Promotions customization

Start in WebSphere Commerce V5.6, an enhanced promotion feature is introduced. This feature benefits from a clean architecture which supports richer functionality, as well as a wide array of customization possibilities. This document focuses on the customization of the promotion feature.

Promotion customizations generally fall into one of two categories. The first adds a new promotion type, which uses the existing promotion engine, and combines elements of default promotions to create new promotion types. The second introduces new implementations of the promotion engine, and is significantly more complex.

In a custom promotion application, there are two aspects: the authoring environment, and the runtime environment. The authoring environment refers to the GUI tool used by business users to maintain promotions. In a custom application, new GUI tool elements need to be introduced to support the customization. For an example of how to customize the promotion GUI, refer to Add support for a custom promotion type.

Related concepts

• Promotion organization

• Promotion life cycle

• The XMLizable interface and component model

• Black box view of the promotion engine's architecture

• The Promotion Engine in Detail

• Promotion anatomy

• Raising customer awareness of promotions

Related tasks

• Create a new promotion type

Related reference

• Customization Scenarios