Relationships between stores information model diagram description

This diagram illustrates store relationships in the WebSphere Commerce Server.

Store relationships

A store relationship (captured in the STOREREL table) is the relationship between two stores. All store relationships are directional, that is in each store relationship one store provides the services and the second store in the relationship uses those services. For example, store A uses the catalogs provided by store B.

Each store relationship has one store relationship type (StoreRelType). A store relationship can only be a member of one store.

Store relationship types

A store relationship type (StoreRelType) defines the type of relationship between two stores. Each type of store relationship defines its own relationship, that is, what roles each partner in the relationship will play and what the relationship between the two is.

Store relationship type description

A store relationship type description describes the type of relationship. Each store relationship type description describes only one relationship type. The store relationship type description may be available in more than one language.