Beyond Search: Expanding WebSphere Commerce-Driven Websites with OmniFind

Recognizing the potential of OmniFind in a WebSphere Commerce site requires a different mindset.   Here are some thoughts to get you started:

Think of OmniFind as an integration tool between the front end User Interface and the WebSphere Commerce database.  

Any time you want to display a set of products – think OmniFind

Any time you want to let users dynamically navigate a product set – think OmniFind

Any time you want to generate navigation dynamically based on information within a set of products – think OmniFind

Any time you want to create associations between products based on common attributes – think OmniFind

Any time you want to display a subset of products based on user actions, user credentials, user choices or other conditions – think OmniFind

Any time you want to bring together information from different sources beyond the WC catalog database – think OmniFind

If you want to associate data from different sources around a specific product, topic, or category – think OmniFind