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Gift Cards can be created and maintained on the web, and redeemed by the user during checkout with a Gift Card Number and PIN. Users can combine Gift Card funds with traditional payment options, and may use a card multiple times until its balance is depleted.

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Enabling The Functionality

There are 2 system flags which need to be set in order for Gift Cards to work correctly. 

1. The first is the Gift Card Provider flag: 

1. Login as an Administrator.
2. Navigate to Settings --> In the CMS, navigate to Settings → Settings.
3. Click Select the 'Orders' tab.
4. Click Select the 'Credit Cards' tab.
5. Scroll to the setting 'Gift Card Provider' and set to 'CSS'.
6. Click 'Update' to save changes. 

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2. The second is the 'Allow B2C Pay By Gift Card' flag, which should be set to 'Yes' at Customer level. 

1. Login as an Administrator.
2. Navigate In the CMS, navigate to Users --> Customer Maintenance.
3. Search for the default B2C Customer Code for your site.
4. Select the 'Customer Details' tab.
5. Check the value of 'Allow B2C Pay By Gift Card' - it should be set to 'Yes'.

6. If required, click 'Modify', set the flag to 'Yes' and click 'OK'.

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   For sites with many B2C Customer Codes, contact Commerce Vision Support and request a bulk update.

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Gift Card options can be easily customised within the Content Management SystemCMS. 
Button text and prompts can be edited, and the Gift Card widget itself can be restricted to a certain audience or particular position on the checkout page.

To configure the Gift Card widget: 

1. Login to In the CMS.
2. Navigate to Layouts --> Templates.
3. Click , navigate to Content → Standard Pages.
4. Select the 'Checkout' template.
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5. Scroll to 'Zone Step2' and click 'Add Widget'.
6. Select Search for 'gift card', then select 'Checkout CSS Gift Card' and click 'Add Widget'.
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7. Click 'Edit' against the  the newly added widget .Modify each field and modify options as required.
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8. Click 'Save'.
9. Your changes will be visible immediately. 
   

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Creation and maintenance of Gift Cards is performed by the Administrator in the existing CMS. Cards can be created manually or imported in bulk via CSV flat file. 

To Create a Gift Card manually: 

1. Login to the site as an Administrator. 
2. Navigate In the CMS, navigate to Gift Card Maintenance (/zGiftCardMaintenance.aspx). If this page does not appear on your menu, contact Commerce Vision Support.
3. Click 'New'.
   
4. Populate the fields as required: 
   • Gift Card No - numeric only, between 1 - 13 digits
   • Gift Card PIN - alphanumeric, any number of characters
   • Original Amount - the initial card balance
   • Current Balance - the current card balance (same as 'Original Amount' at time of creation). This figure updates automatically as funds are used.
   • Expiry Date - the date the card becomes invalid (12:00 am on the specified date)
   • Comments - for the Administrator's reference
5. Click 'OK' to save.

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