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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.
Operating
IBM Management Center for WebSphere Commerce
The IBM Management Center for WebSphere Commerce, or Management Center, is a suite of tools to support store management, merchandising, and marketing tasks for business users (Sellers, Marketing Managers, Product Managers, Catalog Managers, and others).
Marketing tool
Use the Marketing tool in Management Center to create and manage marketing campaigns and other store content (excluding catalog content). You can use the extensive precision marketing features in the tool to deliver targeted marketing messages to customers.
Working with search rules
Search rules are managed by Marketing Managers. They are used when customers search the storefront to deliver customized search results and ordering.

Introduced in Feature Pack 2

Working with search rules

Search rules are managed by Marketing Managers. They are used when customers search the storefront to deliver customized search results and ordering.

For example, the following search rules can be created using the Search Rule Builder:

When a customer searches the store, change the relative order of the search result by favouring catalog entries that belong to a specific brand or category, or sort catalog entries by price.
When a customer searches the store, promote specific catalog entries to the top of the search results.
When a customer searches the store, sort catalog entries by their manufacturer name.

Before you begin

The following tasks must be performed before working with search rules:

Configuring marketing for Management Center.
Administering WebSphere Commerce search.
Set up a dedicated threadpool to manage search rule communications between the WebSphere Commerce server and the Search server.