Business & Products Information Portal

Business & Products Information Portal

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Business & Products Information Portal
Introduction
Abstract

1. Title of the project: Business & Products Information Portal
2. Domain: Advertising
. Project Architecture: !Tire architecture
". #D$% methodologies: Waterfall model
A&stract of the project:
The Business & Products Information Portal provides
a complete, ready to run, fully customizable, Web site for listing
and managing classified advertisements. Advertising portal for
product promotion is a web based project users can interact with
the web server with any browsers available like Internet !plorer
and "ozilla #ire #o!. $ackend %atabase is &'( server which can
be connected with #rontend using middle layer A%).*T A+I
programming. #ollowing are some of the features in various
modules. This project will have "aster pages and Theming
concepts to make this project highly user friendly and dynamic
website.
Project modules:
Authentication
Administrator
+ost an Ad
+rofile "anagement
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&earching
Modules Overview

Authentication Module is used for user authentication
like login and log out. $ased on the login credentials of the
user permissions will be assigned to the user to access
different pages.
Administrator Module is used for
modify any ad in the ,lassifieds &ite
manage activated and deleted ads
create, modify, and delete categories
create and delete locations
manage site settings
Post an Ad Module is used for post an Advertisement
for a wanted item or an item for sale. -egistered and
unregistered users can browse all ads and respond to them.
When you post an ad, you specify characteristics of the ad
including the category the ad is in, the title of the ad, the
description of the ad, a price, and a location. Additionally, you
can include photos for an ad.
Profile Management Module can be used for every
registered user can customize his profile and categorized
advertisements into different categories and manage your
active and inactive ads, your saved bookmarks, and your
profile characteristics
Searching Module develops two levels of search.
&imple search and Advanced &earch. In &imple search we can
search different types of Ads based on ,ategories and
Advanced search we can search Ads with options ,ategory,
&earch Term, "a!imum +rice, (ocation, %ate, &how.
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Posting Ads
As a registered user of the ,lassifieds &ite you can post for
a wanted item or an item for sale. -egistered and unregistered
users can browse all ads and respond to them. When you post an
ad, you specify characteristics of the ad including the category the
ad is in, the title of the ad, the description of the ad, price, and
location. Additionally, you can include photos for an advertise.
'. (e)*ords:
+eneric Technolog) (e)*ords: Databases, User Interface,
Programming
#pecific Technolog) (e)*ords: ASP.Net, C.Net, !S S"# Ser$er
Project T)pe (e)*ords: Anal%sis, Design, Im&lementation,
'esting
#D$% (e)*ords: Presentation, ()siness, Data Access #a%ers
,. -nvironment:
#ervers:
.perating #)stem #erver: ! !icrosoft Windo*s
2+++ or ,ig-er
Data Base #erver: !icrosoft S"# Ser$er 2+++.2++/
%lients: !icrosoft Internet 01&lorer, !o2illa 3irefo1
Tools: !icrosoft 4is)al St)dio .Net
/ser Interface: ASP.N0' *it- A5A6
%ode Behind: 4(. N0'
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Project Descrition
The Advertising portal for product promotion provides a
complete, ready to run, fully customizable, Web site for listing
and managing classified advertisements. Advertising portal for
product promotion is a web based project users can interact with
the web server with any browsers available like Internet !plorer
and "ozilla #ire #o!. $ackend %atabase is &'( server which can
be connected with #rontend using middle layer A%).*T A+I
programming . #ollowing are some of the features in various
modules. This project will have "aster pages and Theming
concepts to make this project highly user friendly and dynamic
website.
!"isting S#stem
%ue to World Wide Web revolution now a days most
percentage of the users are depending on internet to search any
kind of information they re.uire. This is from daily news to any
other information like technology updates, health tips, doctor/s
info search and appointment, products promotion etc0 This
shifted the business from traditional paper advertisement to
online advertisements. There is no wonder to say that daily online
advertisements business is touching millions of dollars. "any big
software giants like 1oogle, 2ahoo are giving huge importance to
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online advertising. "ost of the websites designed today are
keeping some space aside for online advertising and this has
taken an important step in every commercial websites we are
using in recent days.
Drawbac$s of the e"isting s#stem3
(ot of time is wasted in looking out advertisements.
,annot view various newspapers, journals etc at a time.
It is a very time consuming process.
At a time advertiser cannot upload his advertisements.
Proosed S#stem
Advertising portal for product promotion is a website which
provides you a .uick reference of any type of advertisement you
are looking for or a space to upload your Advertisements. The
important facilities the website provides the users are.
Searching for Ads% Allow users to search and respond to
ads.
Posting and Managing Ads% Allow registered users to post
and manage ads.
&onfiguring Site% Allow administrators to manage site
characteristics.
'isitor Privileges
Anyone 4not
logged in5
"ay view and respond to ads.
(ogged in
"ay additionally post and manage ads and maintain a
list of bookmarked ads.
(ogged in as
administrator
"ay additionally edit all ads and classified categories,
locations, general site settings, and activations and
deletions.
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Admin (eatures
"onitors the website.
,an provide different access permissions for different
users.
+rofile "anagement
All advertisements will be advertised only after the
approval of Admin.
Admin has the complete authority on the website.
)ser (eatures
6ser can search for any type of advertisements.
6sers can (ogin and e!tract all the benefits of the site.
-egistered user can upload any advertisements if he
wants.
-egistered user can meet his demands from the
advertisements.
Modules
Authentication
Administrator
+ost an Ad
+rofile "anagement
&earching
Modules Overview

Authentication Module is used for user authentication
like login and log out. $ased on the login credentials of the
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user permissions will be assigned to the user to access
different pages.
Administrator Module is used for
modify any ad in the ,lassifieds &ite
manage activated and deleted ads
create, modify, and delete categories
create and delete locations
manage site settings
Post an Ad Module is used for post an Advertisement
for a wanted item or an item for sale. -egistered and
unregistered users can browse all ads and respond to them.
When you post an ad, you specify characteristics of the ad
including the category the ad is in, the title of the ad, the
description of the ad, a price, and a location. Additionally, you
can include photos for an ad.
Profile Management Module can be used for every
registered user can customize his profile and categorized
advertisements into different categories and manage your
active and inactive ads, your saved bookmarks, and your
profile characteristics

Searching Module develops two levels of search. &imple
search and Advanced &earch. In &imple search we can search
different types of Ads based on ,ategories and Advanced
search we can search Ads with options ,ategory, &earch Term,
"a!imum +rice, (ocation, %ate, &how.
Posting Ads
As a registered user of the ,lassifieds &ite you can post for
a wanted item or an item for sale. -egistered and unregistered
users can browse all ads and respond to them. When you post an
ad, you specify characteristics of the ad including the category the
ad is in, the title of the ad, the description of the ad, price, and
location. Additionally, you can include photos for an ad.
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To create an ad
7. (og in to the site as a registered user.
8. In the top navigation bar, click on the Post an Ad link.
9. &elect the category in which you will place the ad.
:. ,lick on the *e"t button.
;. nter the characteristics of the ad. #or both (or Sale and
+anted ad types, the re.uired fields are ,itle, Descrition,
Price, and -ocation.
<. ,lick the (inish button when you are ready to submit the ad.
To upload a photo for an ad immediately after creating it
7. After you clicked the (inish button for an ad click the )load
Photos for #our Ad now link.
8. In the Manage Photos section, click Browse to select the image
to upload.
9. ,lick )load.
:. -epeat steps 8 through 9 for any additional photos you wish to
upload.
To upload a photo for an e!isting ad
7. (og in to the site as a registered user.
8. In the top navigation bar, click M# Ads & Profile.
9. In the M# &urrent Ads section, click the Picture link of the ad
you wish to upload pictures to.
:. ,lick the Manage Photos link in the Actions section of the page.
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;. In the Manage Photos section, click Browse to select the image
to upload.
<. ,lick )load.
=. -epeat steps ; through < for any additional photos you wish to
upload.
Managing .our Ads and Profile
The ,lassified ,orner site allows user to manage their
active and inactive ads, their saved bookmarks, and their profile
characteristics. +rofile characteristics include first name, last
name, email and password.
To change your profile
7. (ogin to the site as a registered user.
8. In the top navigation bar click on the M# Ads & Profile link.
9. ,lick on the M# Profile link.
:. 2our profile information consists of3
a. #irst name, last name and email.
b. +assword.
;. To change your first name, last name, or email
a. ,hange the appropriate te!t bo!.
b. ,lick the &ave button to commit the changes.
<. To change your password
a. nter your e!isting password, new password, and
confirmation in the appropriate te!t bo!es.
b. ,lick the &hange Password button to change the
password.
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To remove bookmarks
7. (ogin to the site as a registered user.
8. In the top navigation bar click on the M# Ads &
Profile link.
9. ,lick on the Saved Boo$mar$s link.
:. ,lick the the /emove link of a bookmarked ad you wish to
remove from the bookmark list.
Site Administration
The ,lassifieds &ite includes an administration feature users in the
administrators role can use to perform administrative tasks
including3
> modify any ad in the ,lassifieds &ite
> manage activated and deleted ads
> create, modify, and delete categories
> create and delete locations
> manage site settings
The site settings are the business logic of the ,lassified &ite. The
settings are managed using the Web form &ettings.asp! page and
stored in the site?config.!ml file in the App@%ata folder. The site
settings include3
> Whether ads re.uire validation before appearing on the
site
> *umber of days an ad remains active
> Whether users are allowed to edit their ads
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> Aow ads are treated when a user removes an ad
> "a!imum number of photos that can be associated
with an ad
> Whether to notify the administrative contact email
when new ads are posted and at what fre.uency
> Whether to store photos in a database or in a directory
> *ame of the site that is ad response and notification
emails
> &ite contact email
> &"T+ host name
,o create a categor#
7. (og in to the site as an administrator.
8. In the top navigation bar, click the Site
Administration link.
9. ,lick the Manage &ategories link.
:. &elect the category that will be the parent category of
the new category. ,lick a category name in the Sub0
&ategories list bo! to drill down into that category.
;. Type in a name for the category in the Add Sub0
&ategor# te!t bo!.
<. ,lick the Add button to add the new category.
,o manage site settings
7. (og in to the site as an Administrator.
8. In the top navigation bar, click the Site
Administration link.
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9. ,lick the Manage Settings link.
:. ,hange settings as needed.
;. ,lick the )date button. The site?config.!ml file is
updated as well as the copy of the settings stored as an
application object.
1% SO(,+A/! /!2)I/!M!*, SP!&I(I&A,IO*
3ardware /e4uirements:
+rocessor 3 +entium?IB
-am 3 8;< "$ "I*I"6"
Aard %isk 3 8 1$ "inimum
+rocessor speed 3 8.< 1Az
Software Secifications:
(anguage 3 B$.*et.
Technologies 3 A&+.*et.
Web Authoring Tool 3 AT"(.
&erver 3 II&.
I% 3 Bisual &tudio .*et
%atabase 3 &.l &erver.
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