b2c-business-manager-extensions

Business Manager Extensions Skill

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Business Manager Extensions Skill

This skill guides you through creating Business Manager (BM) extension cartridges to customize the admin interface.

Overview

BM extensions allow you to add custom functionality to Business Manager:

Extension Type Purpose

Menu Items Add top-level menu sections

Menu Actions Add functional links under menus

Dialog Actions Add buttons to existing BM pages

Form Extensions Add fields to existing forms

File Structure

/bm_my_extension /cartridge bm_extensions.xml # Extension definitions (required) /controllers MyExtension.js # Controller for menu actions /templates /default /extensions mypage.isml # Custom BM pages /static /default /icons my-icon.gif # Menu icons

Basic bm_extensions.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <extensions xmlns="http://www.demandware.com/xml/extensibility/2013-04-24"> <!-- Menu Item: Creates section in navigation --> <menuitem id="my-tools" name="label.menu.mytools" site="false" position="10"> <icon path="icons/my-icon.gif"/> </menuitem>

&#x3C;!-- Menu Action: Creates link under menu item -->
&#x3C;menuaction id="my-dashboard" menupath="my-tools"
            name="label.action.dashboard">
    &#x3C;exec pipeline="MyExtension" node="Dashboard"/>
    &#x3C;sub-pipelines>
        &#x3C;pipeline name="MyExtension"/>
    &#x3C;/sub-pipelines>
&#x3C;/menuaction>

</extensions>

Menu Items

Create top-level navigation sections:

<menuitem id="custom-tools" name="label.menu.customtools" site="false" position="10"> <description>Custom administration tools</description> <icon path="icons/tools-icon.gif"/> </menuitem>

Attribute Required Description

id

Yes Unique identifier

name

Yes Resource key for display name

site

No true = Site menu, false = Admin menu (default: true)

position

No Sort order (higher = higher in list)

Menu Actions

Add functional pages under menu items:

<menuaction id="product-export" menupath="custom-tools" name="label.action.productexport"> <description>Export products to CSV</description> <exec pipeline="ProductExport" node="Start"/> <sub-pipelines> <pipeline name="ProductExport"/> </sub-pipelines> <icon path="icons/export-icon.gif"/> </menuaction>

Attribute Required Description

id

Yes Unique identifier

menupath

No Parent menu item ID

name

Yes Resource key for display name

Note: For controllers, use pipeline="ControllerName" and node="ActionName" .

Dialog Actions

Add buttons to existing BM pages:

<dialogaction id="order-export-btn" menuaction-ref="order-search" xp-ref="OrderPage-OrderDetails"> <exec pipeline="OrderExport" node="Export"/> <icon path="icons/export.gif"/> <parameters> <parameter name="OrderNo"/> </parameters> </dialogaction>

Attribute Required Description

id

Yes Unique identifier

menuaction-ref

Yes Parent menu action ID

xp-ref

Yes Extension point ID

Common extension points: OrderPage-OrderDetails , ProductPage-Details , CustomerPage-Profile

Form Extensions

Add fields to existing BM forms:

<formextension id="order-search-extension"> <valueinput type="string" name="customOrderField"> <label xml:lang="x-default">Custom Field</label> <label xml:lang="de">Benutzerdefiniertes Feld</label> </valueinput> <valueinput type="string" name="exportStatus"> <label xml:lang="x-default">Export Status</label> <option>Pending</option> <option>Exported</option> <option>Failed</option> </valueinput> </formextension>

Controller Example

'use strict';

var ISML = require('dw/template/ISML'); var URLUtils = require('dw/web/URLUtils');

exports.Dashboard = function () { ISML.renderTemplate('extensions/dashboard', { title: 'My Dashboard', data: getReportData() }); }; exports.Dashboard.public = true;

exports.ProcessAction = function () { var params = request.httpParameterMap; var itemId = params.itemId.stringValue;

// Process the action
var result = processItem(itemId);

// Redirect back or show result
response.redirect(URLUtils.url('MyExtension-Dashboard', 'result', result));

}; exports.ProcessAction.public = true;

Template Example

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>${pdict.title}</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="${URLUtils.staticURL('/css/bm-custom.css')}"/> </head> <body> <div class="bm-content"> <h1>${pdict.title}</h1>

    &#x3C;table class="bm-table">
        &#x3C;thead>
            &#x3C;tr>
                &#x3C;th>ID&#x3C;/th>
                &#x3C;th>Name&#x3C;/th>
                &#x3C;th>Actions&#x3C;/th>
            &#x3C;/tr>
        &#x3C;/thead>
        &#x3C;tbody>
            &#x3C;isloop items="${pdict.data}" var="item">
                &#x3C;tr>
                    &#x3C;td>${item.id}&#x3C;/td>
                    &#x3C;td>${item.name}&#x3C;/td>
                    &#x3C;td>
                        &#x3C;a href="${URLUtils.url('MyExtension-ProcessAction', 'itemId', item.id)}">
                            Process
                        &#x3C;/a>
                    &#x3C;/td>
                &#x3C;/tr>
            &#x3C;/isloop>
        &#x3C;/tbody>
    &#x3C;/table>
&#x3C;/div>

</body> </html>

Localization

Add resource bundles for labels:

templates/resources/bm_extensions.properties:

label.menu.customtools=Custom Tools label.action.dashboard=Dashboard label.action.productexport=Product Export

templates/resources/bm_extensions_de.properties:

label.menu.customtools=Benutzerdefinierte Werkzeuge label.action.dashboard=Instrumententafel label.action.productexport=Produktexport

Enabling the Extension

Add cartridge to Business Manager site's cartridge path:

  • Administration > Sites > Manage Sites > Business Manager

  • Add cartridge ID to cartridge path

Grant permissions to roles:

  • Administration > Organization > Roles

  • Select role > Business Manager Modules

  • Enable your custom modules

Best Practices

  • Prefix IDs with your organization name to avoid conflicts

  • Use resource keys for all displayed text (localization)

  • Keep cartridge separate - don't mix with storefront cartridges

  • Test permissions with different user roles

  • Don't reference internal BM URLs - they may change

Detailed Reference

  • Extensions XML Reference - Complete XML schema and examples

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