Data developer
To create data to be loaded into the WebSphere Commerce database you should have XML, XSLT and XPath skills. If you will load data in comma separated value (CSV) format, you should also be familiar with this data type. The following topics provide useful background information:
- The Store data information model describes the data assets used in a WebSphere Commerce site.
- The WebSphere Commerce Data models describe the relationships between database tables.
- The topics in the Developing your store data section describe how to create XML files that represent each asset type.
To understand how data is loaded into the WebSphere Commerce system refer to these topics:
- Overview of loading store data
This topic discusses publishing the store data assets to the database using the loading utilities. - Publish process
This topic discusses the Publish process in its entirety, using either the Administration Console or the command line publish. - Loading database asset groups
This topic discusses publishing groups of store data assets or all of the store data to the database using the loading utilities. 
Publishing business accounts and contracts
This topic discusses publishing the account, contract and product set assets.
Samples
An example of CSV data that can be loaded by using the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator is provided, for more information see Catalog data in CSV format.
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