Feature Pack 3: Deprecated feature WebSphere Commerce Professional

Approve content

In this step, you will assume the role of Elle, the content approver that is assigned to approve the Product introductions task group. You use WebSphere Commerce Accelerator tool to validate the changes that are made for this task group.

Note: The Workspace Administration Tool is deprecated. The Workspace Management tool replaces all of the workspace management features in the Workspace Administration Tool and the Tasks tool. If your site uses the Workspace Management tool, do not follow the steps that are contained within this tutorial. Instead, see Workspace Management tool.

Procedure

Log on to WebSphere Commerce Accelerator as user Elle and select the store, language, and fulfillment center to work on. Access WebSphere Commerce Accelerator at the following URL:

https:// host_name:8000/webapp/wcs/tools/servlet/ToolsLogon?XMLFile=common.mcLogon
Where host_name is the fully qualified WebSphere Commerce Web server host name.
Select the Tasks > View Tasks. A list of all active tasks that are assigned to you is displayed:
Select the approval task for the Product introductions tasks group and click Comments to review the details about the work that is completed in the task group.
Verify the work that is done:
1. Click Work On.
2. Find the product added:
  1. Select Merchandise > Find Catalog Entries Select Products > Find Catalog Entries
  2. In the Code field, type measuring_spoon_123 and click Find.
3. Review the product added by checking the content of the various fields displayed.
Preview your changes in the storefront.
Approve the work that is done. To approve a task group, all tasks in the group must be marked complete:
1. Select Tasks > View Tasks.
2. If the approval task for the Product introductions task group is not selected, select it.
3. Click Approve.
4. Click OK.
Click Logout.
Check the status of the task group commit in the Workspace Administration Tool:
1. Log in to the Workspace Administration tool as the user Jim at the following URL:
  
  https:// host_name:8000/workspaceadmin
  Where host_name is the fully qualified WebSphere Commerce Web server host name.
2. Select Workspaces > Manage Workspaces.
3. Change the view to show current, completed, and canceled objects in the Workspace Administration Tool.
4. Locate the Product introductions task group in the Maintenance workspace:
  
  This image indicates that the Production introductions task group was successfully committed and that the new task group and tasks is created. The new task group and tasks were created because the task group was created as a recurring task group. This task group and its tasks are ready to be used to introduce different products.

Results

Tutorial Summary

This tutorial illustrated the capabilities of workspaces in WebSphere Commerce.

In this tutorial you learned how to complete the following tasks.

Create a workspace with task groups and tasks to manage a content change process.
Create content within the product management and attachment tools within WebSphere Commerce Accelerator.
Monitor workspace and task group status within the Workspace Administration Tools.