Blog posts by Ossian Berggren

EPiServer Commerce Service Pack 1 released

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:06:00 GMT

The first Service Pack for EPiServer Commerce has been released! It contains bug fixes both for the CMS integration and the Commerce Manager.

Upgrading options

If you want to make a clean install, download the EPiServer Commerce 1.0 SP1 full and do a regular installation. If you already have EPiServer Commerce 1.0 installed you might want to download the upgrade files and do a manual upgrade with help from the Upgrading Instructions.

Here is the short release notes:

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EPiServer Commerce 1.0 SP1 Release Notes

This release of EPiServer Commerce is based on a new build of Commerce Manager. This service pack contains bug fixes in both the EPiServer CMS and Commerce Manager parts. No new functionality has been added.

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EPiServer Commerce 1st time installation tips

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:36:00 GMT

Since there is a lot of steps in the EPiServer Commerce installation, please read the EPiServer Commerce installation instructions and follow every step to avoid having errors and make you have to start all over again. I, like most people, are not very fond of manuals and usually read them with one eye closed, but this time it pays off to really following it step by step. Trust me on this, I’ve been there…

Database Configuration

Create a SQL Login and use it when configuring the database setup during the installation. Do NOT use Windows Authentication in this step since it is not currently working properly. Use SQL Authentication as I have highlighted in the screenshot and it will save you a lot of trouble later on.

Default Admin user account

User name: admin
Password: store

This is the default account credentials in Commerce Manager after you have done a fresh install. It is a pretty well hidden secret in the documentation – but not anymore!

Disable stacking of taskbar buttons

The Commerce installation through the EPiServer Deployment Center will open up a lot of installation windows. I find it easier to disabled the grouping (“stacking”) of taskbar buttons in Windows 7. Set it from “Always combine, hide labels” to “Combine when taskbar is full”, to make it easier to know which window is on top of the other. Change it by right clicking and selecting Properties on the Windows taskbar.

What production server platforms are required for EPiServer Commerce?

Operating system

Any of the following is required:

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 64 bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit

Web server

Any of the following must be installed as part of the Windows Server installation:

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.5

Database

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP1 64 bit

Other requirements

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

What this means is: Don’t try installing EPiServer Commerce on a Windows Server 2003 32bit box - it won’t work. Well, it will install but it won’t run. So it won’t work.

Grab your copy of EPiServer Commerce here. Happy installation!

EPiServer Commerce public demo site

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:24:00 GMT

The official EPiServer Commerce demo site is up!

It is using the Sample template package – the same as you get when when you download and install the EPiServer Commerce Sample.

Demo site:

http://commerce.episerver.com

Login to the Commerce Manager

Find the Partner access account to the back end CMS and Commerce Manager here:

http://partner.episerver.com/Sales-Tools/Demo-Sites/

The login and password is the same as on the CMS 6 demo site.

The server with all content is reset every night, so feel free to play around with it!

EPiServer Commerce + Ossian = WIN

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:45:00 GMT

Hi! My name is Ossian Berggren and I joined the EPiServer Technical Presale team in June 2010. I will be working with our partners and customers world wide in deploying EPiServer Commerce successfully, through demos, know-how and best practices.

Some of you might have seen me at the Partner Summit 2010 where I did a presentation of the newly released EPiServer Commerce and the Commerce Sample site!

I have been in the IT consultancy industry for 8 years and prior to EPiServer I was working as a System Architect at Litium Professional Services in Stockholm, specializing in E-commerce and enterprise integration. I’ve planned and deployed integration solutions for Microsoft Dynamics AX and NAV, Jeeves, Pulsen Harmoney among others using WebServices, SSIS and Microsoft BizTalk.

I have a M. Sc. Computer Science/Information Systems from Karlstad University, Sweden and Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. My passion when I’m not at the office is kite surfing, taking the kite for a spin in the sea!

Download EPiServer Commerce from EPiServer World (requires Partner access)

Official EPiServer Commerce site

Welcome to EPiServer Commerce and go ahead and try it out if you have not done so already!