Fix pack summary
WebSphere Commerce Version 7 fix packs contain important changes that might affect how you use your product. The following topics help you understand the technical changes included in fix packs. Fix packs are cumulative, which means that they contain all of the changes that were shipped in previous fix packs.
Download fix packs from the WebSphere Commerce fix pack download page.
Fix Pack 9 enables the following capabilities:- Support for configuring the Staging Propagation utility to use command-line
parameters that specify custom filters to propagate only specific
data to the production environment. Administrators can use the parameters
to load new and changed data to the production environment at any
time.
Learn
more... - Support for running the Database Cleanup utility offline to clean objects from the database. By running the utility offline, you can reduce the performance impact of deleting a large number of objects that are stored across a deeply or widely nested database table hierarchy. For more information, see Database Cleanup utility.
Support for configuring the database connection
process for WebSphere Commerce utilities to work with an Oracle Wallet
to authenticate users. By configuring the database connection process
to authenticate users with SSL certificates or encrypted passwords
in an Oracle Wallet, you can make the database connection process
for WebSphere Commerce utilities more secure. For more information
about this configuration, see Configuring the Oracle database connection for utilities to authenticate users with Oracle Wallet.
- Support for configuring the Staging Propagation utility to use command-line
parameters that specify custom filters to propagate only specific
data to the production environment. Administrators can use the parameters
to load new and changed data to the production environment at any
time.
Fix Pack 8 enables the following capabilities:- Support for key splitting of the primary keyrange for database tables. For more information, see Key splitting.
Fix Pack 7 enables the following capabilities:- Support for Rational Application Developer Version 8.0.4.2 iFix 1, or a higher Version 8.0 fix pack (with Feature Pack 6 also installed)
- Support for priority configuration of the refund method. For more information, see RefundMethodConfigurations XML file
- Support for installing newer fix packs with zero downtime. For example, you can install Fix Pack
9 while ensuring that during the installation, your store stays online and your shoppers are not
interrupted. Learn more...
Fix Pack 6 enables the following capabilities:- Support for WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0 Feature Pack 5
- Support KVM SUSE as delivered with SUSE 11
- Support for a configurable option for payment refund during order
cancellation, using a new
forcedCancelWithRefundflag in the request properties. For more information, see OrderCancel URL.
Support for WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0
Feature Pack 4
Fix Pack 4 enables the following capabilities:- Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.1
- Support for Red Hat KVM as delivered with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.1
Fix Pack 3 enables the following capabilities:- Support for WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0 Feature Pack 3
- Support for Windows 2008 R2 64 b
- Support VMWare ESX/ESXi 4.1
Fix Pack 2 enables the following capabilities:- Support for WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0 Feature Pack 2
- Support for 32 bit AIX 7.1
- Support for Windows 7 on WebSphere Commerce 7.0 Developer Edition
- Support for Oracle 11gR2
Fix Pack 1 enables the following capabilities:- Support for WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0 Feature Pack 1
- Support for Internet Explorer 8 for all starter stores
- Support for DB2 version 9.7 You must accept Feature Pack 1 terms and conditions before you install Feature Pack 1.
- Support for 64 bit WebSphere Application Server
- Support for Arabic language in the Madisons starter store
- Enhance WebSphere Commerce Accelerator Tax notebook to show start and end dates for tax rules
- Enhance returns capability to support non-ATP inventory