These release notes contain a brief list of feature and service changes associated with the October release.
This release features service changes to UPS OnLine® Tools including UPS Tools for checkout available to Merchant Solutions Starter merchants, export to UPS WorldShip available to Merchant Solutions Standard merchants, a new Import Tracking Number tool for merchants shipping with UPS WorldShip, and Shipping Manager available for use by Yahoo! Store merchants. This release also addresses numerous issues with the beta release of Checkout Manager.
Checkout Manager Beta Release (phase 2) 10/03/2005
During the second phase of the Checkout Manager Beta release, you can now enable Checkout Manager so shoppers can use your custom checkout pages. Yahoo! strongly recommends merchants only enable after reviewing the known issues and after thoroughly testing their custom checkout pages.
Checkout Manager is still considered a "beta release". Given the importance of the checkout process, merchants are advised to test prior to enabling the system and to actively monitor checkout after enabling for any potential issues that may be undetermined as of yet. You can choose to disable Checkout Manager and return to your previous checkout process if you encounter problems.
NOTE ABOUT UPCOMING CHANGES
With the upcoming release in early November, custom checkout pages created in Checkout Manager will be updated to be more flexible in terms of using CSS for layout rather than tables. This change is the best long-term approach and offers the most flexibility to merchants and store designers. It does however mean that CSS customizations you make between now and the next release will need to be reapplied as the HTML or CSS ID/class names change due to the revised design.
At the end of the beta testing phase you will be required to re-download our standard CSS template and reapply your customizations.
This release addresses many known issues with Checkout Manager (Beta) and also other miscellaneous issues.
Checkout Manager Resolved issues
| Tracking ID | Issues Description |
| 463159 | RESOLVED: Pricing discrepancies appeared in the shopping cart when merchants used parenthesis in Options field where information interpreted as incremental pricing. Now, the shopping cart only looks for (+#) or (-#) where "#" represents the incremental/decremental pricing. |
| 465495 | RESOLVED: All CVV Response codes displayed after processing a sale were incorrectly listed as (P) Code Not Processed. |
| 414160 | RESOLVED: The cursor does not change to a hand for secondary CSS buttons (Apply, Edit, Update). |
| 441432 | RESOLVED: Tax not added to orders when state name is spelled in full ( for example, Pennsylvania for PA). |
| 422650 | RESOLVED: Related item (cross-sell) item images may not show up correctly when the cart is set to secure in the Store Editor. |
| 423575 | RESOLVED: Buyers may see an error message for invalid zip code when the following conditions are met:
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| 419761 | RESOLVED: The Order Status page has minor layout issues related to the "Track" button when using UPS Online Tools. |
| 386385 | RESOLVED: The Shipping Calculator truncates postal codes at 5 digits (US locations only accepted). No error message displayed. |
| 417334 | RESOLVED: Buyers see an error message that shipping option not available on the Shipping page when all of the following conditions are met:
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| 411551 | RESOLVED: No UPS disclaimer should display on shopping cart when shipping calculator not enabled. |
| 414292 | RESOLVED: The UPS disclaimer for price is displayed even when a UPS rate is not selected. |
| 411435 | RESOLVED: Tax and shipping charges not calculated on the shopping cart page if the state field in Shipping Calculator not completed. |
| 431365 | RESOLVED: Buyers see Options in the Shopping Cart showing X and Y coordinates when using images for "Order" buttons. Buyers may also see "item could not be added to cart" error when using images for order buttons and Items Options Validation set to "not allow items with invalid options". |
| 432294 | RESOLVED: Buyers will see an incorrect price for selected item(s) with options under the following conditions:
In the example above, a buyer selecting the item and option would see the item price plus $99.00 rather than $0.99. |
| 446936 | RESOLVED: Inconsistency in color picker implementation. |
| 378269 | RESOLVED: Web Loyalty may not be displayed correctly on the Order Confirmation page; appears at the top of the page. |
| 414750 | RESOLVED: Custom settings for primary and secondary checkout buttons are not preserved when switching from global styles to default and back. |
| 442452 | RESOLVED: Updating quantity not allowed if required fields blank in single page checkout. |
| 433225 | RESOLVED: Cross-sell text for custom checkout pulled from Cross-sell Manager, not Store Editor. |
| 431397 | RESOLVED: Merchants, regardless of package (Merchant Solutions or Store), will see "Merchant Solutions" after their Store ID in the blue bar at the top of page within Checkout Manager. |
| 417834 | RESOLVED: Country field reverts to US after clicking "Apply" in Shipping Calculator in the Shopping Cart. |
| 305939 | RESOLVED: Order is not marked as pending review when auto charge is turned on. |
| 438764 | RESOLVED: Automatically convert the fully spelled US state names to their abbreviations for the Shipping & Billing Pages. |
| 434524 | RESOLVED: CVV entry field should be hidden from checkout pages when Risk Tools are disabled. |
| 419366 | RESOLVED: Click Trails are not visible for individual orders placed in custom checkout pages. |
| 442385 | RESOLVED: Preview shows both Gift Option and Gift Message when either one is enabled. |
| 428133 | RESOLVED: State field values should be disabled and based on shipping rules. |
| 439588 | RESOLVED: Change "Preview" to "Save & Preview" to resolve confusion around actions. |
| 446075 | RESOLVED: The first selection of the US state drop-down list should be a "---". |
| 412026 | RESOLVED: State drowdown has multiple entries for APO which should appear last in state drop-down list. |
Other Resolved issues
| Tracking ID | Issues Description |
| 428588 | RESOLVED: These release notes contain a brief list of feature and service changes associated with the October release. |
| 400755 | RESOLVED: UPS rules do not error when no matching rule resulting in $0 shipping. Learn more. |