OrgEntityAdd URL
This command registers a new organization or organizational unit.This command registers a new organization or organizational unit. Information for new organizations or organizational units are stored in the MEMBER, ORGENTITY, MBRREL, and ADDRESS database tables.
Use this command with SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) to ensure that the information are encrypted. To do so type the command with the HTTPS secure protocol.
URL structure
- http:// host_name/path/
- The fully qualified name of your WebSphere Commerce Server and the configuration path.
Parameter values
- URL (Required)
- The URL to be called when the command completes successfully.
- orgEntityName (Required)
- The name of the organization or organizational unit.
- orgEntityType (Required)
- The type of the organizational entity being added.
- O=Organization
- OU=Organizational Unit
- parentMemberId
- (Required if orgEntityType equals 'OU'). The member ID of the parent organizational entity where the new organizational entity will be added. For an organization (orgEntityType=O), this parameter is not mandatory; it defaults to Root Organization.
- distinguishedName
- DN of the organization or organizational unit, for LDAP use.
- administratorFirstName
- The first name of the administrator.
- administratorLastName
- The last name of the administrator.
- administratorMiddleName
- The middle name of the administrator.
- businessCategory
- Describes the kind of business performed by an organization or organizational unit.
- description
- A description of the registrant.
- legalId
- Registered organization identifier; may be null for an organizational unit.
- orgEntityField1 through orgEntityField3
- Customizable fields.
- taxPayerId
- The ID for the tax payer as specified in the ORGENTITY table.
- address1 through address3
- The registrant's street address, to a maximum of three lines of information.
- addressField1 through addressField3
- Customizable fields.
- addressType
- Type of address, valid values are configurable by using a properties file: S (shipto), B (billto), and SB (both shipto and billto). A single address may be of different types. If a properties file cannot be found, a default of SB will be used.
- bestCallingTime
- D=An indicator that daytime is the best time to call the registrant.
- E=An indicator that evening is the best time to call the registrant.
- billingCode
- The registrant's organization's code to identify the shipping or billing addresses and cost center.
- billingCodeType
- Code designating the method of code structure used for the billing code. The default value is D, assigned by buyer. The value 02 indicates that it is assigned by Ariba.
- city
- The name of the city where the registrant resides.
- country
- The name of the country or region where the registrant resides.
- email1
- The registrant's primary e-mail or Web address.
- email2
- The registrant's secondary e-mail or Web address.
- fax1
- The registrant's primary facsimile number.
- fax2
- The registrant's secondary facsimile number.
- firstName
- The first name of the registrant.
- lastName
- (Required if the authentication mode is LDAP) The last name of the registrant. If the authentication mode is LDAP, this parameter is mandatory.
- middleName
- The middle name of the registrant.
- organizationName
- The name of the organization that the registrant represents.
- organizationUnitName
- The name of the unit within the organization that the registrant represents.
- packageSuppression
- 1=An indicator to include package inserts when the order is shipped
- 0=An indicator to not include package inserts when the order is shipped There is no default for this field. If the field is left unused, it remains null in the database.
- personTitle
- The title of the user whose address is being entered (for example, Dr., Rev., Mr. or Ms.).
- phone1
- The registrant's primary phone number.
- phone1Type
- The type of phone used for the registrant's primary phone number, for example TTY for hearing impaired, PCM for pulse-coded modulation, or CEL for mobile. This is a field of 3 characters.
- phone2
- The registrant's secondary phone number.
- phone2Type
- The type of phone used for the registrant's secondary phone number, for example TTY for hearing impaired, PCM for pulse-coded modulation, or CEL for mobile. This is a field of 3 characters.
- publishPhone1
- 1=An indicator that the registrant's primary phone number is listed
- 0=An indicator that the registrant's primary phone number is unlisted There is no default for these publishPhone fields. If the field is left unused, it remains null in the database.
- publishPhone2
- 1=An indicator that the registrant's secondary phone number is listed
- 0=An indicator that the registrant's secondary phone number is unlisted
- shippingGeoCode
- A shipping code based on geographical region, especially useful with tax software.
- state
- The name of the state, province, or equivalent where the registrant resides.
- taxGeoCode
- A tax code based on geographical region, especially useful with tax software.
- zipCode
- The ZIP or postal code of the registrant's address.
- Custom member attributes
- You can manage custom member attributes (MBRATTRVAL table) for this organization using the following syntax: &attributeName_storeId_action_number=value
Where:
- attributeName
- The name of the custom attribute that has already been defined in the NAME column of the MBRATTR table.
- storeId
- The store ID of the store for which the attributeName applies. Specify "null" if the attribute is not store specific
- action
- Specifies the action to perform with the value:
- a
- add value
- r
- replace value
- d
- delete value
- number
- In the case of multi-valued attributeNames, specify this parameter to assign multiple entries with the same attributeName, storeId, or action.
- value
- The value that you want to assign to the attribute.
The following are examples of syntax for customer attributes or parameters:
- The following example adds a custom attribute named "OrgEntitySize" with the value of "100". It is not store specific, so the "storeId" attribute is set to "null": &OrgEntitySize_null_a_1=500
- The following example updates two custom attributes named "OrgEntityOwners" with the values of "Smith" and "Brown", for store 10001. &OrgEntityOwners_10001_r_1=Smith&OrgEntityOwners_10001_r_2=Brown
Example 1
The following example adds an organization named IBM under the Root Organization. The Root Organization has an organization entity ID of -2001.
https://myhostname/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/OrgEntityAdd? orgEntityName=IBM&orgEntityType=O&parentMemberId=-2001&URL=MallFrontView
Example 2
The following example adds an organization unit named Commerce, and associated address information for Commerce, under an existing organization with an entity ID of 7000000000000000001.
https://myhostname/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/OrgEntityAdd? orgEntityName=Torolab&orgEntityType=OU&parentMemberId=7000000000000000001 &address1=8200 Warden&city=Toronto&URL=MallFrontView
Behavior
- Calls an empty task command called PreOrgEntityUpdateCmd. Store Developers can overwrite it to change the input to the command.
- Checks the required parameters.
- Calls the SetBusinessEntityCmd task command to set the BusinessEntity attribute.
- Calls the AuditOrgEntityCmd task command to perform additional parameter checking. Store Developers need to add new code to the AuditOrgEntityCmd task command if they want to customize the check.
- If any field related to the ADDRESS table is specified, a self address (also called a register address, with selfAddress field set to '1' and the nickname is the same as orgEntityName) will be created. Otherwise, no record will be created in the ADDRESS table.
- Calls an empty task command called PostOrgEntityAddCmd. Store Developers can overwrite it to perform additional operations.
- If the command fails, the OrgEntityErrorView view command is called. Upon successful completion, the specified URL is called and then
Exception conditions
- If the URL parameter is null, the system throws an exception with the message key _ERR_CMD_MISSING_PARAM
- If the length of the value of the URL parameter equals 0, the system throws an exception with the message key _ERR_CMD_INVALID_PARAM.
- If the orgEntityType parameter is 'OU' and parentMemberId is null, the system throws an exception with the message key _ERR_CMD_MISSING_PARAM.
- If the parentMemberId parameter is not a foreign key set to the ORGENTITY table, the system throws an exception with the message key _ERR_CMD_INVALID_PARAM.
- If the orgEntityName parameter is null, the system throws an exception with the message key _ERR_CMD_MISSING_PARAM.
- If the length of the value of the orgEntityName parameter equals 0, the system throws an exception with the message key _ERR_CMD_INVALID_PARAM.
- If the orgEntityType parameter is null, the system throws an exception with the message key _ERR_CMD_MISSING_PARAM.
- If the orgEntityType parameter is not 'O' or 'OU', the system throws an exception with the message key _ERR_CMD_INVALID_PARAM.
- In LDAP mode, if the formulated DN already exists on the LDAP sever or the WebSphere Commerce database, the system throws an exception with the message key _ERR_RDN_ALREADY_EXIST.
- In LDAP mode, if the distinguishedName specified already exists on the LDAP sever or WebSphere Commerce database, the system throws an exception with the message key _ERR_DN_ALREADY_EXIST.
Related concepts
Member subsystemRelated tasks
Define custom attributes for member URLsRelated reference
OrgEntityUpdate URL
OrganizationSetInSession URL
Sample: Member subsystem properties files
Member subsystem URLs