IBM WebSphere Commerce V5.6, Implementation (Test 215)

Exam Objectives and Sub-Objectives:

Following are the objectives of this exam

1. Site Planning and General WebSphere® Commerce V5.6 Product Knowledge (23%)

• List components of all WebSphere Commerce editions.
• Describe the features and subsystems of the Professional and Express Editions.
• Describe additional features in the Business Edition.
• Describe the basic features of the Consumer Direct, B2B Direct, B2B Direct Ex-sites, Demand Chain
• Hosting, and Supply Chain models and map business requirements to business models.
• List WebSphere Commerce and WebSphere Application Server administration tools.
• List additional software that can be used with WebSphere Commerce, including integration software.
• Identify where to find current IBM support information.
• Describe payment concepts specific to Commerce Payments.
• Describe WebSphere Commerce store data architecture (information model).
• Describe the supported hardware topologies and hardware requirements of WebSphere Commerce.
• Map business requirements to WebSphere Commerce subsystems.

2. Install and Configure IBM WebSphere Commerce (16%)

• Perform quick and custom installation, and configuration in both single and multi-tier environments.
• Create required instances using Configuration Manager.
• Use Configuration Manager to alter instance settings.
• Implement security features.
• Verify the installation and configuration.
• Troubleshoot a failed installation or configuration.

3. Publish a sample starter store and set up the store features it requires (21%)

• Describe the concepts of store archives and store assets.
• Publish the appropriate store archives to support the selected business model.
• Launch the published store and verify its functionality.
• Configure and administer collaboration components.
• Configure message transports and message types.
• Configure store features, such as store settings, store flow, store style, pages, and logo.
• Administer Commerce Payments users and merchant settings.
• Configure scheduler jobs to support store features.
• Describe the different catalog management tools and their uses.
• Run the Catalog Management tools to prepare and load data.

4. Manage a business using WebSphere Commerce Accelerator (20%)

• Describe the roles associated with WebSphere Commerce Accelerator functions for different business models.
• Manage categories and products.
• Manage promotions.
• Manage marketing campaigns and customer segments.
• Manage customer information, orders, and payments.
• Manage inventory.
• Manage accounts and contracts.
• Manage tax and shipping charge calculations.
• Describe the differences in WebSphere Commerce Accelerator for the differentbusiness models.
• Manage channel relationships in the value chain business models.

 5. Administer and Maintain a Site (20%)

• Manage organizations and users.
• Describe approvals and how to administer them.
• Describe access control policies.
• Perform troubleshooting of WebSphere Commerce, Commerce Payments, WebSphere Application
• Server, the Web server, and the database.
• Monitor system and site performance.
• Describe when and how to perform system maintenance tasks including log file cleanup and database cleanup.
• Describe the Dynamic Cache service and how to use the Cache Monitor tool.
• Describe resources that should be backed up for disaster recovery.
• Set up and use a staging server

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