The document provides an overview of the Sitecore Experience Commerce 9 Update 2, including its history and new features like entity composer, versioning, workflow, security roles, and reporting. It highlights the transition from Sitecore Commerce Server to Sitecore Experience Commerce and encourages developers to seek learning resources online. The agenda covers history, new features, a demo, and future steps for those starting development with Sitecore Commerce 9.

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Sitecore Experience Commerce 9 Update 2

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• History
• SXC 9 Update 2 New features
• Demo
• Where to go from here?
Agenda

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Peter Prochazka
• Sitecore Solutions Architect at Accenture / Avanade
• Experienced in Sitecore for 5 years, ASP.NET for 10+ years
• Sitecore Certified Developer (3x)
• Sitecore Experience Commerce 9.0 Certified
• https://tothecore.sk/
• @chorpo
Quick Introduction

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1996 - Microsoft Merchant Server 1.0
1997 - Microsoft Site Server 2.0
1998 - Microsoft Site Server 3.0, Commerce Edition
2000 - Microsoft Commerce Server 2000
2002 - Microsoft Commerce Server 2002
2004 - Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 FP1
2007 - Microsoft Commerce Server 2007
2009 - Microsoft Commerce Server 2009
2011 - Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 R2
2012 - Ascentium Commerce Server 10
History – Pre Sitecore Era Commerce Server

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2014 - Sitecore Commerce Server 11 (Sitecore 7.5)
2015 - Sitecore Commerce Server 11.2 (Sitecore 8.0)
2016 - Sitecore Commerce Server 11.3 (Sitecore 8.1)
2017 - Sitecore Commerce Server 11.4 (Sitecore 8.2)
2017 - Sitecore Commerce 8.2.1 / Sitecore Commerce Server 11.4 (Sitecore 8.2)
2018 - Sitecore Experience Commerce 9
History – Sitecore Commerce (Server)

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• Sitecore Commerce is dead, long live Sitecore Experience Commerce
• Goodbye Commerce Server
• Goodbye Commerce Server Business Applications
• Welcome new UI
• Welcome Flexibility and Extensibility
• Prepared for PaaS
• Installation by SIF
Sitecore Commerce 9 Initial Release Breaking Changes

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• Bug fix release
Sitecore Commerce 9 Update 1

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• Entity Composer
• Versioning
• Workflow
• Security Roles
• Reporting
• Changes in Information Architecture
Sitecore Commerce 9 Update 2 New Features

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DEMO

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• Rob Earlam
• Entity Composer in Commerce 9 Update 2
• Versioning in Commerce 9 Update 2
• Workflow in Commerce 9 Update 2
• Security Roles in Commerce 9 Update 2
• Reporting in Commerce 9 Update 2
• Christian Hahn
• Sitecore XC 9.0.2 – What has been changed?
• Sitecore XC 9.0.2 – Walkthrough of extending product definitions with custom fields
• Sitecore XC 9.0.2 – Walkthrough of versioning, workflows and publishment of
commerce content
• Sitecore XC 9.0.2 – How to retrieve Composer generated Templates within Sitecore Engine
• Sitecore XC 9.0.2 – Commerce Policies, Environments and Roles behind the scenes
Where to go from here? (SXC 9 Update 2)

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• Starting development with Sitecore Commerce 9 or searching for learning resources?
• Check my Sitecore Stack Exchange Question & Answer
• My blog posts:
• https://tothecore.sk/2018/06/22/sitecore-9-update-2-sitecore-9-0-2-installation
• https://tothecore.sk/2018/07/25/setting-up-development-environment-with-postman-and-
sitecore-experience-commerce-sxc-9
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxRCsBDIbxU (Made by Akshay Sura)
• https://tothecore.sk/tag/sitecore-commerce/
• Master Sitecore Youtube channels:
• Sitecore Experience Commerce Deep Dive
• Sitecore Experience Commerce
• Sitecore Documentation:
• https://doc.sitecore.net/sitecore_commerce
Where to go from here? (SXC 9 General)

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https://linkedin.com/in/chorpo
Peter Prochazka
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https://sitecore.stackexchange.com/

13. Thank you 

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