I.CAM32 5.2
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Build Updates
5.2 Build Updates : Build updates for i.STAR v5.2
New Features/Changes
"Search engine friendly" URLs
Department browse pages and product detail pages will display without the "istar.asp?a=x" and other criteria in the URL and instead include Department/Class/Subclass for keyword strength in the URL.
Department product listing pages will look like this:
http://www.domainname.com/store/cat/DEPTCODE/departmentname+with+spaces+separated-by+plussigns
Example (Department level): http://store.camcommerce.com.com/store/cat/POS/Point+of+Sale+Equipment
Example (Class level): http://store.camcommerce.com.com/store/cat/POS/Point+of+Sale+Equipment/Barcode+Printers
Example (Subclass level): http://store.camcommerce.com.com/store/cat/POS/Point+of+Sale+Equipment/Barcode+Printers+Eltron
Product detail pages will look like this:
http://www.domainname.com/store/PRODUCTID/shortdescription+with+spaces+separated-by+plussigns
Example: http://store.camcommerce.com/store/25-000006-0-01!ITH/Barcode+Blaster+Advantage+LX
Server installation instructions:
In IIS Manager:
- Right click on the website that URL Rewriting is going to be enabled on
- Choose Properties.
- Click the ISAPI Filters tab.
- Click Add.
- Click Browse and navigate to c:\windows\system32\inetsrv.
- Choose isapirewrite4.dll as the file to open and set the Filter Name to "Ionic Rewriter".
No iisreset is required.
Admin setting changes
Product detail page layout choices
Previously there was only one product detail page layout include. With this release, there are a total of eleven (11) to choose from and it is set by Department.
More product listing page layout choices
Previously there were four (4) choices for product listing pages (browse, search, and specials pages). This change will add more three (3) more choices for product listing page styles
Option to display Department image from Retail STAR across top of department browse page
This feature allows the retailer the ability to turn on or off the department image to display across the top of browse pages that is loaded into Retail STAR (Maintenance / Department). This setting is part of the Department settings copy.
Added sort by "New" to product listing pages
Sort options on product listing pages (browse, search, and specials pages) now have the added choice to sort by "New".
Related Items label setting in admin
Can set the Related Items label in the admin area. This will display on the product detail page by Department (not part of Department copy settings) when there are related items for a Style and also on the view cart page if the Style is added to the cart.
Ability to set note on viewcart page (top, bottom, both)
This is an optional setting in the admin area where retailer can enter a display note for the top and the bottom of the view cart page.
Page Caching
i.STAR can now cache the output from templates. This should reduce the load on both the web and database server and increase overall performance. Changes need to made so the old visible shopping cart methods are replaced with the new AJAX visible shopping cart or the visible shopping cart will no longer work.
Templates with actions IDs of 3, 6, 29 will be cached, as well as any "tfile" page or asp page that specifies the template instead of using an action ID in the URL.
A new directory will be created beneath c:\istar called cache to hold the output of the new caching mechanism. Each site that is running will need a virtual directory in IIS under it called "cache" that is mapped to this new directory (with Read and Write permissions). Also, the virtual Admin site in IIS also needs a virtual directory under it called "cache", mapped likewise.
If caching is turned on in the admin area the output of processing a template will be placed into this directory and will be used if found instead of reprocessing a template. Cache is cleared at every import during communications and when any admin page is submitted.
If the cache needs to be cleared at any other time, you can do so by deleting all of the sub directories beneath the c:\istar\cache directory.
Caching is turned on in the admin area as follows: Site Options / General / Enable caching of i.STAR pages.
Style Sheet Locations
The display attributes can now be written out to a static style sheet to avoid hitting the database for that information every time a page is displayed. Enter paths separated by newlines. Replace the call to the displayattributes datasource with a link to the style sheet.
For example:
c:\inetpub\wwwroot\istar\css\displayAttributes.css
Replace:
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/stylesheet.asp?a=39" />
with
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/istar/css/displayAttributes.css" />
Installation Instructions
Friendly URLS:
Server installation instructions for friendly URLs:
In IIS Manager:
* Right click on the website that URL Rewriting is going to be enabled on * Choose Properties. * Click the ISAPI Filters tab. * Click Add. * Click Browse and navigate to c:\windows\system32\inetsrv. * Choose isapirewrite4.dll as the file to open and set the Filter Name to "Ionic Rewriter".
No iisreset is required.
Page Caching:
Create new virtual directory in IIS called "cache" that maps to c:\istar\cache for each site in IIS with Read and Write permissions.
Also, the virtual Admin site in IIS also needs a virtual directory under it called "cache", mapped likewise.
Other Changes
New Gift Registry Buttons (in alphabetical order):
| # | File Name | Used on |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | add_more_items_to_registry.gif | Wishlist (a=74), My Account (a=53) |
| 2 | add_to_registry.gif | Product Detail (a=6) |
| 3 | cancel.gif | Wishlist (a=74) |
| 4 | create.gif | Gift Registry Search (a=44) |
| 5 | create_a_registry.gif | Wishlist (a=74), My Account (a=53) |
| 6 | delete_registry.gif | Wishlist (a=74), My Account (a=53) |
| 7 | manage.gif | Gift Registry Search (a=44) |
| 8 | shop_and_add_to_registry.gif | Wishlist (a=74), My Account (a=53) |
| 9 | submit.gif | Wishlist (a=74), Gift Registry Search (a=44), My Account (a=53), Advanced Search (a=67) |
New Templates
None identified.
Modified Stock Templates
The following templates and includes will need to be edited as part of the upgrade process to work with this release or the site will be unable to complete an order.
department.template
| File Name: | /templates/department.template |
| Description: | Display all the departments |
| Severity/Summary: | Low/Medium Changed from legacy "plugin" style to "include" style. Allows for customization of page layout. . |
| Changes: | Add <isdata source="istardatasources.departments"> and <isinclude name="/stock/departments.include">. |
newcustomer.template
| File Name: | /templates/newcustomer.template |
| Description: | New customer form to create an account. |
| Severity/Summary: | High New customer will not be able to create an account. |
| Changes: | Add <isdata source="istardatasources.registration"> and <isinclude name="/stock/registration.include">. Remove <@PLUGIN>IStar21Plugins.CustomerPlugin</@PLUGIN> |
productdetail.template
| File Name: | /templates/productdetail.template |
| Description: | Display the detail for a specific product. |
| Severity/Summary: | Low/Medium Product detail page will have cosmetic issues and will lose some functionality in some cases depending on the layout. |
| Changes: | Add <isinclude name="/stock/productdetail/productDetailCss.include"> and Remove <isinclude name="/stock/relateditems.include">. |
