User Flow & E-Commerce

Ondeva gives you precise control over user access, session behavior, and monetization flows. These steps are essential for any SaaS or productized app built on Ondeva — enabling authentication, license enforcement, and seamless e-commerce actions from within workflows.

Login

Purpose:

Forces the user to authenticate. If already logged out, they’ll be redirected to the login page and returned to their current screen upon success.

When to Use:

  • Guard protected content

  • Require login before form submission

  • Secure workflows that write to user-specific data


License Enforcing

Purpose:

Checks whether the user has a valid license (or set of licenses). If the check fails, the user is blocked from progressing.

Key Options:

  • License Selection: Choose one or more required licenses

When to Use:

  • Gate workflows or features based on paid plan

  • Handle upsells for premium components

  • Limit access to internal tools or downloads


Add Item to Cart (E-Commerce)

Purpose:

Adds a product or license to the current user’s shopping cart.

Key Options:

  • Product / License: Select the item to be added

  • Clear Cart First: Optional — clears the current cart before adding the new item

When to Use:

  • Trigger a checkout flow (e.g. “Buy Now” button)

  • Offer upgrade paths (add license for additional features)

  • Support dynamic pricing tiers or modular subscriptions


Register Session

Purpose:

Logs a session-level tracking entry with optional metadata for analysis. The Session ID is stored in a variable: {var_sessionId}

Key Options:

  • User ID (optional)

  • Session ID (optional)

  • URL (context page)

When to Use:

  • Record usage sessions for metrics

  • Tie workflows to performance data

  • Build your own internal analytics pipeline


Register Page View

Purpose:

Tracks a page visit for the current session and user. The Visit ID is stored in a variable: {var_visitId}

Fields:

  • User ID (optional)

  • Session ID (optional)

  • URL (context page)

When to Use:

  • Funnel tracking

  • Custom conversion attribution

  • Heatmap or flow visualization features


Best Practices

  • Combine License Enforcing with Design Visibility rules for a seamless UX.

  • Use Add to Cart in pricing tables, modals, or gated content dialogs.

  • Log sessions and page views if you want to collect analytics event from other sources then the automatic tracking of Ondeva’s analytics system.

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