About the Ads Feature for Solution Sites

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11/12/2009

The advertising feature displays advertisements to users based on the properties in the user's profile, and the Need of Delivery (NOD) for the advertisement.

Advertisements are placed in the banner slot located along the top of the Web pages. Through Commerce Server Business Desk you can configure the advertisement's properties, schedule, target audience, and display.

Initialization

Initialization for the advertising feature occurs in the following files:

include\global_csf_lib.asp

Initializes the Content Selection Framework (CSF), and creates the global context for CSF advertisements.

include\global_cache_lib.asp

Creates and configures the advertising cache.

include\global_siteconfig_lib.asp

Creates a PageSet of pages on which advertisements can be shown.

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The following files display the advertising feature:

template\banner.inc

Called by the file template\layout1.asp or template\no_menu.asp. Checks to see if the current page is in the advertising PageSet, as configured on the global_siteconfig_lib.asp page. If the page is in the advertising PageSet it displays the winning ad.

template\layout1.asp

Provides the HTML display layout for a Web page with a menu, navigation bar, advertising banner, discount banner, and footer.

template\no_menu.asp

Provides a basic HTML display layout for a Web page without a menu, navigation bar, or footer.