Samples > Sample stores > Extended Sites starter store > Set up the extended sites environment
Load the catalog
In WebSphere Commerce you can create a catalog either by using the Product Management tools in the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator, or by using the loading utilities to mass load the catalog. Usually, a catalog is mass loaded and then maintained by using the Product Management tools.
- Create catalog data in XML format
- Use the sample catalog as a base to learn how to create the store's catalog. Review the comments in the XML files for information about which database tables are populated and the relationships between the data. For background and additional directions on how to create catalog assets, see Catalog assets
- Create catalog data in CSV format
- If catalog data is provided in the form of text delimited data, several steps are necessary to load CSV data to the WebSphere Commerce database.
Procedure
- Cleanse the CSV data.
- Transform the CSV data to generic XML data.
- Generate a DTD for the WebSphere Commerce Server database.
- Transform the generic XML data to WebSphere Commerce XML data.
- Resolve the identifiers in the XML document.
- Load the data into the WebSphere Commerce Server database.
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Load catalog data in CSV format