WISL Telephone Order Generation (WISL TOG) provides for the acceptance of store orders via telephone and the generation of the financial and shipping records and documents necessary to complete the transaction. WISL TOG has been designed to interface with multiple inventories to permit the inclusion of any stocked item in the transaction. A customer data base is also incorporated to provide access to address and other biographic information.

A pick list is generated to serve as control over the assembling of the items in the order. Following the picking process the document may be used as input to point of sale. If some items ordered are not in stock a back-order may be established through the WISL TOG data entry routine; this will be reflected on the invoice and bill of lading. If WISL BA is implemented then a credit card pre-authorization may be performed during the telephone discussion. If WATPOS is implemented then the detail of the sale transaction may be generated from the invoice record by invoking the desired invoice at the SKU prompt.

Server: Open Systems

• UNIX; AIX, Solaris
• Windows Server
• Linux; Redhat

Workstation: Text or GUI apps, anything that runs AccuTerm terminal emulation ; text only apps, dumb terminal that emulates industry standard term types

Includes:

• Windows PC
• Mac
• Thin client
• Various dumb terminals

• IBM’s UniVerse DBMS
• AccuSoft’s terminal emulation package – AccuTerm

Below is an overview of the main system flow of WISL TOG.

• A telephone call from a customer initiates the transaction. The order clerk first establishes the identity of the customer by accessing or creating a customer record.
• The order clerk then solicits the order items and records them in the order list.
• After completion of the order list the order clerk requests method of payment information. If WISL BA is implemented, a credit pre-authorization may be performed upon provision of a credit card number by the customer.
• A pick list is printed upon completion of the telephone transaction. The pick list is used as the control document to pick the items from inventory.
• Following the picking process, the bill of lading/invoice is generated from WISL TOG and used as input to point of sale. If some items ordered are not in stock a back-order may be established through the WISL TOG data entry routine and a pick list will be generated when inventory is available.

Summary of Features

• Uses internal and/or external customer databases

• Allows multiple inventory databases

• Automatic generation of documents

• Interfaces with Point of Sale systems.

• Integrated with WISL’s WATPOS Point of Sale and WISL Bank Authorization

TOG Shipping Web Services Integration Module

 The WISL TOG Shipping Web Services Integration module(TWSI) integrates the web services of various carriers into the order fulfillment process of WISL TOG. This module allows for the assignment of PINs or tracking numbers and creation of shipping labels for specified carriers.

 In WISL TOG, when the shipping option is chosen, a page displaying all the orders that are currently at the shipping stage of the order fulfillment is presented. Once an order is chosen, the programmed business rules will identify which carrier should be chosen to ship the order, but the ability to override this and choose another carrier, if one exists, is also available. The number of pieces and the weight of each piece must be entered. Other optional fields that may be entered include such things as declared value. When shipped, the web service(s) of the carrier are invoked to obtain a PIN or tracking number and the appropriate shipping labels. The PIN or tracking number is stored on the TOG order and the order is removed from the "to be shipped" list.

 All the error handling afforded by the carrier's web services are built into the shipping procedure. For instance if the web service identifies that the postal code is invalid or that the address is not one to which the carrier delivers, the user will be made aware of the issue and given the chance to either rectify the data causing the error or choose another carrier for the order.