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Creating an index for Gift cards in Sitecore XC 10
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Creating an index for Gift cards in Sitecore XC 10

Sitecore XC stores entities in SQL server in a JSON format. It is possible to query the data that is stored in JSON, but it is a little more difficult and there really

  • Erwin Werkman
    Erwin Werkman
5 min read
Note to self: Changing the url of the Business Tools in Launchpad

Note to self: Changing the url of the Business Tools in Launchpad

I keep forgetting the location of the item you need to change the link of the Business Tools button in Launchpad, so this post is mostly a reminder for myself but I hope

  • Erwin Werkman
    Erwin Werkman
1 min read
4 things you should not forget when setting up the minions role
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4 things you should not forget when setting up the minions role

Recently I had to set up a Sitecore Commerce Minions role manually. I thought it was simple, because in the past I had already found out that you need to make sure you

  • Erwin Werkman
    Erwin Werkman
2 min read
Personalizing your commerce site

Personalizing your commerce site

Sitecore has great personalization features. Personalization in Sitecore is based on the content you visit and the actions you perform on the website. You use content profiling to gain a better understanding of

  • Erwin Werkman
    Erwin Werkman
6 min read
When deserialization goes wrong: Using the migration pipeline

When deserialization goes wrong: Using the migration pipeline

As you know (hopefully), Sitecore XC stores all its entities as Json-serialized strings in the database. This makes it really flexible, as any components and policies you add to an entity are just

  • Erwin Werkman
    Erwin Werkman
1 min read
A simple payment method - part 2

A simple payment method - part 2

In "A simple payment method" I implemented a really simple payment method. But there was one piece missing: If you created an actual order with the simple payment method you would

  • Erwin Werkman
    Erwin Werkman
5 min read
A simple payment method

A simple payment method

Sitecore Commerce comes with two payment methods out of the box: Federated Payment using Braintree as the payment provider and a gift card payment method. During development you often have a need for

  • Erwin Werkman
    Erwin Werkman
6 min read
Don't install Plumber locally: you can now use the hosted version!
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Don't install Plumber locally: you can now use the hosted version!

Now you don't have to install Plumber on your own machine anymore: just use the hosted version of Plumber!

  • Erwin Werkman
    Erwin Werkman
2 min read
The Commerce Business Tools: Creating your own Angular components
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The Commerce Business Tools: Creating your own Angular components

This post is part 3 in a 3-part series of posts on how to extend the Sitecore Commerce Business Tools. The other parts are: The Commerce Business Tools: How does it work? The

  • Erwin Werkman
    Erwin Werkman
13 min read
The Commerce Business Tools: How to extend it?
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The Commerce Business Tools: How to extend it?

This post is part 2 of a 3-part series of posts on how to extend the Sitecore Commerce Business Tools. The other parts are: The Commerce Business Tools: How does it work? The

  • Erwin Werkman
    Erwin Werkman
12 min read
The Commerce Business Tools: How does it work?
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The Commerce Business Tools: How does it work?

This is the first post in a 3 part series on the Sitecore Commerce Business Tools. The first part covers how the Business Tools work.

  • Erwin Werkman
    Erwin Werkman
6 min read
New version of Plumber Configuration Viewer
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New version of Plumber Configuration Viewer

Plumber Configuration Viewer for Sitecore Commerce version 1.1 is out and it includes a new feature to generate a code template for pipeline blocks. Using the new pipeline block generator Just navigate

  • Erwin Werkman
    Erwin Werkman
1 min read
SUGCON 2019 Slides -Extending the Sitecore Commerce Business Tools
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SUGCON 2019 Slides -Extending the Sitecore Commerce Business Tools

If you could not make it to SUGCON 2019 in London or you were at the conference but missed my talk, you can now download the full presentation including video's and text. As

  • Erwin Werkman
    Erwin Werkman
1 min read

Quick Tip: (remote) debugging the commerce engine

This is kind of an embarrassing story: I recently needed to (remote) debug a deployed commerce engine. What do you normally do when you need to debug a deployed website: you set your

  • Erwin Werkman
    Erwin Werkman
1 min read

Quick Little Tip: Don't forget to configure the Minion role to be AlwaysRunning

The Minion role in Sitecore Commerce is a role that should always be running. It makes sure orders are processed and all housekeeping is done. If you use the SIF installer it will

  • Erwin Werkman
    Erwin Werkman
1 min read

Policy Month: Sitecore.Commerce.Plugin.Orders

The next plugin we'll discuss is Sitecore.Commerce.Plugin.Orders. CancelOrdersPolicy Contains statuses for which you are allowed to cancel an order. AllowCancelStatuses (Collection<string>) Default values are Pending, Problem, OnHoldand

  • Erwin Werkman
    Erwin Werkman
2 min read
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It's May: That means it's Policy month

You finished doing your taxes in April so it's time to have some fun! And what better way to have fun than dissecting Sitecore Commerce policies. So in May I'm going to (sort

  • Erwin Werkman
    Erwin Werkman
2 min read
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Sitecore Commerce 9: First impressions

I wrote a blog post about my first impressions of Sitecore Commerce 9: https://mercury-ecommerce.com/tech/first-impressions-of-sitecore-commerce-9

  • Erwin Werkman
    Erwin Werkman
1 min read
Introducing Plumber: the configuration viewer for Sitecore Commerce
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Introducing Plumber: the configuration viewer for Sitecore Commerce

To get an insight in how Sitecore Commerce 8.2.1 and 9 work, I use Postman a lot to test specific requests but also to gain an insight into how the engine

  • Erwin Werkman
    Erwin Werkman
2 min read
Using SSL and client certificates when debugging Commerce Engine
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Using SSL and client certificates when debugging Commerce Engine

When you install Sitecore Commerce 9 using SIF all the connections use https as the transport protocol and Client Certificates are used for authentication between Sitecore Commerce Connect and the Commerce Engine. SSL

  • Erwin Werkman
    Erwin Werkman
2 min read
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Disable CSRF when working with Postman

If you receive an http 500-internal server error in Postman when you are testing your Sitecore Commerce Engine, you need to disable CSRF validation. You do this in the config.json file located

  • Erwin Werkman
    Erwin Werkman
1 min read
sitecore commerce 9

Changing the Sitecore Commerce 9 Catalog

If you want to change the properties of the catalog in Sitecore Commerce 9 you'll find there is no information in the developer's guide or the DevOps guide. Fortunately there is a knowledge

  • Erwin Werkman
    Erwin Werkman
1 min read

Whats coming in Sitecore Commerce, sorry, Sitecore Experience Commerce 9?

Unfortunately this year I couldn't visit Sitecore Symposium in Las Vegas, so I had to hear second-hand about all the new stuff that has been released and is going to be released. Fortunately,

  • Erwin Werkman
    Erwin Werkman
1 min read
Creating a new condition (qualification) for Sitecore Commerce Engine

Creating a new condition (qualification) for Sitecore Commerce Engine

Together with Willem Haring of Sitecore Benelux, I did a talk at SUGCON 2017 in Amsterdam about the new Sitecore Commerce Engine. To demonstrate the flexibility and extensibility of the Sitecore Commerce Engine

  • Erwin Werkman
    Erwin Werkman
2 min read

Quick Tip: 8 special properties you shouldn't forget to add to the catalog

If you are using Sitecore Commerce 8.2.1 and you are defining the catalog schema you need to be aware of a couple of properties that you need to add to the

  • Erwin Werkman
    Erwin Werkman
1 min read
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