B2C Business Manager Extensions

What it does

This skill enables AI agents to guide users through creating Business Manager (BM) extension cartridges for Salesforce Commerce Cloud. These extensions allow customization of the B2C storefront's admin interface by adding custom functionality. The skill supports creating menu items, menu actions, dialog actions, and form extensions within Business Manager.

When to use it

• You need to add a new top-level navigation section to the Business Manager interface.
• You want to create links to specific functional pages under existing menus in Business Manager.
• You require buttons on existing Business Manager pages to trigger custom actions.
• You need to add custom fields to forms within the Business Manager admin area.
• You're developing a custom administration tool for Salesforce Commerce Cloud and need to integrate it into the B2C Business Manager interface.

Key capabilities

• Menu Item Creation: Adds top-level menu sections in Business Manager.
• Menu Action Creation: Adds functional links under existing menus within Business Manager.
• Dialog Action Creation: Creates buttons on existing BM pages to trigger actions.
• Form Extension Creation: Allows adding custom fields to existing forms in the B2C storefront admin interface.
• Provides example code snippets for bm_extensions.xml configuration files.

Example prompts

• "How do I create a new menu item called 'My Tools'?"
• "Show me an example of how to add a button to the order search page in Business Manager."
• "What is the structure needed for creating a form extension?"

Tips & gotchas

• Requires familiarity with Salesforce Commerce Cloud Business Manager and cartridge development.
• The bm_extensions.xml file is essential for defining extensions, and its format must be correct.
• Controllers utilize pipelines and nodes (e.g., pipeline="MyExtension" node="Dashboard") to define the execution logic of menu actions.