The serialization JSP file takes the promotion authoring elements from the PX_ELEMENT and
PX_ELEMENTNVP tables and displays them in the the Management Center user interface for your new
promotion type. Business users can then use this section of the user interface when they create
promotions.
About this task
The serialization JSP file is provided with the Management Center. It is named
SerializeGenericPromotionElement.jsp. This file serializes the user interface
elements in the user interface for the default promotion types. You can use this same file to
serialize the user interface elements of a custom promotion type. You must register this file with
the new promotion type. Note that the PX_ELEMENT and PX_ELEMENTNVP tables are initially empty until
a business user creates a new promotion using the Management Center.
Procedure
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Open WebSphere Commerce
Developer and switch to the Enterprise Explorer view.
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Expand .
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Open the struts-extension.xml file with a Struts configuration file
editor.
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Add a new action mapping:
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Click the ActionMappings tab.
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In the Action Mappings section, click Add.
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Under The following Action Mappings are defined for this config file,
type
/SerializePromotionElement-name_of_custom_object_definition
For the name_of_custom_object_definition variable, use the name of the
object definition you created, for example,
ProductLevelPWPFixedCostDiscountPurchaseCondition.
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In the Action Mapping attributes section, select
Include, and then type
/jsp/commerce/promotion/restricted/SerializeGenericPromotionElement.jsp
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Save the struts-extension.xml configuration file.
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To verify your updates, view the source of the struts-extension.xml
configuration file and ensure you see the code you added, as shown here:
<action path="/SerializePromotionElement-name_of_custom_object_definition"
include="/jsp/commerce/promotion/restricted/SerializeGenericPromotionElement.jsp"/>
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Restart the WebSphere Commerce test server to make the new configuration available.
Example
For your custom promotion type, Customers who purchase two dining chairs (FULO-01)
qualify to purchase a dining table (FULO-02) at the reduced price of $200, the new action
mapping added to the existing struts-extension.xml file looks like this:
<action path="/SerializePromotionElement-ProductLevelPWPFixedCostDiscountPurchaseCondition"
include="/jsp/commerce/promotion/restricted/SerializeGenericPromotionElement.jsp"/>