WebSphere® Commerce is a Java™ and J2EE compliant application. WebSphere
Commerce practitioners should have appropriate J2EE skills. WebSphere Commerce
development also requires WebSphere Studio Application Developer skills.
The WebSphere Commerce installation guides provide information
about hardware and software requirements and cover the installation and configuration
of WebSphere Commerce up to the point where you have a WebSphere Commerce
instance. Information on installing and configuring the additional software
components provided with WebSphere Commerce is found in the WebSphere Commerce
Additional Software Guide. Information on custom installations, such as Payments,
is provided in the WebSphere Commerce Information Center.
There is a separate migration guide for each platform and migration
path supported by WebSphere Commerce. The WebSphere Commerce Information Center
describes database schema and API changes between versions.
WebSphere Commerce provides you with several starter stores on
which you can base your own business (store or site). Starter stores
shorten the time, compared to previous releases, from installing WebSphere
Commerce to going live with your site. Shortening time is achieved by not
only providing commands and JSP files, but also the appropriate organization
layout, approval configuration, and subscription to the appropriate access
control policy groups for particular business scenarios. Each starter store
contains a composite store archive that contains all the assets to create
a functional store.
Developing
(Information Center)
The topics in this section describe how to develop storefront pages,
develop store data, develop store business logic, customize WebSphere Commerce
tools, and integrate with back-end systems. These topics also provide information
about architecture and programming model concepts.
WebSphere Commerce provides you with several starter stores on
which you can base your own business (store or site). Starter stores shorten the time, compared to previous releases, from installing WebSphere
Commerce to going live with your site. Shortening time is achieved by not
only providing commands and JSP files, but also the appropriate organization
layout, approval configuration, and subscription to the appropriate access
control policy groups for particular business scenarios. Each starter store
contains a composite store archive that contains all the assets to create
a functional store.
Easy start
(Information Center)
The Easy start path details how to set up a store by using the
starter, or sample, stores provided with WebSphere Commerce.
These articles detail WebSphere Commerce security issues and features
such as authentication, authorization, and access control policies. This section
provides a comprehensive set of information for people responsible for
securing your site. The intended audience for this
section is the chief security officer or the security administrator for a
WebSphere Commerce site.
Securing
(Information Center)
The topics in this section cover WebSphere Commerce security issues
related to deploying an e-commerce site.
These documents help you diagnosis, understand, fix, and prevent
functional problems in WebSphere Commerce.
Troubleshooting
(Information Center)
The topics in this section help you understand why your enterprise
application, application server, or product installation is not working, and
helps you resolve the problem.
The following is a list of suggested training for those who may
not be familiar with some of the technologies that are new to WebSphere Commerce,
version 6.0:
