This is very rough idea for my ecommerce website I need built. I apologize if it's a bit of Chat GPT puke, but it's a rough idea of what I want. Here it is:
It's for a fully functional industrial product selling website - Think Grainger
Ecommerce Website Requirements:
1.)MySQL DB functionality
a. Quotes
b. Orders
c. Images
d. Videos
e. Invoices
f. Inventory register by orders; min max level sets
i. MFR’s Products
ii. CSV import/export
Supplier updates
Admin dashboard
Product import tool
Quote engine
Invoice engine
Payment tracking
g. Reporting
2.) Woo Commerce
3.) VectorSupply.com web domain
1️⃣ Customers Table
customers
customer_id (PK)
company_name
contact_name
email
phone
billing_address
shipping_address
tax_exempt_flag
credit_limit
payment_terms
created_date
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2️⃣ Products Table
products
product_id (PK)
sku
manufacturer
part_number
description
condition_code
cost
sell_price
qty_available
weight
image_path
active_flag
Indexes on:
sku
part_number
manufacturer
This is critical for industrial search speed.
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3️⃣ Quotes (Header)
quotes
quote_id (PK)
customer_id (FK)
created_date
expiration_date
status (Open, Approved, Converted, Lost)
total_amount
sales_rep_id
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4️⃣ Quote Line Items
quote_lines
line_id (PK)
quote_id (FK)
product_id (FK)
qty
price
extended_price
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5️⃣ Orders (Header)
orders
order_id (PK)
customer_id (FK)
quote_id (nullable FK)
order_date
status (Pending, Paid, Shipped)
subtotal
tax
shipping
total
payment_status
paid_date
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6️⃣ Order Lines
order_lines
line_id (PK)
order_id (FK)
product_id (FK)
qty
price
extended_price
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7️⃣ Payments Table
payments
payment_id (PK)
order_id (FK)
amount
payment_method
transaction_id
payment_date
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8️⃣ Sales Reps Table
Because your format includes ASM / Territory.
sales_reps
rep_id
name
territory
commission_rate
TRANSACTION FLOW
Customer requests quote →
Quote is sent to customer→
Convert to order →
Invoice generated →
Payment recorded →
Inventory is adjusted
Status updated automatically.
Custom Fields
Add:
• Condition Code (RISCN1, etc.)
• Territory
• Tax Exempt?
• Florida/Hillsborough Cty. Taxes collected and reported
• Sales Rep
• Credit Terms
• Paid in Full flag
2️⃣ Quote Plugin
Allow:
• Request quote
• Admin price adjustment
• Convert to order
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3️⃣ Invoice Plugin
Auto generate PDF invoices
Track paid date
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4️⃣ Advanced Search
Critical for industrial:
• Search by part number
• Manufacturer
• SKU
• Description keywords
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5️⃣ Bulk CSV Product Loader
You manage products in Excel.
Upload 500–5,000 at a time.
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