The wholesale catalogue is optional. To use the wholesale catalogue, it must first be enabled within Shop Parameters. There are three optional volume discount settings that can be applied.
Wholesale customers must sign up for an account. (wholesale/signupform.php)
Upon submitting the application, the customer receives an email notice that the application has been received and shop administrator receives a notice that the customer has submitted an application. The shop administrator can the login to the administration panel to view the customers information. Upon approving the customer for a wholesale account, the shop administrator can then activate the account.
Products are set as active in the catalogue by checking a box in add products or edit products. When the wholesale catalogue is active, a check box will appear to make each product active and there will be a place to set the wholesale price.
When the Catalogue Status is unchecked for a product, it does not appear in the dynamically generated catalogue pages, but it can still be ordered using the OrderLink or OrderForm methods. This is useful when some products are only offered in special situations or only from limited web pages. The wholesale price (in parentheses) and catalogue status appears in the category view.
The wholesale catalogue is password protected. A password and link to the wholesale catalogue login is automatically sent to the wholesale customer when the account is activated. The wholesale catalogue does not apply sales tax to any orders. It is assumed that the customers have submitted sellers permits if required for your state or locality. Within the wholesale catalogue, the wholesale price appears first and retail price appears in parentheses as a reference.
