Sample: Loading offer price data into price lists
About this sample
When you load the data within this sample, you are populating existing WebSphere Commerce price lists with offer prices. This sample does not load data to create the price lists. For a sample that does load the data to create the price lists that you are loading offer prices into with this sample, see Sample: Loading price list data.
- WC_installdir/samples/DataLoad/Price/Offer
- WC_installdir\samples\DataLoad\Price\Offer
- WCDE_installdir\samples\DataLoad\Price\Offer
Sample input and configuration files
Sample input file | Description |
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Offer.csv For more information about the type of data that you can include in this input file, see Offer price list input file |
The Data Load utility uses this sample input file to load the
offer price data into price lists for catalog entries. After the utility loads the
data, the offer price data is available in the Catalog Filter and Pricing
tool. The Data Load utility uses the following business object mediator to load the data in this input file. Business object mediator com.ibm.commerce.price.dataload.mediator.OfferMediator |
- wc-dataload.xml
- The data load order configuration file, which identifies the CSV input file and the appropriate business object configuration file to use to load each input file. For more information about load order configuration files, see Configuring the data load order.
- wc-dataload-env.xml
- The data load environment configuration file, which includes the environment
variables for your WebSphere Commerce
instance. These variables include the following information:
- Business context variables, including the store identifier, catalog identifier, and the default language and currency for your store.
- Database environment settings, including the database type, name, and schema.
- wc-loader-offer.xml
- The business object configuration file that defines how the offer price data is loaded into the database. The file also defines the appropriate business object mediator to use to load the data.
Procedure
- Open a command-line utility and go to the appropriate directory:
- WC_installdir/bin
- WC_installdir\bin
- WCDE_installdir\bin
- Enter the following command to run the sample data load order file and load the
information that included in this sample:
- ./dataload.sh ../samples/DataLoad/Price/Offer/wc-dataload.xml
- dataload.bat ..\samples\DataLoad\Price\Offer\wc-dataload.xml
- dataload ..\samples\DataLoad\Price\Offer\wc-dataload.xml
Verifying results
To verify that the utility loaded the offer price data successfully, complete the following tasks:- Review the data load summary report. For more information about the location and contents of this summary report, see Verifying the results of the data load.
- Review the data in your database and verify that the offer price data in your input file exists in your database.
- In Management Center, verify that you can view the offer prices within the appropriate price lists in the Catalog Filter and Pricing tool.