Task flow: Enabling IBM Product Recommendations features

Use the following step-by-step guide to set up Management Center and the Aurora starter store to support displaying recommendations in the storefront from . The approach that we use to display recommendations differs depending on whether the store page is managed in the Commerce Composer tool.


Before beginning

Note: If the store pages need to display multiple product recommendations from IBM Product Recommendations, update the WebSphere Commerce configuration file to support multiple recommendations on a page. When we are updating this file, add the following command to the DoubleClickMonitoredCommands section of the file:

For more information about updating this file, see WebSphere Commerce configuration file (wc-server.xml).

  1. Configure the store to communicate with IBM Digital Analytics (biConfig.xml)
    Configure settings in the biConfig.xml file so that integration with is enabled and configured for the store.

  2. Selecting the store function to enable IBM Product Recommendations e-Marketing Spots
    To display specialized e-Marketing Spots that support dynamic recommendations from in the store, we must select the Enable analytics integration store function.

  3. Displaying IBM Product Recommendations on an Aurora store page
    There are two methods for displaying recommendations that are generated by IBM Product Recommendations on a page of the Aurora starter store. The method that you choose depends on whether the page is managed in the Commerce Composer tool or not.


Related concepts
IBM Product Recommendations in the Aurora starter store