Hi,
I would like to know usually people who use Catalook is building their Catalook data online at the production site or offline at the local server.
Since right now I only know how to export and import the product, customers and orders data, but I am not sure how to export and import other data in catalook from local to production site.
Thanks for any input!
We work with two copies (online & backoffice). We don´t find a methodology to develop in this manner. Following are some guidelines that can help you
- Backoffice for testing purposes.- There are two items to synchronyze Directory & Database. - Tools for sync Directory (Beyond compare, total commander), Database (SQL Data Compare, SQLDiff, Database comparer)- To change skins (DNN & catalook xml): test locally, when ready, sync dir - To change products, change locally, next, sync db, or delete & insert tables CAT_Products, CAT_Products*, CAT_RelatedProducts (data compare recommended)- To change translation, change locally, then sync dir, upload changed/new .resx files - To setup new modules, setup in backoffice, next, setup (not sync) in online.- Be carefull with users & related tables sync, because there are two groups of tables that maintains user, roles & profiles data.- Regularly, make backup of online dir & db, and replace backoffice with these fresh copies.
Thanks a lot of the guidelines, which gives me a clear picture on how to work with local and production sites now.
Although I don't have much experience and knowledge with SQL server, but I will try the programs you suggested (SQL Data Compare, SQLDiff, Database comparer) first.
If any of you have different solution for this issue, please also share it here, and I believe it will help others who are also new to Catalook world.
Thanks!