Commerce Server 2009 R2 Training
This is a three day course designed to bring a .Net developer or architect up to speed on Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 R2. We assume no Commerce Server experience.
Course topics
- Commerce Multi-Channel Foundation, discusses the entity model based development for Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 R2. This is the key topic of the course, but can only be handled on the third day after you understand the core systems in Commerce Server 2009 R2. In the labs you will use the foundation to create a Custom Operation Sequence component, browse a catalog and retrieve advertisements.
- After the topic SharePoint Commerce Services, you will understand the SharePoint 2010 architecture, and how to use it to build Commerce Server sites. You will understand the decision matrix, whether to use SharePoint Foundation, SharePoint Server or aspx to build your sites. Note: While not a prerequisite, a prior knowledge of SharePoint will help you get the most out of this topic.
- Installing, discusses the prerequisite hardware and software requirements to deploy Commerce Server 2009 R2. You will do a complete deployment yourself.
- Every minute an online shop is down costs money. This topic Managing and Monitoring concentrates on keeping a Commerce Server 2009 R2 installation running smoothly. You will perform some of the administrative functions around Commerce Server 2009 R2 on Windows 2008 including the Security Configuration Wizard and the Best Practise Analyzer.
- This topic, Staging will give you an understanding of an often neglected but essential part of Commerce Server 2009 R2. How will changes from the development environment reach the production environment? You will enjoy trying out a part of this process in the labs.
- Who wants to build an insecure shop? This topic, Security will give you an understanding of some of the security issues to be considered with Commerce Server 2009 R2.
- Most online shops have to integrate into the rest of the business infrastructure. In this topic Connecting to Biztalk, you will integrate Commerce Server 2009 R2 and BizTalk 2010.
- A successful shop depends on the feedback loop. During this topic DataWarehousing, you will use SQL 2008 R2 Analysis and Reporting Services to set up that feedback loop.
- The lab for our topic Using the Partner SDK has proved to be our most popular lab. Here you will add auditing functionality to the business managers, and discover a hidden feature in Azman.
- A thorough understanding of the core systems is essential even with the entity model. The second day is spent giving a thorough grounding in the subsystems with the modules on the Catalog, Inventory, Profile, Order and Marketing Systems as well as caching and the infamous pipelines.
- Note: Some labs may be omitted to allow more time for advanced topics.
Next Steps
Ottawa, Canada, 27th to 29th February, 2012
Cologne, Germany, 12th to 14th March, 2012