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WebSphere Commerce Build and Deployment tool prerequisites

  1. Overview
  2. Prerequisites: Build system
  3. Prerequisites: Server deployment system
  4. Prerequisites: Toolkit deployment system
  5. Third-party library dependencies
  6. Migrate WCBD from v6.0 to v7.0
  7. See also


Overview

Before starting, determine..

Skills in Apache Ant and Jython are important if you intend to customize the tool.

Questions to answer...

You also need access to the servers in the WCS topology. You will need to access these servers for information that is required to set up the build and deployment processes. If you do not have access to these servers, make sure the administrator can provide you with this information.


Prerequisites: Build system


Prerequisites: Server deployment system

WCBD requires WebSphere Commerce v7.0, and the associated requirements met, on the server deployment system.

In addition, the following requirements must also be met:


Prerequisites: Toolkit deployment system

WCBD requires WebSphere Commerce Developer v7.0, and the associated requirements met, on the toolkit deployment system.

In addition, the following requirements must also be met:


Third-party library dependencies

WCBD depends on some third-party libraries that must be downloaded and placed on the build system separately. These libraries will be packaged into the deployment packages as the deployment process may depend on them as well.

Software Library file name System Required
Ant-Contrib 1.0b3 ant-contrib-1.0b3.jar

  • Build
  • Server deployment
  • Toolkit deployment
Yes
Jakarta Commons Net 1.4.1 commons-net-1.4.1.jar Server deployment Yes if the ftp Ant task is used for...

  • remote static Web asset deployment
  • wc-server.xml synchronization
Jakarta ORO 2.0.8 jakarta-oro-2.0.8.jar Server deployment Yes if the ftp Ant task is used for...

  • remote static Web asset deployment
  • wc-server.xml synchronization
Java Activation Framework (JAF) 1.1.1 activation.jar

  • Build
  • Server deployment
Yes if the mail Ant task is used (for e-mail notification)
JavaMail 1.4.1 mail.jar

  • Build
  • Server deployment
Yes if the mail Ant task is used (for e-mail notification)
JSch 0.1.42 jsch-0.1.42.jar Server deployment Yes if the scp Ant task is used (for remote static Web asset deployment or wc-server.xml synchronization via SCP/SFTP)
SvnAnt 1.2.1 All libraries in the lib directory of the distribution Build Yes if the svn Ant task is used (for source extraction from Subversion)


Migrate WCBD from v6.0 to v7.0

For WCS v6.0, WCBD was offered as a sample application. If you are using this sample application, it will not work with WCS v7.0. You must manually migrate any configuration and customization of WCBD from v6.0 to v7.0 to use it in v7.0.


See also


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