The PipeContext object is a Dictionary object which is passed through the pipeline as a holder of properties needed by pipeline components. The PipeContext is created as a page-level Dictionary object on the same page that creates the OrderPipeline object.
The PipeContext Dictionary object contains the following properties.
| Property | Description |
| MessageManager | Name of the MessageManager object (created in Global.asa). |
| DataFunctions | Name of the DataFunctions object (created in Global.asa). |
| QueryMap | Name of the QueryMap object (created in Global.asa). The QueryMap is a Dictionary object that contains a number of other Dictionary objects, each of which represents a query name and the SQL text of the query. |
| ConnectionStringMap | A Dictionary object containing connection strings that are available to the site. (This property is copied from the Site Dictionary object.) |
| DefaultConnectionString | The default connection string for the site. (This property is copied from the Site Dictionary object.) |
| Language | The name of a message set (defined in the MessageManager object) containing error messages to be used by the pipeline components in the event of an error. |
| ReceiptStorage | DBStorage object for receipts (needed only if saving receipts). |
| Shopper | The Active User Object (AUO) representing the customer. A component in the pipeline will use the AUO to load ShopperInfo into the OrderForm. |