CSMetal is a command line tool that reads Commerce Server 2009 metadata and generates a set of strongly-typed classes to use with the Commerce Foundation API and a set of Linq providers to allow access to Commerce Server entities via Linq. It can dramatically...

CSMetal is a command line tool that reads Commerce Server 2009 metadata and generates a set of strongly-typed classes to use with the Commerce Foundation API and a set of Linq providers to allow access to Commerce Server entities via Linq. It can dramatically...

It’s pretty easy to call an operation in Commerce Server 2009 that refreshes the entire profile cache like below: var updateCaches = new CommerceUpdate < CommerceEntity > ( " CommerceCache " );updateCaches.SearchCriteria.Model.Properties...

In my previous post, I discussed using the Commerce Foundation’s extensibilty model to create a basic pricing engine.  I created a simple OperationSequenceComponent that I configure to run whenever a query for a product comes through the foundation...

Commerce Server 2009’s Commerce Foundation added a great extensibility layer.  Every call into the foundation flows through a series of components called Operation Sequence Components.   All of the out-of-the-box functionality, which wraps the...

In my last post , I showed how to create an OperationSequenceComponent (OSC) that allows you to alter the default behavior when a category is retrieved so that out of stock products are filtered out. Unfortunately, I had to hard code the setting into...

A question was asked how to configure Commerce Server 2009's default site to filter out products where the OnHandQuantity=0. This filter setting is stored in the CategoryConfiguration object which Commerce Server passes into the core subsystems when...

I've invented a new acronym (well Microsoft TLA, anyways...) CGF - Computer Grog Factor. This is the amount of time it takes from when you take your computer out of sleep mode until it becomes usable. Right now this is top of mind because the...

The PDC Session that we did on Commerce Server "Mojave" is now available online. You can access it here: http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC59/ Tom does a great demo where he constructs a working E-Commerce site in about 5 minutes using the out...

See our e-commerce blog post for more details: http://blogs.msdn.com/commerce/default.aspx

I am going to be at the Professional Developers Conference October 25th - 29th. We are doing the following Session: PC59 - Commerce Server "Mojave": Overview Session Day/Time: 10/27/2008 15:30-16:45 Room: 408A I will be copresenting with Tom...

Ran into this problem and searched high and low for a solution but never found another post detailing the solution. The issue is that, according to the documentation for GetListItem, located here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/lists.lists...

We should move away, and push our clients to move away, from solutions where business knowledge is encoded into programming languages to solutions where business knowledge in encoded into business models and solutions drive from the business model. The...

Welcome to my blog! My name is Kerry Havas and I am a Product Architect working for Microsoft in the Microsoft Commerce Server Product Unit. I'll be writing about trends in Commerce applications and about Commerce Server 2007 and our upcoming product...