Customizing the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator

The WebSphere Commerce Accelerator is a complex tool made up of different kinds of files and technologies. As a result, many customization scenarios for the tool are not trivial tasks. You must ensure that you have fully considered the future implications of a given customization. While IBM strives to ensure compatibility between assets created using previous and current versions of the tools, IBM cannot anticipate the breadth or depth of customer developed customization scenarios. Previous customization may cease to function when an updated version of the tool is released.

Consideration, therefore, should be given to the following strategy recommendations for customization. The following topics describe best practices with respect to WebSphere Commerce Accelerator customization, based on the current design.

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