Step 1. Adding Data to the Site

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Before you can use the International Retail Site, you must add catalog data, a shipping method, a tax rate, and currency conversion information to the site by using Commerce Server Business Desk:

  • Import the Adventure Works catalog.

    If you have installed Commerce Server 2002 Standard or Enterprise Edition, you can import the Adventure Works catalog, located in \Program Files\Microsoft Commerce Server 2002\SDK\Samples\ASPNET\Catalog Sitelet. For instructions about importing the catalog, see Importing an XML Catalog File.

    To get the images for the Adventure Works catalog, unpack the Catalog Sitelet, which is located in the same SDK directory as the Adventure Works catalog. Under the International Retail Site \images folder, create a folder named Catalog, and copy the images to that folder.

  • Copy the Adventure Works catalog images into Business Desk.

    Copy the Adventure Works catalog \images folder from \inetpub\wwwroot\netcatalogsitelet to Business Desk \inetpub\wwwroot\<sitename>.

  • Add a "By Quantity" shipping method.

    A shipping method is required by the International Retail Site in order to successfully complete the checkout process. The Adventure Works catalog is configured to work with either the "By Quantity" or "By Subtotal" shipping method. You cannot use a "By Weight" method since it has not been defined for the products in this catalog.

    For instructions about adding a shipping method, see To add a charge by quantity shipping method or To add a charge by subtotal shipping method.

  • Add a tax rate.

    For instructions about adding a tax rate, see Adding a Tax Rate.

  • Add currency conversion information to the site.

    The Currency Converter control will only appear on the site if currency exchange rates were created using Business Desk. The multiplier uses the conversion from the base site currency to the currency code you want. For example, to convert Yen to U.S. dollars you multiply a Yen by 0.00750637. Exchange rate information can be found at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=6692.

To enable the currency converter on the site

To create Japanese Yen exchange rate

To create Euro exchange rate

To create US Dollars exchange rate

Use the following procedure to enable the currency converter on the site.

To enable the currency converter on the site

  1. In Commerce ServerBusiness Desk , click Profiles, and then Profile Editor.
  2. In the Profiles screen, click Exchange Rate, and then click Open.
  3. In the Exchange Rate screen, click New.

Currency conversion is now enabled for the site.

To create the Japanese Yen exchange rate

  1. In the NewExchange Rate screen, do the following:
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    Currency Code Type JPY.
    Currency Name Select Japanese Yen from the drop-down list.
    Multiplier Type 0.0075.

To create the euro exchange rate

  1. In the NewExchange Rate screen, do the following:
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    Currency Code Type EUR.
    Currency Name Select Euro from the drop-down list.
    Multiplier Type 0.09.

To create the U.S. dollars exchange rate

  1. In the NewExchange Rate screen, do the following:
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    Currency Code Type USD.
    Currency Name Select US Dollars from the drop-down list.
    Multiplier Type 1.
  2. Click Save.

To have exchange rates to appear on the site, you need to publish your profiles to the site. See Publishing Profile Definition Changes on Your Web Site.

Use the following procedure to verify the currency converter is enabled on the site.

To verify that the currency converter is enabled on the site

  1. Navigate to the site and select a locale.
  2. On the Default.aspx page, you should see a drop-down list that contains the available currencies.

Continue to the next step, Selecting a Locale.

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