Configuring e-commerce settings for a specific site or globally

When configuring an e-commerce setting that can be both site and global, you can choose between the Store configuration and Multistore configuration application. On this page, you can find out when to use which application and to what you should pay attention.

• Using Store configuration for site settings
• Using Multistore configuration for global settings

Using the Store configuration application

Choose the Store configuration application if you want to set the setting for the current site.

If you want to configure settings for a specific site:

1. Open the Store configuration application and navigate to the specific setting.
2. Set whether the specific setting should be inherited from global settings (settings configured in theMultistore configurationapplication).
   • Select the check box with the Inherit from global settings label to inherit the specific setting from global settings.
   • Clear the check box with the Inherit from global settings label to configure the setting for the specific site.
     
3. If you cleared the inheriting check box, enable or disable the setting.
   • Select the check box without any label to enable the setting.
   • Clear the check box without any label to disable the setting.
     
4. Save your changes.

The system then acts according to your site and global setting changes.

Using the Multistore configuration application

Choose the Multistore configuration application if you want to set the settings globally.

If you want to configure settings globally:

1. Open the Multistore configuration application and navigate to the specific setting.
2. Enable or disable the setting.
   • Select the check box to enable the setting.
   • Clear the check box to disable the setting.
     
3. Save your changes.
4. Check that all sites inherit from global settings.
   1. Switch to a site.
      
   2. Open the Store configuration application and navigate to the specific settings.
   3. Select the check box with the Inherit from global settings label to inherit the specific setting from global settings.
      
   4. Save your changes.
   5. Repeat the check for all your sites.

The system then acts according to your site and global setting changes.