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Module 1: Introducing Commerce Server 2002
- Commerce Server 2002 Placement
- Commerce Server 2002 Themes and Features
- Commerce Server 2002 Anatomy
- Windows Server 2003 Support
Skills
- Describe the placement of Commerce Server 2002.
- List the features of Commerce Server 2002.
- Understand the support provided by Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Commerce Server 2002.
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Module 2: Introduction to E-Commerce Web Sites
- Characteristics of E-Commerce Sites
- Overview of E-Commerce Site Functionality
Skills
- Describe typical characteristics of modern e-commerce sites.
- Describe typical functionality of modern e-commerce sites.
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Module 3: The Commerce Server 2002 Approach for Building E-Commerce Web Sites
- Introduction to the Retail2002 Site
- Features of the Retail2002 Site
- Lab: Adding Data to the Site
- Lab: Exploring the Retail 2002 Site
- Lab: Shopping the Site
Skills
- Install the Retail2002 site and explain its purpose.
- Describe the main features of the Retail2002 site.
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Module 4: Working with Commerce Server 2002 Tools
- Development and Business Tools
- Administration Tools
- Lab: Exploring Site Structure with Internet Information Services.
- Lab: Exploring Application Design with Visual Studio .NET
- Lab: Exploring Configuration Settings with Commerce Server Manager
Skills
- Describe and use the development and business tools that Commerce Server 2002 provides.
- Describe and use the administrative tools that Commerce Server 2002 provides.
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Module 5: Commerce Server in a .NET World
- Big Bets on .NET
- Commerce Server and the .NET Framework
- Commerce Server Architecture
- Lab: Creating a Commerce Server 2002 Site with Visual Studio .NET
Skills
- Describe the benefits of integrating Commerce Server 2002 and the .NET Application Framework.
- Describe the .NET Application Framework and Commerce Server 2002.
- Describe the Commerce Server architecture.
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Module 6: Extending the Profile System
- Profiling System Overview
- Profiling System Administration
- Profiling System Object Model
- Lab: Implementing User Management
Skills
- Describe the setup of the Profiling System.
- Describe the administration of the Profiling System.
- Explain the architecture of the Profiling System.
- Describe the Profiling System object model.
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Module 7: User Identification and Authentication
- Authentication Components
- Custom Authentication
- .NET Enhancements for Authentication
- Authentication .NET Object Model
- Commerce Authentication Module
- Lab: Creating Logon, Logoff and Registration Pages
Skills
- • Describe the authentication components.
- • Describe Microsoft Windows authentication.
- Describe custom authentication.
- Manage authentication resources.
- Describe single logon access across domains.
- Describe the Microsoft .NET enhancements for authentication.
- Describe the Commerce Authentication Module.
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Module 8: Commerce Server Catalog System
- Product Catalog System
- Catalog Variations
- B2B: Catalog Exchange and Import/Export
- Catalog Management API
- Lab: Implementing Catalogs and Products
Skills
- Describe the Product Catalog System.
- Describe multilingual catalogs.
- Describe catalog variations.
- Describe catalog searching.
- Understand the catalog management user interface (UI).
- Describe B2B catalog exchange and import/export.
- Understand the components of the catalog software development kit (SDK) and application programming interface (API).
- Describe third-party catalogs.
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Module 9: Implementing the Basket and Order Pipelines
- Baskets
- Pipelines
- Lab: Implementing the Checkout Process
Skills
- Implement baskets.
- Configure pipelines for Microsoft ASP.NET.
- Debug pipeline components.
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Module 10: Business Analytics System Overview
- Applying Business Analytics to E-Business
- E-Business Information Challenges
- Closing the Loop
- Release Themes
- Analysis Architecture
- Overview of Analysis Reports
- Overview of Data Mining
- Overview of Predictor
- Overview of Targeting
Skills
- • Describe the business needs that enterprises have for scalable, comprehensive business analysis tools that can be used with their commerce sites.
- • Describe how the major features of the business analytics system, provided by Microsoft Commerce Server, Microsoft SQL Server, and Analysis Services, work together to provide a comprehensive analysis tool set.
- Describe the different types of reports available with Commerce Server 2002.
- Describe the different types of data-mining models available with Analysis Services.
- Describe how the Predictor resource analyzes Commerce Server data.
- Describe the targeting features of Commerce Server, and how they can be used to provide full closed-loop analysis.
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Module 11: Analysis and Reporting
- Analysis Features
- Report Types
- Reporting Extensibility
- Enabling Report Preparation—DTS Processing
- Data Warehouse Extensibility
- Commerce Server Event Structure
- Logging Commerce Server Events
- Lab: Creating Reports
Skills
- Describe the different report types supported by Commerce Server 2002.
- Create new reports and modify existing ones.
- Run Data Transaction Services (DTS) tasks for report preparation.
- Extend the Data Warehouse.
- Log Commerce Server events.
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Module 12: Working with Predictor
- Business Questions
- Technical Challenges
- Solution: Data Mining
- Data Mining Models
- Using Predictor
- Building Models
- Deploying Models
- Predictor Tutorial
Skills
- Understand the business issues that give rise to the need for data-mining with commerce data.
- Understand the technical challenges involved in applying data-mining techniques.
- Understand how data-mining provides solutions to business problems.
- Describe the various data-mining models provided by Analysis Services and Commerce Server.
- Use the Predictor resource.
- Build, view, and deploy data-mining models.
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Module 13: Introduction to the Targeting System
- Commerce Server Targeting
- Targeting System
- Content Selection Framework
- Expression Builder
- Direct Marketing
Skills
- Describe the Targeting System.
- Describe the Content Select Framework (CSF).
- Describe the List Manager.
- Describe the Expression Builder.
- Describe Direct Marketing.
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Module 14: Commerce Server Discounts and Campaigns
- Campaign Manager Features
- Discounts and Merchandising
- Reuse Policies
- Discount SDK Samples
- Lab: Implementing Campaigns
Skills
- Describe the Business Desk Campaign Manager module.
- Describe discount conditions and awards.
- Describe the interactions between discounts.
- Describe reuse policies.
- Describe how item-level discounts, order-level discounts, and shipping discounts work.
- Describe auditing of discounts.
- Describe the high availability enhancements to Direct Mailer.
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Module 15: Extending the Business Desk
- Introduction to the Business Desk
- Task Button Configuration
- Special Tasks
- Shared UI Routines
- Rich UI Widgets
- Security
- Lab: Extending the Business Desk
Skills
- Describe how the Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 Business Desk functions.
- Create your own Business Desk Modules.
- Describe the security architecture employed by Business Desk.
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Module 16: Commerce Server Going Global
- Infrastructure Improvements
- International Features of the Catalog System
- International Features of the Marketing System
- International Features of Order Processing
- International Features of the Data Warehouse and Analysis Components
- Multilingual Deployment
- SDK Sitelets
- Lab: Implementing Multilingual Commerce Sites
Skills
- Describe the infrastructure improvements in Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 to support international sites.
- Describe international features of the Catalog system.
- Describe international features of the Marketing system.
- Describe international features of order processing.
- Describe international features of the data warehouse and analysis components.
- Describe dynamic site localization.
- Describe international site configuration.
- Describe multilingual deployment.
- Describe the SDK sitelets and their international features.
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