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Create store data assets in an XML file

Create the 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 the store supports. The locale-specific file should specify all description information, so it can be translated.

For more information about the loading utilities, see Load 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:

Procedure

1. Create an XML file that follows the wcs.dtd. The DTD file is located...

   • WC_INSTALL/schema/xml

   • WCDE_INSTALL/schema/xml

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 the store supports multiple languages, you should include this information in a locale-specific XML file (one for each language the 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 the store supports multiple languages, you should include this information in a locale-specific XML file (one for each language the store supports).

   <storlangds
   description="United States"
   language_id="&en_US;" 
   storeent_id="@storeent_id_1"
   language_id_desc="&en_US;"
   />
   

Related concepts

Store data assets

Related tasks

Changing store contact information

Changing currency support

Changing the store name and description

Changing store profile information

Changing store location information

Related reference

Store data model

Database asset groups dependencies

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