Screen: ShopSite > Preferences > Store Text > Gift Certificate

Store Text: Gift Certificate

All of the fields on the Gift Certificate screen set the text that customers see when they order Gift Certificates. You can change any of these fields to the language or wording that you want your customers to see. You can use either text or a graphic for some of the fields.

Gift Certificate

These text fields are used in the gift certificate order form, or on the gift certificate itself.

Gift Certificates
Title text for multiple gift certificates.
Gift Certificate
Title text for a single gift certificate
Presented To
Description text for recipient field.
From
Description text for sender field.
Message
Description for message field
character limit
description text for maximum number of characters in the message field.
Number of gift certificates
Description text for quantity selection field.
Amount of each gift certificate
Description text for certificate value selection field.
Mail Certificate(s)
Description text for mailed (printed) gift certificates.
Store gift certificate Policy
Description text for store policy statement.
Select type of gift certificate
Description text for certificate type selection.
Certificates will be mailed to the address specified during the checkout process.
Recipient address instructions for printed gift certificates.
E-mail Certificate(s)
Description text for e-mailed gift certificates.
E-mail Address(es) - one for each certificate purchased, separated by commas.
Instruction text for recipient e-mail address entry field.
Gift certificate for
Description text for store name.
Number
Description text for gift certificate ID number.
PIN
Description text for gift certificate PIN.
In order to redeem this gift certificate please click on this link
Instruction text for links in e-mail gift certificates.
On the order screen you will be able to redeem this gift certificate by entering the following number and PIN values.
Instruction text for redeeming printed gift certificates.
In order to redeem this gift certificate please cut and paste this link into your web browser
Instruction text for URL in e-mail gift certificates.
Does not expire
Notification text if gift certificate has no expiration date.

Shopping Cart

Text from this section will be displayed on the Shopping Cart screen.

If you have a gift certificate, enter the number and PIN then press
Instructions for redeeming a gift certificate.
E-mail
Description text for e-mail gift certificates in cart.
Gift Certificate:
Description text for gift certificates in cart.
Gift Cert
Abbreviated description text for gift certificates being redeemed in cart.
unused
Text indicating unused portion of Gift certificate value.
E-mail Gift Certificate
Description text for E-mail gift certificates.
Mail Gift Certificate
Description text for printed gift certificates.

Warnings

The Gift Certificate feature is currently not available
Warning text displayed if a customer tries to redeem a gift certificate when gift certificates are disabled.
Gift certificates cannot be purchased with a gift certificate.
Warning text displayed if a customer tries to purchase a gift certificate with a different gift certificate.
The amount value is too high
Warning text displayed if the selected gift certificate value is higher than the maximum allowed value.
The amount value is too low
Warning text displayed if the selected gift certificate value is lower than the minimum allowed value.
The amount is not a legal value
Warning text displayed if the selected gift certificate value is not an allowed value.
Please fill in the amount field
Warning text displayed if there is no selected gift certificate value.
The quantity is not a legal value
Warning text displayed if a customer tries to purchase more than the allowed number of gift certificates
Please indicate the number of gift certificates required
Warning text displayed if a customer does not enter the number of gift certificates to be purchased.
Empty or missing E-mail address
Warning text displayed if no sender e-mail address is entered.
Badly formed E-mail address
Warning text displayed if the e-mail address entered does not contain a user@domain.name format.
The number of gift certificates and the number of E-mail addresses do not match
Warning text displayed if e-mail gift certificate quantity and the number of recipient e-mail addresses are not the same.
Please fill in the E-Mail field
Warning text displayed if the recipient E-mail address is not entered for an E-mail gift certificate.
Please fill in the To field
Warning text displayed if the recipeint name field is empty. This will not be displayed if the merchant sets the To field as optional in the Merchandising > Gift Certificate > Configuration screen.
Please fill in the From field
Warning text displayed if the sender name field is empty. This will not be displayed if the merchant sets the From field as optional in the Merchandising > Gift Certificate > Configuration screen.
Message has too many characters
Warning text displayed if message text exeeds the maximum number of characters set in the Merchandising > Gift Certificate > Configuration screen.
The gift certificate(s) have been removed from your shopping cart.
Warning text indicating that an ordered gift certificate has been removed from the shopping cart.
amount is no longer valid
Warning text indicating the gift certificate amount is not valid.
is no longer active
Warning text indicating the gift certificate is no longer active.
is no longer valid
Warning text if a gift certificate value is not valid.
A PIN is required for the gift certificate
Warning text displayed if a customer fails to enter a PIN when trying to redeem a certificate.
The Gift Certificate is not valid.
Warning text displayed if a customer enters an invalid gift certificate number.
Gift Certificate: You have exceeded the number of allowed attempts.
Warning message displayed if a customer enters invalid certificate information more than the allowed number of times.
Gift Certificate already in use
Warning text displayed if a customer tries to redeem a gift certificate multiple times in a single shopping cart.
Gift Certificate has expired
Warning text displayed if a customer tries to redeem an expired gift certificate.

Buttons

Use the radio buttons to select whether to use text or an image for the buttons, then select the image or enter the image path or text in the appropriate text box. To use an image outside your media directory, type tye full URL (including the http:// or http:// prefix) in the box.

Back to Store
Button link to return to the store.
Buy Gift Certificate
Button link to add the gift certificate to the shopping cart.
Redeem Certificate
Button link to redeem certificate in shopping cart. This will only be displayed if the shopping cart is configured to display a specific button to redeem gift certificates in the Commerce Setup > Order System > Shopping Cart screen.

Click Reset to Default to return all fields to their default settings.


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Last updated: September 6, 2006
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