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Your website has an out-of-the-box online gift card functionality which can create and and maintain gift cards. Users redeem them during checkout with a Gift Card Number and PIN. Users can combine Gift Card funds with traditional Gift cards can be combined with other payment options, and may use a card can be applied multiple times until its the balance is depleted.

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1. Configure Settings for Gift Cards

For Gift Cards to work correctly, two system flags need to be set. 

1. The first is the Set Gift Card Provider flag to 'CSS': 

1. In the CMS, navigate to Settings → Settings.
   
   
2. Select the 'the Orders' tab.
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3. Select the 'the Credit Cards' tab.
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4. Scroll to the setting 'Gift Card Provider' and set to 'CSS'.Click 'Update' and select CSS.
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5. Click Update to save changes. 

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

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

5. 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.

Adding The Widget & Configuring Options

2. Add the Gift Card Widget and configure options

This lets you customise Gift Card options can be easily customised within the CMS.  
Button text and prompts can be edited, and the Gift Card widget itself can be restricted to a certain audience specific user group or particular position on in the checkout page.

To configure the Gift Card widget: 

1. In the CMS, navigate to Content → Standard Pages.
   
   
2. Select the 'the Checkout' template.
   
   
   
3. Scroll to 'Zone Step2' and and click 'Add Widget'.
   
   
4. Search for 'gift card', then select 'select Checkout CSS Gift Card' and click  'Payment and click Add Widget'.
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5. Edit the the newly added widget and modify options as required.
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6. Click 'Save'.
7. Your changes (See Checkout Gift Card Payment widget.)
   
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8. Click Save. Your changes will be visible immediately. 
   

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3. Create Gift Cards

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

To Create create a Gift Card manually: 

1. In the CMS, navigate to Gift Card Maintenance (/zGiftCardMaintenance.aspx). If this page does not appear on your menu, contact Commerce Vision Support.
2. Click 'Click New'.
   
3. 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
4. Click 'OK' to saveTo save, click OK.

To Create create Gift Cards via Import: 

1. Create and save a CSV file containing file containing Gift Card data. 

Columns should contain data in this order (no header row):

1. • Gift Card No.
   • Gift Card PIN
   • Gift Card Amount
   • Expiry Date (format DD/MM/YYYY)
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2. Login to Logged into the site website as an Administrator. Navigate Administrator, navigate to Gift Card Maintenance (/zGiftCardMaintenance.aspx).
   
   
3. Click the 'the Import' tab.
   
   
4. Drag and drop the CSV file into the file selection window, or click the 'Select' button to browse to the file location, click the Select button.
   
   
5. Click 'Click IMPORT NOW'.

The dialogue box will display a success message and any failures upon import.

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Maintaining Gift Cards

If a Gift Card PIN is lost, a new one can be set by the Administrator via the Gift Card Maintenance page. Similarly, the Expiry Date can be modified, as can balances and comments. Cards can also be deleted if required.

To Maintain maintain Gift Cards:

1. Login to the site as an Administrator. 
2. Navigate to As Administrator logged into your site,  navigate to Gift Card Maintenance (/zGiftCardMaintenance.aspx).
   
   
3. Select the required card via radio button.
   
   
4. Click 'Click Modify'.
   
   
5. Reset the User's PIN, edit dollar amounts, change the Expiry date, or update Comments. 
   
   
6. Click 'OK' to saveTo save, click OK. 

Redeeming Cards (end user)

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If the User attempts to redeem an expired card, an error message will be returned. 

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Additional Information

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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 cards can be combined with other payment options, and can be applied multiple times until the balance is depleted.

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