ESIP Federation Ecommerce Gateway: An Ecommerce Portal for Federation Members Hans Huth, Veridian Systems (ESIP III: Terraindata) ESIP Federation Summer Meeting, July, 2003 Cash In Cash Out III. Revenue and Metrics I. Customer Query II. Customer Order ESIP Partners RITI, MTPE, PES, ESIPFND, TerraSIP +others Site Administrator Currently administered by Veridian: Hans Huth Shipping Agent Administered by RITI: Hung Pham ESIP Foundation Currently administered by Carol Meyer and Dick Woertz Available Internet Functionality Includes: Adjusting universal tax rate. Reviewing costs associated with shipping. Reviewing total tax revenue collected. Reviewing sales on a partner basis. Reviewing sales on an item basis. Reviewing and administering partner profiles. Responsibilities Include: Managing database backups, audits, and accounting. Reconciling Credit Card invoicing with database. Reviewing monthly BofA statements. Calculating ESIP payments and dues. Maintaining security updates on server. Updating hardware as necessary. Addressing requested functionality (in progress): Building accounting interface w/statements Implementing improve taxation schema Enabling digital downloads Building "buy-now" interface Available Internet Functionality Includes: Reviewing/modifying/adding unlimited inventory. Attributing inventory items with uploaded images. Querying shipping status of relevant orders by time period. Querying total revenue for specified time period. Querying specific items sales for specified time period. Generating mandated metrics for specified time period. Checking/modifying online profile and roundtrip URLs. Receiving s when customer orders are approved. Responsibilities Include: Maintaining ESIP website with "buy-now" links. Updating with ecom-inventory (in progress). Reporting on quarterly mandated metrics. Notifying administrator of customer issues. Revenue : $9,800 Fees*: $ 385 * Totals through July 15 – July maintenance fees not included; (Reserves at $882 down from $1000) Available Internet Functionality Includes: Reviewing incoming orders. Reviewing shipped orders. Reversing shipping status of an order. Modifying international shipping rates. Generating receipts for shipped items. Reviewing revenue due from shipping. Receiving when customer-orders are approved. Sending s when customer receipts are generated. Responsibilities Include: Maintaining inventories through partner communication. Shipping items via USPS when orders are approved. Notifying administrator of customer issues. Available Internet Functionality Includes: Collecting registration metrics for ESIP conferences. Managing payment status for ESIP registrants. Creating receipts for approved payments. Tracking payment status for checks and purchase orders. Downloading textfile of registrant data and metrics. Responsibilities Include: Reviewing accounting reports forwarded by Administrator. Forwarding monthly checks to ESIP entities. Revenue : $8,580 Fees*: $ 402 *Totals through July 15 – July maintenance fees not included; (Reserves at $882 down from $1000) Many thanks to NASA and the ESIP Executive Committee for supporting this Project through 2003 (1) ESIP populates Global Inventory Database via Internet Access. (2) ESIP updates ESIP website or.esipfed.org with "buy-now" links. (3) Customer queries ESIP website or esipfed.org for goods and services. (4) Customer selects “buy-now” link and is redirected to Gateway for purchase. (1) Customer registers and submits shipping information to gateway. (2) Customer is redirected to Bank of America for credit card billing. (3) VISA/MC approval results in confirmation s sent to customer and shipping agent. (4) Shipping agent fulfills order and regenerates ESIP entity inventory. (1) Administrator reconciles confirmed orders in ecom database with merchant account balance. (2) Administrator forwards accounting details to the Foundation for check distribution. (3) Foundation writes check out of merchant account to ESIP and shipping agent. (4) ESIP and Shipping agent may use gateway to generate sales reports and compile metrics.