Set Up the Web Store Connection
By default, eCommerce is configured to connect to a database based on the settings defined by the user. The settings depend on the specifications set during the installation of the application such as the SQL server instance, the database to be used, and the virtual directory assigned.
Make sure that you have set the correct configuration before setting the webstore connection. You can also check the details of the configuration by clicking the Change menu in the Connected Business Login page.
CONFIGURE THE WEB STORE DEFAULT SETTINGS
- Open the Connected Business application and sign-in to your company database.
- Go to the eCommerce module and click the Web Store menu. The Web Store form will be displayed with the list of existing websites. If you have not set up a website yet, the only website you will see is the Default Website.
- Select the website you want to configure. For this discussion, we will use the Default Website. The Web Store detail form will be displayed.
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- Enter or modify the details (if needed) in the in the Web Store Information section such as the Web Store Description, Web Store URL, etc.
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- Set the Anonymous User for the website. This is for those customers who dont want to register on the site and for sites that use anonymous checkout. You can select from the list of user in the dropdown list or you can set your own anonymous customer.If not, you can just use the predefined customer Default eCommerce Shopper.
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- After entering all the necesary details for your web store, click Save and Close.
CONFIGURE THE WEB SITE CONNECTION
After configuring the default settings for your web store, configure the connection for your website.
- Open the Application Configuration Tool by going to Start > All Programs > Connected App Config 14 to display the Configuration Tool.
- Open the web configuration file. To do this, click the Open menu from the File section and select Configuration File option. A dialog window will be displayed. Find the web.config file which is located in C:\..\Web.
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- Select the Company Setup to configure, and set the Connection Protocol option to LAN. You can leave the User Code and Password as it is if you are using the default database, otherwise you can change it according to your settings.
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Currently, eCommerce does not have any support for the Use Internet Connection protocol. We recommend you choose Use LAN Connection Only for this setup.
- If you are using a different database other than the default, you need to change the database connection (if not, proceed to step #5). Click the ellipsis button to change the Database Connection. In the Database Connection window, select the Server Name, Database Name and Login Authentication. Click Test Connection button to check if the connection is working and click OK to close the window.
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- In the Default Web Store field, select the website for the store (i.e. DEFAULT WEBSITE).
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- After setting up the necessary configurations, click Save and Close to apply the changes in your system.
