURL#</CFOUTPUT>

    [] E-Mail admin with information on user requesting the password e-mail
    (checking this, will tell the system to e-mail the administrator with information on user requesting the password e-mail. This is designed to track who is requesting passwords without receiving their password)

    TEXT FIELD: ADMIN E-MAIL
    (this is the admin e-mail address that the e-mail information regarding a user requesting a password will be sent to)

    TEXT FIELD: E-MAIL TO ADMIN
    (this is the body of the message that will be sent to the admin in regards to a user requesting to have their password sent to them.) N.B. Do not change the following text in this field:

    <CFOUTPUT> username: #getPassword.username# email: #getPassword.email#</CFOUTPUT>

    TEXT FIELD: NO USERS MEET CRITERIA:
    (This is a message that will be displayed to a user after he has requested to have his password e-mailed to him. It will be displayed if the system does not recognize the user according to the fields that the user has entered)

    TEXT FIELD: MULTIPLE USERS MEET CRITERIA:
    (This is a message that will be displayed to a user after he has requested to have his password e-mailed to him. It will be displayed if the system has recognized multiple users that match the form data that the user entered)

    TEXT FIELD: E-MAIL SENT
    (This is a message that will be displayed if the user fills out the forms correctly and the system e-mails the password to the user successfuly)

    In order to accept and deploy the changes that you have made on this page, you must click on the "Update Get Password Options" button.

    Edit Master User
    This page serves to edit the user information on the Administrator (you!)

    Most of the forms are straight forward, but none except the username and e-mail address along with verification are mandatory.

    Also, only enter your password and confirmation password if you are changing the master password.

    Import Users
    This page allows you to import a large amount of users via a comma-delimited text file. The text file may contain any of the user fields, including:

    - Username
    - Password
    - First Name
    - Last Name
    - Email
    - Organization
    - Phone
    - Address
    - Address2 (2nd line)
    - City
    - State / Province
    - Zip Code
    - Country

    You need to enter the path to the text file being imported and then choose the order in which the fields appear in the text file. The fields can be in any order. The file must contain at least one field. Many databases add the field names at the top of the file. So you can choose to either delete the first line manually or tell Emaze Auction to ignore the first line of the text file when importing the users.

    If the username is included in the list, Emaze Auction will only add those records which have unique usernames. It will return a list of users which were not added though.