The following below steps need to follow to generate each above Sales Reports
Step [1] – In Admin Panel, Go To Reports > Sales
Admin can generate a report for a whole website or specific store, within a time interval or a date. To filter a sales report, set the following options:
Option
Description
Date Used
Indicates Sets the data to be used for the report.
Period
Indicates The period for which the data is used: Day/Month/Year.
From/To
Indicates Used to define search data by start and end date.
Order Status
Indicates the order status
Empty Rows
Indicates whether to add blank rows to the report.
Step [2] – To Generate Sales Orders Report
It is filtered by time interval, date, and status. The report includes the number of orders placed and canceled, with totals for sales, amounts invoiced, refunded, tax collected, shipping charged, and discounts.
Step [3] – To Generate Sales Tax Report
It is being filtered by time interval, date, and status. The report includes the tax rule applied, tax rate, number of orders, and amount of tax charged.
Step [4] – To Generate Invoiced Report
It is being filtered by time interval, date, and status. The report includes the number of orders and invoices during the time period, with amounts invoiced, paid, and unpaid.
Step [5] – To Generate Sales Shipping Report
It is being filtered by time interval, date, and status. The report includes the number of orders for carrier or shipping method used, with amounts for total sales and total shipping.
Step [6] – To Generate Sales Refunds Report
It is being filtered by time interval, date, and status. The report includes the number of refunded orders, and total amount refunded online and offline.
Step [7] – To Generate Sales Coupons Report
It is being filtered by time interval, date, and status. The report includes each coupon code used during the specified time interval, related price rule, and number of times used, with totals and subtotals for sales and discounts.
Step [7] – To Generate Sales Paypal Settlement Report
It is being filtered by date, merchant account, transaction ID, invoice ID, or PayPal reference ID. The report includes the type of event, such as a debit card transaction, the start and finish dates, gross amount, and related fees.
The following below steps need to find out Coupons Reports
Step [1] – In Admin Panel, Go To Reports > Sales > Coupons
Step [2] – If you store have multiple store views, set Store View in the upper-left corner to establish the scope of the report.
Step [3] – To refresh the sales statistics for the day, click the Last Updated message at the top of the workspace. Then, click to select the Coupons checkbox and click Refresh.
Step [4.2] – Set Date Used to one of the following:
[a] Order Created [b] Order Updated
The Order Updated report is created in real-time and does not require a refresh.
Step [4.3] – To define the period of time covered by the report, set Period to one of the following:
Day Month Year Step [4.4] – To define the date range of the report, enter the From and To dates in M/D/YY format.
Step [4.5] – To print a report for a specific order status, set Order Status to Specified and choose the order status from the list.
Step [4.6] – To omit rows without data from the report, set Empty Rows to No.
Step [4.7] – To define coupon activity included in the report, do one of the following:
[a] To include all coupon activity from all price rules, set Cart Price Rule to Any. [b] To include only activity related to a specific price rule, set Cart Price Rule to Specified and select the cart price rule in the list. Step [5] – Finally click on Report Button
Adobe Commerce supports Site-Wide Analysis Tool (SWAT) & It is 24/7 Real-Time Performance to provides Reports & Recommendation to ensure performance, security, availability & operability of running site/store & monitoring provides multiple reports & advice to identify potential issues and better visibility into site health, safely, safety & application configurations. It helps reduce resolution time & improve site speed , stability and performance.
“Adobe Commerce supports Site-Wide Analysis Tool (SWAT) 24*7 monitoring tool to check Store / Site Health”
The Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act to set a national standard for the regulation of spam email or t solve the problem of unwanted commercial electronic mail messages.
The primary purpose of which is the commercial advertisement or promotion of a commercial product or service, including email that promotes content on commercial websites
8 CAN-SPAM Compliance or Principles
There are following below 8 CAN-SPAM Compliance or Principles
Step [1] – Do not Use Unclear Email Header Information The email address you send “FROM” and “REPLY TO” must all be accurate
Step [2] – Do not Use Email Misleading Subject Lines Make sure your subject lines reflect the message that is being opened
Step [3] – Include Your Location/Address In Your Emails you must valid physical postal address in your emails
Step [4] – Unsubscribe The Users In A Timely Manner in Emails You have 10 days to unsubscribe the user, which should be plenty of time to remove them from your lists and mark them as unsubscribe.
Step [5] – Tell People How To Opt-Out Of Your Messages in Emails General guidance is that the opt-out should be within one click from the email. Don’t put up barriers and give them a simple way to unsubscribe.
Step [6] – Disclose Your Message As An Advertisement in Emails You must be aware that the FTC often requires messages to be labeled as advertisements and email is no exception.
Step [7] – Know Who Is Responsible (By Third Party Email Services) in Emails If you are using a third party Email Services, you must be responsible to comply with the law as the sender of the email message.
Step [8] – Penalties For Violation Of CAN-SPAM Act in Emails if any CAN-SPAM violations by companies / users, Penalties law by CAN-SPAM
Apache Kafka is one of the popular open-source Software platform designed / developed by the Apache
Software Foundation written in Scala & Java, It is using for messaging & streaming passing platform,
It is decentralized, replicated, and resilient (or fault-tolerant) and can achieve very high throughput.
Apache Kafka released on January 2011.
How Works Apache Kafka?
The Topic & publish / subscribe mechanism is the core of Kafka, Effective for implementing event sourcing and CQRS patterns commonly used in microservices architectures. Kafka is also used for a variety of streaming use cases that require near real-time processing sets of data.
“PIM[Product Information Management] is used to store product data & centralize product-related data, streamlining the process of updating and managing accurate information through Omni & other sales and marketing channels.”
There are multiple third party extension available as below
Ownership and Licensing: Adobe Commerce is a self-hosted platform that requires hosting and maintenance by the user or their chosen hosting provider. It offers both a free open-source version (formerly known as Magento Open Source) and a paid enterprise version (formerly known as Magento Commerce).
BigCommerce is a fully hosted platform, meaning that hosting and server management are handled by BigCommerce, and users pay a subscription fee to access the platform.
Customization and Flexibility
Adobe Commerce, especially the open-source version, offers extensive customization options, allowing users to modify and tailor their online stores to meet specific business needs. It provides access to the platform’s source code, allowing for deep customization and integration with third-party extensions.
BigCommerce, while also customizable, has certain limitations compared to Adobe Commerce, as it does not provide access to the source code
Scalability and Enterprise Features
Adobe Commerce is often favored by larger enterprises due to its robust scalability and advanced enterprise features. It offers powerful capabilities for handling large catalogs, complex product configurations, multi-store management, and extensive integrations with enterprise systems
BigCommerce, while suitable for small to medium-sized businesses, may have certain limitations when it comes to handling large-scale enterprise operations.
Pricing and Cost
Adobe Commerce, particularly the enterprise version, tends to have higher pricing compared to BigCommerce. Adobe Commerce’s licensing fees and hosting costs, combined with the need for technical expertise to manage the self-hosted platform, can make it a more costly option.
BigCommerce, being a fully hosted solution, offers pricing plans based on the features and services provided, which can be more cost-effective for businesses that prefer a hosted solution without the need for self-hosting.
Integrations and App Marketplace
Adobe Commerce provide integrations with popular payment gateways, shipping providers, and third-party applications. However, Adobe Commerce has a larger ecosystem of extensions and integrations, thanks to its history as an open-source platform with an active developer community.
BigCommerce also support integrations with popular payment gateways, shipping providers, and third-party applications. It also offers an app marketplace with various integrations and extensions, though it may not have the same depth and breadth as Adobe Commerce.
