Business model support - differences between releases

The following chart shows the different capabilities of the business models between editions and supported releases.

WebSphere Commerce V6

WebSphere Commerce V5.6.1

WebSphere Commerce V5.6

WebSphere Commerce V5.5

All supported business models in a single instance of WebSphere Commerce

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Extendable store models

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

B2B direct model

x

x

x

x

Simple B2B direct model

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Extended Sites

x

x

x

Extended Sites Hub functions

x

x

x

x

Extended Sites stores - hosted stores can have same functions as direct stores except for collaboration

x

x

x

x

Shared resources (JSP pages, catalog, property files, and images.)

x

x

x

x

Shared resources (promotions and e-mail campaigns)

x

x

Store creation wizards

x

x

x

x

Support for the Consumer direct model with a single contract per store

x

x

x

x

Support for the B2B direct model with contracts per customer

x

x

x

Use the catalog import tool to load data

x

x

Cascading promotions: Promotions can flow down to all extended sites

x

x

Cascading e-mail campaigns: E-mail campaigns can flow down to all extended sites

x

x

Indirect - demand chain - multiple parties (customer, store, and a third party such as a dealer)

x

x

x

x

Reseller Hub functions

x

x

x

x

Hosted reseller stores - hosted reseller stores can have same functions as direct stores except for collaboration

x

x

x

x

Management of business partners

x

x

x

x

Supply chain - marketplace

x

x

x

x

Supplier Hub functions

x

x

x

x

Related Concepts

Business models
Differences between editions and releases