Tools for creating data

WebSphere Commerce provides several tools to create and manipulate your store data. The following list describes the tools.

 

Tool and store data summary chart

The following lists the tools use to create each type of data.

 

WebSphere Commerce loading utilities

Core data

Use the loading utilities to load core data in the form of an XML file.

Configuration data

Use the loading utilities to load configuration data in the form of an XML file.

Managed data

Use the loading utilities to load managed data in the form of an XML file.

Operational data

In general, operational data cannot be loaded with the loading utilities. However, selected customer data may be loaded using the loading utilities.

 

Administration Console

Core data

When you publish a store archive using the Administration Console, the core data is created for you.

Configuration data

Not applicable.

Managed data

Not applicable.

Operational data

Not applicable.

 

WebSphere Commerce Accelerator

Core data

Not applicable.

Configuration data

When you create an extended site, the config data is created for you.

Managed data

Use the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator to create or edit the following data:

  • Stores (extended sites business model)

  • Campaigns

  • Contracts (a default contract is necessary if you are an unregistered customer, or you do not have your own contract).

  • Marketing Experiments

  • Jurisdictions

  • Taxes

  • Shipping

  • Currency

  • Languages

  • Fulfillment

  • Promotions

  • Catalogs (a master catalog must exist in the database before use the Product Management tools in the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator to add or change product information. For a different view of your merchandise and services, create a sales catalog by changing the XML source. Use the Loading utilities or publish a store archive to create a master catalog in the database.)

  • Prices

Operational data

Use the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator to create or edit the following data:

  • Customers

  • Orders

  • RFQs

 

Organizational Administration Console

Core data

Use the Organizational Administration Console to create and manage organizations.

Configuration data

Not applicable.

Managed data

The Organizational Administration Console may be used to approve contracts which affects the associated managed data

Operational data

Use the Organizational Administration Console to create or edit the following data:

  • Customers and buyers are created when they enter the store. However, with the Organizational Administration Console, you can also manage users and approve buyers, or create new ones.

  • The Organizational Administration Console may be used to approve orders and RFQs which affects the associated operational data

 

Stores

Core data

Not applicable.

Configuration data

Hubs may be used to create stores. This creates configuration data associated with the new store.

Managed data

Not applicable.

Operational data

Storefronts are used to create operational data, such as:

  • Orders

  • Users

  • RFQs

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