Summary
This guide outlines the essential steps for preparing a B2B commerce project for launch. It begins with setting up the environment, which includes validating commercetools accounts, API client credentials, and project settings such as tax categories, languages, and shipping methods. The guide emphasizes the importance of performance tips and exception handling for frontend and backend services. Following the environment setup, the document details the validation of the data model, ensuring that test data is deleted, products are created, and product attributes are correctly indexed. It also covers the verification of pricing, business units, and associate roles. The readiness validation section suggests scheduling time with a Customer Success Manager to discuss load testing, production project identification, and the go-live plan. Additionally, it highlights the need to review network readiness and run smoke tests in the production environment to ensure everything is functioning correctly before launch.
