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Dynamic kit data assets

Dynamic kits data assets are created in the same way as other catalog assets. The dynamic kit components must have their own SKUs as does the dynamic kit.

You must decide how and where to store information about which components go with which dynamic kits. WebSphere Commerce does not provide database tables or rules for you store this information.

Configuration of dynamic kits must be handled outside of WebSphere by a product configurator.

By default, the only relationship information WebSphere Commerce can store about dynamic kits is a predefined or base configuration of a dynamic kit. Entries the CATENTREL table indicate which components belong to the predefined or base configuration.

Here is a sample XML definition of a dynamic kit:

<!-- Define a Catalog Entry for the Dynamic Kit --> 
<catentry  catentry_id="10551" baseitem_id="10551"
    member_id="70000" catenttype_id="DynamicKitBean" partnumber="MYKIT-0101" mfname="IBM"
      markfordelete="0" buyable="1" /> 
<catentdesc catentry_id="10551" language_id="-1" available="1"
     published="1" name="MYKIT-0101" shortdescription="MYKIT-0101DynamicKit" />                                                         
         
<itemspc baseitem_id="10551" itemspc_id="10551"
    member_id="70000" partnumber="MYKIT-0101" markfordelete="0" discontinued="N" /> 
<baseitem  baseitem_id="10551" member_id="70000"
    partnumber="MYKIT-0101" itemtype_id="ITEM" quantitymeasure="C62" markfordelete="0"         
  quantitymultiple="1.0" />

Here is an example of how to define a predefined or base configuration:

<!-- Define the base configuration for the Dynamic Kit -->
<catreltype catreltype_id="DYNAMICKIT_COMPONENT" 
    description="The predefined dynamickit to component relationship" />             
         
<catentrel catentry_id_parent="10551" catentry_id_child="1011"  
    catreltype_id="DYNAMICKIT_COMPONENT" quantity="1" sequence="1"/>         
<catentrel catentry_id_parent="10551" catentry_id_child="1012" 
     catreltype_id="DYNAMICKIT_COMPONENT" quantity="1" sequence="2"/>

In the above example, 1011 and 1012 are the catentry_ids of two dynamic components. Their XML definition is not shown here.

Related concepts

Database asset groups

Related tasks

Create catalog assets

Related reference

Dynamic kit data model

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