Adding a Component to a Pipeline

Using the Pipeline Editor, you can add a component to any stage in a pipeline. However, the values a particular component needs must exist in the order form before the component can successfully complete its function. You need to ensure that the components in the preceding stages have written the necessary values to the order form before the stage where you insert a component needing those values.

To add a component to a pipeline using the Pipeline Editor

1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Microsoft Commerce Server 2000, and then click Pipeline Editor.

2. On the File menu, click Open, and then select the pipeline you want to modify.

3. Do one of the following:

   • Right-click the name of the stage where you want to insert the component, and then click Insert Component. The Choose a component dialog box appears.

     Or

   • Right-click the name of an existing component within that stage, point to Insert Component, and then click either Before or After. The Choose a component dialog box appears.

4. In the Choose a component dialog box, do the following:

   Use this	To do this
   Stages	Select a stage option.
   Components	Select a component. Note The stage option you choose determines which components are displayed in the Components area. The default value is the name of the stage where you are inserting the component; selecting this option displays only those components that are used in that stage. Selecting All displays all components, regardless of the stage in which they are normally used.

5. In the Components list, select the name of the component you want to insert, and then click OK.

6. To configure the new component, right-click the component, and then click Properties.

   The Stage Properties dialog box appears.

7. In the Stage Properties dialog box, do the following:

   Use this	To do this
   Label	Type a name for the stage.
   Description	Type a description for the stage.
   GUID	Type a globally unique identifier for the stage.
   Mode	Specify the mode for the stage for compatibility with Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition. Note The Mode field is provided for compatibility with Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition pipelines, in which a number identifies which stages of a pipeline are to be run by the RunProduct, RunPlan, and RunPurchase methods of the Page object. Use 1 for RunProduct, 2 for RunPlan, and 4 for RunPurchase. A value of zero (0) prevents the stage from running.
   Error level	Specify the error level for the stage. For more information about error level values, see Error Levels. Note When any component in the stage generates an error at or above the level specified in the Error level box, the stage stops running and generates an error.

8. Click Apply, and then click OK.

9. On the File menu, click Save.

See Also

Changing the Order of Components in a Pipeline Stage

Creating a List of Values Read and Written

Using the Pipeline Editor Property Pages

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