ActiveCommerce.Training.OrderExtension

Extending Order Data

This example shows how to extend the order data stored by Active Commerce.

Steps to Extend Order Data

1. Create your own Order class which inherits ActiveCommerce.Orders.Order.
2. Add new properties to your class as needed -- be sure to declare them as virtual.
3. Create an OrderMap class which inherits FluentNHibernate.Mapping.SubclassMap with your Order class as the generic argument.
4. In the constructor for your OrderMap, use Fluent NHibernate mapping syntax to map your new properties.
5. Create a configuration patch which registers your assembly in the acConfigurationBuilder pipeline, so that your NHibernate mappings are loaded on startup.
6. Ensure your database schema has the needed table and fields. In a development environment, you can use /sitecore/admin/DatabaseUtility.aspx to update or drop/create the schema. For production, either generate the needed update script or use a SQL comparison tool.
7. Create an OrderFactory class which inherits ActiveCommerce.Orders.OrderFactory. This class is used by Active Commerce to construct new orders.
8. Override the CreateOrder method and return your new order type.
9. In a new or existing ITypeRegistration class, register your OrderFactory with the container as the implementation of the IOrderFactory service.