Sitecore Commerce 8.0 powered by Commerce Server and Commerce Server 11.2 is subject to the limitations and restrictions detailed in the following sections.
Sitecore recommends that you install the Commerce Server (CS), Core, Master, and Web databases on a single database server or multiple database servers that are located on the same network as all of the Web servers. If you are using Sitecore DMS, we recommend that you install the Analytics database on a dedicated database server. For more information about scaling Sitecore CMS and DMS, see the Sitecore CMS Scaling Guide.
The following illustration show a typical database environment:
Limitations
Sitecore Commerce 8.0 powered by Commerce Server and Commerce Server 11.2 limitations are as follows:
- Because of some limitations in what kind of information is passed down to a data provider, move, copy duplicate, and sort are not supported in the Sheer UI.
- Changing a fields type through the Sitecore Sheer UI is not supported. If you change a field type through the SitecoreSheer UI it will be overwritten during an IISReset or Update Data Templates command execution.
- It is not possible to create a new relationship (like a cross-sell or upsell) through the Sheer UI, relationships will need to be created through the new business tools or catalog manager. A developer can create a new relationships though the Relationship Lists field on a product or category item.
- Use the new Merchandising Manager for catalog changes and avoid using Catalog Manager. When a business user makes a change to a catalog item using the legacy desktop Catalog Manager, that change will not be reflected in Merchandising Manager until the affected catalogs are re-indexed within Sitecore. Changes made with the Catalog Manager require you to manually run the re index to update the search index used by the tools. Changes made with the Merchandising Manager are automatically updated by the system.
- Sitecore Commerce 8.0 powered by Commerce Server and Commerce Server 11.2 requires an SQL Server database, Oracle products are not supported.
- An artifact of the Sitecore SPEAK UX Framework causes menus to flicker during page loading.
Restrictions
Sitecore Commerce 8.0 powered by Commerce Server and Commerce Server 11.2 restrictions are as follows:
- Access to Commerce Server data and operations is ”secure by default”. Unless a Business User is explicitly granted access to data or an operation, they will not be allowed to manipulate that data or perform the operation. In general, security administrators should assign access rights by a role, and not at the individual user level. While user level authorization is supported, it can make management of access rights more difficult.