Store management changes between WebSphere Commerce Accelerator and Management Center
The Store Management tool in Management Center replaces all of the store management features in WebSphere Commerce Accelerator, except store creation and the ability to suspend and resume stores.
| Task | WebSphere Commerce Accelerator | Management Center |
|---|---|---|
| Change store information | Use the Store Profile notebook in WebSphere Commerce Accelerator to change general store information, including store name and description, contact information, location, and supported languages and currencies. | Use the Store Management tool to change general store information. In the properties view for the selected store, use the Store Properties tab to change store information, such as the store name and description, contact information, location, and supported languages and currencies. |
| Change text in store pages and notification messages | Use the Change Pages page in the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator to change the text for selected portions of your store. | Create an e-Marketing Spot with the content that you want to display in the store page. To view an example of how e-Marketing Spots are used to populate a store page with content, see the Help/Contact Us page in the Madisons starter store. |
| Change store logo | Use the Logo page to upload a new logo for your store. | Change the e-Marketing Spot in the logo area of a store page. By default, this e-Marketing spot is named storeLogoESpot. |
| Change store style |
Use the Change Style wizard to change the style
of your store, including layout, color, and banner:
|
Use the Store Management tool
to change the layout and color of the store.
In the properties view for the selected store, use the Styles tab
to specify the style for the store. Create an e-Marketing Spot in the banner area of the store page and populate the e-Marketing Spot with the content you want to display. To view an example of how an e-Marketing Spot is used to display banner content in a store page, see the Home page in the Brazil starter store. |
| Manage files | Use the Manage Files page to upload new catalog files, such as images of products for your store, or to reorganize existing files. | Use the Assets tool to work with attachments, managed files, and managed directories. |
|
Select store functions Note:
Prior to WebSphere Commerce Version 7 Feature Pack 2, store functions were referred to
as change flows.
| Use the Store flow page to configure a store to support certain features. | Use the Store Management tool to select the supported functions in your store. In the properties view for the selected store, use the available tabs to specify the supported functions in your store. For example, use the Registration tab to select which optional fields to display on the Registration and Change Personal Information pages. |
| Open or close a store | Use the Store or Hub menu (as applicable) to specify whether to open or close a store. |
Select a store from the Stores list view in
the Store Management tool
and click 
to
open the selected store or 
to close the selected store. |
| Create a store | Use the Store Creation wizard to create a new store . | Use the Store Creation wizard in WebSphere Commerce Accelerator to create a new store . |
| Suspend or resume a store | Use the Channel, Extended Sites, or Supplier menu (as applicable) to view the stores and specify whether to suspend or resume a specific store. | Use the Channel, Extended Sites, or Supplier menu (as applicable) in WebSphere Commerce Accelerator to view the stores and specify whether to suspend or resume a specific store. |