Catalog Price Update Failure When You Import a Catalog That Already Exists

During catalog import, the old catalog cannot be deleted if the site is running. To work around this problem, a process has been implemented to close the site briefly during catalog import and unload the Web application at this time. When the Web application is unloaded in Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS), the catalog refresh is not a problem.

The VariantPrice property is not updated when you import a catalog that already exists.

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Commerce Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Commerce Server 2000. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 1. This problem was first corrected in Commerce Server 2000 Service Pack 1.