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1. WebSphere Commerce Version 6 Information Center
2. What's new in this release
3. What's new - WebSphere Commerce Enhancements for version 6.0
4. Differences between editions
5. Differences between editions and releases
   • Auction
   • Business intelligence
   • Business model support
   • Business relationship management
   • Catalog
   • Content management
   • Development Environment
   • Merchandising
   • Messaging subsystem
   • Order
   • RFQ
   • Search
   • Search engine optimization
   • Starter stores
   • System Management
   • Tools
   • User Management
6. Product overview
7. Prerequisites, supported operating systems, databases, servers, and browsers

8. Functional architecture
   • Common architecture
     • Runtime framework enhancements
     • Application layers
     • Functional overview
       • Framework overview
       • Framework interaction
       • Design patterns
         • Model-View-Controller design pattern
         • Command design pattern
         • Display design pattern
   • Presentation layer
     • Struts framework
       • Configure a Web application
         • Representing view implementations: action-mappings and global-forwards
         • Mapping URLs to controller commands: action-mappings
         • Define Error message resources: message-resources
       • Customize the Web application configuration
       • Update the Web application configuration
       • JSP pages and data beans

     • Integration with WebSphere Portal
       • Portal integration architecture
       • Session management
       • Portal integration and stores
       • Customize Portal integration
         • Customize a portlet using the MVCPortlet class
         • Services in portals
           • Call a service using MVC portlet configuration
           • MVC Portlet configuration file syntax
         • Portal integration event handler
           • Portlet action handler
           • Portlet render handler
           • Business content plug-in

         • Define a source portlet
         • Define a target portlet
         • Wiring the source and target portlets
         • Populate data on a portlet JSP file using the WCS foundation tag library
         • Define references to static content in an MVCPortlet JSP file
         • Best practices for designing store pages that contain MVC Portlets
         • Portal integration tracing and logging
       • Portlet packaging structure
         • Packaging portlets

     • Web services with JSP pages
       • WebSphere Commerce Web service framework
         • WebSphere Commerce as a service provider
           • Enable WebSphere Commerce as a service provider
           • Security and the WebSphere Commerce Web service framework
           • Web service caching
           • Modify an inbound Web service
           • Deploy an inbound Web service
           • Inbound Web services provided
             • Order preprocessing
             • Payment processing
             • Inventory update
             • Payment processing service
             • Inventory cache update service
             • Order preprocessing service
             • Order status update service
             • Synchronize organization service
             • Synchronize person service
           • Set up the Secure Sockets Layer
         • WebSphere Commerce as a service consumer
           • Enable WebSphere Commerce as a service consumer
           • Customize existing outbound service requests
           • Create a client API for WebSphere Commerce
           • Customize the web service client invocation XML file
           • Service Oriented outbound integration points
           • Outbound service interfaces
             • Check or reserve or cancel order inventory
             • Create/Update Organization
             • Get Order
             • Get Product Availability
             • Transfer order
           • JCA for Web services
             • Disable JCA for Web Services
             • Enable JCA for Web services
         • Enable JMS for Web services
         • 6.0.0.1 OAGIS messaging
           • Nouns
           • 6.0.0.1Verbs
             • Get Request and the Show Response
             • Process request and the acknowledge response
             • Change Request / Respond Response
             • Sync request and the ConfirmBOD response
       • Configure for Web service development
         • WebServicesRouter Web module configuration
       • Additional information about Web services
   • Business logic
     • Name-value pair command framework
       • Command types
         • Command context
         • Command framework
         • Controller command programming model
           • Long-running controller commands
           • Temporary changes to contextual information for URLs
           • Formatting of input properties to views
           • Database commits and rollbacks for controller commands
           • Customize existing controller commands
             • Add new business logic to a controller command
             • Replacing task commands called by a controller command
             • Replacing the view called by a controller command
         • Task command programming model
           • Customize existing task commands
             • Add new business logic to a task command
             • Replacing business logic of an existing task command
         • Data bean commands
       • Data beans
         • Create a simple data bean
           • Create the package for data bean code
           • Create a data bean
           • Add required fields to the data bean
           • Modify the populate method
         • Customize data beans
       • Command error handling
         • Execution flow tracing
         • Create messages
         • Logging and tracing
       • Understand access control
         • Access control policies and policy group structure
         • Protectable interface
         • Resource protection in WebSphere Application Server
         • Administrator authority to act for a registered customer
         • Access control interactions
         • Groupable interface
         • WebSphere Commerce access control policies
         • Implementing access control
           • Implementing access control in enterprise beans
           • Implementing access control in data beans
           • Implementing access control in controller commands
           • Implementing access control policies in views
         • Modify access control on existing WebSphere Commerce resources
           • Add a new relationship to an existing WebSphere Commerce entity bean
           • Add access control to an existing WebSphere Commerce entity bean that is not already protected
           • Access control implications when a controller command is extended
         • Sample: Access control policies for development purposes
           • Sample: Access control policy for new views
           • Sample: Command-level access control policy for new controller commands
           • Sample: Resource-level access control policy for a new entity bean
     • WebSphere Commerce BOD command framework
       • Business logic layer design patterns
         • Business Object Document Get processing pattern
         • Business object document Change processing pattern
         • Business Object Document Process processing pattern
         • Business Object Document Sync processing pattern
       • BOD versions in WebSphere Commerce
       • Service module configuration
       • Error handling in the BOD command framework
       • Access control in the BOD command framework
       • Cache invalidation in the BOD command framework
     • Business context service
       • Sequence diagram: Initiating an activity
       • Sequence diagram: Create a new activity based on an existing one
       • Sequence diagram: Terminating an activity
       • Sequence diagram: Pre-request and post-request processing
       • Sequence diagram: Retrieving and updating Business Contexts
       • Business Context configuration file
       • Define business context sets for a Web application
       • Create a new business context
   • Persistent object model
     • WebSphere Commerce enterprise beans
       • Object life cycles
       • Transactions
       • Primary keys
         • Create primary keys
       • Access beans
         • Finding data using an access bean
         • Update data using an access bean
         • Inserting data using access beans
         • Deleting data using an access bean
       • Extending the WebSphere Commerce object model
         • Extending the WebSphere Commerce object model with entity beans
           • Extending public entity beans
           • Flush remote method for entity beans
           • Use of EJB 2. x entity beans
       • Extending the WebSphere Commerce object model with session beans
       • Create new session beans
     • Optimistic locking
       • Recovering from transaction failures due to optimistic locking
     • Data service layer
       • Business Object Mediator
       • Physical data container
       • WebSphere Commerce extended XPath notation
       • Object-relational metadata
       • Data service layer query processing
         • Query template file
           • SQL parameters
           • Query template file tags
           • Graph composer
         • Access profiles
         • Parametric search support
       • Data service layer naming conventions
       • Paging support in the data service layer
   • WebSphere Commerce database schema
9. Operational architecture

10. WebSphere Commerce and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
    • SOA Logical Architecture and WebSphere Commerce back-office integration
    • Roadmap: WebSphere Commerce services
      • WebSphere Commerce Web services with JSP pages
        • Understand the WebSphere Commerce Web service framework
          • WebSphere Commerce as a service provider
            • Enable WebSphere Commerce as a service provider
            • Security and the WebSphere Commerce Web service framework
            • Web service caching
            • Modify an inbound Web service
            • Deploy an inbound Web service
            • Inbound Web services provided
              • Order preprocessing
              • Payment processing
              • Inventory update
              • Payment processing service
              • Inventory cache update service
              • Order preprocessing service
              • Order status update service
              • Synchronize organization service
              • Synchronize person service
            • Set up the Secure Sockets Layer
          • WebSphere Commerce as a service consumer
            • Enable WebSphere Commerce as a service consumer
            • Customize existing outbound service requests
            • Create a Web service client API for WebSphere Commerce
            • Customize the web service client invocation XML file
            • Service Oriented outbound integration points
            • Outbound service interfaces
              • Check or reserve or cancel order inventory
              • Create/Update Organization
              • Get Order
              • Get Product Availability
              • Transfer order
            • JCA for Web services
              • Disable JCA for Web Services
              • Enable JCA for Web services
          • Enable JMS for Web services
          • 6.0.0.1WebSphere Commerce use of Open Applications Group (OAGIS) messaging
            • Nouns
            • 6.0.0.1Verbs
              • Get Request and the Show Response
              • Process request and the acknowledge response
              • Change Request / Respond Response
              • Sync request and the ConfirmBOD response
        • Configure WebSphere Commerce Developer for Web service development
          • WebServicesRouter Web module configuration
        • Additional information about Web services
      • Define an inbound Web service
      • Define a User Registration Web Service
      • WebSphere Commerce services
        • WebSphere Commerce services functional architecture
        • WebSphere Commerce service module
        • Service binding
          • Service Data Objects (SDO)
        • 6.0.0.1WebSphere Commerce use of Open Applications Group (OAGIS) messaging
          • Nouns
          • 6.0.0.1Verbs
            • Get Request and the Show Response
            • Process request and the acknowledge response
            • Change Request / Respond Response
            • Sync request and the ConfirmBOD response
        • OAGIS document processing
        • Component facade interfaces
        • WebSphere Commerce service commands
        • Design patterns
          • Design pattern for Get service implementation
          • Design pattern for Process, Change and Sync service implementation
        • Client library for WebSphere Commerce services
          • Client library authentication mechanisms
          • Web enablement for the client library
            • WebSphere Commerce foundation tag library
              • Tag: contextData
              • Tag: defineObjects
              • Tag: getData
              • Tag: param
              • Tag: declareService
              • Tag: declareRenderContext
              • Tag: declareRefreshController
              • Tag: json
              • GetData tag configuration
            • Client library enablement for Struts
        • Client library exceptions
        • WebSphere Commerce extended XPath notation
      • Work with WebSphere Commerce services
        • Install the Design Pattern Toolkit and the ComponentProjects design pattern
        • Set up the development environment for creating WebSphere Commerce services
        • Create a WebSphere Commerce service module
        • Enable service module assets in WebSphere Commerce Developer
        • Create the component facade
          • Create a new search expression
          • Extending a noun
          • Create the service command
          • WebSphere Commerce services error information
          • Deploy the component facade
        • Create the SDO genmodel file
          • Generate code from an SDO genmodel file
          • Update Service Data Objects
        • Using a client library
        • Create the client library
        • Extending the client library
        • Deploy the client library
        • Testing a WebSphere Commerce service
        • Externalizing WebSphere Commerce services
        • Client library exceptions
        • WebSphere Commerce extended XPath notation
      • Create a WebSphere Commerce service module
      • Calling the TutorialStore service in a portlet
      • Customize Web 2.0 and Web services to support customization of the OrderItem noun using the UserData field
      • Customize Web 2.0 and Web services to support personalization
      • WebSphere Commerce BOD command framework
        • Business logic layer design patterns
          • Business Object Document Get processing pattern
          • Business object document Change processing pattern
          • Business Object Document Process processing pattern
          • Business Object Document Sync processing pattern
        • BOD versions in WebSphere Commerce
        • Service module configuration
        • Error handling in the BOD command framework
        • Access control in the BOD command framework
        • Cache invalidation in the BOD command framework
      • Developing the business logic layer using the BOD command framework
        • Work with WebSphere Commerce service modules
          • Create a WebSphere Commerce service module
          • Implementing the service commands in the BOD command framework
          • Implementing access control in the BOD command framework
          • Add a custom user or error message to a BOD service module
          • Configure a BOD service module
            • Extending the configuration of a service module to add name-value parameters
            • Add custom configuration to a BOD service module
            • Reloading the configuration of a BOD service module
        • Developing BOD Get services
          • Create a search expression
          • Supporting a new access profile
          • Modify a Get service to use business logic to insert more data for a specific access profile
          • Add business logic to a search expression
        • Developing BOD Process, Change, and Sync services
          • Add a new action to a BOD Process service
          • Extending a Process action
          • Exchanging data with an external system before performing a Process, Change, or Sync service
          • Add post-processing business logic for Change and Sync services
          • Using the ChangeNounPart pattern to validate a noun part
        • Deploy customizations made using the BOD command framework and the data service layer
      • Create a new BOD service module
    • Cooperative portlets
      • Define a source portlet
      • Define a target portlet
      • Wiring the source and target portlets
    • Populating data on a portlet JSP file using the WebSphere Commerce foundation tag library
    • Define references to static content in an MVCPortlet JSP file
    • Best practices for designing store pages that contain MVC Portlets
    • WebSphere Commerce Portal integration tracing and logging
11. Portlet packaging structure
    • Packaging portlets
12. Data service layer
    • Business Object Mediator
    • Physical data container
    • WebSphere Commerce extended XPath notation
    • Object-relational metadata
    • Data service layer query processing
      • Query template file
        • SQL parameters
        • Query template file tags
        • Graph composer
      • Access profiles
      • Parametric search support
    • Data service layer naming conventions
    • Paging support in the data service layer
13. Business models
    • Customer-facing stores
    • Organization structure
    • Consumer direct business model
      • Consumer direct organization structure
      • Consumer direct access control structure
    • B2B direct business model
      • B2B direct organization structure
      • Advanced B2B direct access control structure
    • Examples of multiple stores in a single instance
    • Demand chain business model
      • Demand chain organization structure
      • Demand Chain - channel hub organization structure
    • Extended sites
      • Extended sites organization structure
      • Extended sites hub
      • Extended Sites - extended sites hub organization structure
    • Supply chain business model
      • Supply chain organization structure
      • Supply Chain - supplier hub organization structure
    • Value chain business models
    • Proxy stores
    • Asset stores
    • Promotion engine differences when using the promotion store relationship
14. Information roadmaps
    • Site Administrator
    • Application developer information roadmap
      • JSP page designer
      • Data developer
      • Integrator
      • Store programmer
    • Line of business users information roadmaps
      • Information roadmap: Using the Consumer direct business model
        • Seller information roadmap
        • Operations Manager information roadmap
        • Pick Packer information roadmap
        • Receiver information roadmap
        • Returns Administrator information roadmap
        • Buyer (Sell-Side) information roadmap
        • Category Manager information roadmap
        • Product Manager information roadmap
        • Customer Service Supervisor information roadmap
        • Customer Service Representative information roadmap
        • Marketing Manager information roadmap
      • Information roadmap: Using the B2B direct business model
        • Seller information roadmap
        • Operations Manager information roadmap
        • Pick Packer information roadmap
        • Receiver information roadmap
        • Returns Administrator information roadmap
        • Buyer (Sell-Side) information roadmap
        • Category Manager information roadmap
        • Product Manager information roadmap
        • Customer Service Supervisor information roadmap
        • Customer Service Representative information roadmap
        • Marketing Manager information roadmap
      • B2B direct
        • Logistics Manager information roadmap (B2B Direct)
        • Pick Packer information roadmap
        • Receiver information roadmap
        • Returns Administrator information roadmap
        • Buyer (Buy-Side) Information roadmap
        • Category Manager Information roadmap (B2B Direct)
        • Product Manager Information roadmap (B2B Direct)
        • Sales Manager information roadmap (B2B direct)
        • Account Representative Information roadmap (B2B Direct)
        • Customer Service Supervisor Information roadmap (B2B Direct)
        • Customer Service Representative (B2B Direct)
        • Seller Administrator Information roadmap (B2B Direct)
        • Buyer Administrator Information roadmap (B2B Direct)
        • Buyer Approver Information roadmap (B2B Direct)
        • Marketing Manager Information roadmap (B2B Direct)
      • B2B indirect
        • B2B reseller store
        • B2B reseller storefront asset store
        • Buyer (Buy-Side) Information roadmap
        • Catalog asset store
        • Channel hub
        • Consumer direct reseller store
        • Consumer direct reseller storefront asset store
        • Information roadmap: Using the Demand chain business model
        • Information roadmap: Using the extended sites business model
        • Information roadmap: Using the Supply chain business model
15. Summary of changes
16. Where to find more information
17. WebSphere Commerce Analyzer information update
18. About the information center
    • Navigating in the information center
    • Accessibility
      • Navigating WebSphere Commerce using the keyboard
      • Changing the Configuration Manager color scheme
      • Changing the WebSphere Commerce Analyzer Configuration Manager accessibility settings
    • Searching in the information center
    • Viewing information in different languages
19. Accessibility in the information center
20. Conventions
21. Notices