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The information contained in this section applies to IBM WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0.0.9 and Feautre Pack 8. The documentation also applies to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions.
Administering
Transforming, loading, and extracting data
WebSphere Commerce provides multiple utilities for preparing and loading data into a WebSphere Commerce database. The loading utilities are flexible and you can continue to use these utilities when you customize the WebSphere Commerce schema.
Data extract utility
The Data Extract utility is a command-line utility that you can use to extract data from the WebSphere Commerce database into an output file.
Samples: Data Extract utility
The samples that are provided for the Data Extract utility demonstrate the best practice methods for extracting data from the WebSphere Commerce database. Use these samples and the related sample configuration files as templates for configuring and running the utility when you need to extract your own data.
Commerce Composer data
The following samples demonstrate how to extract Commerce Composer data with the Data Extract utility.

Sample: Extracting Commerce Composer data

The following samples demonstrate how to extract Commerce Composer data with the Data Extract utility.

Note: These samples require a published store that is enabled to use Commerce Composer assets. By default, the Aurora starter store that is included with Feature Pack 7 or later is already enabled to use the Commerce Composer tool. For a guide that demonstrates how to enable Commerce Composer support for a store that is based on the Madisons starter store, see Enabling Commerce Composer support for a Madisons starter store.