Configuration: SheerID

Owned by Marty Niessen
Last updated: Sept 29, 2022
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Setup Checklist

SheerID Tasks

 

  • Contact SheerID to complete required setup and purchase a SheerID Subscription REQUIRED

  • Obtain URL(s) from SheerID REQUIRED

  • Specify if you would like single or multiple-use SheerID codes REQUIRED

  • Generate random codes for validation purposes REQUIRED

PREREQUISITES

POS Tasks

 

  • Create the product header(s) REQUIRED

  • Create RTP|One Rule that links to a validation stored procedure REQUIRED

  • Deploy validation stored procedure and grant execute security privileges REQUIRED

  • Obtain RTP|One Prompt code(s) for use in Aspenware Commerce configurationREQUIRED

Prerequisites

Aspenware Commerce Tasks

 

PrerequisiteS

  1. Assign SheerID Functionality to Products Required

  2. Update Copy for Checkout Steps where SheerID verification is required Required

Detailed setup

Prerequisite Tasks

SheerID Tasks

  • Contact SheerID to complete required setup and purchase a SheerID Subscription

  • Obtain verification form URL(s) from SheerID

    • i.e. https://services.sheerid.com/verify/5dc1a9bf546fa0214f17c389/

NOTE: You will want to explore multiple verification URL(s) with SheerID if the following are true:

  1. You offer different categories of verified discounts. (i.e. college and military discounts)

  2. You offer different level discounts for various classifications (i.e. active, retired, dependents, different discounts for different colleges, etc.)

  • Specify if you would like single or multiple-use SheerID codes. Typically single-use codes are used for pass discounts and multiple-use codes are used for ticket redemption.

  • Determine how many codes you expect to need for each verification form and generate codes for these forms using a random code generator. Send the exact same list of codes to SheerID and Aspenware, clarifying which codes belong to which verification from URL. Aspenware will use them to create stored procedures (Professional Service fees apply for this), and SheerID will use the codes to distribute to verified applicants.

NOTE: Random code generation tips that have served helpful for other customers:

  1. Consider omitting certain characters that could be confused for similar-looking characters, for example, 1, I, and a | look very similar and can be confusing. If you are using alphanumeric, consider lowercase and numbers but not uppercase letters and numbers.

  2. Ensure that each string is unique.

  3. Use shorter codes, around 5 digits.

POS Tasks

  • Create the RTP|One product header for discounted products.

  • Create an RTP|One Rule that will be used for validation and link validation stored procedure. Aspenware links random codes generated in the section above to this stored procedure. (Professional Service fees apply.)

 

  • Deploy validation stored procedure and grant appropriate SQL security.

 

  • Obtain RTP|One prompt code(s) for use in Aspenware Commerce configuration.

Commerce Tasks

  • Create military and college product classifications if they don’t exist.

    • From Aspenware Commerce > Product Classifications > Add Classification, create a product classification with either Requires Military or Requires Student Verification applied.

  • Ensure that the products to which you are assigning a SheerID prompt are set up in Aspenware Commerce. Detailed product setup can be found here: Configuration: Product Shell

Detailed Setup Guide

1. Assign SheerID Functionality to Products

NOTE: SheerID updates and stored procedure updates in RTP|One must be in place in order for the validations to take place. Please email ski-support@aspenware.com to set these up in advance of configuring these prompts in Nopcommerce. 

  • Go to Aspenware Commerce Plugins > Product Classifications > Add Assignment and select the desired Category and Product requiring assignment from the dropdowns.

  • If SheerID validation is specific to a particular attribute combination or add-on selection, check the desired product attributes or add-on.

     

  • In the Classification table, click the Assign checkbox for either Requires military verification or Requires college verification, depending on whether the product is a military restricted product or a college restricted product.

  • On assignment, an admin must also enter the RTP|One validation prompt type code in the Value field, copied from the POS task above.

  • Click Add.

2. Update Copy for Checkout Steps where SheerID verification is required

  • Go to Configuration > Languages > English > String Resources to set specific language strings that apply to the SheerID code entry section in checkout and provide verification links.  Use the following language strings to edit what customers see if they attempt to checkout with a SheerID restricted product:

Resource name

Value

Resource name

Value

account.login.checkout.personalize.requiresmilitary

Requires Military Verification

account.login.checkout.personalize.verifycode.duplicate

Code Already Used

account.login.checkout.personalize.verifycode.invalid

Invalid Code

account.login.checkout.personalize.verifycode.unknownerror

An Error Occurred Verifying Code

account.login.checkout.personalize.getmilitarycodelink

Click <a href="Insert SheerID URL here" target="_blank">here</a> to verify your military status and retrieve your verification code.

account.login.checkout.personalize.verifycode

Verify Code

account.login.checkout.personalize.verifycode.verified

Verified

account.login.checkout.personalize.verifycode.processing

Verifying

account.login.checkout.personalize.requiresstudent

Requires Student Verification

account.login.checkout.personalize.getstudentcodelink

Click <a href="Insert SheerID URL here" target="_blank">here</a> to verify your college enrollment and retrieve your student verification code.