XML Remote Access for Virtual Store - Developers
The Helcim Virtual Store remote access XML feature allows you to easily display your product catalogue on your own website without having to maintain two databases. Changes made in your virtual store will automatically be updated on your own website.
The XML feature allows you to get listings of: products, events, categories, brands, parent categories, product options and your store details.
Requirements
In order to use the remote access feature a general understanding of XML, as well as a server-side scripting language (such as: PHP, ASP or JSP) is required. Since the XML is located on our servers Javascript will not be sufficient as it will not allow you to load a file from a different domain.
However, if live updates are not a requirement, it is possible to copy the XML and save it locally; in which case you would be able to load the file using Javascript.
*** IMPORTANT NOTICE ***
A new sub-domain has been added to access the XML feature: http://xml.helcim.com/. It is recommended that you update all XML links in your code to the new URL. This will ensure that your site will experience minimal, if any, downtime during server upgrades. For the time being the secure HTTPS version of the XML has been disabled. It will be re-enabled in future releases.
The previous URL (http://secure.helcim.com/xml/) will remain active however there will be no new updates to this version. Document version: 1.006 is the last valid document for the previous URL. If this URL no longer becomes valid, we will provide you with ample time to switch URLs and will not remove it until all merchants are ready.
Developers Kit - Documentation
Document Revisions
Release Version 1.007
Added showZeroProducts option to category, parent and brand XML.
Release Version 1.006
Important notice added about the XML URL.
Last valid release for URL http://secure.helcim.com/xml/.
Secure XML environment has been disabled.
Updated product XML structure to return brand id and name.
Added brand option to product XML to pull products with a specific brand.
Added brand XML structure information.
Release Version 1.005
Updated category XML structure to return parent category information.
Release Version 1.004
Updated product XML structure to return the category name as well as id.
Updated product XML structure to return addedToCart and purchased statistics.
Added new "random" orderBy option to the product and event XML.
Added new orderBy fields to the product XML options: addedToCart and purchased.
Added scripting language version information for the code samples.
Release Version 1.003
Initial release
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