Controlled Circulation

The Controlled Circulation Enhancement will allow orders to be accepted via ITPS and format the transactions according to Vendor specifications for Controlled Circulation transactions. ITPS will verify that the sourcekey on the transaction is a valid Controlled Circulation sourcekey for the publication submitting the transaction. ITPS will check for the required fields, verify the sourcekey and return any errors or success responses to the user. Controlled Circulation transactions will be reported via Volume Reporting and will be automatically fed to the BaRTS system for billing.

 

Checklist

• Publication must be set-up on ITPS. If not, submit an ITPS set up packet to the Cent-Job Tickets for SE inbox.

• If the client is capturing email addresses on their web page, they must be set up on XDB. If not, submit an XDB set up packet to the Cent-Job Tickets for SE inbox.

• Refer to the Web Developers Guide for a listing of all required tags.

• Client must assign a valid Controlled Circulation sourcecode (R-Z) and a valid keycode for the publication on their web pages that will be passing Controlled Circulation transactions to ITPS.

• Client must use the RequiredFields function on their web pages accepting Controlled Circulation transactions to require the subscriber to answer all qualifying questions.

• The sourcekey assigned on the ANET table must coincide with the Controlled Circulation sourcekey that is coded on the web page.

Q: How is the Term/Amount coded on the web page to pass a zero dollar amount?

A: Only the term portion of the Term/Amount tag will be checked -- the amount will be converted to 0.00 no matter how it is coded on the page.

Q: What types of reports will be available to track the Controlled Circulation transactions?

A: Reporting for Controlled Circulation transactions will be available through the Volume Reporting tool for ITPS. This report will reflect the number of transactions sent to Vendor, not the number of qualified subscribers. There will also be the standard reports that you have available to you now on STATS.

Q: Will these transactions that are received through ITPS be handled differently than transactions that are entered through other channels?

A: There will be no differences between the way Internet Controlled Circulation transactions are processed and all other Controlled Circulation transactions are processed through Vendor.

Q: Are there any special tags that must be coded on the web page for Controlled Circulation transactions?

A: Yes.

• RequiredFields - must be present, with a non-null value - in the event that the publication is not asking any qualifying questions, the value can be blank, but the tag must be present. No edit checks will be made to verify which fields are required - this is up to the individual client.
• iWebMaster - page must have contact info for subscribers to report errors.
• IWebMasterAdr - page must have contact info for subscribers to report errors.
• XDB - must be XDB=On

Q: Are there any other coding requirements that I should be aware of?

A: Yes.

CcType is not required, and will be ignored, as will CcNumber and CcExpire.