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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.
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Transforming, loading, and extracting data
WebSphere Commerce provides multiple utilities for preparing and loading data into a WebSphere Commerce database. The loading utilities are flexible and you can continue to use these utilities when you customize the WebSphere Commerce schema.
Data Load utility
The Data Load utility is the new enhanced business object based loading utility. This utility provides an efficient solution for loading information into your WebSphere Commerce database. You can also customize the Data Load utility to load other types of data. The Data Load utility is the recommended loading utility.
Samples: Data Load utility
The samples that are provided with the Data Load utility demonstrate best-practice methods for loading data using common loading scenarios. Use the samples as a template for loading your own data to your store.
Examples: Mapping data
The Data Load utility uses three configuration files when you are loading data: a load order configuration file, an environment configuration file, and a business object configuration file. The load order configuration file defines the order in which the data is loaded. The environment configuration file specifies the environment information such as database type, context settings, and global properties. The business object configuration file describes the business objects that are being loaded into the database; the file is specific for each business object. The following examples show you how to map data for an input source file.

Examples: Mapping data

The Data Load utility uses three configuration files when you are loading data: a load order configuration file, an environment configuration file, and a business object configuration file. The load order configuration file defines the order in which the data is loaded. The environment configuration file specifies the environment information such as database type, context settings, and global properties. The business object configuration file describes the business objects that are being loaded into the database; the file is specific for each business object. The following examples show you how to map data for an input source file.