User Management - differences between releases

 

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The following chart shows the different User Management capabilities between editions and supported releases.

WebSphere Commerce V6

WebSphere Commerce V5.6.1

WebSphere Commerce V5.6

WebSphere Commerce V5.5

User Management

Create organizations

x

x

x

x

User and organization registration approvals

x

x

x

x

Both registered and unregistered users supported through the entire shopping flow

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Site Administrator can control where in the shopping flow registration or logon is required

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

CSR can act on behalf of a registered customer

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

CSR can disable and enable accounts

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

LDAP supported but optional

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Single Sign-On with WAS Security and Lightweight Third Party Authentication Protocol (LTPA) supported

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Both cookie based and URL rewrite session management are supported

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Session cookie management can be done by WAS or WC

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Remember Me (Persistent session)

x

x

x

x

x

x

Registered customers can choose to be remember across multiple browser sessions

x

x

x

x

x

x

Guest customers will have their previous shopping cart restored on subsequent visits

x

x

x

x

x

x

Data tracked to correlate shopping activities that span multiple sessions, even if the customer does not register

x

x

x

x

x

x

Access Control

Hierarchical encompassing organizations, sub organizations, and members

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Policy group subscription is implemented to allow flexibility in apply access policies to organizations and organizational units

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Policy based access control

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Policies can be created via browser based tools or via XML files

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Approver system

Default approver roles set up for order process, user registration, reseller registration, RFQ, and contract submittal

x

x

x

x

Approval process is entirely browser based

x

x

x

x

All approval requests sent to approvers via e-mail

x

x

x

x

Submitters can check on status of approval requests

x

x

x

x

Collaboration

Collaborative workspaces

Ref App

x

x

x

Customer care

Ref App

Ref App

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

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