November 2006 - Posts

Localized Documentation Released in French, German, and Japanese
29 November 06 01:08 PM | rdonovan | 1 Comments   
For those looking to access Commerce Server documentation in these languages, wait no longer! Check out: Japanese: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=89D3D830-53D3-40BD-8EB2-3C7C0CE88009&displaylang=ja German: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=36A670EF-3AFC-48A0-9066-5F31C80AA56E&displaylang=de Read More...
Refactoring PageContext
28 November 06 09:36 AM | jwasson | 6 Comments   
When I stepped back to take a look at the PageSetting/PageContext I found I wasn't completely happy with the design. It works perfectly but its usefulness is hindered by an unclear API. By this time we were beyond the point where I could refactor this kind of change so it stayed but this is a blog and I can show you how I would have made the change hopefully teaching you a little bit about the Starter Site and Refactoring in one post. Read More...
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Page Attributes in the Starter Site
27 November 06 09:35 AM | jwasson | (Comments Off)   
In the last post I mentioned how attributes were used to affect page functionality. The main class behind that is PageContext and its army of attributes: PageGroupAttribute, PageLayoutAttribute, and SecureAttribute. The attributes control various aspects Read More...
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Sample BizTalk Orchestration using Commerce Server Adapters on GotDotNet
14 November 06 05:15 PM | akfaulkner | (Comments Off)   
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 to Read More...
How to modify Order limits for non-web based Commerce Server applications?
10 November 06 01:55 PM | nihitk | (Comments Off)   
So you probably know all about how to change the various limits (such as the maximum Baskets per user or LineItems per OrderForm) on Orders being placed on your web site using the Limits Element in the Orders Element in the Web.Config. Well, if you have Read More...
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Preview of New CS2007 IT Pro Content for IT Forum Barcelona
07 November 06 09:15 AM | rdonovan | (Comments Off)   
Next week, I am presenting a dedicated IT Pro-oriented talk on CS2007 (with new content to be shown for the first time) at IT Forum in Barcelona. See the details on my personal blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/rdonovan/archive/2006/11/07/new-cs2007-it-pro-presentation-for-it-forum-barcelona-debut.aspx Read More...
Commerce Server Forums
07 November 06 12:28 AM | jwasson | 1 Comments   
The Commerce Server Forums are now online. This is a great place to ask questions as the community and people from the Commerce Server team can answer your questions. The newsgroups will still be around but will not be monitored by Microsoft people nearly Read More...
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Three new Data Warehouse WebCast published!
03 November 06 10:33 AM | akfaulkner | (Comments Off)   
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 is Read More...
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Commerce Server 2007 at TechEd Europe Developers and TechEd Europe IT Forum: November 6-17th
02 November 06 09:50 PM | rdonovan | (Comments Off)   
The Commerce Server team will have presentations and a full booth at both events. This will be a great chance to see CS2007 in action, talk with the product group to get your questions answered, and see session content aimed at the developer and IT professional Read More...
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Starter Site Architecture Part 1 - SiteModule and SiteContext
02 November 06 09:00 AM | jwasson | (Comments Off)   
Inside App_Code lies two important classes and they hold the foundation to the Starter Site. The first, SiteModule, is invisible in the day-to-day code, but it sets the stage. The second, SiteContext, is explicitly used nearly everwhere. Read More...
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