Information Systems:Web Orders Feature Request

Overview

It has been 9 years since Web Orders was refreshed. There is thus a lot of room for functional/aesthetic improvement. This page discusses this potential project.

Wanted features

• AJAX notification banner for recently placed POS orders to replace reliance on email order confirmations, which look like garbage. Stores are logged into Web Orders all day. It would be nice if, upon a page load (or upon some user activity), a check is done for any POS orders submitted for that store in the recent 2-3 hours, and a banner is displayed if that order is processed successfully. Preferably, clicking the banner would bring up an aesthetically-pleasing (read: comprehensible) order confirmation. Sheila implemented an area in Web Orders where you can see the same order confirmation as what is emailed as a PDF, but user adoption has been very low.

• AJAX notification post-login and on cart page for under-minimum POS orders. This would serve customers (non-shareholders), so it may be a lower priority, but the value in this is to curtail calls/hotlines Customer Service has to deal with regarding held orders.

• Bootstrap, modern CSS framework for a more responsive site.

• Clearer error messages and error message placement i.e. modal or notification banner
• Modal input boxes for confirmations

• Change password and reset password self-service, using mailers.

• Better user administration (interface and functionality). Make user permissions/authorities clearer to the admin/user i.e. display list of allowed/not allowed functions.

• Dynamic display of order cut-offs. Place their cut-off time at the top of the page, dynamic to account type (shareholder/non-shareholder). IMHO, users are more likely to expedite placement/submission of orders if they are presented with some sort of time limit/deadline.