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Chapter 2. WebSphere Commerce V5.6 Overview 15
Draft Document for Review July 28, 2004 7:33 pm 6320ch_sum_of_changes.fm
2.3 WebSphere Commerce Server subsystems
The WebSphere Commerce subsystems provide the database information
model of a store. The information model differs from the data model in that in the
data model each entity represents a table while in the information model any of
the objects depicted may be mapped to the same database table, or a single
object may map to several database tables.
The subsystems provide a great deal of functionality for the WebSphere
Commerce Server. The subsystems are used to integrate other components and
external nodes as well as make it vastly easier for the store developer to
customize, deploy, and manage a store.
2.3.1 Member subsystem
The Member subsystem is a component of the WebSphere Commerce Server
that provides a framework for managing the following participants of the system:
Organizational entity (for example, IBM)
Organizational unit (for example, IBM Software Group)
Member group - group of users
Members - users, member groups, organizational entity
The member data is stored within either a WebSphere Commerce instance
database or an LDAP directory server database. By default, WebSphere
Commerce uses the instance database as its registry.
The major functions of the Member subsystems are to provide member
registration and profile management. Other closely related services of the
Member subsystem include authentication, access control, and session
management.
User registration methods
To facilitate various requirements for e-commerce Web sites, WebSphere
Commerce provides several methods for user registration, as seen in Figure 2-2.