Description

Introduction

This advanced-level training program is designed for developers and technical consultants who want to extend, customize, and optimize Optimizely Configured Commerce using the .NET ecosystem.

Optimizely Configured Commerce is a powerful B2B eCommerce platform built on Microsoft technologies, allowing deep backend and frontend customizations. This course focuses on hands-on implementation of custom business logic, API extensions, integrations, UI modifications, and performance optimization using .NET best practices.

Participants will gain practical experience in extending the platform architecture, creating custom services, modifying pipelines, integrating external systems, and maintaining upgrade-safe customizations.

Prerequisites

1. Strong knowledge of C# and OOP concepts
2. Working experience with ASP.NET / ASP.NET MVC
3. Understanding of REST APIs and Web Services
4. Basic knowledge of SQL Server
5. Familiarity with eCommerce concepts (B2B preferred)
6. Exposure to Optimizely Configured Commerce (recommended but not mandatory)

Table of Contents

Module 1: Platform Architecture Overview

1. Overview of Optimizely Configured Commerce
2. Application Architecture
3. .NET Technology Stack
4. Solution Structure and Project Layers
5. Understanding Dependency Injection
6. Data Flow & Request Lifecycle

Module 2: Development Environment Setup

1. Installing Required Tools
2. Solution Structure Walkthrough
3. Configuration Files Explained
4. Debugging & Logging Setup
5. Working with Local & Cloud Environments

Module 3: Customizing Business Logic

1. Extending Core Services
2. Creating Custom Handlers
3. Working with Pipelines
4. Overriding Default Behavior
5. Implementing Custom Validation Logic
6. Managing Dependency Injection

Module 4: API Extensions & Integrations

1. Understanding Built-in APIs
2. Creating Custom API Endpoints
3. Modifying Existing Endpoints
4. Integrating Third-Party Systems
5. Authentication & Authorization
6. Webhooks & Event-Driven Integrations

Module 5: UI & Front-End Customization

1. Front-End Architecture Overview
2. Customizing Views & Templates
3. Modifying Razor Components
4. Extending JavaScript Functionality
5. Creating Custom Widgets
6. Branding & Theming

Module 6: Database & Data Customization

1. Working with Entities
2. Extending Data Models
3. Creating Custom Tables
4. Managing Migrations
5. Optimizing Queries

Module 7: Performance & Optimization

1. Performance Best Practices
2. Caching Strategies
3. Async Programming in .NET
4. Load Testing & Debugging Bottlenecks
5. Code Optimization Techniques

Module 8: Security & Upgrade-Safe Customization

1. Secure Coding Practices
2. Role-Based Access Control
3. Protecting APIs
4. Avoiding Core File Modifications
5. Upgrade-Safe Extension Strategies

Module 9: Deployment & DevOps

1. Build & Release Process
2. CI/CD Overview
3. Environment Configuration Management
4. Troubleshooting Deployment Issues
5. Monitoring & Logging in Production

Module 10: Hands-On Capstone Project

1. Requirement Analysis
2. Designing Custom Features
3. Implementing Custom Logic
4. API Integration
5. UI Enhancement
6. Testing & Deployment