How to make a group purchase in ELS
Creating a purchase group allows you to buy licenses, tags and other documents for family and friends, both online and with agents. After a customer has verified their account, they can be added to a purchase group using their ODFW ID# and the product catalog will reflect the correct products and pricing for each customer in the group.
It is important to use customer group purchases as the attestation and acknowledgment is only being made by the customer that is present.
How to Add Customer Group Members
Step 1) Add someone to your customer group by logging into your ODFW account. All members of your purchase group must have a verified ODFW ID#.
Option A: From the Customer Home page, select Customer Groups in the Customer Account tile, then select Add Customer to Group.
Option B: From the Product Catalog, select "Purchase for another Person" in the Purchase for menu.
Step 2) Enter the customer ODFW ID# and select Look Up.
Note: Agents can use customer search first to identify the ODFW ID#s to add to a group.
Step 3) Confirm that the correct customer name is displayed, then select Save. Customer is now added, and purchases for them can be made under the main customer.
How to make a purchase for group members
Step 1) From the Product Catalog, use the "Purchase For" menu on the top navigation bar to select the customer and display their catalog. Be sure to select the correct year.
A green alert message will briefly display at the bottom of the screen confirming that the catalog has been updated for the selected customer.
Step 2) Items added to the cart will display the name of the customer and the price specific to that customer. Please verify all items in cart before you proceed to checkout.
Step 3) If Controlled Hunt Applications are purchased, each one can be managed as a group or individually.
Step 4) When the purchase is finalized, select which documents will be printed right away and which will be printed at a later time from the customer's Recreational Portfolio.
Step 5) Customers who had an item purchased for them will not be notified of the purchase by email. If they access their account online, they will see the products that were purchased.
For recipients of group purchases:
1) You will not be notified by email when an item has been purchased for you. Instead, access your ODFW account online to see what products have been purchased.
2) If you are e-tagging, your items will appear in the MyODFW app the next time you log in.
3) If you are paper-tagging, and you have a username and password in the ELS, you can login into the system on your computer and print documents on your home printer (if they have not already been printed).
4) If you are paper-tagging, and you don't have a username and password, you will need to go to a license agent to get them printed or ask the purchaser to print them for you at the time of purchase.
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