Validating Profile Definitions in the Profiles Resource

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You use the Profiles resource to verify that the data members you use to map profile definitions are valid. Validating profile definitions ensures that the data collected with them on your Web site will be stored in existing database columns (or LDAP attributes).

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  • The validation routines attempt to write and then read back data for each property in the profile definition. The validation routines are not affected by constraints that may exist in the underlying data store. Therefore, these routines may attempt to write data that violates a constraint. If this occurs, a validation warning appears. You should examine the warning descriptions carefully to determine the validity of the profile.

To validate a profile definition

To validate all profile definitions in a site

To validate a profile definition

  1. Expand Commerce Server Manager, expand Global Resources, expand Profiles, expand Profile Catalog, expand Profile Definitions, right-click the profile definition that you want to validate, and then click Validate this Profile.

    If the profile definition is valid, the Valid Profile dialog box appears. Click OK.

    If the profile definition is not valid, the Invalid Profile dialog box appears.

  2. To continue the validation operation, click Yes, and then click OK to close the Invalid Profile dialog box.

    Or, to stop the validation operation, click No, and then click OK to close the Invalid Profile dialog box.

To validate all profile definitions in a site

  1. Expand Commerce Server Manager, expand Global Resources, expand Profiles, expand Profile Catalog, and then right-click Profile Definitions.

  2. Click ValidateAll Profiles.

    If all the profile definitions are valid, the Valid Profile dialog box appears. Click OK.

    If a profile definition is not valid, the Invalid Profile dialog appears.

  3. To continue the validation operation (skipping the invalid profile definition), click Yes, and then click OK to close the Invalid Profile dialog box.

    Or, to stop the validation operation, click No, and then click OK to close the Invalid Profile dialog box.

See Also

Creating a New Profile Definition in the Profiles Resource

Adding a New Data Member in the Profiles Resource

Adding Properties to Profile Definitions in the Profiles Resource

Managing Profile Definitions in the Profiles Resource

Managing Profile Properties in the Profiles Resource

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