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About This Course

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

This three-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to begin using Microsoft Commerce Server 2007. The course focuses on both developer and IT professional tasks.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for all users of Commerce Server: IT professionals; developers; and information workers.

Prerequites

Before attending this course, IT Professionals must have:

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server 2003.
• Working knowledge of networking topics such as TCP/IP, Domain Name System (DNS), and Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS).
• Working knowledge of database installation and configuration.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 or Commerce Server 2000 deployment is helpful but not necessary.

Before attending this course, Developers must have:

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005.
• Working knowledge of version 2.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework.
• Working knowledge of creating Microsoft ASP.NET applications.
• Working knowledge of developing applications in C#.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 or Commerce Server 2000 development is helpful but not necessary.

At Course Completion

• After completing this course, students will be able to:
• Describe the advantages of developing solutions that are based on Commerce Server 2007.
• Identify the common business scenarios in which developing a Commerce Server 2007-based solution is appropriate.
• Describe the features of each Commerce Server 2007 edition.
• Select the Commerce Server 2007 edition that is most appropriate for the solution.
• Identify the features in earlier versions of Microsoft Commerce Server that are no longer supported in Commerce Server 2007.
• Identify the components that make up the Commerce Server 2007 architecture.
• Understand the information technology (IT) roles that interact with each component in the Commerce Server 2007 architecture.
• Understand the different types of application programming interfaces (APIs) that Commerce Server 2007 provides.
• Describe the features and purpose of each Commerce Server 2007 systems (including the Catalog and Inventory System, the Profiles System, the Customer and Orders System, and the Marketing System).
• Describe the developer components in Commerce Server 2007 (including interaction within Commerce Server, interaction with other systems, and deployment of Commerce Server 2007-based solutions).
• Understand the tasks that each customer role performs (including business users, IT professionals, administrators, developers, and business analysts).