Purchasing: From Start to Finish
Purchasing: From Start to Finish
This section provides the basic Cortex purchase process flow.
The purchase process has seven basic steps:
| Step | Process Stage | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Authenticate | POST the customer's user name and password to log in. |
| 2 | Search for items | POST one of the search forms to create a search and retrieve the search results. |
| 3 | Add an Item to a cart | GET an item and with the addtodefaultcartaction add the item to the cart. |
| 4 | Set order options | POST payment method, billing address, shipping address, and shipping option to use for the purchase. |
| 5 | Review Order | GET the order so the customer can review its details. |
| 6 | Place Order | POST the order to a purchase to execute the purchase. |
| 7 | Review Purchase | Review the purchase details. |


