SAP commerce cloud storefront framework selection: accelerator or Spartacus?

There are many uses SAP Commerce Cloud Options for creating a storefront , Deciding which options to use seems daunting . In this paper , We will introduce the available options , Provide advice on how to choose the best option , And how to do it for SAP Commerce Configure business to consumer (B2C)/ Business to business (B2B) Storefront and Web service Cloud solutions .

Accelerators

since SAP Commerce 4.4 Since Edition , Accelerators have always existed in one form or another , Designed as a starting template for the store . Current B2C The responsive store accelerator is in 5.4 Introduced in , Additional improvements have been made through subsequent versions , Including the addition of B2B Plug in to add B2B function . These templates are provided with fashion 、 Pre built sample Storefront for electronic and power tool examples , For the sake of SAP Commerce Cloud Some of the features and functions provide a starting point . Then you can customize them as needed to meet your requirements .

Industry Accelerators

There are other industry-specific accelerators , For example, travel 、 Telecommunications and media 、 Financial services and citizen participation accelerator , They have separate development cycles , But it still depends on a specific version of SAP Commerce. If you are using SAP Commerce Cloud, You need to make sure that you have reviewed the compatibility matrix to ensure that it is supported .

Spartacus JS Storefront

Spartacus JavaScript Storefront yes SAP One of its open source projects , On 2019 year 5 Published in . As a client store ,Spartacus Is to connect the store with SAP Commerce Key part of core decoupling . This allows SAP Commerce The development of the platform runs separately from the store , To achieve a simpler upgrade .

As Javascript The store , It was written to take advantage of many modern JS library , And is trying to be a completely progressive Web Applications (PWA). It USES Omni Commerce Connect (OCC), This is a group REST API, Can be with your SAP Commerce Cloud Instance as well as extension factory to communicate with other third-party services .

Spartacus Designed to be used SAP Commerce Cloud The strategic way to create a store . The purpose is every 2 Once a week Spartacus. You should make sure that Spartacus Route map to confirm B2C or B2B Whether the accelerator function exists . SmartEdit Support it to ensure that business users can modify page templates , At the same time, it also provides developers with many options to expand and customize the store to meet the requirements . As an open source project , You will be able to extract the latest changes at any time and incorporate them into your solution .

Custom Storefront

In some cases , None of the above solutions work . Typical examples we have seen include ：

• The implementation team prefers programming languages not used in the store （ for example ,Ruby）.
• A large part of the requirements are inconsistent with the template store , Customization may take more time than building a custom solution from scratch .

In both cases , It is your responsibility to support all aspects of the store . If you want to be in SAP Commerce Cloud Build a custom store on top of , The best choice is to use OCC, Be similar to Spartacus JS Storefront What is being done . If you need Web Service does not exist , Then you need to create it yourself .

How To Choose

There are so many choices , It's hard to decide which store to choose . The answer will depend on several factors , For example, do you already have an existing store and your use of Alpha/Beta Code （Spartacus No candidate version has been released yet ） Confidence level with creating stores from scratch .

We outline the options in the following decision tree . If you are already on the accelerator , It's best to continue monitoring the roadmap to understand Spartacus JS Storefront And when it might have the functionality you need .

Because accelerators and Spartacus JS Storefront Built on a completely different technology stack , So there will be no migration tools . A complete rewrite will be necessary .

If you have just started a project and Spartacus Provides the functions you need , Based on suggestions from Spartacus The store began to . If Spartacus Missing features available in the accelerator , Then you should evaluate the trade-offs . If you decide to continue using accelerator based storefronts , We recommend that you minimize the time spent on Custom Stores , And plan to create... In the future Spartacus The store .

Conclusion

There are many different options for choosing a store . SAP The recommended long-term solution is to use Spartacus The store , This will enable you to take advantage of the latest... In your business environment Javascript library . however , It is expected that sometime in the future , Can be compared with the existing B2C and B2B The accelerator functions the same . When deciding which store solution to use , It is best to understand the trade-offs of each solution before reaching a conclusion . If you are already running B2C and B2B Accelerator , You may want to know how to best configure them to work with SAP Commerce Cloud In combination with , That's why we provide sample configurations .