WebSphere Commerce services

WebSphere Commerce is transitioning to a service-oriented architecture (SOA) by decoupling business subsystems. Decoupling allows re-use in other environments besides the WebSphere Commerce application. Use WebSphere Commerce services in WebSphere Portal applications, the IBM Sales Center, and any other custom applications.

WebSphere Commerce is moving towards an approach that focuses on multichannel support instead of an approach that is primarily Web-based. Instead of the name-value-pair URLs that represent a typical Web request, business components declare structured objects that represent services. Components use OAGIS XSDs to define services. This adds value by enabling developers to create business services that can be used regardless of protocol.

WebSphere Commerce now provides the following logical groupings of services to standardize communication:

• Member

• Order

• Catalog

• Contract

Related concepts

WebSphere Commerce services functional architecture
6.0.0.1WebSphere Commerce use of Open Applications Group (OAGIS) messaging
WebSphere Commerce service module
WebSphere Commerce and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)

Related tasks

Enabling WebSphere Commerce services
Disable WebSphere Commerce services

Related Reference

WebSphere Commerce services
Member services
Order services
Catalog services