To open the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator, do the following:
- Start the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator by doing one of the following:
- If you have WebSphere Commerce installed on your machine, or on a client
machine on the same network as the WebSphere Commerce machine, access the
following Web address in your browser:
https://host_name:8000/accelerator
where host_name is the fully qualified HTTP host name of your WebSphere Commerce Server. If you have WebSphere Commerce Studio installed and want to open WebSphere Commerce Accelerator from this machine, do the following:
- Ensure you have started WebSphere Commerce within WebSphere Commerce Studio.
Access the following Web address in your browser:
https://host_name/webapp/wcs/tools/servlet/ToolsLogon?XMLFile=common.mcLogon
where host_name is the fully qualified HTTP host name of your WebSphere Commerce Studio machine.
- If you have WebSphere Commerce installed on your machine, or on a client
machine on the same network as the WebSphere Commerce machine, access the
following Web address in your browser:
- Log onto the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator as follows:
- From the Logon page, type your WebSphere Commerce user name and password.
The Select Store Information page displays.
Note: If only one store, one language, and no fulfillment center is defined, then the Select Store Information page does not display. You can go directly from the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator logon page to the home page. - From the Name drop-down list on the Select Store and Language page, select the name of the store. If you are authorized to work with a single store, the store name is pre-selected.
- From the Language drop-down list, select the language in which you want to administer the store. If you are authorized to work with a single language, the language is pre-selected.
- If you are assigned a role with fulfillment duties, from the Fulfillment center drop-down list, select the name of the fulfillment center associated with the store.
- Click OK. The WebSphere Commerce Accelerator home page displays. Select the menu and menu option you want to work with. If you do not see the menu or menu option, then your logon ID does not have the appropriate authority to perform this task. Contact your Site Administrator.
- From the Logon page, type your WebSphere Commerce user name and password.
The Select Store Information page displays.
Notes:
- Do not reload a page or return back to a previous page while using the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator. That is, do not use the refresh shortcut (F5) or right-click and select the Refresh or Back options for the browser while using the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator. If you reload a window after you have entered some data, data will be lost.
- Once you have completed your WebSphere Commerce Accelerator tasks, you should log out of the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator so that the session expires, rather than simply closing the browser. To log out, click Logout from the history, which is displayed in the upper right of the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator. When you log out, your SSL cookie is dropped and you no longer have secure access to the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator. This is especially important if the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator will be used by multiple users on a single machine with different authorities since logging out prevents unauthorized access.