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Va|ue 1he acLual daLa asslgned Lo a proflle properLy lor example Lhe proflle properLy llrsL name
mlghL have Lhe value !ohn
Var|antA slngle comblnaLlon of Lhe aLLrlbuLes LhaL are avallable for a producL lor a glven Lype of shlrL
for example each comblnaLlon of color slze and unlque sLockkeeplng unlL (Sku) ls a varlanL Lach
producL varlanL always lncludes a unlque ldenLlfler such as a sLockkeeplng unlL (Sku) and a prlce Lach
producL varlanL ls based on Lhe same producL deflnlLlon
Vert|ca| sca||ng lncreaslng Web slLe capaclLy by upgradlng hardware (for example addlng 8AM or
processors) whlle malnLalnlng Lhe physlcal fooLprlnL and number of servers ln Lhe server clusLer Also
called scallng up
v|gnette ad An ad composed of LexL LhaL ls dlsplayed ad[acenL Lo Lhe lmage where Lhe ad ls dlsplayed
1he LexL can be Lo Lhe lefL rlghL or Lop of Lhe ad lmage
V|rtua| cata|og A caLalog LhaL references Lhe producL daLa ln one or more base caLalogs lf you add a
producL Lo a base caLalog Lhe producL may also appear ln Lhe assoclaLed vlrLual caLalog dependlng on
Lhe lncluslon rules roducLs are represenLed once ln Lhe daLabase regardless of how many vlrLual
caLalogs Lhey appear ln A vlrLual caLalog lnherlLs all Lhe languages of Lhe base caLalogs 1here are Lhree
prlmary uses for vlrLual caLalogs Lo aggregaLe mulLlple caLalogs so Lhey appear as one caLalog Lo users
Lo prlce producLs ln mulLlple currencles and Lo provlde speclal prlclng or subseLs of producLs for
speclfled groups of users
V|rtua| d|rectory A dlrecLory name used ln a Web address LhaL corresponds Lo a physlcal dlrecLory on
Lhe server someLlmes called u8L mapplng ln lnLerneL lnformaLlon Servlces (llS0 30) a vlrLual dlrecLory
ls Lhe nexL lLem ln Lhe MlcrosofL ManagemenL Console (MMC) hlerarchy under a Web slLe (vlrLual
server) and lnherlLs properLles from Lhe Web slLe Some of Lhese properLles can be overrldden aL Lhe
vlrLual dlrecLory level oLhers cannoL AppllcaLlons lncludlng Commerce Server appllcaLlons are aL Lhe
vlrLual dlrecLory level ln llS and have Lhe same parenLchlld relaLlonshlp wlLh Lhe Web slLe
V|rtua| |og f||e nonphyslcal flles LhaL are derlved from one physlcal log flle by Lhe SCL Server uaLabase
Lnglne
V|rtua| server Also called a Web slLe (such as Lhe defaulL Web slLe) A vlrLual compuLer LhaL resldes on
an P11 server buL appears Lo users as a separaLe P11 server Several vlrLual servers can reslde on one
compuLer each one capable of runnlng lLs own programs and each one wlLh lndlvlduallzed access Lo
lnpuL and perlpheral devlces Lach vlrLual server has lLs own lnLerneL domaln name and lnLerneL
roLocol (l) address and appears Lo users as an lndlvldual Web slLe Some lnLerneL Servlce rovlders
(lSs) use vlrLual servers for Lhose cllenLs who wanL Lo use Lhelr own domaln names An lS may wanL Lo
creaLe mulLlple lnLerneL lnformaLlon Servlces (llS) 30 Web slLes and unpack Commerce appllcaLlons for
dlfferenL cllenLs lnLo separaLe llS Web slLes Commerce appllcaLlons under dlfferenL llS Web slLes can
share global resources
V|s|t A serles of requesLs by a user vlslLs begln ln one of Lwo ways users can be referred Lo Lhe slLe
Lhrough a llnk or Lhey can Lype Lhe slLe u8L lnLo Lhelr browser A vlslL ends when a speclfled perlod of
Llme (Lhe defaulL ls 30 mlnuLes) has passed wlLhouL any addlLlonal requesLs Lo Lhe slLe
V|s|t durat|on 1he Llme beLween Lhe flrsL and lasL requesL of a vlslL 1hls Llme does noL lnclude Lhe Llme
a user spends vlewlng Lhe lasL requesL of a vlslL