New Data Member

The following table shows the options and functions available in the New Data Member dialog box.

Use this To do this
Member Name Select a name for the new data member from the list. The new data member name must be unique for the data object. The data member must have the name of a column or LDAP attribute in the underlying data store. The name can contain a maximum of 127 alphanumeric characters and the underscore (_). The name cannot contain spaces.
Display Name Type the name you want displayed in the application for the data member. The display name can contain a maximum of 127 Unicode characters.
Description Type a short description for the data member. The description can contain a maximum of 127 Unicode characters.
Type Select the data type for the data member. The following data types are supported:
  • Binary

  • Boolean

  • Currency

  • Date/Time

  • Number

  • String
Multivalued Select this check box to enable the collection of multiple values that are associated with the data member.
Required Select this check box if the data member is required. Otherwise, it will be optional.
Indexed Select this check box if the data will be indexed on this data member.
Primary key Select this check box to designate this data member the primary key. You must select one data member in each data object to be the primary key.
Add Click to add the new data member to the data member list.
Finished Click to close the New Data Member dialog box and update the Commerce Server Manager detail pane.

See Also

Data Sources

Adding a New Data Source

Adding Properties to Profile Definitions

Example: Creating a Profile Definition with Two Data Sources

Managing Data Sources


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