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The information contained in this section applies to IBM WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0.0.9 and Feautre Pack 8. The documentation also applies to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions.
Administering
Overview of administering a WebSphere Commerce site
In WebSphere Commerce the person who performs administrative tasks is called a Site Administrator. The Site Administrator installs, configures, and maintains WebSphere Commerce and the associated software and hardware. The administrator responds to system warnings, alerts, and errors, and diagnoses and resolves system problems. Typically, this person controls access and authorization (creating and assigning members to the appropriate role), manages the Web site, monitors performance, and manages load balancing tasks. The Site Administrator might be responsible for establishing and maintaining several server configurations for different stages of development such as testing, staging, and production. The Site Administrator also handles critical system backups and resolves performance problems.
Administration Console
Site Administrators use the Administration Console to control a site or store by completing administrative operations and configuration tasks such as publishing stores, refreshing the registry, and scheduling jobs. You can access the Administration Console at a site-level, or for a particular store.
Scheduler
The Scheduler is a background server that schedules and launches jobs, both at the site and store levels. From the Configuration menu of the Administration Console, the scheduler allows Site Administrators to schedule and configure jobs.
Jobs
A job is a WebSphere Commerce command that is scheduled to run on behalf of a site or store at a specified time or interval. There are three types of jobs.
Using an external system of record
WebSphere Commerce manages ATP inventory as it is received at a fulfillment center, when adjustments are performed, and when orders are processed and released to fulfillment. An external system of record generally manages the flow of materials into and out of a fulfillment center. If you want to use an external system of record to maintain the current inventory levels for a store, the store must be configured properly, and inventory levels must be periodically updated using an external feed.
Configuring a store to allow updates from an external system of record
WebSphere Commerce manages ATP inventory as it is received at a fulfillment center, when adjustments are performed, and when orders are processed and released to fulfillment. An external system of record generally manages the flow of materials into and out of a fulfillment center. If you want to use an external system of record to maintain the current inventory levels for a store, the store must be configured properly, and inventory levels must be periodically updated using an external feed.

Configuring a store to allow updates from an external system of record

WebSphere Commerce manages ATP inventory as it is received at a fulfillment center, when adjustments are performed, and when orders are processed and released to fulfillment. An external system of record generally manages the flow of materials into and out of a fulfillment center. If you want to use an external system of record to maintain the current inventory levels for a store, the store must be configured properly, and inventory levels must be periodically updated using an external feed.

About this task

To use an external system of record for ATP-enabled stores, you must set the FFMCENTER.INVENTORYOPFLAGS to 1 to implement order tracking in fulfillment before you start releasing orders to fulfillment. The default is 0.

Procedure

Open the DB2 Command Center ( Start > Programs >IBM DB2 > Command Line Tools > Command Center).
1. Type the following information in the script window:
```
connect to developmentDB user dbuser using dbpassword;
update FFMCENTER set INVENTORYOPFLAGS = 1 where FFMCENTER_ID = FFMCENTER_ID;
```
Open the Oracle SQL Plus command window ( Start > Programs > Oracle > Application Development > SQL Plus).
1. In the SQL Plus window, issue the following SQL statement:
```
update FFMCENTER set INVENTORYOPFLAGS = 1 where FFMCENTER_ID = FFMCENTER_ID;
```
Start WebSphere Commerce Test Server.
1. Open a browser and type the following URL: http://localhost/webapp/wcs/admin/servlet/db.jsp.
2. In the input box, enter the following SQL statement:
```
update FFMCENTER set INVENTORYOPFLAGS = 1 where FFMCENTER_ID = FFMCENTER_ID;  
```