Configuring WebSphere Commerce to use the LikeMinds Personalization Server

To configure WebSphere Commerce to use the LikeMinds Personalization Server, do the following:

  1. Ensure that Macromedia LikeMinds has been installed and configured according to the product's documentation. Refer to the LikeMinds Personalization Server Installation Guide appropriate for your platform. Due to system resource requirements, LikeMinds should be located on a remote server.
  2. Configure your LikeMinds server according to the instructions described in the README file located in the root of the LikeMinds CD.
  3. Perform the following tasks to complete the configuration:
    1. Open the Configuration Manager.
    2. Expand the node with your machine name, expand Instances, and select the instance you want to modify.
    3. Select the ExternalServerList listing.
    4. Select the LMServer listing.
    5. Enter the LikeMinds server name. This is the fully qualified host name of the machine where the LikeMinds Personalization server is located.
    6. Click Apply. This updates the LMSERVER table in the database.
    7. Collapse ExternalServerList.
    8. Expand the Components node.
    9. Enable the WCSEventMonitor component.
    10. Click the Advanced tab.
    11. Select the Start option.
  4. Click Apply.