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Instructions on how to use the OrderPrinting.com Remote Login Feature (RESTful API)
The OrderPrinting.com Remote Login Feature can help reduce user input and speed
up the process of loging in and ordering business stationery. In order to
utilize this feature, a corporate intranet programmer must add some code
to the intranet site and send various pieces of information, such as userid and
and password, to OrderPrinting.com.
Remote Login Feature is based on popular software architecture style, REST (Representational State Transfer), which simpler integration alternative to SOAP and WSDL-based Web services.
This information can be passed in one of 2 ways.
- QueryString: Information is passed in the url by assigning values to
pre defined variables.
Example:
http://www.orderprinting.com/remote.asp?username=jim&password=12345
(Note: All values should be URL-encoded)
- Form Element: Information is passed in a form element.
Example:
<form action="http://www.orderprinting.com/remote.asp" method="get">
<input type="hidden" name="username" value="jim">
<input type="hidden" name="password" value="12345">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Login">
</form>
The types and amounts of information that gets sent depends on your desired outcome.
To participate in the OPC Remote Logins Program there are several options to consider.
Remote Login Feature Technical Specifications
- 1. Main Login Bypass
- This option enables a user to bypass the OrderPrinting.com main login screen and proceed
to the main ordering options screen.
- 2. Order Menu Login
- This option enables a user to bypass the OrderPrinting.com main Login and
proceed directly to the Order Menu Page
- 3. Order Form Login
- This option enables a user to bypass the OrderPrinting.com main Login and
proceed directly to an Order Form.
- 4. Confirmation Page Login
- This option enables a user to bypass the OrderPrinting.com ordering process
by passing in all vital data. The confirmation page will be the first page seen.
- 5. Returned Information Format
- When an order is complete, the program will send the order information back to your
corporate intranet in this format.
- 6. Remote Authorization
- This option enables a user to fulfill remotely orders authorization procedure. An external shopping cart could be integrated with this option and could use it at the end of checkout process.
- 7. Remote Online Estimator
- This option estimates retail or wholesale price and shipping cost; embeds a product-based shipping estimator to any website using an HTML frame. The embedded estimator shows FedEx and UPS shipping methods and estimated cost. FedEx and UPS settings must be correctly configured for the requesting account.
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