Configuring Custom Data Types

The custom data type functionality is designed to enable you to customize attributes or parameters of a Universal payment system by creating additional options for choosing values of the Value Type attribute parameter. Each created Custom Data Type will be added to the drop-down list for the Value Type parameter value selection (refer to the Creating Attributes section and to the Configuring Parameters of Universal Payment System section.)

For each Custom Data Type, you can configure a number of options so that they will be shown as a drop-down list of possible values of the custom parameter for which the related data type is created.

Example

If you want your customer to specify the Industry to which his or her business belongs when placing an order, you need to:

1. Create a corresponding custom data type, for example, Account Industry.
2. Sequentially add to this data type all the possible options for selecting attribute values, for example, Advertising, Computing, Trading, and so on.
3. Create a corresponding attribute of the account type with the Account Industry specified as the Value Type, and to name it, for example Account Industry.

The Account Industry filed with a drop-down list for selection of a value will be shown to customer in the customer information form on orders placement.

Creating Custom Data Types

To create a custom data type:

1. In the control panel, go to System > Settings and click the Custom Data Types link in the Operations list. The list of existing custom data types is displayed (empty by default).
2. Click Add New Data Type. The adding data type form opens.
3. In the Name field, specify the name of the data type that you are creating and click Save. The new data type is added to the list.

Adding Options to Custom Data Types

To assign value options to a custom data type:

1. In the control panel, go to System > Settings and click the Custom Data Types link in the Operations list. The list of existing custom data types is displayed (empty by default).
2. In the list of custom data types, click the name of the data type for which you want to create a drop-down list of selectable values.
3. Click Add New Option. The adding new option form is displayed.

4. Fill in the form fields as follows:

   • Name – Specify the name of the option.
   • Selected by Default – Tick this checkbox to make the option that you are creating default.
   • Active – Tick this checkbox to enable the option usage.

   Click Save.

5. Repeat adding options for each value of the necessary custom data type.