Application developer information roadmap

An application developer develops store business logic such as commands and EJB beans.

Select the roadmap that most closely matches your main task:

• Information roadmap: 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.

• Store programmer
  WebSphere Commerce is a Java and J2EE compliant application. To successfully customize WebSphere Commerce you should have knowledge and skills in the following: programming SQL, Java, JavaScript, HTML, XML. You should also be familiar with developing and deploying Java servlets and JavaServer Pages in dynamic Web applications. In addition, you should have a basic understanding of Rational Application Developer.

• JSP page designer
  To create JSP pages for WebSphere Commerce you should have Rational Application Developer skills and JSP skills. You should also be familiar with JSTL.

• Information roadmap: Customizing WebSphere Commerce Accelerator, Organization Administration Console, or Administration Console
  The WebSphere Commerce browser-based tools (WebSphere Commerce Accelerator, Organization Administration Console, Administration Console) may be extended or changed. In addition to customizing the tools you can also create a new browser-based tool that uses the same underlying framework. A new tool based on the tools framework is referred to as a WebSphere Commerce tools user interface center.

• Integrator information roadmap
  To integrate WebSphere Commerce with a back-end system you should be skilled in Java, relational database, and XML. Additionally you should understand the WebSphere Commerce programming model and the WebSphere Commerce architecture. You will also need to understand the back-end system that WebSphere Commerce will connect with and be familiar with the applicable middleware, for example WebSphere MQ.

• Information roadmap: Customizing the Management Center user interface
  Customize the Management Center user interface by adding, changing, or removing elements within the user interface.

• Information roadmap: WebSphere Commerce services
  WebSphere Commerce Web services enable you to provide business logic to external clients, tools, and integration partners. Updates and enhancements to WebSphere Commerce V6 have enabled different ways to implement services. This section describes the release version, and appropriate use of each implementation.

• Information roadmap: Customizing IBM Gift Center
  IBM Gift Center uses the same development environment as WebSphere Commerce. Be familiar with the development environment, if you plan to customize the IBM Gift Center. Likewise, any customization on your development environment should be deployed to your WebSphere Commerce Server, when you are ready to transfer your customization to a production environment.

• Information roadmap: Customizing IBM Sales Center
  In the IBM Sales Center for WebSphere Commerce there is a set of user interface panels, views and dialogs that contain the most commonly used features. You can add to or configure the user interface to suit your needs, as well as changing the content and format of the data that is passed between the client and the server.

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