You can set up your web site to allow anonymous users to browse the products and information available there. When this feature is enabled, the Authorization page has a Create a New Account button. Use two control maintenance records to customize how the button works:
If Enable WOE Anonymous Logins is set to Yes, clicking the button provides a generic login and password. The generic information is used to access your site. The anonymous user can search your product database and add items to a cart. When the user clicks Checkout, the Create a New Account page displays.
If Enable WOE Anonymous Logins & Gather New Acct Info Up Front is also set to Yes, clicking the button immediately displays the Create a New Account page. The user can create a new account to gain further access to your site.
The Create a New Account page prompts users to enter name, address, telephone, and e-mail information. The users also create login and password entries to access the site in the future. After any users with new accounts log in, or click the Start New Order button, they are no longer anonymous; any subsequent orders use the new account.
To create a generic login and password:
If you use the Enable WOE Anonymous Users control maintenance record to allow generic logins, create a generic customer record to provide the login and password.
From the Maintenance menu, select Customer to display the Customer Maintenance window.
Create a customer record for a generic customer, using a name such as WOE Anonymous Login.
Select the Branch Cash Account, Bill-To, and Ship To check boxes.
Enable the customer for Web Commerce. For example, assign a password.
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