Commerce Services - FAQs


eCATALOG

What is Tmnet B2C eCatalog?
e-Catalog is actually a short form of electronic catalog, and is managed through a series of browser-based administration pages that easily allow the designated administrators to add products and categories and manage daily business activities.

What are the charges for the program?
What are the transaction fees? Please enquire for our Schedule of Prices.

Does TmNet B2C provide training and for how long?
Yes, training will be provided to the eCatalog administrator of your company. A mass training (duration of 2-4 hours).

Where do I obtain User Manuals for the application?
User Manuals can be obtained online from the Store Manager Page that will be provided to the store administrator.

How do I apply B2C eCatalog?
Application form can be obtained from TmNet Sales and Marketing

What is the maximum length permissible of my store name?
The store name can go up to 13 characters.

How and when do I get my User ID and password?
Three days after we receive your payment.

Is my password case-sensitive?
All passwords are case sensitive and may be in alphanumeric. Your passwords are set in either upper or lower case but in either case, you MUST log in using the correct casing.

What if the User ID and passwords are lost or forgotten?
eCatalog Administrator and their password can only be changed at the organisation profile function. For other users, the compulsory registration fields such as store name, user id can be used for retrieval of passwords. Alternatively users can contact TM Net HelpDesk at 1 300 88 9515 to verify authenticity of the change.

I could not login my account.What are the reasons?
Did you change your password recently? If you have forgotten your password, please put up your request for reset of password via email to our helpdesk. Our operators will call you back to verify authenticity of the reset request.


How do I terminate the service? Is there any refund of annual fees?
There is no refund for the one time set-up fee. After the minimum contract period of 12 months, notice of termination required is 1 month, thereafter, any advance payment will be refunded.

What are the hardware requirements?
The minimum hardware requirement is Pentium II computer running Windows 95/98 with 32mb RAM and 6gb hard-disk storage. The preferred configuration is 64mb RAM and Pentium III computer.

Do I need a website? How do I get one?
No. You can have your website anywhere on the Internet and still use our e-Catalogue by just link to the e-CatalogueÕs URL. If you donÕt have any website, then the e-Catalogue can be your main Web Site. If you don't have any website, we will help you to set one up. Just browse through our many services in www.tm.net.my

Does B2C eCatalog be accessible through IE 3.0 or Netscape Communicator 3.0?
B2C eCatalog supports versions of IE 5.0 and NC at 4.0.7 and above. For updates of browsers, please visit: www.microsoft.com or www.netscape.com.

Can I use any of the "alternative browsers" other than IE or Netscape, such as NeoPlanet, Opera, or NetPositive?
There are many browsers in the market today. Some only support operating systems such as Mac, Linux or BeOS. TmNet B2C eCatalog does not support non-Windows systems. Windows 95/95/NT-based browsers like NeoPlanet, Opera and NetCaptor can be used to access the eCatalog. However you should be mindful whether there is technical support for non-IE or Netscape browsers outside of the United States.

Can I acces Netmyne B2B eMarketplace while I am overseas?
Yes, as users login into the system as it is a web-based application.

Can the program be accessed from my laptop?
Yes, with modem/internet access.

Can the program be accessed from my desktop on a corporate network?
Yes, but in case of difficulty, please contact your IT department and/or our helpdesk.

What is shopping cart?
Shopping cart acts as an Online Store's catalog and ordering process. Typically, it allows consumers to browse the Web Site; select items for purchase as they browse, review what they have selected, make necessary modifications or additions, and purchase the merchandise.

What is Store Manager for eCatalog administrator?
Site Manager is a tool for you to manage your store, where you can supervise your catalog and products, to administrate your store configuration, and to monitor your order transaction.


What is Cross-Sell
You can define Cross Promotions, which encourage customers to purchase another similar product.

What is Upsell
You can defineup-sell promotions, which encourage customers to purchase a more expensive item.

What is Promo Manager
Promo Manager is a tool for defining specific price promotions for your product(s) and setting the promotions to run over a period of time. Defining highly complex price promotions such as Òbuy x and get y at z percent offÓ is as easy as a few clicks of the mouse.

What types of products can I sell?
Any types of lawful products you can sell using our service. However, we prohibit any pornographic and unsuitable adult products' information resides in our servers. We have the right to monitor your product items. If your product lines are not lawful and suitable, we will immediately remove your site from our servers.

Can I change my catalogueÕs look and feel?
Yes, you can choose from variety of themes we include in the package, and you can change it anytime you like, using the style manager function.

Can I change my information: business hours, personal information, accepted payments?
Yes. The Online Store owner will have the ability to login to the server and make live changes to their store. This system will allow you to change all of your personal information, the personal pages within your directory, payment methods, product prices, stock status, layout, and many more.

Do I have to enter the information on the product pages?
Yes, as the store owner, you have to maintain the information of your products, such as the image, description, price, weight, etc.

What if my products have many different specifications?
Our e-Catalog can handle if your product have different specification or here we called it attributes. Each product can be assigned up to 5 attributes, where each attributes can have more than 5 values. For example, you can have attribute 'Color' with '3 Values' Ð Red, Green. Blue. So total up the specification can be more than 25 combinations of attributes.


ePayment

Do I need to have a web site to apply for ePay service?
Yes, and your web site must be up before ePay service can be activated.

I have more than one web site. Can I link all their payments to one common ePay Merchant Account?
Yes. Different arrangements will have to be made depending on the ePay packages you have selected. As far as TM Net is concerned, we will be dealing with one account per merchant.

Can 2 companies use my ePay Merchant Account?
No. Each company/merchant must apply for its own account.

How do I apply for ePay service?
Fill in the Application Form and submit all relevant documentations for approval.

Can I sell anything online?
Nothing illegal. Products sold must correspond to what is reported in your Application Form and web site.

Security Features

How secure is the Payment System?
TM Net uses state of the art security tools and techniques, complete with high-end encryption and high load handling servers to provide you with uninterrupted service 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

What security standard does TM Net support?
SSL (Secure Socket Layer).

What are the anti-fraud measures in the system?
Our anti-fraud measures have the following features.

  • Risk Ranking Indicator: Flagging of high-value transactions, free web
    based e-mail addresses, etc. (parameters set by merchants)
  • Black list check.
  • Fraud behavior detection.


Merchant Interface

How do I reconcile my transactions against my bank statement?
Our Payment Manager has an on-line query and reporting system that enables you to check orders, capture transactions and generate reporting system for reconciliation purposes.

How do I know there is a transaction in my site?
Normally e-mail notification is built in with your e-commerce store; please check with your software provider. We will send the e-mail notification automatically to Merchants who use our ePay service. You can also log on to our Payment Manager to check.

Do I need to open an account with your bank for you to deposit my transaction?
By default, a cheque is issued and forwarded to you by normal mail. With an additional charge, we can bank your cheque into your account at our panel of banks.

When does TM Net pay me?
Remittance is issued on every 1st and 15th of the month. Please refer to the Trading Terms for more details.

How can I check what are the transaction processed for the day/week/month?
You can check it online through our Payment Manager's reporting system.

What is TM Net refund policy?
TM Net will refund the transaction fee in the event of unsuccessful transactions, whether it's a voluntary refund from merchants or chargebacks from customers.


eFULFILLMENT

What are the differences between merchant that integrated with Online Fulfillment shippers' service and non-Online Fulfillment partner?
As the merchant that integrated with Online Fulfillment, it provides a one-stop convenience to the on-line buyer that they can actually buy, get and pay the desire products at one integrated e-business environment.

How can I get something shipped through the Online Fulfillment?
If you are an on-line buyer, you may logon to the store/shopping mall that is integrated and subscribed to Online Fulfillment. Go through the site buying process, which will eventually generate a SI and passed to Online Fulfillment to be processed.

Do I allow checking on the shipping cost?
Yes, you may always check on the shipping cost in the web commerce site. Provide the necessary shipping details, Online Fulfillment will calculate the shipping cost for shipping the product(s) selected by the buyer to be delivered to his doorstep.

I would like to make an advance purchase order of a limited stock product that should be delivered later as a present to a friend, is it possible to do so?
If the merchandiser implemented the Query for Origin/Destination supported by Online Fulfillment, you may specify the delivery and pickup date to have the product delivered as specified.

If I made an online purchase order to be delivered to a friend, how do I know which LSP it is assigned to?
If the merchantÕs website does not provide a LSP option for the online buyer to select, after a merchandiser, who is integrated with Online Fulfillment, confirms that an online purchase order is ready to be delivered, an acknowledgement email will be sent to you including the information of the LSP, shipment type, the waybill no. and etc.

How can I track my shipping particulars?
As an on-line buyer, you can always refer to the Fast Tracking feature called 'FastTrack' in our web partners' commerce site. These features would allow the user to track a particular order, the status, person in-charge and remarks. The Search could be made using the Waybill Number that is created once you confirm you order. Others than this, the tracking could be done via hand phone using WAP technology and other medium of communication.

Can I check the delivery date, pickup date, origin/ destination, rates, and schedules, contract rates over the query in Online Fulfillment?
Yes, we provide you with several of query that may help you in getting all the information on the shipping. You may always request for:

  • Specific delivery dates to be fulfill. If the requested delivery date can be fulfill, a latest pickup date will be returned to allow user to know when will the user need to ready the items before the LSP come and pickup. All delivery date is before 12.00 A.M.
  • Specific pickup date to be fulfilled. An expected delivery date will return to let the user know when the shipment will be reach on the other end. All pickup date is before 12.00 A.M.
  • Shipments from a location to another location to be fulfill. The user needs to provide the origin and destination location, if the request can be fulfill, it return with a LSP alias name and the LSP mode of delivery. If the request cannot be fulfill, an error will return.
  • Shipping rates. User may request on destination location and consignment information and response with logistic service provider alias name, mode of transport and the charges required for the shipment.
  • LSP schedules. User can check on the entire LSP delivery mode with the carrier departure and arrival date and time.
  • Contract rates. User may request for origin location, destination location and consignment information and response with logistic service provider alias name, mode of transport and the charges required for the shipper that has contract (pre-negotiated) rates. Providing the user is a registered shipper and has a standing relation with LSP.


If an order had been made, is there any way I may amend it?
If the Merchant is integrated and subscribed to Online Fulfillment, amendment or cancellation can be made while the order is still in pending list or confirmation of the Shipping Instruction (SI) had not been made. To enable an amendment to be carried out, you need to send a request to merchant via Web, Handphone and other medium of communication. If the shipment is still in the pending list, where a SI is not confirmed, editing or deletion of the purchase order can be easily done.

If it occurs any problem with an order are goods returning a possibility?
Online Fulfillment eReturn component supports marketplace customer service capabilities and quality control processes, provided that the merchant or the Logistic Service Provider (LSP) enable goods to be returned for reasons of warranty claims and/or damaged goods in addition to other supported return terms and conditions offered.

What is e-return?
E-return is the process that enables the receiver to return back the goods delivered if any problem occur with the order (e.g. Damage, wrong product or late delivery) to the E-Merchant.

How do I handle return?
As an on-line buyer, you can return the unsatisfied order through the Online Fulfillment application. Go through the Return Product Process at the web-commerce site and follow the steps indicated.

How am I being charge if I purchase something through the Internet utilizing the Online Fulfillment services?
(For all the services from order to delivery) For all the purchases made online through merchant that is integrated and subscribed to Online Fulfillment, online buyers are charge for the sum of product cost and shipping cost, as they make an order. No further payment is applied.

Is my online buying reliable and secure?
Yes, as to ensure the buying process is secure and reliable, Online Fulfillment integrated with the E-merchant and LSP to produce a set reliable rules and procedures. It can always guaranteeing quality of your delivery.

What is the network coverage as the Online Fulfillment Logistic Service Provider Partners?
As a LSP, you will enjoy these benefits by subscribing our shipper's services:

  • Minimal upfront costs - If you believe e-commerce infrastructure shouldn't be a huge capital investment, you're right. Our pragmatic approach is based on a fair and manageable pay-as-you-use model, as opposed to paying upfront.
  • 1-stop convenience - With our 1-stop Online Fulfillment centre, you don't have to deal with a whole coterie of logistics suppliers, of which many are yet to understand the demands of e-business. Unlike them, our services are exclusively tailored to online Web businesses like yours.
  • Lower shipping costs - By leveraging on our volume business, we can offer your online buyers professional shipping costs lower than a lone e-merchant could have access to.
  • Fast time-to-market - Hook up to our system in a matter of days, at a fraction of the time needed for you to build your own logistics backend.
  • Branded service logo - The stamp of our branded delivery service reassures customers. As more Asian e-business sites carry the Online Fulfillment logo, online buyers will seek out our logo guaranteeing quality of delivery. Your site too, can leverage on our Online Fulfillment brand logo.
  • High availability and quick response time - Our round-the-clock hotline helps you or your customers solve delivery and distribution hiccups.
  • Ease of deployment - The Online Fulfillment software comes through a data exchange protocol & web page integration process that link to your website in a few simple steps.
  • Managed fulfillment - Our in-house staff of supplier relationship managers monitor and rate supplier fulfillment performance to help you manage the customer experience.


What does Online Fulfillment provide to the E-Merchant?
We provide both the software component and the logistics backend for a complete Online Fulfillment solution, packaged as a service to e-shippers/merchant.

How can the merchant add shipping services to their web store or auction site?
If the merchant want to add shipping services to the web store or auction site, all you need to do is just subscribing Online Fulfillment shippers service, it can enhance the value to the online buyers by tapping onto our vast global infrastructural network for logistics and delivery, at a fraction of the time, cost and risk involved. In less than a week, you can have Online Fulfillment shippers service on-screen pop-up window integrated into your Website, providing your customers with on-the-spot dynamic shipping charge calculations, professional packing options plus online tracking of delivered orders.

In order to be a partner of Online Fulfillment, what would be the minimum requirement in the system requirement my company would have to be equipped?
To integrate with Online Fulfillment Online Fulfillment enablement of components, the company will only need a PC unit with Internet browsing capabilities and a merchant's website setup in-house or hosted by other parties. The PC enable the merchant login for administrate the services while the merchant website is required to integrate with Online Fulfillment server.

If my company had a set-up delivery service within the state, how can I integrate this into the new system? Do I need extra features to support such implementation?
If your company would like to have the logistic service business to expand, the eLogistics Engine provides functionality for a Logistics Service Provider (LSP) to engage and interact with the Online Fulfillment domain community. No extra feature is necessary.

When online buyers confirm a purchase order, how do I know which LSP I'm dealing with?
Merchant can predefine specific LSP for their shipment of goods, for example a delivery by flight by ABC Company, while assigning normal delivery to LSP with lower cost or etc. as according to their preferences. An alternative to this, the merchandiser could also give the online buyer a choice of selective LSP as available. After SI confirmation, an acknowledgement email containing the LSP and delivery detail will be received.

Does the system handle urgent delivery?
An urgent delivery can be select by online buyer during the enquiry of the delivery cost before an order is made. This in return, results in a different cost charge for the goods to be delivered to its destination. The merchant can also provide online buyer with pickup and delivery date information on enquiry.

Why is it necessary for processes to be done on Online Fulfillment server side?
For all processes to run on a single server, the server will need an extreme high speed in processing and large storage space to maintain all information. As in this case, the merchant does not need all the information at the LSP, therefore Online Fulfillment, acting as the third party, would route the necessary information between the two to achieve high efficiency and effectiveness. For example in the information route, the calculation process of the shipping cost. To generate the delivery cost, there is a need to query for Origin/Destination to ensure whether a shipper's request on a delivery from a location to another location can be fulfill. If the requested can be fulfilled, it returns the delivery cost being charge by the LSP. If the request cannot be fulfill, an error will be returned.

How can the Merchant create the shipping instruction?
After a particular order has been confirm by the online buyer, the merchant shopping mall that integrated and subscribed to Online Fulfillment shippers service can create shipping instruction by selecting a particular order listed in the list, by confirming stock and SI, the shipping instruction is created and confirm.


What is a SI?
A Shipping Instruction (SI) is a piece of information requested by the merchandiser when an online purchase order is confirmed to be ready to deliver. SI is then generated by Online Fulfillment and faxed or emailed to the LSP for the delivery service in request.

How can the merchant confirm stock over the Internet?
The merchant user could confirm stock by checking and un-checking by clicking on the checkbox in the List Pending Shipping Instruction Maintenance menu. Clicking on Confirm SI checkbox and clicking Ok button below would confirm the shipping instructions for the online buyer.

If a customer makes an online purchase order, can he/she request for a change for an urgent delivery after confirmation?
All SI in pending list allows the user to make minor amendment before the SI is being confirmed. Delivery type (normal or urgent) is included in the editable field.

Can the merchant cancel the shipping instruction?
Yes, the merchant user could cancel Shipping Instructions (SI) by checking and un-checking by clicking on the checkbox in the List Pending Shipping Instruction Maintenance menu. The user needs to select the list of SI that wants to cancel and update the list.

What is the Online Fulfillment waybill?
A Online Fulfillment waybill is a non-negotiated document that provides less control, in that the line will deliver the cargo to the party named on the waybill, without requiring surrender of the original document. When the e-Merchant confirms a Shipping Instruction, a waybill number will be generated, the e-Merchant could have one waybill no. for two orders by ticking two orders or more and clicking the Ok button during the process of Confirming Shipping Instructions. The printed waybill consists of three copies of the same information that would be segregated to Online Buyer, E-Merchant and Logistic Service Provider.

Can the merchant track particular order information?
Yes, the E-merchant can always refer to 'PowerTrack' in the shopping mall. This feature would allow the user to track a particular order, the status, person in-charge and remarks. The Search could be made using the three criteria that is the Waybill Number, Order Number or the Order Data Range. Others than this, the tracking could be done via hand phone using WAP technology and other medium of communication.

Can the merchant know the status of their shipment?
Yes, the merchant can know the shipping status when the shipment at the LSP becomes active, the LSP will send the status on the shipment to Online Fulfillment by uploading a file containing the details of the shipment to the Online Fulfillment. Online Fulfillment will integrate the information received and passing back the shipping status to the merchant upon their request whether the order has been Picked Up, Check In, Check Out, Delivered, On the Road, Returned, Undelivered or Within Warehouse

What is the different in using the Online Fulfillment's LSP Partners and the non Online Fulfillment LSP's services?
For the shopping mall that is integrated and subscribed to Online Fulfillment's LSP Partners, the merchants can enjoy the added value provided by Online Fulfillment that make e-business more effective and efficient.


Can the system support an adjusted delivery cost with specific LSP that I would like to engage?
In such cases, Query for Contract Rates is made available for the charges that required for the shipper those have a contract (pre-negotiated) rate. This feature intends to provide flexibility to both parties.
Are the shipping charges accurate?
The shipping charges is as accurate as Online Fulfillment ability to gathers all necessary information and calculates the shipping cost and outputs the total estimated shipping cost to the buyer at the merchant website. To fulfill the effectiveness of results the merchant should prepare data that are reliable to be used by Online Fulfillment for the smooth transaction. The final cost is based on the LSP when they pick up goods.

Can I give the customer more shipping options?
Yes, the customer in the merchant site may request the type of shipping options that they prefer, but the match is governed whether the LSP is able to meet the customer's requirements.

How can Online Fulfillment understand my business requirements?
Online Fulfillment will analyst your business requirements and breaks the requirement analysis down into:

  • Business Analysis
    An Analysis would be carried out to identify the requirement and best ways for you to integrate with Online Fulfillment.
  • Implementation
    The Implementation process by means of providing assistance to integrate with Online Fulfillment engine to enable Online Fulfillment for our client.
  • Education/Training
    A training would be conducted for XYZ, on the usage of our powerful services to enable Online Fulfillment. The training would encompass - The usage of the functionality available in the Online Fulfillment by using the hands-on method assistance. - The usage Of Track & Trace - The usage of the User Documentation
  • User Acceptance Testing
    The Test Plan would be produced for XYZ to test the system whether the integration has been achieved. From the testing, we could identify whether the integration with Online Fulfillment engine was successful.

If I've decided in implementing the system, what kind of changes my company is likely to face?
By tapping onto our vast global infrastructure network for logistics and delivery, fulfilling online buyer's order quickly and accurately is easily achieve while your company has also open the opportunities to globalization.

What would be the system maintenance I'm likely to need?
There is no extra work needed in maintaining this system, as long as the merchant website gets integrate with Online Fulfillment, the merchandiser only needs to confirm or edit the Shipping Instruction (SI) and monitor all the shipment made.

How does the Online Fulfillment provide and ensure a secure platform for the user?
To ensure the platform is always secure, the access to the merchant site require user to have a user id and password that would be provided by ONLINE FULFILLMENT on the Logistic Service Provider site. The Logistic Service Provider site would be locked after 30 minutes when no action has been taken on the site. Online Fulfillment has a branded, the service name with having well facilitated security equipment that customers can be assured by our stamp of our of delivery service.

What kind of charges I would probably get in integrating my system to Online Fulfillment?
Charges are made on the assistance needed in integration and knowledge transfer such as training during the implementation. While at the operational stage of services from Online Fulfillment are likely to be charge as the user utilizes the facilities provided. The revenue model varies depending on the service requested or the agreement made. An arrangement on a meeting with the Business Department can be done to iron out these differences.

 

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