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SFCC Development environment setup- II Create Digital Server Connection

You need to connect your eclipse to your Sandbox or Staging Instance to upload code and debugging.


  • ·         File > New > Digital Server Connection


          Project Name: Digital Server [You can give any name in your choice]
          Use default Location: Default enabled, you can change the location


          Connection Setting     


  • Host Name : Fully qualified domain name of your instance [without http or https]
  • User name  : username of your instance
  • Password     : Password of your instance




 


  • Select the version directory to upload the code. Each version is a separate directory to contain Cartridges so it should be called version directory





The server uses the code version in the Active directory field. Select this version if you want your code changes to be visible in the storefront.

  • Whether you click next or Finish depends on whether you are creating storefront cartridge. If you are following the Developer Getting Started trail, you have not yet created a cartridge.

    If you haven't yet created a cartridge, click Finish.
    If you've already created a cartridge, click Next to associate the cartridge with the server.
        • Select the cartridges you want to associate with the server, and click Finish.
 


  • If the Do you want to download the API source cartridges now? Message appears, click yes. These cartridges let you take advantage of new B2C Commerce features, providing a strong foundation for your ecommerce storefront.


  • ·         Click Yes.

  • ·         During the download, the log output scrolls in the Studio console. When the download is complete, the Cartridge Explorer view appears within Studio

  • ·         Refresh the server connection and verify that the latest B2C Commerce API is downloaded to your Studio workspace. 
    • In a workspace, it is possible to import or create multiple Projects (Cartridge) but only select the necessary cartridges for the project to upload.
     
    • We can select or deselect after creating the connection at Project References (Right click on Server Name → Properties → Project References → select / deselect cartridges)
     
After creating a Digital Server, right-click on the created Server name to open the Digital Server menu.

  • Active Server: 

    In the same workspace, you can create multiple Digital Server Connection to many different sandboxes. But only one server can be active at the same time. Code after the change will be uploaded to the server to be active


  •  Auto-Upload :The code changes will be automatically uploaded to the server to be active.
  •  Change Upload Staging Directory: Change the version of the uploaded code.
  •  Download Digital API: Download the SFCC API update.
  • Download Web Service API: Download the updated SOAP web service (Defined in the web references and webreferences2 of the cartridge.).
    Upload Cartridges: Upload all selected cartridges in the Project References section to the sandbox.
     


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