Type System in SAP Commerce [Hybris]
In this article, I have explained in details about what is a Type System in SAP Commerce [Hybris] and how the data can be organized in the Hybris system. Type System in SAP Commerce is a data modeling framework . It defines the structure and organization of data within the platform. In SAP Commerce data can be organized in the form of types , for example product information, customer information, address information, cart information and order information etc. A type is a template for objects and every object stored in a platform is a type instance. Types can be defined in an items.xml file using following aspects: the deployment : It defines the database table where objects stored. attributes : Manage and store data for the object. the java class of the object. In SAP Commerce, Type is a blueprint of an Item and Item is an instance of a Type . Types can inherit from other types, allowing for a hierarchical organization of data. Attributes define the properties of a type. They can ...