Create store data assets in an XML file

Create your store assets in the format of XML files that can be loaded into the database using the loading utilities. If you are creating a globalized store, you may want to create separate XML files for each locale your store supports. The locale-specific file should specify all description information, so it can be translated. For more information about the loading utilities, see Loading utilities.

The starter stores, from which many of the examples in these tasks are taken, use one store.xml file for all information that does not need to be translated, and another store.xml file for each locale the store supports, for the information that needs to be translated. The locale-specific files contain all the description information.

You can change the store data assets by using the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator.

To create store assets:

  1. Create an XML file that follows the wcs.dtd. The DTD file is located in the following directory:

  2. Define a store entity in the
    STORENT table, for example: 
    <storeent 
storeent_id="@storeent_id_1" 
member_id="&MEMBER_ID;" 
type="S" 
identifier="&STORE_IDENTIFIER;"
setccurr="USD"
/>

  3. Create a store address in the
    STADDRESS table. If you are creating a globalized store, you should include this information in a locale-specific XML file. 
    <staddress
staddress_id="@staddress_id_en_US_1"
member_id="&MEMBER_ID;"
nickname="storeaddress_en_US"
address1="12xx Martindale Avenue"
address2="Suite 9xx"
business
city="Clothesville"
state="Ontario"
zipcode="Lxx 1xx"
country="Canada"
phone1="1-800-555-1234"
fax1="1-800-555-4321"
email1="info@ConsumerDirect.xxx"
/>

  4. Create a description for the store entity in the
    STOREENTDS table. If you are creating a globalized store, you should include this information in a locale-specific XML file. 
    <storeentds
description="Commerce Model Store entity"
language_id="&en_US;" 
displayname="ConsumerDirect"
storeent_id="@storeent_id_1"
staddress_id_cont="@staddress_id_en_US_1"
staddress_id_loc="@staddress_id_en_US_1"
/>

  5. Create a store entity by adding information to the
    STORE table. 
    <store
store_id="@storeent_id_1"
directory="&STORE_DIR;"
ffmcenter_id="@ffmcenter_id_1"
language_id="&en_US;"
storegrp_id="-1"
allocationgoodfor="0"
bopmpadfactor="0"
ffmcselectionflags="0"
rejectedordexpiry="259200"
rtnffmctr_id="@ffmcenter_id_1"
pricerefflags="0"
storetype="B2C"
quotegoodfor="1"
/>

  6. Define a supported language for the store by adding information to the
    STORELANG table. If your store supports multiple languages, you should include this information in a locale-specific XML file (one for each language your store supports). 
    <storelang
language_id="&en_US;" 
storeent_id="@storeent_id_1"
/>

  7. Define display information for each store language by adding information to the
    STORELANGDS table. If your store supports multiple languages, you should include this information in a locale-specific XML file (one for each language your store supports). 
    <storlangds
description="United States"
language_id="&en_US;" 
storeent_id="@storeent_id_1"
language_id_desc="&en_US;"
/>

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