Integrate Profile Properties with the Sitecore Profile Store

Abstract

Store a profile property in Sitecore Commerce 8.1 powered by Commerce Server and Commerce Server 11.3. This allows you to get or set Sitecore Commerce 8.1 powered by Commerce Server and Commerce Server 11.3 profile data with the Sitecore Profile API. The system stores profile properties in Sitecore by default.

Complete the following prerequisites:

In Visual Studio:

  • Add a new add element underneath the properties element of the profile section of the web.config file

    The type attribute must contain the .NET type of the property. The name attribute is the key that will be used to get or set the property value in the profile property collection object of a user. The customProviderData attribute is made up of two parts:

    • The value must start with cs| or the Commerce Server Profile Provider will ignore the property

    • The rest of the value must be the full name of the property on the UserObject profile e.g. GeneralInfo.email_address, you must always include the group name.