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6320ch_sum_of_changes.fm Draft Document for Review July 28, 2004 7:33 pm
28 Keeping Commerce Applications Updated WebSphere Commerce 5.1 to 5.6 Migration Guide
2.6.6 Adaptor for CrossWorld
The adapter for CrossWorlds, introduced in WebSphere Commerce Suite V5.4,
offers a new mechanism to extend WebSphere Commerce business integration
with the InterChange Server (ICS).
2.6.7 Catalog and product management
Catalog and product management tools provide online catalog navigation,
merchandising features, interest lists and search capabilities. The following
section describes more in detail the new utilities included in WebSphere
Commerce V5.6.
Catalog import
This utility makes it quick and easy for customers to import a new or pre-existing
product catalog, stored in a spreadsheet in comma-separated values (CSV)
format, into the WebSphere Commerce database.
Catalog filtering
You can create unique catalog views for different customer groups using
contracts and product sets. Or, in Business Edition, you can use the Catalog
Filter to exclude any of the products or categories in a master catalog that you do
not want to sell at one or some of your specific store.
Master and Navigational catalog
The master catalog is the central tool for managing your store’s merchandise.
This is the single catalog containing all products, items, and standard pricing for
each. Every store must contain one master catalog. With one master catalog you
can create various navigational catalog to provide a different catalog navigation
experience to the customers.
Classification of catalog entries
Catalog entries can now be classified as products, items, packages, bundles and
dynamic kits.
Items and products
– An item is a tangible unit of merchandise that has a specific name, part
number, and price.
– A product, however, is a group of items that exhibit the same attributes.
Once all the attributes of a product have been assigned values, i.e. a
product is fully resolved, it refers to an item