This document discusses Intershop Commerce Management's support for Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL Database as operational databases. Key points include: - Intershop Commerce Management version 7.10 now supports Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL Database in addition to Oracle Database. - Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL Database provide features for business intelligence, advanced analytics, data management, and machine learning. - Organizations have options to use SQL Server on-premises, Azure SQL Database on Azure, or let Intershop manage the database through their commerce-as-a-service offering. - The document outlines the steps taken to migrate an existing Intershop implementation from Oracle to Microsoft SQL Server, including

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Jens Kleinschmidt | Technical Product Manager / Architect
Intershop Commerce Management with Microsoft SQL Server
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INTERSHOP | Overview
Microsoft SQL Server & Azure SQL DB

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INTERSHOP |
Support of Operational Databases
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With 7.10 we now support both
market leading Operational
Databases
&

4. INTERSHOP | Why Microsoft SQL Server
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5. Business intelligence
Advanced Analytics& AI
DATA INSIGHTS
DATA MANAGEMENT
Data warehousing
Operational data
Power BI
Azure
Machine Learning
Azure
Stream Analytics
Azure
Cognitive Services
SQL Server
Reporting Services
SQL Server Analysis
Services, R Services
Azure SQL
Data Warehouse
Azure
SQL Database
SQL Server
2017
SQL Server
2017
ON-PREM CLOUD
COMMERCE MANAGEMENT
INTERSHOP | Why Microsoft SQL Server
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6. INTERSHOP | One Database, Various Options
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SQL Server
2017
Azure
SQL
Database
Bring your
own license
SUB-
SCRIPTION
Get it from
INTERSHOP
Get it from
INTERSHOP
Bring your
own license
ON-
PREMISES
ON-
PREMISES
OFF-
PREMISES
INTERSHOP
CaaS
INTERSHOP
CaaS-Individual
Self-
Managed
LICENSE
With Azure SQL
Database Q4/2018

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INTERSHOP | Insights
Development & Migrations

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INTERSHOP | ORACLE versus MICROSOFT
Pricing
Comparable
Features
Performance:
Roughly 1:1
Similar: CPU pricing,
support costs
Every feature ICM is using
has a match within MS SQL
Different: MS license only
necessary for production
environments

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INTERSHOP | SQL Server versus Azure SQL Database
Editions
5 Editions – Enterprise, Standard,
Express, Web and Developer
Always Enterprise
Updates
Possible
must be purchased optionally
Automatically
included in the subscription
Backups
Possible
Full, differential, transaction log
Automatically
Full, differential, transaction log
Replicas
Possible
Active geo-replication
Up to 4 readable secondary
databases globally distributed in
Azure data-centers
Azure
SQL Database
SQL Server
2017

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SCENARIOS | Azure SQL Database Versions
Managed Instance Elastic Pool Single Database
Model SQL Server instance Logical instance
Scaling Manual Automatic Manual
Feature Set ~ 100% SQL Server Roughly same as SQL Server
ICM Support YES NO (No Linked Servers)
Max. vCore 24 (Gen 4), 80 (Gen 5)
Billing Per hour
Pricing 40% cheaper
as Elastic Pool & Single Database
Both the same price

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Web Server
Application
Server
Database
Microsoft SQL Server 2017
SCENARIOS | Development

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1 2
1 2
Web Server
Application
Server
Database
Microsoft SQL Server 2017
Azure SQL Database
SCENARIOS | Test / Demo

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Replication
Live
1 2
1 2
3
3
Web Server
Application
Server
1 2
1 2
Database
Azure SQL Database
Managed Instance Edit
SCENARIOS | Production

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MIGRATION | From Oracle to Microsoft SQL Server

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Migrate to ICM 7.10 on Oracle Database
Move over to ICM 7.10 on Microsoft SQL Server / Azure SQL Database
1. Remove Oracle Specifics from Java Code
2. Convert Functions into Procedures
3. Extract Queries into Query Files
4. Implement Dialect
5. Use JUnit Query Test Framework to write query tests!
MIGRATION STEPS | From Oracle to Microsoft SQL Server

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Remove Oracle specifics
'nvl(' | 'trunc(' | 'asc nulls' | 'desc nulls' | 'to_date(' | 'bitand('
ProductVariationMappingRule.java UPDATE statement:
…"SET p.typecode=BITAND(p.typecode, -1 -32) …
…"SET p.typecode="+JDBCUtils.sqlFunction("bitand","p.typecode","(-1 -32)")+"
MIGRATION STEPS | Remove Oracle Specifics from Java Code

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Convert all functions into procedures which changes DDL or DML
MS SQL functions can’t change DDL or DML
Convert all PL/SQL packages into functions
MS SQL doesn’t support PL/SQL packages
MIGRATION STEPS | Convert Functions into Procedures

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Iterator<ProductPO> pIterator = pH.getObjectsBySQLWhere("sku=? and domainID=?
and rownum=1", new String[] { sku, aDomain.getUUID() }).iterator();
Iterator<ProductPO> pIterator = null;
try
{
Map<String, Object> params = new HashMap<>();
params.put("SKU", sku);
params.put("DomainUUID", aDomain.getUUID());
productsIterator =
appProvider.get().getQueryExecutor().executePageableQuery("product/GetProductBySKUSimple"
, params);
if (productsIterator.hasNext())
{
ProductPO p = productsIterator.next();
aProduct = productViewProvider.create(p.getUUID(), aDomain.getUUID());
}
} …
MIGRATION STEPS | Extract Queries into Query Files

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Remove Oracle specifics by using ANSI SQL or implement Microsoft dialect
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<query>
<processor name="JDBC“/>
<template sqlDialect="Oracle">
…
</template>
<template sqlDialect="Microsoft">
…
</template>
</query>
MIGRATION STEPS | Convert Query Files
SELECT
<sql-dialect name="Oracle">
sysdate FROM DUAL
</sql-dialect>
<sql-dialect name="Microsoft">
GETDATE()
</sql-dialect>

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Use JUnit Query Test Framework to write query tests!
MIGRATION STEPS | Write Query Tests

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Data Definition (DDL)
>750 tables
16 views
>2100 indexes
Data Manipulation (DML)
>150 stored procedures
~100 functions
<10 PL/SQL packages
(transformed into MS SQL functions)
Data Query (DQL)
750+ queries
65 of them are
Oracle/Microsoft
specific
WORK DONE

22. EARLY ADOPTER PROGRAM | Microsoft SQL Server
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Benefits
Direct access to Product Management and Engineering
Dedicated Product Manager as single point of communication
Support from Engineering
Influencing the development pipeline for PWA and Microsoft Connectors
Eligibility
Projects based on ICM 7.10 and using at least one of the new features
(PWA, MS SQL or Microsoft Connectors)
September 2018 March 2019Starting Until
Jens
Kleinschmidt

23. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | Microsoft SQL Server
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Jens Kleinschmidt
Technical Product Manager / Architect
Stefan Holzknecht
Senior Software Engineer
ProductManagement@intershop.de

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