A webalias is an Associate’s username. When a customer navigates to the eCommerce Shop, they see this screen:

This pop-up opens when there is no default webalias set up. The customer must enter the username (webalias) of an Associate under whom to create an order. However, this customer may not have been referred to by anyone and wants to order products from your company. Setting up a default webalias to shop under allows them to do this.

What We’ll Cover

• Creating an Orphan Corporate Associate
• Adding eCommerce Shop URL
  • Finding the Page
  • Adding a Website
• Entering the Default Webalias in eCommerce Admin
  • Finding the Page
  • Entering the Default WebAlias

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Creating an Orphan Corporate Associate

When your Platform is first initialized, a main corporate Associate was created with no sponsor above it. Typically, this Associate shares the same name as your company.

Create an orphan corporate Associate in Corporate Office under your main corporate Associate. You can name this Associate whatever you want, but you’ll want something semantic (e.g., YourCompanyName Orphan).

Read more: Adding and Editing Associates

Note: In the New Associate form, the Sponsor ID is your main corporate Associate’s Back Office ID that’s found in an Associate’s Detail page, or by typing the main corporate Associate’s name in the field and clicking the search suggestion.

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Adding eCommerce Shop URL

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Finding the Page

In Corporate Office:

1. Locate the orphan Associate with the Find Associates page search bar.
2. Click the Name link to navigate to the orphan Associate’s Detail page.
3. Click the WebSites & BackOffice tab.

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Adding a Website

1. Under Websites, click + Add Website to open the Add Website pop-up window.

   

2. In the pop-up, enter the default webalias; typically, this is www or signup.

3. Click Create Website to assign the webalias.

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Entering the Default Webalias in eCommerce Admin

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Finding the Page

In eCommerce Admin, navigate to: Company Setting > Settings.

[CLIENTID].retailadmin.directscale.com/#/CompanySettings

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Entering the Default WebAlias

1. Expand the Global section.

2. Locate the defaultWebAlias field.

3. Enter the default webalias you entered in Corporate Office.

   

4. Click SAVE.

Now when you enter your eCommerce Shop’s URL ([CLIENTID].shop.directscale.com) in your browser, you’ll be redirected under the orphan’s webalias ([CLIENTID].shop.directscale.com/www/Home).

When a customer enrolls under this default webalias, they’re placed under the corporate orphan Associate. You’ll then want to place them under an Associate of your choice using the Tree Movements page in Corporate Office.

Read more: Making Tree Movements