This
article is the first of several short how-to's that we will post over
the coming months. We want to help you learn more about what features
are available at StogieRate.com as well as learn how to best take advantage of them. In this first
installment, we will take a look at the scenario where you look up a
cigar, but discover that the specific size (or vitola) that you are
looking for is not in the database. Registered users of StogieRate.com
can add cigar records, and we will demonstrate how to do this.
First, suppose that you are looking
for a particular cigar. The quickest way to find a cigar is to simply type
the name in the search box on the home page and hit Search.
In our example, we search for the Rocky Patel Cargo cigar and discover that the database is missing a vitola
(there should be a Toro Grande size in addition to the Toro).
To fix this, first we need to open the cigar's detail page by clicking on the cigar name ("Cargo" in this case). The detail page for the Cargo cigar displays the list of vitolas currently in the database, below which we see "Are we missing a size?"
Following the link to add a new size,
a new screen will open where you can type in the name of the specific
size that you want to add as well as its length and ring gauge. To save
you time, Stogie Rate will copy the country of origin, wrapper, and
other related fields from one of the cigar's vitolas that is already in
the database. (However, you can still modify any of these fields if you
wish.)
And that's it! Once you are
satisfied with the cigar information, click the Add button and now your
new cigar vitola will be available for you to use as well as your fellow StogieRate.com users. (And as you can see we now have both sizes of the Rocky Patel Cargo in the database.)
We'll be back again with more tips so stay tuned!
