In my previous post in this mini-series, I went over the creation of the Simple Workflow and its states. In this post, we will go over how to automatically place Sitecore items into the Draft state upon creation. We will cover two approaches to implementing this: setting the Draft state in the Standard Values of […]
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Implementing Workflow in Sitecore: A Mini-Series Part 2 – Workflow States
Now that we have covered what a workflow is in Sitecore, let’s jump into configuring workflow states in a custom workflow. Again, the number of workflow states you need is entirely up to the requirements of your business process for getting content approved. This post will walk through the creation of a simple workflow. This […]
Terraform on AWS Cloud: Manage Infrastructure as a Code
Deployment and infrastructure management is not a simple process; in fact, it involves multiple steps and tools to provision infrastructure. We need tools that make this process seamless, easy, and effective. Take Terraform, a tool used to provision and manage infrastructure within any cloud. This open-source tool created by HashiCorp allows you to codify your […]
Implementing Workflow in Sitecore: A Mini-Series Part 1 – Overview
You or your company have chosen to use Sitecore as your CMS of choice. Hooray you made a good decision! Making new pages for your site is easy! It’s truly the bread and butter of using Sitecore: ease of content creation. Simply create a page, populate it with components, and then publish. Ta da! It’s […]
CSS Transform Property: Four Common Uses
The CSS transform property allows a developer to perform a number of different actions on an element that changes how that element appears in the browser. While the realm of possibilities for what you can do with one or more of the transform values is very large, here are some common uses to save time […]
Salesforce CPQ Overview
CPQ Salesforce CPQ stands for Configure, Price, Quote. It’s an extension of your customer relationship management platform (CRM). Salesforce CPQ is a sales tool for companies to provide accurate pricing with any given product configuration scenario. CPQ gives your sales team easy to use software available on any device due to its cloud-based platform. CPQ […]
6 Helpful Ways to Unlock the Power out of your Warehouse Solution
Unlock the Power to optimize your WMS Solution Congratulations, you have successfully answered the questions asked in 5 Questions to See If You are Prepared for a WMS Solution and a solution is in place. Time to sit back, reap the returns, and watch the increased productivity soar. Right? Or is it time to unlock the […]
Understanding the HCL Commerce Upgrade from the Consultant’s Perspective
With extensive program upgrades and technical improvements, many businesses are finding its time to upgrade from HCL V7 to the more recent version, HCL V9. We understand that upgrades to any system can be frustrating, extensive, and difficult to navigate, which is why partnering with HCL experts who can walk you through the migration and […]
Vlocity CPQ in a Nutshell
Imagine you are the owner of a company that sells electrical products. With Salesforce CRM, your marketing team was able to gather more and more customers. But you notice that the sales team is taking a much longer time to close sales. The sales team uses traditional methods; spending too much time filling out Excel […]
2020 Embrace the Moment Gala for Michigan Council of Women in Technology
The Michigan Council of Women in Technology (MCWT) virtually presented the 12th annual Embrace the Moment – MCWT Digital Signature Gala on Saturday, October 17, 2020. This event empowers female leaders in Michigan who change the world through technology. I had the opportunity to attend this unique event and learn more about the incredible initiatives […]
Managing Workloads with Infrastructure Nodes
One of the many benefits of using Red Hat OpenShift to manage your container workloads is the flexibility it provides to distribute and/or isolate workloads. There are many scenarios around this, but one that I like to regularly use when deploying a cluster is creating dedicated infrastructure nodes, and then moving the router function onto […]
What Businesses Should Expect for Commerce This Holiday Season
Before we could blink, summer ended, and the holiday season is now just around the corner. The COVID-19 pandemic has already impacted several facets of digital commerce, and many businesses will have to make certain adjustments as holiday spend continues to move online. Here are some tips that will prepare your business for the digital […]