Hey Folks As you might know, we released Microsoft Forefront Codename "Stirling" a couple of weeks ago at RSA 2008. I encourage you all to watch the demo, download the product, and give it a try. Please send feedback as well through the Connect program...

I have recently made the switch from Commerce Server to Forefront Server team on the Stirling product. See more information about Stirling here: http://www.microsoft.com/forefront/prodinfo/roadmap/stirling.mspx I also worked on FCS Enterprise Manager...

I have uploaded a sample BizTalk Orchestration on GotDotNet. You can download it here , under the Release section. Here are the instructions for using the orchestration (these instructions are also contained in the sample project): 1. You will need...

We have officially opened our new Commerce Server Community Support Group on MSDN Forums. We would love for you to join and post any questions or issues that you have with Commerce Server 2007 or Commerce Server 2002. You must have a Microsoft Passport...

If you have seen our DW/A WebCast Series , I have placed the script that was used to create the DiscountsApplied DW/A Class. Enjoy! 'Create an ADO connection object. Dim cnnConnection Set cnnConnection = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection") 'Create...

We added three new webcasts as part of a series on extending the Data Warehouse. Here are the details, be sure to check them out! Commerce Server Data Warehouse Presenters: Brian Blum and Alan Faulkner, Microsoft The Commerce Server Data Warehouse...

This is the second part of a three part series in extending the Data Warehouse. To recap the first part, take a look at this post here. This part will focus on adding a new Data Warehouse class for the MusicDownload event and adding the event to the...

So you are seeing that your Hits Count on your Top Requested Pages report indicating that all pages have the same exact hit count? We have identified that this a problem which is traced to the Page Usage cube definition in Sql Server 2005. This does NOT...

Consider the scenario where you have multiple web log sources (let's say you have mulitple web servers for your site) and you want to import those web logs in parallel. This allows requests by a single user served by different sources be counted in a...

Some of you might wonder, how do I debug the Data Warehouse Import Tasks? There are two options: Perform a Sql Trace against the Data Warehouse database. Run the Data Warehouse debug server. The debug server is a utility which allows you to see trace...

Many of you might wonder where the Data Warehouse documentation is located. It's not bundled with the product documentation but rather, thanks to our hard working Program Writers, available online as of today! Further, you will soon be able to download...

Here I am going to show you how to write your own custom Commerce Server event and utilize it in the Data Warehouse for reporting purposes. In this case, we are going to create a fictitious MusicDownload event, which, if you have a music Commerce Server...

We are pleased to announce that the CS2007 Startersite CTP is now available through our Microsoft Connect site . For more details, see Ryan Donovan's Post here ! Enjoy and please give feedback through the Newsgroups (good or bad - seriously!). -Alan

There have been a lot of questions on whether you can use the Biztalk Orders Adapter on an extended Orders system for Purchase Order updates. The answer is a yes....but, for updates, you can only update Strongly Typed Properties (STP). The Orders Adapter...

In Commerce Server 2007, using our profile system to create Users (UserObjects), Addresses and Currency objects that you would like to transfer (via DTS Import) to a site level Data Warehouse, you must remember the following: On all Guid values in a profile...

Everyone has been asking about when the Startersite will be available. Ryan has posted the Startersite availablility here! Basically, a CTP (Community Technology Preview) version will be posted around August 25th and available through the Microsot Connect...

If you ever find that you are having a problem with the Data Warehouse Import Wizard saving and connecting to the Sql Server 2005 database, it could be because the TCP/IP protocols are disabled. If you want to use Datawarehouse with the following versions...

Tracing for the Commerce Server Adapters are a little different than the rest of the Commerce Server systems. With the adapters, you will trace on a per endpoint basis, where endpoint is either a Send or Receive Port. Here are the steps: First...

Just in case you haven't searched around in the SDK folder of the Commerce Server 2007 installation, there is an Adapter section which includes the following items: Sample Adapter Messages Includes sample Orders, Catalog, Inventory, and Profile...

Microsoft Commerce Server Webcast are now available on TechNet!! http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/comm/2007/webcasts.mspx We have published the following Webcasts: 1. Commerce Server 2007 Biztalk Adapters in Action 2. Developing...

So you finally get Commerce Server events recorded in your site and you’re wondering why it doesn't show up in your Data Warehouse Reports!? First, let's make sure that you are actually seeing the events.  Open your IIS logs (usually found in C:\windows...

That's right, you can download the Commerce Server 2007 Developer Edition Free of charge! Here is the link: http://www.microsoft.com/commerceserver/evaluation/software.mspx Enjoy!!!! -Alan

We have released the Partner SDK for the Commerce Server 2007 Business user client applications. Here is what Mark Townsend, our Group Program Manager, had to say about the release; “On behalf of the entire Commerce Server team, I am very proud to...

I hope to shed some light around our Orders Adapter’s use of the Status value in a Purchase Order. The Orders Adapter has the configuration options for two values: Status From Status To In a Purchase Order, there is only one status value. When the...

Vinod is our lead developer in the Commerce Server Product Group and also the developer for the Orders Subsystem.  His breadth of knowledge in CS is tremendous and I am sure his blog will provide a substantial amount of information about Orders and Orders...