Configuring AquaLogic Commerce Services
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commerce-config.xml
AquaLogic Commerce Services's configuration settings are stored in the commerce-config.xml
files located in the following application-specific paths.
• Storefront – <ALCS_APP_HOME>\commerceServices\WEB-INF\
• Commerce Manager – <ALCS_APP_HOME>\commerceServicesManager\WEB-INF\
• Connect – <ALCS_APP_HOME>\commerceServicesConnect\WEB-INF\
The following are the names and descriptions of the key elements in the configuration file.
• commerceConfig - the main element containing all the configuration settings for an
AquaLogic Commerce Services implementation.
o web - the element containing all web-related settings.
web.sf.context.url - the context part of the URL for the Storefront
application. For example, "alcssf". Set this to an empty string if the
application is in the root context.
catalog.topSeller.count - the number of top selling products to display on
the category pages
catalog.view.pagination - the number of items to display per page on the
catalog browsing and search pages
o customer - the element containing customer settings
userid.mode - determines whether the customer's email address will be
used as userid or a unique userid will be generated based on the email
address
o asset - the element containing the paths to all assets
catalog.asset.path - the root path where catalog assets are stored
image.asset.subfolder - the subdirectory under the root path where
images are stored
file.asset.subfolder - the subdirectory under the root path where non-
image files are stored
digitalgoods.asset.subfolder - the subdirectory under the root path where
digital goods (such as electronic books) are stored
o mail - the element containing all mail-related settings.
mail.host - domain or IP address of your SMTP server. This is used to
send email confirmations.
mail.host.port - the port of the SMTP server.
email.from - the "From" email address for all emails generated by
AquaLogic Commerce Services, e.g. customerservice@elasticpath.com.
email.from.name - the "From" personal name for all emails generated by
AquaLogic Commerce Services, e.g. AquaLogic Commerce Services.
