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Department Administration
You have selected to define or make changes to this department's information. 

Required fields are indicated with a star * after their field name. 

 
Add / Update
* indicates a required field
Record Number
1005230536

This number is internally assigned to this department by the store and is never displayed to your customers. It is a unique number that is used to identify this department and it cannot be changed (once it has been assigned). It's shown here for reference purposes only.

Department Name*
Enter the name of the department you want to displayed to your customers. Department names should be contain as few characters as possible. 

Examples: "Clothes", "Appliances", "Furniture", "Food".

Current Thumbnail Image
Remove Image
Change Thumbnail Image
If you want a thumbnail image to be displayed when the customer enters this department, use the BROWSE button to select an image file from your hard drive. We recommend a maximum image size of 150 pixels wide by 150 pixels high. This field is optional.

CLICK HERE for additional information regarding uploading images to your store. 

Display Position*
This field is required and must be a positive whole number from 0 to 99999. Enter 0 to move it to the top of the list and 99999 to move it to the bottom of the list. 

The store will re-sequence all departments once this record has been updated. 

Type of Hyperlink for Department?
Link to a List of Categories
Link to a List of Products
Link to a Single Product
No Link: Department Shown as Section Title
Link to a Static Web Page (address entered below)
Link to Custom Page (HTML entered below)


Static Web Page Address:


Custom Page Contents:

Please select the type of hyperlink you want for this department. For more information about this option, please click the HELP button at the top of this page.

NOTE: If you select "Link to a Static Web Page", then you will be required to enter the FULL path to the linked web page.

Type of Spacer Before Department?
None
Empty line
Dashed Line
Dotted Line
Please select the type of spacer, if any, that you want for this department. For more information about this option, please click the HELP button at the top of this page. 
Department Text:
This field is optional and can be used to display "welcome" text to the customer when the store displays a list of categories or products linked to this department. This optional text will be shown at the top of the page, just above the list of categories or products.
Override Skin:

Skin Override Active for This Department
  Preview Skins

This field is optional and can be used to "override" the active "skin" for the store. When this override is active, the store will use this skin number (instead of the "global" skin selected for the entire store) while the customer is shopping in this department.

Display Control:

Yes No

 

This field controls whether or not this department (and its contents) are displayed to the customer. It can be used to temporarily stop a department from being displayed. This is useful when you are adding a new department and do not want its contents displayed until you are finished creating it.

Search Engine Meta Tags

If you want this store to insert "hidden" search engine Meta Tags into this department's web page, then enter them into the field above. These Meta Tags will only apply to this department, and they will override any "Global" Search Engine Meta Tags defined for the store. Leave this field blank if you are not familiar with how these tags need to be formatted or if you want the Global Search Engine Meta Tags to be inserted (if any).

CAUTION: incorrect use of this field can cause your store pages to malfunction. For more information on using and formatting Meta Tags, please see the online help for this page.

Image Control for Department Master List (optional)
When the store's master "Department List" is displayed to the customer, you may optionally use these fields to display an image file link (called the "Primary List Image") for this department instead of a normal text link. You may also specify an optional "rollover" image file to appear when the customer moves their mouse cursor over the Primary List Image
Primary List Image
Remove Image
Change Primary Image
Rollover List Image
Remove Image
Change Rollover Image