Opening WebSphere Commerce Accelerator
Use WebSphere Commerce Accelerator to maintain online stores by completing various store operations such as creating and maintaining orders and tracking store activities.
Restriction:
Many administrative functions in WebSphere Commerce Version 8.0 are impacted by browser limitations imposed by legacy WebSphere Commerce administration tools.
The affected tools include:
- WebSphere Commerce Organization Administration Console
- WebSphere Commerce Administration Console
- WebSphere Commerce Accelerator
- You cannot access these tools on Apple macOS.
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These tools incur restrictive end-user browser limitations, requiring one of the following:
- A Microsoft Windows operating system and the Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser configured for compatibility mode;
- Google Chrome with a third-party extension, IE Tab, designed to emulate legacy Microsoft Internet Explorer behavior;
- Microsoft Edge with a third-party extension, IE Tab, designed to emulate legacy Microsoft Internet Explorer behavior.
Before you begin
On the workstation where you are using WebSphere Commerce Accelerator, set up the display:
- Set the screen area to a minimum of 1024 x 768 pixels.
- Set the color depth to a minimum of 256 colors.
Also, disable or remove any pop-up blocking software. Pop-up blocking software prevents the display of WebSphere Commerce Accelerator.
To open WebSphere Commerce Accelerator:
About this task
Note:
- Do not reload a page or return back to a previous page when you are using WebSphere Commerce Accelerator. That is, do not use the refresh shortcut (F5) or right-click and select the Refresh or Back options for the browser while you are using WebSphere Commerce Accelerator. If you reload a window after you enter some data, the data will be lost.
- Once you complete your WebSphere Commerce Accelerator tasks, log out of WebSphere Commerce Accelerator so that the session expires, rather than simply closing the browser. To log out, click Logout from the history (upper left corner of WebSphere Commerce Accelerator). When you log out, your SSL cookie is dropped and you no longer have secure access to WebSphere Commerce Accelerator. This step is important if WebSphere Commerce Accelerator is used by multiple users on a single workstation with different authorities since logging out prevents unauthorized access.