Description

Introduction

This comprehensive training program is designed to equip developers, solution architects, and technical consultants with the skills required to design, develop, and deploy custom integrations within the Optimizely Commerce ecosystem.

As organizations adopt composable and scalable commerce architectures, integrating ERP systems, payment gateways, PIM platforms, CRM tools, and third-party services becomes critical. This course provides hands-on experience in extending and integrating Optimizely Commerce using APIs, middleware, event-driven patterns, and modern integration best practices.

Participants will learn how to build secure, scalable, and maintainable integrations that enhance business workflows, automate processes, and improve customer experience.

Prerequisites

1. Basic understanding of C# and .NET Core
2. Familiarity with ASP.NET MVC / Web APIs
3. Basic knowledge of RESTful services
4. Understanding of commerce concepts (catalogs, carts, orders, pricing)
5. Prior exposure to Optimizely Commerce (recommended but not mandatory)
6. Basic understanding of cloud environments (Azure preferred)

Table of Contents

Module 1: Overview of Optimizely Commerce Architecture

1. Optimizely Commerce architecture deep dive
2. Core components (Catalog, Orders, Customers, Pricing)
3. Integration touchpoints and extension points
4. Understanding APIs and service layers

Module 2: Integration Fundamentals

1. Types of integrations (real-time vs batch)
2. API-first approach
3. Middleware and service orchestration
4. Authentication & authorization (OAuth, API keys)
5. Handling security and compliance

Module 3: Working with Optimizely APIs

1. REST API overview
2. Using Service API & Commerce API
3. Consuming APIs in external systems
4. Error handling and response management
5. Versioning strategies

Module 4: Custom ERP Integration

1. Integrating with ERP systems (inventory, pricing, orders)
2. Synchronizing product data
3. Order export and fulfillment workflows
4. Handling asynchronous updates
5. Building scheduled jobs

Module 5: Payment Gateway Integration

1. Extending payment providers
2. Custom payment workflows
3. Handling callbacks and webhooks
4. Fraud checks & transaction logging
5. Secure data handling

Module 6: CRM & Marketing Automation Integration

1. Syncing customer data
2. Event-driven marketing triggers
3. Personalization integration patterns
4. Data consistency strategies

Module 7: Event-Driven Integrations

1. Using webhooks and event listeners
2. Implementing message queues
3. Event-driven architecture patterns
4. Retry mechanisms and resilience

Module 8: Middleware & Microservices Architecture

1. Designing integration microservices
2. Using Azure Functions for integrations
3. API Gateway implementation
4. Containerization basics

Module 9: Performance & Scalability

1. Optimizing API calls
2. Caching strategies
3. Load handling best practices
4. Monitoring and logging

Module 10: Security & Compliance

1. Securing APIs and endpoints
2. Data encryption strategies
3. Role-based access control
4. GDPR considerations in integrations

Module 11: Testing & Debugging Integrations

1. Unit testing integration logic
2. Integration testing approaches
3. Mock services
4. Logging and diagnostics
5. Troubleshooting common issues

Module 12: Deployment & DevOps for Integrations

1. CI/CD pipelines for commerce integrations
2. Environment configuration management
3. Blue-green deployments
4. Monitoring in production