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Content Libraries in B2C Commerce
In Salesforce B2C Commerce, you can use the private library that was created when your site was created. You can also create a library that is shared across multiple sites. This topic applies to B2C Commerce.
A site can use its own private library or it can use a shared library, but not both. Multiple sites can use the same shared library. A site can't use another site's private library. A site always has a library assigned to it. If it's the only library assigned to that site, you can't unassign a library from the site.
You can have a maximum of 200 shared content libraries per instance. This limit doesn't apply to private content libraries.
See Copying Content into a Shared Library, if you want to move your private library content into a shared library. See Site-Specific Content if you want to use shared libraries, but have some content that must remain site-specific.
The following table describes the types of libraries:
| Library type | Usage | Create and delete access |
|---|---|---|
| Site | The library used by the site - private or shared | NA - this is an assignment |
| Private | Can only be the site library for the owning site | No |
| Shared | Can be the site library for multiple sites | Yes, with permission |
Shared Library Examples
General Example
An organization has five content libraries and three sites, as follows:
| Library | Type | Site Assignments |
|---|---|---|
| Library - Content1 | Private | Content1 |
| Library - Content2 | Private | Content2 |
| Library - Content3 | Private | |
| Shared Library1 | Shared | Content3 |
| Shared Library2 | Shared |
In this example, the Content1 and Content2 sites use private libraries as site
libraries, while the Content3 site uses the shared Shared Library1 library. The other
libraries aren’t assigned to any sites. The merchant wants the Content2
site to use the Shared Library1 shared library as well. To assign the
libraries, the administrator edits the Shared Library1, clicks
Add, and then selects Content2. The
results appear as follows:
| Library | Type | Site Assignments |
|---|---|---|
| Library - Content1 | Private | Content1 |
| Library - Content2 | Private | |
| Library - Content3 | Private | |
| Shared Library1 | Shared | Content3 Content2 |
| Shared Library2 | Shared |
Site reassignment Example
B2C Commerce doesn't let you create a situation where a site has no library. The following example shows two sites (site1 and site2) and two libraries (Shared1 and Private1) as follows:
| Library | Type | Site Assignments |
|---|---|---|
| Private1 | Private | Site1 |
| Shared1 | Shared | Site2 |
There’s no Add button on the Library page General tab when you edit the Private1 library. The button is unavailable because you can't assign a private library to another site. However, the Add button appears when you edit the Shared1 library, because you can assign both Site1 and Site2 to the Shared1 library. You can assign a currently unassigned site to the library but you can't unassign a site. In this case, only Site1 shows as a selection in the Reassign Sites window.
Content Library Import and Export
When creating job steps to import or export a private library, along with the library ID, you configure site-specific context as a scope for the job step flow.
- Organization: Executes the flow for the instance and exports the shared library with the given ID.
- Specific Sites: Use if the export is site-specific. Executes the job flow and exports the private library only on the site you select.
- All Storefront Sites: Use if the export is for all instance sites. Executes the job flow and exports the private library to all sites.
Private libraries are listed in the Business Manager UI and appended with the site name for better reference. When configuring a private library for export, only use “library” and the ID. Appending the ID with the site name returns an error. See Content and Content Library Folder Object Import and Export.
Permissions
To be able to view, create, and delete content and shared content libraries, you must be
assigned to both Business Manager Module and
Functional permissions. You can create and delete libraries or
change the assignment of libraries only on staging and sandbox instances. This
functionality isn’t available on development or production instances. If you change
libraries on staging instances, you can transfer the changes to development or
production instances using data replication.
- Click App Launcher
, and then select . Select the Administrator role. - To grant permission to Content Libraries, click the Business Manager Modules tab.
- To grant permission to Manage_All_Libraries, click the Functional Permissions tab.
See Roles and Permissions and Using Business Manager Module Permissions.
