How to Wield Kentico 9 in the Real World

Brian McKeiverCo-owner & Kentico MVP BizStream

GoalsK9 Updates

Things to Watch Out For

Get the Most out of your Instance

MVC in K9

Separation of ConcernsMVC 5.2 and higherAdmin UI ImprovementsRouting improvements

Modules in K9

• Sealed packages (or not)

• Better deployment options

• Making the platform more modular

NuGet Support

Create a local Package Source to easily test locally

What about Module Data?Module installation packages may provide before.sql and/or after.sql SQL scripts

 ~/App_Data/CMSModules/<module code name>/ Under the Install or Update subfolders.

Upgrade Path from K8 Time to get to ASP.Net Framework 4.5

Default Form Definitions and Fields of System Classes overwritten

Many updates to Web Parts, Widgets, Form Controls

E-commerce Orders need tax recalculated – see docs

EMS Specific Notes E-mail marketing has some large updates

If you have large amounts of activity data (million+) update your SQL Connection timeout in web.config

Campaign tracking parameter obsoleted and replaced with utm_campaign

Other Todos Web Farms are disabled because of the new update

Stage all of your Content Staging tasks

Object version history not so cross version compatible

Also recycle bin objects

Re-sign all of your Macros!!!

Module Upgrades

Zoho CRM Module for Kentico 8

http://www.mcbeev.com/Blog/October-2014/Zoho-CRM-Module-for-Kentico-8

What WorkedUI Elements, Permissions, Classes

What Worked Not So Well

What to Do Next1.Click Show All files2. Include in Project3. Move to the correct location4. Rename to .cs and .xml

And then it works!

API ExamplesNo longer in the base install.Tossed out to Documentation

CI What about Virtual Files?What about Import / Export?What about Content Staging?

The Polish of K9 Pin at a Deeper level Smart Tips Data Generator

Performance in K9Improved initial Startup time

Improved how many Documents the Content Tree can manage

Improved the performance of core database level views

Macros & High Volume Scoring/Groups

“By default in Kentico, custom macro rules that are used in scoring and contact group conditions evaluate individually for

each contact”

– slow for high volume of contacts

The Issue

Macro Rule Translator to the RescueHow to Resolve - Docs Link

1. Create a new macro rule in admin2. Create custom macro rule translator class3. Macro rule translator logic needs to return

ObjectQuery<ContactInfo>4. Register an instance of MacroRuleMetadata - tells the system to run

recalculate on specific Activity or Attribute only

Macro Rule

Ouch1361

Demo time

Result

Proof6

Conclusion

Go Kometas!

Pro Tip

Chrome Extension to watch ViewState size

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gapjlpgdhmiblidalppgbbfgkmaoehhm

Brian McKeiverCo-Owner & Kentico MVP, BizStreamPhone: (616) 481-1631 Web: www.bizstream.com Email: bmckeiver@bizstream.com

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