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Error rebuilding Sitecore Commerce ServiceProxy in Sitecore Commerce 8.2.1

When rebuilding the Sitecore Commerce ServiceProxy, you may get an error similar to the following: Compiling transformation: The type or namespace name 'Values' does not exist in the namespace 'Microsoft.OData.Edm' (are you missing an assembly reference?) At first I thought I hadn't installed the OData v4 Client Code

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How to change the type of a field in Sitecore Commerce 8.2.1

I was in a pickle recently when I created a new field in Sitecore Commerce 8.2.1, but accidentally set the wrong type (string instead of bool). I thought getting rid of the field, and starting from scratch with the right type would do the trick. But I was

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Commerce Indexes: Sitecore Commerce 8.2.1 vs Experience Commerce 9

In Sitecore Experience Commerce 9, the way you rebuild Commerce indexes (used by Order/Customer/Catalog Manager in Commerce 8.2.1 and Business Tools in XC9) has changed. Here's a quick rundown of the difference: Sitecore Commerce 8.2.1 Commerce indexes are defined in Sitecore and can be

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Sitecore Experience Commerce Minions Log File Madness

Recently, I realized that a lot of new log files were being generated in my Commerce Minions instance. Upon further inspection, I noticed that they were being generated at 20 min intervals. I immediately realized that the IIS application pool must be resetting. I went over the application pool settings

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Failed to resolve dependency in commerce engine project

When developing plugins for the Sitecore Commerce engine, after adding a reference to another project (e.g. engine plugins/features) you may encounter the following error (NU1001 The dependency could not be resolved): Even if you follow your natural instincts, right click on references and click on restore packages, it

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How to check if a policy has been updated in Sitecore Commerce

When creating new policies or updating existing ones, you need to re-Bootstrap the commerce engine to load the new entities into the database. If you notice that the policy is not being picked up for some reason or you are still getting old values from the policy in your code,

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Sitecore Commerce Connect package installation hangs

When setting up Sitecore Commerce 8.2.1, after installing Commerce Server I reached the step to install Sitecore modules. The Problem I started installing the first package 'Sitecore Commerce Connect 10.x.xxx.zip'. However, I noticed that the package was taking very long to install. After giving it

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Sitecore Commerce InitializeEnvironment error: 'Failed to get connection for Sitecore'

After installing Sitecore Commerce 8.2.1 using the provided powershell scripts, the initialize environment command failed with the following error: localhost:5000/commerceops/InitializeEnvironment(environment='HabitatAuthoring') { "@odata.context":"http://localhost:5000/CommerceOps/$metadata#Commands/$entity", "@odata.type":"#Sitecore.Commerce.Core.Commands.InitializeEnvironmentCommand&

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Sitecore Commerce 8.2.1 install error: Commerce Server instance has not been configured. Run CSConfig.exe.

When installing commerce server from the habitat install script, install-commerce-server.ps1, there is a step to configure the commerce server. It may fail with the following error: Commerce server instance has not been configured. Run csconfig.exe. If you get this, it could be because the Configuration Wizard fails or

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Sitecore Commerce Entities Explained

In a nutshell, an entity in Sitecore Commerce is a business concept that is encapsulated in a POCO class that inherits from the Commerce Entity base class, and is persisted with a unique identifier associated to it. As an example, have a look at the default Commerce Cart Entity: Persistence

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All you need to know about Sitecore Commerce Service APIs

Sitecore Commerce 8.2.1 is the first step in building a next generation e-commerce platform. I’ve already explored pricing and promotions. Underpinning all of this functionality is Sitecore’s trump card- the Commerce Engine, which is based on a microservices architecture and is built entirely in .NET Core.

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How to view pipeline configuration and sequence in Sitecore Commerce Engine

As you know, most Sitecore functionality is built on, extended and customized through pipelines and processors. You are already accustomed to configuring pipelines through config files by defining the type of pipeline, your custom processors and processor sequence. In Sitecore Commerce Engine, pipelines are configured through code instead of config

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How to offer value to your customers using Promotions in Sitecore Commerce 8.2.1

I hope you’re now an an expert at pricing using the Pricing & Promotions module in Sitecore Commerce 8.2.1. Now that you have the first piece of the puzzle in place, let’s have a look at the the second one- Promotions. Promotions in Sitecore Commerce allow

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The curious case of missing Sitecore Commerce Engine Log Files

While recently developing a custom Commerce Engine plugin in Sitecore Commerce 8.2.1, I noticed that the engine was not producing any log files. The usual location (CommerceEngine\wwwroot\logs) had no signs of the runtime logs (files of the format SCF.*.txt), and only had Node Configuration logs.

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Show me the money! A guided tour of pricing in Sitecore Commerce 8.2.1

So you’ve set up your product templates in Commerce Server, synced them up to Sitecore Commerce, and finally set up some products in the Merchandising Manager. You see a field for list price on your products, a section for pricing, and a magical ‘Price Card’ dropdown . Price what? Price