Functional architecture

Functional architecture provides both the set of patterns used to implement the business functionality and the frameworks in which these business functions execute.

The areas of business functionality of WebSphere Commerce include:

• catalog

• merchandising

• marketing

• promotions

• trading

• user management

• order management

The frameworks in WebSphere Commerce are:

• calculation framework

• reporting framework

• Tools framework

• Business policy framework

• MVC

• Command framework

• Runtime framework

• WebSphere Commerce common architecture
  Before examining how the Transaction Server functions, it is useful to look at the larger picture of the software components that relate to WebSphere Commerce.

• Operational architecture
  Operational architecture includes the system design and topology and the non-functional requirements of the WebSphere Commerce system.