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Web Order Entry Tutorial
  1. Obtaining a Web Order Entry Account
  2. Searching for Products
  3. Placing An Order
  4. Using the Quicklist
  5. Saving and Retrieving Carts
  6. Customizing Product Codes
  7. Creating Custom Groups
  8. Checking Inventory & Pricing
  9. Account Information


Obtaining a Web Order Entry Account

  • To obtain a Web Order Entry Account, you must first be a Rexel CLS customer. To become a Rexel CLS customer, you should fill out our credit application and mail or fax it to our credit department.
  • If you are already a Rexel CLS customer and don't have a User ID and Password, please contact your Rexel CLS salesperson.

Logging Into Web Order Entry

  • To log into Web Order Entry, simply enter your User ID and Password into the Web Order Entry Login box found on the mainpage or by clicking on 'WOE' on the navigation bar on any page.


Searching for Products

Searching By Category

  1. In the left frame of the WOE Main Menu, your products will be divided by category. Click on the desired product category.
  2. The categories will then be divided into sub-categories in the middle frame. Click on the desired product sub-category.
  3. A list of the products in that sub-category will be displayed in the right frame.

Searching By Keyword

  1. In the left frame of the WOE Main Menu, click on Search by Keywords.
  2. In the middle frame, enter the keyword(s) into the supplied box.
  3. To search by a specific product, click Products.
  4. To search by a product family, click Families.
  5. To search by a product line, click Product Lines.
  6. To search by the products you have bought in the past, click What You Buy.

Searching Using My Product Groups

If you have added products to your custom product groups, you can search using these groups. This can be effective if you order a certain set of products time-after-time.

  1. In the left frame of the WOE Main Menu, click on My Product Groups.
  2. In the middle frame, click on a product group.
  3. The right frame will display all the products associated with that group.


Placing An Order

Adding Items to Your Cart

  1. Once you have found the product you want to purchase, enter the desired amount into the box to the left of the product.
  2. Click on Add to Cart at the top of the product listing.
  3. The frame in the top right corner of the main menu is updated to reflect the addition of items to your cart.

Reviewing Your Shipping Information

  1. Once you are finished adding items to your cart, click on Shipping Info at the bottom of the main menu.
  2. Make sure that the appropriate information is listed and provide a Purchase Order number if necessary.
  3. Click Continue.

Reviewing Your Cart

  1. Click on Review Cart at the bottom of the Main Menu.
  2. To make changes to your quantities, change the values in the boxes next to each product and click Refresh.
  3. To submit the order, click Submit Order.
  4. Print out the confirmation page for your records.
  5. Your order has now been placed.


Using the Quicklist

The Quicklist allows you to speed up the ordering process by only entering the part numbers of the items you want to order. This is helpful if you tend to order the same products time-after-time and have become accustomed to their item numbers. It also is effective after you customize your product codes.

  1. Click on Quicklist at the bottom of the Main Menu.
  2. Enter the part numbers of the items you would like to order, as well as the quantities.
  3. Click on Review Order.
  4. Click on Submit Order.
  5. Print the confirmation page for your records.
  6. Your order is complete.


Saving and Retrieving Carts

Saving a Cart

Spent time compiling an order and now you need to run out and do something else? Or do you place the same order time and time again? You can save the order to eliminate lost time with these simple steps:

  1. While reviewing a cart, click Save Cart
  2. Enter a title for the cart in the Title box.
  3. Click Save and Continue to continue with Web Order Entry or Save and Logoff to end your session.

Retrieving a Cart

  1. Click on Save Cart on the bottom of the Main Menu.
  2. Click on View Saved Carts.
  3. To retrieve a cart, click Go next to the cart that you would like to retrieve.
  4. To delete a cart, click the checkbox next to the cart and click on Delete Selected Carts.

Customizing Product Codes

Customizing Part Numbers

This is a helpful feature if you refer to certain items by specific part numbers different than those used by CLS. By customizing part numbers you can search for and add items to your order using your own specifications, which will make using Web Order Entry that much easier.

  1. After performing a search, click on the product you would like to customize.
  2. In the lower-left corner of the Additional Product Info window you will find a box labeled Your Part Numbers for this Product.
  3. Enter a new part number where it says Type New Part # Here.
  4. Click Add to List.
  5. You can now perform searches using this part number or add this item to your cart using this part number on the quicklist.

Removing Custom Part Numbers

If you have customized a part number and want to remove it, follow these simple steps.

  1. After performing a search, click on the product you would like to remove the part number on.
  2. In the lower-left corner of the Additional Product Info window you will find a box labeled Your Part Numbers for this Product.
  3. Check the box next to your custom part number.
  4. Click Remove Part #(s).
  5. The part number has been removed.


Creating Custom Groups

Adding a New Product Group

  1. Click on Custom Groups at the bottom of the Main Menu.
  2. Under Add a New Group, enter a group name into the box.
  3. Click Add Group.

Adding Products to a Product Group

  1. After performing a search, click on the product you would like to add to a group.
  2. In the lower-right corner of the Additional Product Info window you will find a box labeled Current Product Group(s).
  3. Select a group from the drop-down menu.
  4. Click Add to Group.
  5. You can now perform searches using My Product Groups.

Removing Product Groups

  1. Click on Custom Groups at the bottom of the Main Menu.
  2. Click the checkbox next to the group(s) you would like to remove.
  3. Click Remove Group(s).

Removing Products from a Product Group

  1. Click on Custom Groups at the bottom of the Main Menu.
  2. Click on the group you would like to remove a product from.
  3. Click the checkbox next to the product(s) you would like to remove.
  4. Click Remove Products.


Checking Inventory & Pricing

Web Order Entry allows you to check the inventory and prices of products quickly, easily and any time of day. Follow these simple steps to check on our products.

  1. After performing a search, click on the product you would like to view the inventory of.
  2. On the right side of the Additional Product Info window there is a listing of each CLS branch and the available inventory.
  3. In the middle of the window, the price will be listed under You Pay. This is your own unique price determined by our pricing matrices.


Account Information

Viewing Your Account Status

  1. Click on Account Info on the bottom of the Main Menu.
  2. Click on Account Inquiry.

Viewing Your Account Ledger

  1. Click on Account Info on the bottom of the Main Menu.
  2. Click on Account Ledger.
  3. You filter the results by date by entering a From and To dates in the boxes at the top of the page and clicking Go.
  4. You can also search for an individual invoice at the bottom of the screen by inputting a Reference, PO, or Release # in the search box and clicking Go.

Viewing Your Open Orders & Bids

  1. Click on Account Info on the bottom of the Main Menu.
  2. Click on Open Orders/Bids.
  3. To filter the result as of a certain date, enter the date in the As of Date: box and click Change.
  4. To search for a certain open order or bid, enter the number into the search box and click Search.

Printing Invoices

  1. Click on Account Info on the bottom of the Main Menu.
  2. Click on Print Invoices.
  3. Enter a Start Date and an End Date into each box and click Submit.
  4. The resulting page can then be printed out.
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