2. Introduction
ElasticPath is an enterprise level eCommerce platform based on open
source softwares
Velocity for the view
DWR for Ajax
OpenJPA for persistence
Spring container for inversion of control
Spring MVC and Spring Security
Solr for the search engine
Eclipse RCP for the admin interfaces
Sun's Core Web Services technologies
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4. Advantages
Robust and scalable Java solution
All source code provided, no vendor lock-in
Based on well known open sources: Spring, Open JPA, Solr
Complete and up to date documentation
More than 2000 unit tests provided that facilitate the adoption of test driven
development
Admin interface based on Eclipse RCP that enables customer service center
representative and store administrators to perform their functions faster than a
web interface
Complete customer service center module
Warehouse management module
Flexible management of multiples sites and multiples warehouses
Personalization and targeted selling (new in version 6.1.2)
5. Limitations
No free version, need to paid for the licenses
No content management system
No publication mechanism (this should be partially corrected in
version 6.2)
Administration interface is in English only
User segmentation very limited
8. Deployment
Web Server
Microsoft IIS
Apache
Application Server
BEA WebLogic 9.2+
IBM Websphere 6.1+
JBoss 4.2+ and Apache Tomcat 5.5+
Database
Oracle 10g & 11g
Microsoft SQL Server 2005+
MySQL 5.0+
9. Features - Customer service center
Modify client personal information, addresses and credit cards
Reset customer password
See a client orders and modify an order
Create order on the behalf of the customer
Audit trail of all actions on an order
Audit trail of all payment gateway activities
Returns and exchanges management
10. Features – Promotions
Two types of promotions:
Product catalogue : Simples promotions on products or group of products
that apply to all users
Shopping cart : Used to give a promotion depending on the content of the
shopping cart or the profile of the user (limited)
Start and end time of promotions and limit on number of uses.
Multiple use coupon associated with any promotion (no single use
coupon)
Gift certificates (by email only)
13. Features – Catalogue management
Share catalogue between multiple stores
Product in multiple categories
Complete control on SKU (price, image etc…)
Configurable SKU selector
Image engine for resize images
Merchandizing
Cross-Sells, Up-Sells, Accessories, Warranties and replacement items
Top selling products
Optional inventory management
Custom category types and product types
14. Features – Others
Warehouse picklists and packing slips
Configurable shipping service level and shipping regions
Flexible taxes management
SEO friendly
Reporting using BIRT
Web services interface
Import/export tool and CSV import wizard
Role-based granular security