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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.
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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 Load utility
The Data Load utility is the new enhanced business object based loading utility. This utility provides an efficient solution for loading information into your WebSphere Commerce database. You can also customize the Data Load utility to load other types of data. The Data Load utility is the recommended loading utility.
Samples: Data Load utility
The samples that are provided with the Data Load utility demonstrate best-practice methods for loading data using common loading scenarios. Use the samples as a template for loading your own data to your store.
Location samples
The following samples demonstrate how to load location data using the Data Load utility.

Location samples

The following samples demonstrate how to load location data using the Data Load utility.

Note: These samples require location-based services and smart phone and tablet starter stores. Ensure that location-based services are enabled, and that smart phone and tablet starter stores are published before running any of the location samples.