The AdminSite object provides centralized access to the Commerce Server site configuration, making it easier to configure and maintain a Commerce Server site. The AdminSite object is used by the Site Builder Wizard (which sets the configuration initially), Web-based Administration (WebAdmin), the Commerce Host Administration snap-in for the Microsoft® Management Console (MMC), and by batch files. The object provides read/write access to the configuration properties and has a number of administrative functions that allow administration of Commerce Server sites.
The AdminSite object supports the following properties.
| Property | Description |
| Directory | Currently registered Commerce Server site physical directory. |
| Status | Read/write property that indicates/specifies whether the Commerce Server site is open or closed. |
| Version | Returns the version of Commerce Server as an integer (2 for Commerce Server 2.0, and 3 for Commerce Server 3.0). |
The AdminSite object supports the following methods.
| Method | Description |
| Create | Creates a Commerce Server site. |
| Delete | Deletes a Commerce Server site. |
| Initialize | Initializes the AdminSite object to load information related to the Commerce Server site. |
| InitializeFromMDPath | Initializes the AdminSite object from a metabase path. |
| IsValidName | Determines whether a given text string is a valid short name for a Commerce Server site. |
| ReadDefaultProperties | Reads the properties from the Site.csc file and returns a Dictionary object (the site dictionary) containing these properties. |
| ReadManagerProperties | Reads the properties from the Site\Manager\Config\Site.csc file and returns a Dictionary object (the site dictionary) containing these properties. |
| Reload | Resets all application and session objects for the Commerce Server site. |
| WriteDefaultProperties | Writes the properties from the specified site dictionary to the Site.csc file. |
| WriteManagerProperties | Writes the properties from the specified site dictionary to the Site\Manager\Config\Site.csc file. |