Once you buy ATG Merchandising, you will need to install a production-ready database before you can begin building your Web application. Follow these steps to set up your database:
Follow the steps provided in the Setting Up a ATG Content Administration Server chapter of the ATG Content Administration Programming Guide.
Create tables for ATG Content Administration by running the
biz_ui_all_ddl.sqlscript located in<Atg2007.3dir>/BIZUI/sql/install/database-vendoras described in the Creating ATG Content Administration Database Tables section of the Setting Up the ATG Content Administration Database chapter in the ATG Content Administration Programming Guide.If you have ATG Search, run the
search_ddl.sqlscript located in <ATG2007.3>/DAF/Search/Index/sql/db_components/database-vendorto create tables that support the Search Integration as described in the Creating ATG Search Database Tables section of the Getting Started chapter in the ATG Commerce Search Guide.Create the ATG Merchandising tables necessary for your product suite:
All ATG Merchandising users should see the Creating Versioned Core Commerce Tables section.
ATG Business Commerce users should also see the Creating Versioned Business Commerce Tables section.
If you have ATG Search, create the database tables that support the union of ATG Search, ATG Content Administration, and the ATG Commerce product you are using:
All users should see the Creating Versioned Search Tables section.
If you use ATG Business Commerce or ATG Consumer Commerce with custom catalogs, also see the Creating Versioned Custom Catalog Tables with Search Support section.
Import the content required by ATG Content Administration, if you have not already done so. See the Initialize the Database section of the Setting Up the ATG Content Administration Database chapter in ATG Content Administration Programming Guide.
Import content into your ATG Content Administration database that configures ATG Merchandising for use. If you have ATG Search, import an additional script. See Importing Required Content.
Create tables for other ATG applications you want to use. See the user guides provided for those applications.
