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# Slot Configurations in B2C Commerce

Two types of users participate in content slot development and implementation in Salesforce B2C Commerce: Merchants and Web Template developers.

The information described here’s intended for the merchant and those responsible for managing the content slots after they’re developed.

Take the following steps to develop and implement content slots in your storefront:

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              <li class="tablelistbullet">Define overall storefront layout and
                design (wireframes).</li>

              <li class="tablelistbullet">Define page templates needed and content
                placement on pages.</li>

              <li class="tablelistbullet">Define how content appears on individual
                slots.</li>

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          <td data-label="Tool" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d224313e54 ">(Design phase)</td>

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                <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=cc.b2c_content_slot_processing.htm&amp;release=264.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Salesforce B2C Commerce scans all cartridges that are in the custom cartridge path for available templates.">Create Page
                  Templates</a> (add &lt;isslot&gt; tags) and define slots.
              </li>

              <li class="tablelistbullet">Create rendering templates.</li>

              <li class="tablelistbullet">Upload to Staging instance.</li>

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          <td data-label="Tool" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" headers="d224313e54 ">UX Studio</td>

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              <li class="tablelistbullet">
                <a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=cc.b2c_managing_and_creating_content_slot_configurations.htm&amp;release=264.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Salesforce B2C Commerce scans all templates to identify where slots have been defined. The resulting list appears on the Content Slots page.">Create and Edit Slot Configurations</a>
              </li>

              <li class="tablelistbullet">Specify the rules that define the type of
                content to show and when</li>

              <li class="tablelistbullet">Reference the rendering template per
                slot.</li>

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Each slot has a unique _Slot ID_ and context that developers specify in the Internet Store Markup Language (ISML) page template. To view these, click App Launcher ![App Launcher](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-cc-b2c_merchandiser_administrator-264-0-0-production-enus/ea76f372-6cfa-42a6-8e7c-05c6df7abed8/cc/b2c_merchandiser_administrator/images/appLauncher.png), and then select **site** | **Merchant Tools** | **Online Marketing** | **Contents Slots**. For each storefront slot, you can define many slot configurations.

You can also [import and export content slot configurations.](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=cc.b2c_content_slot_object_import_export.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Using Business Manager, import existing content slot configurations to use with a new instance, and export them for transfer between instances. The slots themselves aren’t imported or exported, but page templates define them (in UX Studio). Slot configurations only reference those slots (using the slot ID). Within Business Manager, the elements in the slot.xsd control the visibility of a slot.")

## Related Links

[Content Slots](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=cc.b2c_content_slots.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "You can embed a content slot in any part of your storefront site, to show products, categories, content assets, or static HTML based on a schedule. A content asset can be a flash graphic, product carousel, product search result set, or marketing graphic. Use Business Manager to create and schedule a slot configuration, instead of changing storefront code.")

[Content Information Tool](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=cc.b2c_using_the_content_information_tool.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "To determine the source of content assets in the B2C Commerce storefront and get a link to edit the content in Business Manager, use the Content Information Tool. The Content Information Tool doesn't support Page Designer pages.")