Channel profiles (form)

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Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2

Click Retail > Setup > Retail scheduler > Channel integration > Channel profiles.

Use this form to create a profile for a retail channel. A channel profile contains properties that must be defined for the channel, such as URLs for site collections. The available properties depend on the type of channel.

Task that uses this form

Set up a channel profile

The following tables provide descriptions for the controls in this form.

Buttons

Button

Description

Delete

Delete the selected channel profile.

Validate profile

Validate the property information for the selected channel profile.

Add

Add a property to the selected profile.

Remove

Remove a property from the selected profile.

Fields

Field

Description

Name

The name of the channel profile.

Profile type

The type of channel that the profile is for.

In AX 2012 R3, you can set properties for SharePoint online store or Retail Server. eBay and Amazon profile types appear in the list, but are not supported in this release.

In AX 2012 R2, only SharePoint online store is available.

Property key

Select a property to set for the selected channel profile. Available properties depend on the profile type that you selected.

The following properties are available for a profile type of SharePoint online store:

  • Publishing site collection URL – The URL of the site where the external online store is published.

  • Catalog site collection URL – The URL of the product catalog site, which holds products, product catalogs, and related information that is used on the external website.

Note

You can add only one Catalog site collection URL property, but you can add multiple Publishing site collection URL properties.

The following properties are available for a profile type of Retail Server:

  • Retail server URL – The URL of the Retail Server that is used by Modern POS devices.

  • Media base URL – The URL where images are located for use by Modern POS devices.

  • Printer URL – The URL of the printer that is used with Modern POS devices.

  • Drawer URL – The URL of the cash drawer that is used with Modern POS devices.

  • Payment terminal URL – The URL of the payment device that is used with Modern POS devices.

  • Hardware station URL – The URL of the shared hardware station that is used with Modern POS devices.

Property value

Specify a value for the selected property.

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