Storefront is the online commerce provider currently approved by NDSU. It is intended as an ‘all in one’ registration or shopping page with product/registration information and payment, all collected within one system.
Attributes allow you to collect multiple fields of information. You can also utilize attributes to alter what a buyer will pay. For example, if you are running a conference and are offering a meal as an option—if they select ‘yes’, they would be charged an additional $15.
Two product types are available: simple and events. Simple products can be used for merchandise or basic payments. Event products have some additional capabilities—i.e., collecting registrant information separately from the payer information, sending event reminders x days prior to the event occurring.
Storefront pages can be linked directly to your departmental website.
Generally, there are no implementation or maintenance fees associated with the use of Storefront. Credit card transactions are assessed a fee of approximately 2.5-2.75%. These fees are charged back to the department and fund where sales originated on a monthly basis.
Customer’s card/bank account charged at the time of purchase or when department “ships” the order.
Shoppers can use Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express to pay for purchases.
Interfaces with PeopleSoft General Ledger accounts.
Each vendor/department page is managed separately. Departments work with Customer Account Services to determine which type of management works best for them:
Department adds/updates their own products and runs all reports/tracks orders.
Customer Accounts adds/updates products for the department –the department may run their own reports, or Customer Accounts can send. This type of relationship is generally for those departments that have a limited number of products/intermittent use.
Customer Account Services will assist with implementation, support, and reconciliation.
If you are ready to go with a new site, utilize this form: Credit Card Application for Storefront Site and someone from our department will reach out to work with you on an implementation.
If you already have a site for your department, but are the Customer Account-supported model, and you need a new product created, please utilize the New Product Request Form