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This describes how to install Beebox-Sitecore Connector on Sitecore Experience Platform 7.0+. Please unzip the packages from Beebox Sitecore Connector Version 7.x rev(xxxxxx) before you perform the following steps.

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• Inside the ………..\Website\App_Config\Include\Beebox folder, locate Beebox.Sitecore.config.

  • Copy the sample connection string:as displayed provided at the bottom of the Beebox.Sitecore.config or copy from the below sample.

<add

name="Beebox_Sitecore_TranslationEntities"

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• Locate connectionStrings.config, usually placed at…./Website/App_Config/ConnectionStrings.config and paste the new connectionString at the bottom of existing connection strings as given below.

  <connectionStrings>

  <!--

      Sitecore connection strings.

      All database connections for Sitecore are configured here.

  -->

  <addname="core"connectionString="user id=XX;password=XXXX;Data Source=XXXXX;Database=XXXXXXXSitecore_Core"/>

  <addname="master"connectionString="user id=XX;password=XXXX;Data Source=XXXXX;Database=Beebox71Sitecore_Master"/>

  <addname="web"connectionString="user id=XX;password=XXXX;Data Source=XXXXX;Database=Beebox71Sitecore_Web"/>

        

  <addname="Beebox_Sitecore_TranslationEntities"

  connectionString="metadata=res://*/Beebox_Sitecore_Translation.csdl|res://*/Beebox_Sitecore_Translation.ssdl|res://*/Beebox_Sitecore_Translation.msl;

         provider=System.Data.SqlClient;

         provider connection string=&quot;

         data source=SQL Server Instance Name;

         initial catalog=Beebox_Sitecore_Translation;

         user id=username;

         password=password;

         MultipleActiveResultSets=True;

         App=EntityFramework&quot;"

         providerName="System.Data.EntityClient" />

  </connectionStrings>

• Modify the highlighted values suitably: You will need to provide the name of SQL Server instance where we created Beebox_Sitecore_Translation database and corresponding username and password.

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Test & Save the Beebox Connection:  We need to test the newly created/updated settings to ensure that it works as per our expectations. Click on the heart icon i.e. Test command, our heartbeat command. It should display a success message "Yes, it works!". You may check the “Set as default connection” checkbox to make it your default connection. Click Save connection to save the connection.

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1.1       Add More Languages to Sitecore

Please ensure that your Sitecore instance is configured to have multiple languages. You will need to go to Sitecore System item and find the language list. In case, you have English as the only language configured, you are advised to add a few more languages before moving to next step.