File structure of the server deployment directory

The server deployment directory has a specific structure used by the WebSphere Commerce Build and Deployment tool. This page describes the structure and how it is used by the Build and Deployment tool.

Server deployment directory file structure

Path	Type	Description
dataload-cust-deploy	Directory	Contains templates and samples for data load utility customization deployment Ant scripts.
lib	Directory	Contains the Java libraries required by the deployment process.
logs	Directory	Contains the deployment logs.
properties	Directory	Contains translated message properties file used by the deployment process.
scripts	Directory	Contains the wsadmin Jython deployment scripts.
scripts/wcbd-wsadmin.py	File	The default Jython script that controls the wsadmin deployment process to the WebSphere Commerce EAR in WebSphere Application Server.
scripts/wcbd-wsadmin-common.py	File	The Jython script that contains reusable methods for the wsadmin deployment process to the WebSphere Commerce EAR in WebSphere Application Server.
scripts/wcbd-wsadmin-test.py	File	The default Jython script that tests the connection and the validity of the WebSphere Application Server by verifying the existence of the WebSphere Commerce EAR on the server.
source	Directory	Contains the assets to deploy.
source/dataload	Directory	Contains dataload assets. Each dataload subdirectory for the different types of dataload contains a common directory and other directories specific to deployment targets.
source/staticweb	Directory	Contains static Web server assets.
source/wc.ear	Directory	Contains EAR assets to deploy, including EAR assets (properties, XML, etc.) and Java utility modules.
source/wc.ear.ext	Directory	Contains Java EE modules to deploy, including connector, EJB and Web modules.
static-web-deploy	Directory	Contains templates and samples for static Web assets deployment Ant scripts.
wc-server-sync	Directory	Contains templates and samples for WebSphere Commerce configuration file synchronization Ant scripts.
working	Directory	Contain intermediary or temporary assets generated by the deployment process.
WCALoggerConfig.xml.template	File	The template for logging configuration of the WebSphere Commerce loader utilities. Used to redirect logs to the logs directory.
wcbd-ant	File	The batch shell script for launching Ant to execute the deployment process.
wcbd-ant.bat	File	The batch file for launching Ant to execute the deployment process.
wcbd-build-info.properties	File	The properties file that contains build-related information of the deployment package
wcbd-encode-properties	File	The shell script for launching Ant to encode a properties file.
wcbd-encode-properties.bat	File	The batch file for launching Ant to encode a properties file.
wcbd-encode-properties.xml	File	The Ant build file that encodes a properties file.
wcbd-deploy.private.properties.template	File	The template for the configuration properties file that contains security-sensitive information of the deployment process (for example, passwords). Properties in this file are encoded by the deployment process.
wcbd-deploy.properties.template	File	The template for the main configuration properties file of the deployment process.
wcbd-deploy.xml	File	The default Ant build file that controls the overall deployment process.
wcbd-deploy-common.xml	File	The Ant build file that contains reusable targets for the deployment process.
wcbd-setenv.template	File	The templates for shell script that sets environment variables required by the deployment process.
wcbd-setenv.bat.template	File	The templates for batch file that sets environment variables required by the deployment process.