WebSphere Commerce workspace

WebSphere Commerce Developer provides a fully configured workspace for Rational Application Developer.

Initially, the workspace exposes only those projects that are necessary for customization, namely:

WC: This server project contains the WebSphere Commerce EAR file.
CommerceAccelerator: The Web module for the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator. The WebSphere Commerce Accelerator tools can be customized by creating and modifying assets in this Web module.
LOBTools: IBM Management Center for WebSphere Commerce adds this Web project. The Web project contains the Management Center assets; these assets can be customized.
OrganizationAdministration: The Web module for the Organization Administration Console. The Organization Administration Console can be customized by creating and modifying assets in this Web module.
SiteAdministration: The Web module for the Administration Console. The Administration Console can be customized by creating and modifying assets in this Web module.
Stores: The Web module for WebSphere Commerce stores. Stores can be customized by creating and modifying assets in this Web module.
WebSphereCommerceServerExtensionsData: This EJB module is used to create custom enterprise beans.
WebSphereCommerceServerExtensionsLogic: This Java project is initially empty and is used to create new Java classes.
WebServicesRouter: This Web module is initially empty and is used to store custom web services.

If necessary, other projects such as WebSphere Commerce EJB modules can be imported into the workspace and subsequently customized.

Note: When customizing existing WebSphere Commerce code, issues arise when applying WebSphere Commerce fix packs or migrating to a new release of WebSphere Commerce. To retain the changes you need to reapply your customizations after applying a fix pack or migrating to a new release of WebSphere Commerce.

To work on several development projects at a time, multiple workspaces can be created by installing WebSphere Commerce Developer multiple times.