Sample: Loading price list data
About this sample
When you load the data within this sample, you create only price list objects in the WebSphere Commerce database. This sample does not populate the price lists with any offer price data. For a sample that does populate the price lists that you create in this sample with offer price data, see Sample: Loading offer price data into price lists.
- WC_installdir/samples/DataLoad/Price/PriceList
- WC_installdir\samples\DataLoad\Price\PriceList
- WCDE_installdir\samples\DataLoad\Price\PriceList
Sample input and configuration files
Sample input file | Description |
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Pricelist.csv For more information about the type of data that you can include in this input file, see Price list input file |
The Data Load utility uses this sample input file to load the
data to create price lists. After the utility loads the data, the price lists are
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.PriceListMediator |
- 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 the 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-pricelist.xml
- The business object configuration file that defines how the price list 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 in this sample:
- ./dataload.sh ../samples/DataLoad/Price/PriceList/wc-dataload.xml
- dataload.bat ..\samples\DataLoad\Price\PriceList\wc-dataload.xml
- dataload ..\samples\DataLoad\Price\PriceList\wc-dataload.xml
Verifying results
To verify that the utility loaded the price list 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 price list data exists in your database.
- In Management Center, verify that you can view the price lists in the Catalog Filter and Pricing tool.