Archive for March, 2010

Export Catalog Data from WebSphere Commerce

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Below is an example of how to export catalog data from WebSphere Commerce. You will need to change STOREID to the store id that holds the catalog data. You will need to change CATALOGID to the catalog ID you want to export. If you have sales catalogs you will need to provide those as well.

extract_catalog_filter.xml

Use the following command to extract the data:

massextract.cmd -dbname [DATABASE] -dbuser [DB2USER] -dbpwd [PASSWORD] -filter extract_catalog_filter.xml -outfile catalog.xml

Tax Exempt Items in WebSphere Commerce

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

To make certain items tax exempt in your store do this following.

  1. Login to Accelerator
  2. Click Store -> Change Tax
  3. Choose Sales Tax
  4. Enter NOTax in “New sales tax code” box and click add
  5. Click Category Assignment, make sure the NOTax code does not have a check box
  6. Click Merchandise
  7. Find the product that should have no tax
  8. Select this product
  9. Click Actions -> Change on the menu
  10. Choose Sales Tax
  11. Select NOTax and click Add