Business intelligence - differences between releases

The following chart shows the different capabilities of business intelligence between editions and supported releases.

	WebSphere Commerce V6	WebSphere Commerce V5.61	WebSphere Commerce V5.6	WebSphere Commerce V5.5
Business Intelligence	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
WebSphere Commerce Analyzer	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Closed-Loop Business Intelligence	x	x		x	x		x	x		x	x
Business Analytics Reports	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Operational Reports	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Reporting framework provided	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Reporting functionality which supports Customer Service Representatives, and the IBM Sales Center	x
Extract, transform, move, and load utilities and definitions for movement of operational data to analytic datamart	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
WebSphere Commerce Analyzer Data Mining	x	x		x	x		x	x		x	x
Scheduled extraction, and load of data from the WC operational database into the WC data mart	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Extraction of Sales, Marketing and Click Stream data for analysis	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Use of DB2 Datamart	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Use of DB2 Miner for Data	x	x		x	x		x	x		x	x
DB2 Data Warehouse Center not required	x	x	x	x	x	x
Published schema	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Extendable to add additional data for analysis	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
WebSphere Commerce Analyzer Closed-Loop Business Intelligence	x	x		x	x		x	x		x	x
Automatic creation of explicit "customer profiles" for campaigns based on WC data mining results	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Facilitate better targeted campaigns based on WC data mining results	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Enable quicker implementation of site changes in response to business analytics	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
WebSphere Commerce Analyzer Business Analytics Reports	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Performance of campaigns and initiatives	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Performance of dynamic personalized marketing spots (e-marketing spots)	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Detailed performance of Promotions	x	x	x	x	x	x
Promotion's impact on sales	x	x	x	x	x	x
Performance of products	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Order summary	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Geographic Sales Analysis	x			x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Demographic Sales Analysis	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Time Period Sales Analysis	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Sales by Account	x	x		x	x		x	x		x	x
Sales by Contract	x	x		x	x		x	x		x	x
Marketing Content	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Marketplace Activity	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Shopping Cart	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Campaign	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Dynamic personalized marketing spot (e-marketing spot)	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
WebSphere Commerce Operational Reports	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Reports have the ability to be filtered based on parameters such as date, and others	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Inventory	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Receipts by Product report, Adjustments, Status, Products on Backorder, Open Expected Inventory Records	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Order Management	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Order Summary, Overdue Backorders	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Return Management	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Returns with Partial Receipts, Return Receipts not Disposed, Outstanding Returns	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Expected Inventory	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Open Expected Inventory Records, Inventory Receipts through Expected Inventory Records	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Product	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Inventory Receipts by Product, Inventory Status, Products on Backorder, Outstanding Returns	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Shipping Exceptions	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Tivoli Site Analyzer is bundled				x	x		x	x		x	x
Log analysis for click stream and site usage analysis				x	x		x	x		x	x
Support WebSphere Commerce replication from iSeries and z-Series	x	x	**	x	x	**	x	x	**	x	x	**

** not applicable for Express without Information Integrator.

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