Commerce Enabled Portal application developer information roadmap

The application developer for Commerce Enabled Portal will complete the same tasks as the application developer for non portal enabled WebSphere Commerce, with a few additional tasks. As a result, you should follow this roadmap in conjunction with the Application developer information roadmap provided with the base version of WebSphere Commerce.

Recommended reading

Before beginning any application development tasks for Commerce Enabled Portal, review the following information:

Commerce Enabled Portal application development tasks

The application developer completes five main tasks in Commerce Enabled Portal:

Develops storefront pages

The developing storefront pages task of Commerce Enabled Portal is the same as developing storefront pages for the base version of WebSphere Commerce, with a few exceptions in how you develop JSP files.

Develops portlets

The developing portlets task is unique to an application developer working with Commerce Enabled Portal. For a better understanding of portlets, review the information about portlets in the WebSphere Portal information center. For information specific to developing a Commerce Enabled Portal portlet, review the following:

Develops store data

Store data for a Commerce Enabled Portal is developed in the same manner as for the base version of WebSphere Commerce. For more information, see Data developer.

Develops store business logic

Store business logic for a Commerce Enabled Portal is developed in the same manner as for the base version of WebSphere Commerce. For more information, see Store programmer.

Integrates with a back-end system

Integration with WebSphere Portal is done through the portlets. For more information see Commerce Enabled Portal portlets. For integration between WebSphere Commerce and other systems, see Integrator. For integration between WebSphere Portal and other systems, see the WebSphere Portal information center.

Samples

For many sites, development begins with modifying one of the samples provided with Commerce Enabled Portal. The samples include a complete set of JSP pages and portlets necessary for a fully-functional Commerce Enabled Portal. The JSP pages and portlets may be modified as necessary for use in your store. For information about the samples, see Commerce Enabled Portal samples. Since the samples provided with Commerce Enabled Portals are based on the starter stores provided with WebSphere Commerce, you can also refer to the topics in the Easy start section.

Tutorials

Complete the tutorial in a sequence. For more information see, Commerce Enabled Portal tutorials.

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