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The information contained in this section applies to WebSphere Commerce Version 8. The documentation also applies to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in a newer section.WebSphere Commerce is a single, unified e-commerce platform that offers the ability to do business directly with consumers (B2C), directly with businesses (B2B), and indirectly through channel partners (indirect business models). WebSphere Commerce is designed to be a customizable, scalable, and high availability solution that is built to leverage open standards. It provides easy-to-use tools for business users to centrally manage a cross-channel strategy. Business users can create and manage precision marketing campaigns, promotions, catalog, and merchandising across all sales channels.
Migrating
Before you migrate to WebSphere Commerce Version 8.0, review this information to help plan and execute your migration.
Migrating WebSphere Commerce Developer
The following section outlines the high-level steps that must be completed to migrate your WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0 Developer environment to WebSphere Commerce Developer Version 8.0. Migrating WebSphere Commerce Developer includes completing the following steps in order.
Preparing WebSphere Commerce Developer Version 7.0 for migration
To prepare for migration from version 7.0 to version 8.0, commit customized code and published stores to a source control repository and back up the development database.

Preparing WebSphere Commerce Developer Version 7.0 for migration

To prepare for migration from version 7.0 to version 8.0, commit customized code and published stores to a source control repository and back up the development database.

Procedure

Back up your customized code, including published stores, into a source control repository. For example, Rational Application Developer comes with support for CVS and Rational ClearCase. See your Rational Application Developer documentation for details on backing up source code.
Back up your version 7.0 development database by using one of the following methods:
- Backup overview
- See the database vendor documentation.
  Note: When you restore the Oracle database, the character sets are automatically converted to AL32UTF8.
- Copy your WebSphere Commerce Developer Version 7.0 database directory to another location of your choice. For example, copy WC_toolkit70\db\mall to c:\DB_backup\db\mall.