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Microsoft Commerce Server Support Team Blog

Commerce Server and the MSCS_CatalogScratch Database and Maintenance.

Thanks to Charles Teague for providing some of the technical detail for this article. (Cross posted...

Author: Finbar Ryan Date: 05/02/2012

Errors when trying to use Site Packager on IIS 7.0

When attempting to pack a site or unpack a site you may received errors or failures during the...

Author: Charles S. Teague Date: 05/25/2010

Commerce Server 2009 Documentation in .Chm format.

As you know the Commerce Server 2007 and Commerce Server 2009 help use the new Visual Studio...

Author: Finbar Ryan Date: 05/06/2010

How do you create a Commerce Server 2007 BizTalk Orchestration using your customized product catalog

Listed below are the steps you need to perform to successfully export your catalog to a directory....

Author: MIMUSH Date: 04/16/2010

Commerce Server Version Numbers

I was asked recently by a customer what was the easiest way to determine what version of Commerce...

Author: Charles S. Teague Date: 11/25/2009

Adjusting polling interval to the StagingLog.mdb

By default, in Commerce Server 2007 and Commerce Server 2009 the Commerce Staging System (CSS) will...

Author: Charles S. Teague Date: 11/25/2009

In Catalog Manager, when you perform a search for a product, category, etc. by default the maximum...

Author: Charles S. Teague Date: 11/06/2009

Installing Commerce Server on Windows Server 2008 R2

Both Commerce Server 2007 and Commerce Server 2009 have been tested on Windows Server 2008 R2 and...

Author: Charles S. Teague Date: 10/02/2009

Upgrading Commerce Server 2009 deployment on WSS to MOSS

If you have deployed any of the Commerce Server 2009 sample sites or your own custom site on a...

Author: Charles S. Teague Date: 09/30/2009

With Commerce Server 2007 and 2009, if you are using a site based on the Core API such as the...

Author: Charles S. Teague Date: 06/09/2009

Calculating the decimal degrees for Store Locator

When entering the store objects in Customer and Orders Manager for the Store Locator, you have the...

Author: Charles S. Teague Date: 04/23/2009

Commerce Server 2009 updates for _PresentationInfo.xml files in Profile Web Service

In Commerce Server 2009 we have a new feature as part of the new default sites. This is the Store...

Author: Charles S. Teague Date: 04/22/2009

Configure IIS web logs for Data Warehouse Authentication Module

When you setup a new site in Commerce Server 2009 using the SharePoint Commerce Services...

Author: Charles S. Teague Date: 04/16/2009

FBA site fails to open correctly

When you configure the user account for the application pool that the Default Site or the...

Author: Charles S. Teague Date: 04/16/2009

Commerce Server 2009 Training Resources.

As Commerce Server 2009 is now out and available I thought it would be a nice idea to do a post on...

Author: Finbar Ryan Date: 04/14/2009

How to setup Site Variations for the Commerce Server 2009 sites

The steps to setup and configure site variations in the Commerce Server 2009 Default Site and the...

Author: Charles S. Teague Date: 03/17/2009

Commerce Server Terms and Definitions

As there have been question in the past on the terms and definitions used by Commerce Server, a...

Author: Charles S. Teague Date: 03/12/2009

Commerce Server 2009 Quick Installation Steps for Developers

The following quick installation instructions are for developers who already have a Commerce Server...

Author: gcheng75 Date: 03/12/2009

Clarifications, Comments & Corrections to the Commerce Server 2009 Installation Guide

The Commerce Server 2009 Installation guide is a large document covering the setup and deployment of...

Author: Charles S. Teague Date: 03/04/2009

Commerce Server 2007 supports SQL Server 2005 SP3

We have completed all testing of both the Commerce Server 2007 Core API and the Data Warehouse...

Author: Charles S. Teague Date: 03/03/2009

Commerce Server 2009 MSDN Forum is now available

The MSDN support and news forum for partners and customers is now live and you can start posting...

Author: Charles S. Teague Date: 02/02/2009

Are you getting ready for Commerce Server 2009?

Commerce Server 2009 is coming and if you are not already reviewing it then I would like to...

Author: Charles S. Teague Date: 01/22/2009

Unable to register CommerceSCWTemplate.xml on Windows Server 2003 SP2

When you attempt to register the Commerce Server 2007 Security Configuration Wizard template on a...

Author: Charles S. Teague Date: 12/31/2008

Commerce Server 2009 December CTP Release is Available

The December CTP release of the upcoming Commerce Server 2009 is available for everyone to download...

Author: Charles S. Teague Date: 12/31/2008

Purpose of the admin_commerceAdministrator_role in the MSCS_Admin database

In the Commerce Server 2007 MSCS_Admin database there is a SQL Server security role named...

Author: Charles S. Teague Date: 12/31/2008

Commerce Server 2007 Service Pack install fails trying to stop services

When you attempt to install Commerce Server 2007 Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2, the setup routine...

Author: Charles S. Teague Date: 12/31/2008

Catalog and Inventory Schema Manager gives error after installing Commerce Server 2007 SP2

After installing Commerce Server 2007 SP2 when you attempt to start the Catalog and Inventory Schema...

Author: Charles S. Teague Date: 12/31/2008

Commerce 2007 Architecture

I wanted to share the interesting series that Ryan Donovan has just finished on the Architecture...

Author: Finbar Ryan Date: 12/30/2008

Support and compatibility with 2008 products

The question regarding does Commerce Server 2007 support Windows Server 2008 and/or SQL Server 2008...

Author: Charles S. Teague Date: 10/17/2008

Welcome to the Commerce Server Support Team Blog

Hello everyone. We are now live with the Commerce Server Support Team Blog. Our aim is to share...

Author: Charles S. Teague Date: 10/16/2008