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Salesforce

Enabling flows for Salesforce Integration user

The Salesforce Integration user license provides an economical option for system-to-system integrations but arrives with significant constraints. Most notably, these users cannot execute Flows by default—a limitation that can obstruct...

xConnect Sitecore xDB

xDB.Tracker Identifier Missing

A persistent bug in Sitecore xConnect involves contact identifier management during merge operations. When two contacts merge, the system must select which identifiers to retain, but it frequently discards the...

Sitecore xDB xConnect

Are you losing your xDB data?

If you are on Sitecore 9.0 to 9.1.1 without patches, data loss may occur. Users should watch for specific error messages in their logs.

xConnect xDB Sitecore

Bonfire releases xDB Peek (Part 1)

Bonfire has unveiled xDB Peek, an evolved version of their analytics data transfer object project. This tool provides an accessible, styled interface for viewing comprehensive information about Sitecore website visitors....

xDB Sitecore

Bonfire releases xDB Peek (Part 2)

This installment continues from Part 1, diving into the breakdown of xDB Peek’s information categories and upcoming features.

xDB xConnect Sitecore

Add your xConnect facet to Experience Profile, the Lazy Way

The challenge of displaying xConnect facets in Sitecore’s Experience Profile traditionally involves complex, time-consuming processes. I discovered a faster solution using the EP Express Tab, an open-source Sitecore project that...

Sitecore xConnect SQL

Working with the xConnect hex identifiers

This article explains how to work with hexadecimal identifiers in Sitecore 9.x xConnect shard databases. Identifiers for contacts, contact facets, interactions, and interaction facets are now stored in separate tables...

Sitecore CI

What if I were to tell you the Sitecore.Kernel dll from NuGet isn't the latest?

Sitecore maintains an extensive knowledge base containing patches and updates necessary for various environments. The manner in which sites are patched carries significant importance, requiring consistency across all instances.

xConnect Sitecore

9.1 Release of the Bonfire Analytics DTO

I needed to monitor what Sitecore observes about users and sessions, encompassing goals, events, profiles, patterns, pages, geographic data, marketing automation, and xConnect facets—both current and historical versions.

xDB xConnect Sitecore Facets

Reset a facet on an xConnect contact

This article addresses a technical challenge in Sitecore 9.x regarding facet management on xConnect contacts. In the earlier 8.2 version, developers could use a .Reset() extension method to clear facets,...

Sitecore Identity-Server

Using Identity Server and Bearer Tokens to Authenticate Sitecore

In Sitecore 9.1, the platform transitioned its authentication infrastructure from ASP.NET Membership to Identity Server 4 paired with ASP.NET Identity. This modernization shift enabled Sitecore to replace proprietary bearer token...

Sitecore Development

NuGet packages.config is so yesterday

NuGet’s packages.config approach is outdated. PackageReference is the modern alternative. I discovered that Sitecore’s HabitatHome.Commerce project no longer uses packages.config files, instead embedding NuGet references directly in project files.

Sitecore Debugging

OH NO! Sitecore hanging after iisreset

I encountered a critical issue where my Sitecore site became completely unresponsive for approximately 20 minutes following any IIS reset, deployment, or configuration change. During these outages, HTML and text...

Sitecore xDB Digital Marketing

See your xDB marketing data in session

At Sugcon EU I inquired about how developers and marketers access their xDB data during active sessions. This involves viewing facets, patterns, profile calculations, marketing automation activities, and other metrics...

Sitecore Personalization Rules

Assign profile keys to your content via RULES!

At Bonfire we developed a solution to automate profile key assignment in Sitecore. The core challenge addressed was that editors lacked time to manually assign profile cards to each content...

Sitecore SQL

How to stop editors from uploading media directly to the server file system

The core issue addressed is that Sitecore permits users to upload media files directly to server storage rather than the database. While this approach appeals to SQL administrators seeking to...

Sitecore CI

Install Sitecore like a CI nerd. In minutes.

I leverage community tools to expedite Sitecore 9 installation on development machines. While the SIF tool provides comprehensive configuration options, it lacks developer-friendly simplicity.

Sitecore ALM Logging

Shipping Sitecore Errors to Sentry.io

Effective Sitecore application lifecycle management requires awareness of application errors and whether new deployments introduce issues. Simple up/down monitors or other online tracking may miss sporadic problems, making error log...

Sitecore xDB

Tracking anonymous users in xDB post 8.2 update 3

Sitecore implemented a significant configuration change affecting xDB tracking behavior. The system now restricts tracking to identified users by default—those who have logged in, clicked ExM links, or had Sitecore.Analytics.Tracker.Current.Session.Identify(identifier)...

xDB Personalization

Track, Identify and Personalize Visitors by Company

This article explains how B2B companies can identify website visitors and personalize their experiences. Using IP tracking services like Kickfire and Maxmind to identify companies visiting a website.

Multisite

MediaCachePath for Multisite Site configs

A client organization extended Sitecore to maximize platform value by transforming several parent sites into hundreds of child/member sites. This architecture provides member sites with inherited content from parent sites...

Sitecore Azure

Sitecore Azure Toolkit 1.1 Release

Sitecore announced the availability of Azure Toolkit 1.1, introducing several enhancements. A particularly significant update addresses Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) requirements by adding compatibility with Web Forms for Marketers 8.2 update 3....

Sitecore SOLR Indexing

Using Luke with SOLR indexes

Examining search indexes is essential for Sitecore development and custom index field creation. I encountered a problem: my standard Luke tool couldn’t access SOLR indexes on my projects.

Sitecore MVP

Sitecore MVP 2017

I’m honored to share my experience becoming a Sitecore MVP in 2017. My journey began in 2009, when I discovered Sitecore’s flexible architecture that freed me from technological constraints. The...

xDB Development

Multi-node xDB Facet

A previous post covered creating single-node facets for xDB to track contact information like name, company, and location. This article extends that concept to multi-entity facets using arrays, enabling tracking...