deconstructing drupal commerce
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Deconstructing Drupal Commerce
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Deconstructing Drupal CommerceThis is going to be a non technical presentation and no Drupal knowledge is required. !
If I use words like “Contrib module” that don’t mean a thing to you or I stop making sense then do stop me :)
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Commerce KickstartA shop distribution based on Drupal & Drupal Commerce
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A shop with all the bells and whistlesA solution that competes with all the other big players out there
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A shop with all the bells and whistlesA solution that competes with all the other big players out there
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The real power of Drupal Commerce
Comes from the components that make up Drupal
commerce
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why does it matter ?What makes a framework based on distinct independent components better then a highly featured solution?
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why does it matter ?What makes a framework based on distinct independent components better then a highly featured solution?
• It is impossible to think up of every use case
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why does it matter ?What makes a framework based on distinct independent components better then a highly featured solution?
• It is impossible to think up of every use case
• The more features, the more permutations – difficult configuration & more prone to bugs.
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why does it matter ?What makes a framework based on distinct independent components better then a highly featured solution?
• It is impossible to think up of every use case
• The more features, the more permutations – difficult configuration & more prone to bugs.
• It is easier to focus on individual components than on one large system
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why does it matter ?What makes a framework based on distinct independent components better then a highly featured solution?
• It is impossible to think up of every use case
• The more features, the more permutations – difficult configuration & more prone to bugs.
• It is easier to focus on individual components than on one large system
• Individual components have more use cases – more use cases more people using and testing – more robust and flexible components :)
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Take control By understanding the components that make Drupal Commerce you can:
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Take control By understanding the components that make Drupal Commerce you can:
• Put them together in new ways, creating new and unique products.
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Take control By understanding the components that make Drupal Commerce you can:
• Put them together in new ways, creating new and unique products.
• Customise to your needs
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Take control By understanding the components that make Drupal Commerce you can:
• Put them together in new ways, creating new and unique products.
• Customise to your needs
• Adapt - because things never stay the same
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The Drupal building blocks
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The Drupal building blocks• Entities - Are data types that can be extended by code
and configuration
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The Drupal building blocks• Entities - Are data types that can be extended by code
and configuration
• Views - A visual tool for producing lists and reports on any Drupal entity type (you can even extend it to work on other databases you may have)
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The Drupal building blocks• Entities - Are data types that can be extended by code
and configuration
• Views - A visual tool for producing lists and reports on any Drupal entity type (you can even extend it to work on other databases you may have)
• Rules - A visual tool for building business logic using an Event - Condition - Action
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The Drupal building blocks• Entities - Are data types that can be extended by code
and configuration
• Views - A visual tool for producing lists and reports on any Drupal entity type (you can even extend it to work on other databases you may have)
• Rules - A visual tool for building business logic using an Event - Condition - Action
• Widgets - for data editing
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The Drupal building blocks• Entities - Are data types that can be extended by code
and configuration
• Views - A visual tool for producing lists and reports on any Drupal entity type (you can even extend it to work on other databases you may have)
• Rules - A visual tool for building business logic using an Event - Condition - Action
• Widgets - for data editing
• Formatters - for displaying fields
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The Drupal building blocksRules - A visual tool for building business logic using an Event - Condition - Action
My Silly discount
If the name of the user is Guy
Set the price to Zero
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The Drupal building blocksRules - A visual tool for building business logic using an Event - Condition - Action
I love this site its all free (as long as your name is Guy)
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Add to cart
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Add to cart
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The Drupal building blocks
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The Drupal building blocks
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The Drupal building blocks
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The Drupal building blocks
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Drupal Commerce Entities (Data Elements)
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Drupal Commerce Entities (Data Elements)
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Drupal Commerce Entities (Data Elements)
No need to panic!
We will go over this one at a time :)
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Drupal Commerce Functional Elements
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Drupal Commerce Functional Elements
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Drupal Commerce Functional Elements
This should start making some sense
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Lets take a kickstart JourneyVisiting our elements along the way
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The Product Page
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The ProductThe product title
The Product description
All the elements of the product that don’t change
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Product variations
Price
Colour and size
All the elements that vary
Image
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Add to cart
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Add to cart
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Add to cart Converts a product into a line item
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Add to cart Converts a product into a line item
copy info from the product variation
colour, size & price
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Add to cart Converts a product into a line item
Defined by the line item type.
Quantity & custom fields (Gift wrap)
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Add to cart Converts a product into a line item
The form submit will kick this off
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Cart page
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Cart page
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Cart page
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The cart page
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The cart page
Is a view
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The cart pageYou can add fields to the view
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The cart page
Add a field
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The cart page
Add a field
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Checkout
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Checkout
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Checkout
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Checkout
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Checkout
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Checkout
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Checkout
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Checkout
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Checkout pane
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Checkout pane
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Checkout pane
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Checkout pane
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Checkout pane
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Checkout pane
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Checkout pane
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The Profile & AddressSo we almost covered all entities. only Address and payment to do.
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The Profile & AddressSo we almost covered all entities. only Address and payment to do.
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The Profile & AddressSo we almost covered all entities. only Address and payment to do.
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The Profile & AddressWe have two profiles on this page Billing
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The Profile & AddressWe have two profiles on this page Billing
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The Profile & AddressWe have two profiles on this page Billing
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The Profile & AddressWe have two profiles on this page and shipping
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The Profile & AddressLets expand the shipping details so we can see both addresses
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The Profile & AddressLets look at how those are configured
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The Profile & AddressLets look at how those are configured
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The Profile & AddressLets look at how those are configured
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The Profile & AddressWe can add a new field
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The Profile & AddressAnd it is now shown on the billing profile
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Payment methods & transectionsAnd finally
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Payment methods & transectionsAnd finally
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Payment methods appear inside the checkout Pane
Payment methods
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and can be configured using rules
Payment methods
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That’s me adding a condition to say: Sagepay support will stop on the 20th of Jan
Payment methods
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are added to the order whenever a payment or other transactions are made
Payment transactions
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are added to the order whenever a payment or other transactions are made
Payment transactions
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are added to the order whenever a payment or other transactions are made
Payment transactions
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So lets recap
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Drupal Commerce Entities (Data Elements)
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Drupal Commerce Functional Elements
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The Drupal building blocks• Entities - Are Data types that can be extended by code
and configuration
• Views - A visual tool for producing lists and reports on any Drupal entity type (you can even extend it to work on other databases you may have)
• Rules - A visual tool for building business logic using an Event - Condition - Action
• Widgets - for data editing
• Formatters - for displaying fields
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A few examples of extending functionalityUsing Contrib Modules
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Contrib ModulesCommerce Shipping by Jakob Torp (googletorp)Part of the kickstart distribution
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Contrib ModulesCommerce Shipping by Jakob Torp (googletorp)Part of the kickstart distribution
• Adds a new Line item type
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Contrib ModulesCommerce Shipping by Jakob Torp (googletorp)Part of the kickstart distribution
• Adds a new Line item type
• Adds a customer profile + a checkout pane (Shipping information)
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Contrib ModulesCommerce Shipping by Jakob Torp (googletorp)Part of the kickstart distribution
• Adds a new Line item type
• Adds a customer profile + a checkout pane (Shipping information)
• Rules integration - Activate relevant shipping options & work out shipping costs.
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Contrib ModulesCommerce Shipping by Jakob Torp (googletorp)Part of the kickstart distribution
• Adds a new Line item type
• Adds a customer profile + a checkout pane (Shipping information)
• Rules integration - Activate relevant shipping options & work out shipping costs.
• Extended by other shipping modules like Commerce UPS & FedEx
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Contrib ModulesCommerce Stock by Guy Schneerson (guy_schneerson)
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Contrib ModulesCommerce Stock by Guy Schneerson (guy_schneerson)
• Adds a stock level field to the product variation entity
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Contrib ModulesCommerce Stock by Guy Schneerson (guy_schneerson)
• Adds a stock level field to the product variation entity
• Manipulates the add to cart, cart & checkout form
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Contrib ModulesCommerce Stock by Guy Schneerson (guy_schneerson)
• Adds a stock level field to the product variation entity
• Manipulates the add to cart, cart & checkout form
• Uses rules for checking stock availability
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Contrib ModulesCommerce Stock by Guy Schneerson (guy_schneerson)
• Adds a stock level field to the product variation entity
• Manipulates the add to cart, cart & checkout form
• Uses rules for checking stock availability
• Uses rules to control the Add to cart action - Disable & repurpose.
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Contrib ModulesCommerce Stock by Guy Schneerson (guy_schneerson)
• Adds a stock level field to the product variation entity
• Manipulates the add to cart, cart & checkout form
• Uses rules for checking stock availability
• Uses rules to control the Add to cart action - Disable & repurpose.
• Field formater - Under 5 display “Low stock”
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Other modulesProduct Pricing modules
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Other modules
• Commerce Discount - by bojanz
Product Pricing modules
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Other modules
• Commerce Discount - by bojanz
• Commerce Coupon - by hunziker
Product Pricing modules
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Other modules
• Commerce Discount - by bojanz
• Commerce Coupon - by hunziker
• Commerce Multicurrency - by das-peter
Product Pricing modules
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Other modules
• Commerce Discount - by bojanz
• Commerce Coupon - by hunziker
• Commerce Multicurrency - by das-peter
• Commerce price table (quantity pricing) - by pcambra
Product Pricing modules
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Other modulesOthers
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Other modules
• Commerce Fancy Attributes - by Artusamak
Others
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Other modules
• Commerce Fancy Attributes - by Artusamak
• Commerce Reorder - by ikos
Others
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Other modules
• Commerce Fancy Attributes - by Artusamak
• Commerce Reorder - by ikos
• Commerce Customizable Products (allows the creation of new line_item types) - by rszrama
Others
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Other modules
• Commerce Fancy Attributes - by Artusamak
• Commerce Reorder - by ikos
• Commerce Customizable Products (allows the creation of new line_item types) - by rszrama
• Commerce Google Analytics - by Cyberschorsch
Others
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A few examples of extending functionality
Configuration and custom code
Using Contrib Modules
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Develop a new custom checkout pane
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Develop a new custom checkout pane
Oops it’s in Russian (Did I mention Drupal kicks Localisation Ass)
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Develop a new custom checkout pane
That’s better
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Buying options - Using commerce stock
Configuration Only !Commerce stock Provides powerful add to cart configuration. !
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Image download - Using commerce stockUsing some custom code to extend the commerce stock functionality.
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Cross selling using views
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Link Blog posts to products
Add a reference field to your blog post type !
Just one field
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A use case - Store open state
We need to be able to close the online store at times
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A use case - Store open state
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A use case - Store open state
• For stock checking
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A use case - Store open state
• For stock checking• Financial audit
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A use case - Store open state
• For stock checking• Financial audit• Payment configuration
and testing
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A use case - Store open state
• For stock checking• Financial audit• Payment configuration
and testing• Security emergencies
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A use case - Store open state
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A use case - Store open state
I have an idea !
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A use case - Store open state
I have an idea !I will create a simple module called “commerce store” with an Open property
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A use case - Store open stateLike so:
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A use case - Store open stateLike so:
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A use case - Store open stateLike so:
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A use case - Store open state
We can then use rules to check for the store open state.
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A use case - Store open stateLike so:
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A use case - Store open stateLike so:
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A use case - Store open stateLike so:
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A use case - Store open stateLike so:
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A use case - Store open stateLike so:
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A use case - Store open state
Cool I think I got it - I will be able to add another condition that will allow admins to use the store while it is closed.
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A use case - Store open state
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A use case - Store open state
Yes you got it.
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A use case - Store open state
Yes you got it.give it a go
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A use case - Store open state
Yes you got it.give it a go
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GUY SCHNEERSONDRUPAL: [email protected] TWITTER: guy_schneerson
www.blue-bag.com
Established in 2000
Questions ?