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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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Deploying
The topics in this section describe how to publish stores to either a test or production environment, and how to deploy customized code.
WebSphere Commerce Build and Deployment tool
The WebSphere Commerce Build and Deployment tool is designed to address the error-prone and time-consuming nature of customized asset deployment. Manual customized asset deployment involves accessing and updating numerous systems, including your database, web server, application server, and WebSphere Commerce server. Manual customization can be problematic, especially for a production environment where downtime has a negative impact on the business. For a customization project with many developers, it is a challenge to ensure that each development environment setup is quick, easy, and repeatable to preserve productivity. The WebSphere Commerce Build and Deployment tool provides a starting point for you to automate your build and deployment processes in a standardized, controlled manner.
Configuring and running the toolkit deployment process
After you create the deployment package, you can deploy it to your development environment using additional Ant scripts provided as part of the WebSphere Commerce Build and Deployment tool.
File structure of the toolkit deployment directory
The toolkit deployment directory has a specific structure used by the WebSphere Commerce Build and Deployment tool. This page describes the structure and how it is used by the Build and Deployment tool.

File structure of the toolkit deployment directory

The toolkit deployment directory has a specific structure used by the WebSphere Commerce Build and Deployment tool. This page describes the structure and how it is used by the Build and Deployment tool.

Toolkit deployment directory file structure

The toolkit deployment directory file structure

Description of the toolkit deployment directory file structure


Path	Type	Description
backup	Directory	Contains the Derby database and workspace backup made by the deployment process.
lib	Directory	Contains the Java libraries required by the deployment process.
logs	Directory	Contains the deployment logs.
source	Directory	Contains the assets to deploy.
source/workspace	Directory	Contains Rational Application Developer projects that are part of the WebSphere Commerce enterprise application.
source/workspace/DataLoad	Directory	The simple data load project.
source/workspace/StaticWeb	Directory	The static Web project.
working	Directory	Contain intermediary or temporary assets generated by the deployment process.
WCALoggerConfig.xml.template	File	The template for logging configuration of the WebSphere Commerce loader utilities. Used to redirect logs to the logs directory.
wcbd-build-info.properties	File	The properties file that contains build-related information of the deployment package
wcbd-deploy.private.properties.template	File	The template for the configuration properties file that contains security-sensitive information of the deployment process (for example, passwords). Properties in this file are encoded by the deployment process.
wcbd-deploy.properties.template	File	The template for the main configuration properties file of the deployment process.
wcbd-deploy.xml	File	The default Ant build file that controls the overall deployment process.
wcbd-deploy-common.xml	File	The Ant build file that contains reusable targets for the deployment process.
wcbd-encode-properties.bat	File	The batch file for launching Ant to encode a properties file.
wcbd-encode-properties.xml	File	The Ant build file that encodes a properties file.
wcbd-rad-ant.bat	File	The batch file for launching Ant via RAD headless mode for executing the deployment process.
wcbd-setenv.bat.template	File	The templates for batch file that sets environment variables required by the deployment process.