Profile Administration Web Parts
The Profile Web Parts provide a number of functions to the e-commerce site, including:
The ability for an anonymous shopper to create a new account. Account registration includes the capture of mandatory and optional profile information such as:
An identifying shopper ID (such as an e-mail address or unique ID)
E-mail address (if different than the shopper ID)
Name (usually first and last names)
Password
The ability for a shopper to log in to an existing account. The system will recognize this shopper upon log in, and be able to use specific profile information for various features, such as ordering, marketing, and so on.
The ability for a shopper to edit addresses and edit payment methods.
The ability to manage multiple billing and shipping addresses associated with one shopper. A shopper can add, remove, and edit addresses. The shopper can select and change default billing and shipping addresses.
The ability to store different credit card information for use during the checkout process.
Authentication and current-user context are supplied by SharePoint through the Membership provider. Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 R2 remains the source for all profile-related information.
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Only form-based authentication (FBA) is supported in the extended zone your shoppers will use. Web Parts that interact with the Commerce Server profiles system will not work with other methods of authentication. |