WebSphere Commerce Version 8.0.4.3 or later

Publishing the jQuery Aurora starter store

The jQuery Aurora starter store can be used only as a storefront asset store in the Extended Sites business model. It is not possible to deploy it as a stand-alone B2B or B2C store. The AuroraJQuery.sar archive contains the organization structure, predefined user roles, and access control policies necessary to create either a B2C storefront asset store or a B2B storefront asset store.

Follow this procedure to publish the jQuery Aurora starter store as a storefront asset store in an existing Extended Sites organization. If you are working on a clean environment that does not have an Extended Sites organization (ExtendedSitesOrganizationStructure.sar or ExtendedSites.sar) published, then complete the procedure in the following topic to successfully publish the Aurora starter store: Publishing an extended site: advanced method.

The storefront includes Web 2.0 capabilities with Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) and jQuery technologies to create a feature-rich working store. Use the Publish wizard in the Administration Console to publish this store archive.

Procedure

  1. Open the Administration Console.
  2. Select the Site option.
  3. From the Store Archives menu, select Publish. The Store Archives page lists the store archives available for publish. By default, the page displays composite store archives.
  4. In the View, select Extended Sites.
  5. Select AuroraJQuery.sar.
  6. Click Next. The Parameters page opens.
  7. WebSphere Commerce Enterprise From the Store type list, select the business model for your store:
    OptionDescription
    Consumer direct storefront asset store (MPS) Select this option to publish a B2C storefront asset store.
    B2B direct storefront asset store (BMP) Select this option to publish a B2B storefront asset store.
  8. Complete the Publish wizard parameters that apply to the business model you selected:
    Store directory
    The name of the directory that you want to contain the storefront assets (such as JSP files and images).
    • For a B2C storefront asset store, enter AuroraV2StorefrontAssetStore.
    • For a B2B storefront asset store, enter AuroraB2BV2StorefrontAssetStore.
    Store identifier
    The name that uniquely identifies the published store.
    • For a B2C storefront asset store, enter AuroraV2StorefrontAssetStore.
    • For a B2B storefront asset store, enter AuroraB2BV2StorefrontAssetStore.
    WebSphere Commerce EnterpriseOrganization
    The organization to which you want to publish the store archive.
    • For a B2C or B2B storefront asset store, select Extended Sites Seller Organization (Root Organization).
    WebSphere Commerce EnterpriseCatalog asset store
    The catalog that you want to use. Select the name of the store that contains the shared catalog data that you want to use.
    • For a B2C or B2B storefront asset store, select Extended Sites Catalog Asset Store.
    Inventory Model
    The choice of inventory model to be used in the store: ATP (available to promise), Non-ATP, External inventory, No inventory, or DOM inventory.
    The default value is ATP.
  9. Click Next. The Summary page displays, listing the store archive and parameters that are selected, and the location to which the store archive is published.
  10. After you review the summary information, click Finish. A confirmation dialog displays with the number of the publishing job. Note the job number for future reference.
  11. To check the publishing status, click Refresh.
  12. When the Publish Status column displays Successful, select the corresponding job number and click Details.
  13. Optional: Create an extended site store:
    1. Open WebSphere Commerce Accelerator.
    2. From the Store name list, select the Extended Sites Hub store; then click OK.
    3. From the Extended Sites menu, click New Store.
    4. In the General page, complete the fields for your extended site store; depending on your business model, enter AuroraV2Esite or AuroraB2BV2Esite for the Store unique identifier value; then, select Extended Sites Seller Organization for the Store Organization value. Click Next.
    5. In the Store Type page, select the storefront asset store that you created in step 8.
      For example, AuroraV2StorefrontAssetStore. Click Next.
    6. In the Catalog page, select the catalog asset store that you created in step 8.
      For example, Extended Sites Catalog Asset Store. Click Next.
    7. In the Payments page, choose the payment options for the store; then click Next.
    8. Review the Summary page; then click Finish.
    9. When you see the message that the store creation completed successfully, bookmark the URL shown on the page.
  14. Optional: Publish sample storefront assets in your extended sites environment.
    Note: This step is required only if you want the storefront asset store to contain sample data, such as layouts, marketing activities, e-Marketing Spots, promotions, and so on. Otherwise, you can skip this step.
    1. Open the Administration Console, and then select the Site option.
    2. From the Store Archives menu, select Publish.
    3. From the Store Archive list, select SampleDataJQuery.sar.
    4. Click Next.
    5. In the Parameters page, complete the following fields:
      Parameters page
      Field Description
      Catalog store identifier Select the catalog asset store that you published in step 8. That is, Extended Sites Catalog Asset Store.
      Marketing store identifier Select the storefront asset store that you published in step 8. That is,
      • For a B2C storefront asset store, enter AuroraV2StorefrontAssetStore.
      • For a B2B storefront asset store, enter AuroraB2BV2StorefrontAssetStore.
      Customer facing store identifier Select the extended site store that you created in step 13. That is, either AuroraV2Esite or AuroraB2BV2Esite.
      Inventory model Select the inventory model to use for your extended site store.
    6. Click Next.
    7. Review the Summary page, and then click Finish.
    8. Click OK on the message that states the archive is submitted for publishing.

      The Publish Status page displays.

    9. Wait for the Publish Status column to change to Successful. Click Refresh to see an updated status.
  15. Set up WebSphere Commerce Search and build the search index.
    1. Set up the search index
      • LinuxAIXWindowsYou must complete this step every time you publish a store.
      • WebSphere Commerce DeveloperComplete this step if workspaces is enabled. Otherwise, you do not have to complete this step.
    2. Preprocess the search index data
      • LinuxAIXWindowsYou must complete this step every time you publish a store.
      • WebSphere Commerce DeveloperComplete this step if workspaces is enabled. Otherwise, you do not have to complete this step.
    3. Build the WebSphere Commerce Search index.
      • LinuxAIXWindowsYou must complete this step every time you publish a store.
      • WebSphere Commerce DeveloperComplete this step if workspaces is enabled. Otherwise, you do not have to complete this step.
  16. Restart the server.
  17. Open the store using Management Center.
    1. Open Management Center.
    2. Open the Store Management tool.
    3. In the explorer view filter, click Stores.
    4. Right-click the name of the extended site store that you created in step 13; then click Open store.
    5. To preview the store, right-click the name of the extended site store; then click Launch store.

      Alternatively, you can use the bookmark that you created in step 13.i.