About Commerce Server 2000/2002 Global Resources

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This topic discusses the migration options for the following Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 global resources:

  • Authentication Resource

  • Data Warehouse Resource

  • Predictor Resource

  • Direct Mail Resource

  • Profiles Resource

Note

You can remove nonessential data after you complete the migration of your Commerce Server site. For more information, see Post Migration Data Cleanup.

Authentication Resource

The Upgrade Wizard lets you either migrate the Authentication resource or leave it as is (using the Do Nothing option).

Data Warehouse Resource

The Upgrade Wizard only gives you the option to leave the resource as is (using the Do Nothing option). Use the DWUpdateDimension.wsf and DWUpdateTables.wsf scripts to convert this data. See Migrate Data Warehouse Resources for more information.

Predictor Resource

The Predictor resource is not supported in Commerce Server 2009 R2. The Upgrade Wizard lets you either remove the Predictor resource or leave it as is (using the Do Nothing option). If you select Do Nothing, the resource is left in the site for reference only. 

Direct Mail Resource

There are no changes to the Direct Mail resource in Commerce Server 2009 R2. The Upgrade Wizard only gives you the option to leave the resource as is (using the Do Nothing option).

Profiles Resource

The Upgrade Wizard lets you either migrate this resource or leave it as is (using the Do Nothing option).

In Commerce Server 2002, profiles were created and managed in Business Desk. In Commerce Server 2009 R2, the Business Desk resource is no longer supported, and profiles are now managed in the Customer and Orders Manager and in the Commerce Server Manager snap-in. The Customer and Orders Manager uses Authorization Manager for its role assignment.

Some profile definitions that were included with Commerce Server 2002 have properties that might be displayed with a non-standard user interface in the Customer and Orders Manager user interface. To display the default Commerce Server 2009 R2 user interface in the Customer and Orders Manager, properties must meet these criteria:

  • Profile properties that have a Type Reference that points to a site term must be set to the Site Term type.

  • Profile properties that have a Type Reference that points to a profile must be set to the Profile type.

If the Type for these properties is set to anything other than Site Term or Profile, the Customer and Orders Manager will not display the property as a combination box that contains the possible site term values. Instead, only a user-editable text box will be displayed. You can save values for these properties, but the Customer and Orders Manager will not validate the value that you have entered. (New sites created using the Commerce Server PUP packages are not affected by this issue.)

The following profile properties from earlier versions of Commerce Server exhibit this behavior:

  • Address.GeneralInfo.id

  • Address.GeneralInfo.user_id_changed_by

  • BlanketPOs.GeneralInfo.org_id

  • BlanketPOs.GeneralInfo.user_id_changed_by

  • Organization.GeneralInfo.user_id_admin_contact

  • Organization.GeneralInfo.user_id_receiver

  • Organization.GeneralInfo.user_id_changed_by

  • Organization.Purchasing.user_id_purchasing_manager

  • UserObject.GeneralInfo.user_type

  • UserObject.GeneralInfo.user_id_changed_by

  • UserObject.AccountInfo.org_id

  • UserObject.AccountInfo.account_status

  • UserObject.BusinessDesk.partner_desk_role

See Also

Other Resources

Data Migration for Commerce Server 2000/2002