Getting Started with SGJC
For developers, Site Genesis provides sample code—pipelines, scripts, and ISML templates. For merchants, it offers sample configurations for catalogs, categories, and products.
SGJC Reference Application
The demo instance is available with every realm. Open a browser and enter the URL for your sandbox, replacing the sub-domain name.
demo.web.yourcompanyname.brand.comImportant: Don't store important data on the demo site. The
demo sandbox is reinitialized with each release, which erases any data
stored on the instance. Therefore, don't use the demo site for
development.
You can get the SiteGenesis code in two ways.
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Download the cartridge from Business Manager on your demo instance.
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In Eclipse, use the Digital plug-in to create a new storefront cartridge.
You can use the code as the starting point for your own storefront and upload it to your Sandbox instance for customization or development.
CAUTION:
Never import SiteGenesis into an
instance in your PIG, but you can import SiteGenesis into each instance in
your SIG. However, if you import SiteGenesis into a sandbox that contains
other customized sites, you could overwrite existing attributes and lose
data. It is safe to import SiteGenesis into an empty sandbox. If you also
want to import custom sites into the empty sandbox, import SiteGenesis
first to retain you custom sites' attributes for your custom sites are
retained if there are conflicts, as your custom attributes will overwrite
the imported SiteGenesis custom attributes. If there are conflicts between
your attributes and SiteGenesis, your custom attributes overwrite the
imported Site Genesis custom attributes. If this occurs, The Site Genesis
site might not function properly, but your customer data is kept intact.
After importing SiteGenesis, you can validate its behavior by comparing it
to the site running on the dedicated instance.