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Default Settings

When ordering pCon.ui, you can define the defaults for your instance.
If you decide that a change of the defaults is needed, contact us and we will change the settings as fast as possible.

Some of the settings can be overwritten by Available URL Parameter. Please see section options changable with parameter to learn more about it.

Settings in pCon.ui instance (can only be changed by us on request)

Usage as Lead or Shop Integration

You can decide if you want to use the pCon.ui for an (existing) shop system or for websites (lead). If you want to change the instance type, it is possible any time. To help you make your decision, you might want to consider the differences between the instance types.

URL of parent website / Dev URL

You are able to:
- Define 1 live domain where pCon.ui is used in productive environment
- Define 2 development domains (and addition subdomains) for using pCon.ui in your test environment

Changes are possible at any time with no additional costs.

:!: Localhost (port 80) is always usable with your pCon.ui instance by default.

It's technical not possible to define wildcard domains, so you have to tell us every subdomain you want to use, so we can approve them to your instance.

Show or hide send Request Button (Lead only)

For the Integration in Websites / Lead (postMessage) you can decide if you want to have a Send Request Button. This option is activated by default. In Integration for Shop Systems (OCI Punchout), this option is not available.

Enable Productsheet generation for Request Button (Lead only)

For the Integration in Websites / Lead (postMessage), you can enable the pdfUrl for postMessage. This option is deactivated by default. Please contact us if you want to use this option.

enable PIM pictures in pCon.ui

If your PIM data has pictures for the current article (png/jpg/gif), you can activate to let them show beneath the pCon.ui 3D view.

User Tracking

You can track whether the user of the configurator changes the available properties of an article or performs a download. This action messages are described here. It's deactivated by default. Please contact us if you want to use this option.

enable PIM Data in action messages

You can decide whether you want to get PIM Data (Product Information Management) for the articles of the manufacturer in the action messages. It's deactivated by default. Please contact us if you want to use this option.

enable auto Migration

If you activate this setting, the articles inserted with obx file are migrated to current (newer) ofml data automatically. This is deactivated by default.

iFrame Resizer

You can enable a javascript addon called “iFrame Resizer” (Github Page). If you want to know how this works, please refer to iFrame Resizer. It's deactivated by default.

Auto iframe Height on small Screens

For small screens, we offer to set the height to automatically adjusted to the content instead of using the default height (166%). That means that there is no scroll bar inside the iframe even for long property lists. Please contact us if you want to use this option.

Currency

You can choose from a huge list of currencies to show up on you pCon.ui instance.

:!: You can only choose one currency in one instance. So if needed you have to order an additional instance to work with more currencies.

Show Currency left of Price

The currency can also be shown on the left side beneath the prices. It's deactivated by default.

Net or gross Prices

It's possible to show

  • net prices for eg. b2b shops
  • gross prices for eg. b2c shops

If you want to show gross prices with the VAT of you country, please let us know the country code for this purpose.

Productsheet / PDF Download

You can decide whether you want your customers download a pdf with the product details. You have different options for this, please have a look at Product Sheet (PDF) to learn more about it.

Define Icons shown in 3D View

There are different icons available in the 3D view of the article. You can decide whether you want to show them or not and in which order they should appear. Please head over to Icons in 3D View to find out more.

Color of highlighted Text

You can choose if you want the highlighted / hoovered text and button to appear in your custom color (Hex color code).
The default value is #663ebb

We have comprehensively adapted our software to the requirements of the German Accessibility Improvement Act (BFSG).

You can find more information here: https://www.barrierefreiheit-dienstekonsolidierung.bund.de/

:!: Please note that your choosen highlight color for hoovered text and buttons in your instance or customization via color scheme and custom CSS can have a negative impact on the accessibility of our application.

Additional Customization

For all the following customizations you need to host the files on your preferred server and send us the direct file links to make them work with your pCon.ui instance.

Custom Color Palette

You can define custom colors for predefined elements with a file on your server including the colors in json format. We need to know the url to this file.

Custom CSS

You can define a custom stylesheet to your pCon.ui instance. We need to know the url to the *.css file.

Custom Prices using the PriceService

You can define custom prices with the PriceService API in your pCon.ui instance. We need to know the url to the script file.

Costom Property Choice using the PropertyService

You can define custom property choices with the PropertyService API in your pCon.ui instance. We need to know the url to the script file.

Custom Labels

You can define custom labels for predefined elements with language files on your server including the labels in json format. We need to know the url to the folder.


Options changable with parameter

Language

:!: this option can be overwritten with Available URL Parameterlang=.

You can define the default language and fallback languages. If the default language is not aviable in the ofml data, the fallback language is used.

You can find the list of aviable languages here.

If you want to define words other then in a default language, you can use the advance feature Modify Element Labels

Show Prices

:!: this option can be overwritten with Available URL Parametersp=.

Are there some pages you want to show prices wile some pages should not? You can change the default behaviour by using the parameter. If you want the prices to be shown / not shown by default without the use of the parameter, let us know and we will change this setting for you.

Define Tax Code for VAT

:!: this option can be overwritten with Available URL Parametertax=.

:!: this option affects instances with prices

You can manipulate the vat tax code with the proper country code. Please make sure that the country code is written in uppercase letters. Eg. vat=DE.

Define HOOK URL (Shop only)

:!: this option can be overwritten with Available URL ParameterHOOK_URL=.

HOOK_URL is essential to show the “ADD TO CART” button. Without Hook URL, no data except of error / tracking postMessages will be transferred.

Visibility of Breadcrumbs / Header

:!: this option can be overwritten with Available URL Parametersh=.

Some people may want to let the customer jump to the catalog the article is in. For this purpose you can activate the breadcrumb on prefferred sites. By default the option is deactivated.

enable autorotation and define rotation speed

url parameterpossible valuesdescription
are= true
false
activate autorotation of article in 3D view
ars= number

Lock Article in the Center of 3D View

:!: this option can be overwritten with Available URL Parameterltt=.

By default, the article can be moved around the 3D view. If you lock it to the center, movement is only available through rotation and zoom around this point.

Restrict Article Rotation in 3D View to z-Axis

:!: this option can be overwritten with Available URL Parameterrrz=.

If you want to restrict the article rotation to the z-axis, you can do so. This option will automatically activate the lock to the center attribute.

Fullscreen only

:!: this option can be overwritten with Available URL Parameterfso=.

Some might find it usefull to only enable the 3D View of an article. The property editor on the right will then be deactivated.

Background Color of 3D View

:!: this option can be overwritten with Available URL Parametersb=.

If you want to change the background color of 3D view, with this option you can choose between:

  • white
  • black
  • radiantgrey

:!: It's possible to use your own color! For more color changes have a look at Custom Colorpalette and Custom CSS.

Length Unit used for Dimensions shown in 3D View

:!: this option can be overwritten with Available URL ParameterlengthUnit=.

You can define the unit of the lengths displayed in 3D view. Please jump to Aviable Units for Measurement in 3D view to see the available units.

Enable / Disable Article Data shown in Property Editor

The following information can be enabled / disabled:

defaultpictureurl parameter
manufacturer nameshowA2msi=
article nameshowA1san=
article seriesshowA3ssi=
article numbershowA4asi=
article descriptionshowA5hde=
uneditable propertiesshowsup=
names of property groups as headlinesshowsph=
metatypesshowemp=

Define Layout

To get an overview of the different layouts, please check Switch between predefined Property Editor Layouts.

You can define your standard layout in your instance setup or manipulate it within the following url parameter:

layout / viewurl parameter singleurl parameter merged for pasting
defaultadv=single
pev=full
adv=single&pev=full
default with modularadv=modular
pev=full
adv=modular&pev=full
compactadv=single
pev=compact
adv=single&pev=compact
compact with modularadv=modular
pev=compact
adv=modular&pev=compact

You don't have to use the url parameters all the time to define view. If you use no url parameter for defining the layout, the default layout from your instance setup will be used.


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basics/defaults.txt · Last modified: by Karolin Merten



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