Site Resources Node

Use the Site Resources node to view or modify the site resources defined for the parent site.

  • Double-click the Site Resources node to expand and collapse it.

  • Click the Site Resources node to display the site resources defined for the parent site in the right pane.

  • Right-click the Site Resources node to access the following options:

Use this

To do this

New

Add a new resource to the parent site. This task starts the Commerce Server Site Packager tool to add a resource to the site from an existing site package file.

View

Access Microsoft Management Console (MMC) view options. For more information, click Help Topics on the Help menu of the main window and access the Hide or display features of a saved MMC console topic.

New Window from Here

Open a new window with the selected global resource and its child objects in a new MMC window.

Delete

Delete the selected application.

Refresh

Update the content of all MMC console windows.

Export List

Save the list of child objects defined under the Site Resources node to a text file.

The Site Resources node contains site-specific resources and pointers to global resources for the site. A site resource is an entity that provides functionality to the applications for a specific Commerce Server 2009 R2 site. Commerce Server 2009 R2 installs site resources when you unpack a site. The default site resources contained in Commerce Server 2009 R2 are:

  • Inventory. Manages the connection to the Inventory System database that Commerce Server 2009 R2 uses to store Inventory schema and Inventory SKU data.

  • Marketing. Manages the connection to the Marketing System and the Mailing List Management database that Commerce Server 2009 R2 uses to store data about campaigns, ads, discounts, direct mail, and user lists.

  • Product Catalog. Manages the connection to the Catalog System database that Commerce Server 2009 R2 uses to store catalog schema and product data.

  • Transactions. Manages the connection to the Orders System Transactions database that Commerce Server 2009 R2 uses to store data such as order numbers, order groups, and baskets.

  • Transaction Config. Manages the connection to the Orders System Transactions Configuration database that Commerce Server 2009 R2 uses to store data such as region codes, tax rates, order status codes, and shipping methods.

    Note

    To add a global resource pointer to a site, you unpack the global resource pointer from a Commerce Server Site Packager file.

See Also

Other Resources

Managing Commerce Resources

Managing Commerce Sites and Applications

How to Add a Resource to a Site