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IBM Gift Center for the Deprecated featureMadisons starter store

IBM Gift Center for the Deprecated featureMadisons starter store allows your business to incorporate a gift registry solution into your storefront that uses service-oriented architecture. The Gift Center Web services provide seamless integration of gift registry functions on the Madisons storefront. Using Gift Center, customers can create and manage gift registries for their special events, and their guests can purchase gifts directly from the store catalog using the Madisons checkout flows.

IBM Gift Center for the Deprecated featureMadisons starter store provides:
  • A set of Web services to support gift registry functions on the storefront. These Web services adhere to the WebSphere Commerce SOA model. The Web services use the Business Object Document (BOD) command framework with the data service layer (DSL) for persistence. The Gift Center Web services are integrated with the enhanced order services.
  • A sample add-on store archive that you can install on top of the Madisons starter store. The store archive includes fully functional gift registry JSP pages to demonstrate the capabilities of the Gift Center Web services.

IBM Gift Center for Madisons is licensed to run only on WebSphere Commerce Enterprise or WebSphere Commerce Professional, not WebSphere Commerce Express.

IBM Gift Center in sample and starter stores

IBM Gift Center for Madisons offers an architectural alternative to the IBM Gift Center version that installs on top of the Consumer direct sample store. The following table summarizes the availability of IBM Gift Center for sample and starter stores, and the key differences in implementation between the two versions offered:
Consumer direct sample store Madisons starter store Aurora starter store
Uses data beans and URL commands for the runtime Gift Center functions, such as creating and editing a gift registry. Uses web services for the runtime Gift Center functions, such as creating and editing a gift registry. Not offered. Can use web services for the runtime Gift Center functions, such as creating and editing a gift registry, to build a custom add-on.
Includes a sample add-on store archive that installs on top of the Consumer direct sample store. Includes a sample add-on store archive that installs on top of the Madisons starter store. No sample or tutorial is provided on top of the Aurora starter store.
Despite these differences, the data model and domain model are the same in both versions that are offered. This reduces the migration impact if your site already uses IBM Gift Center for the Consumer direct sample store. The migration that is required is limited to the web store development and any runtime customizations that were made.

Gift Center sample add-on store archive

When you install the Gift Center sample add-on store archive on the Madisons starter store, the archive adds a fully functional gift registry to the store. The gift registry JSP pages offer the same gift registry functions as IBM Gift Center for the Consumer direct sample store, for example:
  • Registrants can create registries, select gifts from the Madisons catalog, and manage the registry as the event date approaches.
  • Gift givers can search for a particular registry and then purchase gifts for the registrant using the Madisons order services.

The sample add-on store archive adds a Gift Registry link to the header menu of the Madisons store. You can then explore the gift registry features from the landing page shown here:

Gift registry landing page

The sample add-on store archive is provided to demonstrate the Web services provided for the gift registry functions. The sample pages are not intended for production use:

  • They are available only in United States English (en_us).
  • They are supported only on Internet Explorer 8 and has not been tested on other browsers.
  • They have not been tested for accessibility, for example, to ensure that shoppers can:
    • Operate all features using the keyboard instead of the mouse.
    • Use screen-reader software to hear what is displayed on the screen.

Note that all samples are provided to you as is. Samples are furnished by IBM as simple examples and have not been thoroughly tested under all conditions. IBM, therefore, cannot guarantee a sample's reliability, serviceability or functionality.

The sample add-on store archive can be published on the Madisons store only, and not other starter stores.

The Gift Consultant and Kiosk user interfaces are not provided for IBM Gift Center for Madisons.