Create a store (Enterprise)

To create a store using the Store Creation wizard:

  1. Launch the Store Creation wizard by doing one of the following:
    • From your service provider's site, select the link to launch the Store creation wizard as instructed by your service provider. Typically, this link would be Create store or something similar.
    • Open the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator and from the Channel, Extended sites, or Supplier menu, click New Store.
  2. From the Select the Store Default Language page, select one language to be used for yourself and your customers and click OK. That is, the default store language is the language in which you will work during the store creation process and the language in which customers will view your store pages during the shopping process. The Store Creation wizard launches.Note: This Store Default Language page only displays when the Store Creation wizard is launched from the site. When the Store Creation wizard is launched from the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator, then the default language of the store will be the language chosen when you opened the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator.
  3. From the General page:
    1. Provide the store unique identifier, store display name and description, e-mail address, default store currency you accept, the store's organization, and the store's category.
    2. If your organization owns more than one store, and you want the customers of this store to be able to shop in a previously created store, then select the Allow the users of other stores to access this store by specifying the same owning organization check box, and select the organization that owns the previously created store.
    3. Click Next.
  4. From the Store Type page, select the store type for you store's business resources and click Next. Examples of business resources provided by the store type include JSP files that define the store's look and feel and the shopping flow, any tax settings, and the WebSphere Commerce commands available for implementation with your store. A description of the store type you select displays below the Store type list.
  5. From the Catalog page, select the catalog for your store and click Next. You can select either an existing catalog and modify it, or you can select Empty catalog to create a new one from scratch. A description of the catalog you select displays below the Catalog list.Note: You can add products and categories to your catalog and make fixed price changes using the Product Management tools within the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator. You can also use the Catalog Filter to select or hide the products from a master catalog, and make percentage price adjustments to the products within the catalog.
  6. From the Fulfillment page, add one or more fulfillment centers to be used for orders placed at your store as follows:
    1. In the Fulfillment center name field, type the name of the fulfillment center to be used with your store and click Add. The fulfillment center is added to the list below this field. Note that if you make an error, select the check box next to the fulfillment center name and click Remove.
    2. Repeat this process for all the fulfillment centers you want to use with your store.
    3. Once you have added all the fulfillment centers for your store, click Next.
  7. From the Payments page, select one or more payment methods supported at your store as follows:
    1. Select Cash On Delivery (COD) if your store supports an offline payment method where customers place orders first, and then pay for the orders once goods have been shipped to the destination address.
    2. Select Bill me later (BillMe) if your store supports an offline payment method where customers place orders first, and then are charged for the orders some time after the order has been processed.
    3. Select Credit card (processed offline) if your store supports an offline payment method where customers place orders first, and then credit card information is processed. In this case, also do the following:
      1. From the Brand list, select this option select the credit card brand accepted at your store.
      1. From the Currency list, select the currency accepted for payment at your store and click Add. The credit card and currency combination is added to the list below this field. Note that if you make an error, select the check box next to the credit card and currency combination and click Remove.
      2. Repeat this process for all credit card and currency combinations you will accept at your store.
      3. Once you have added all the credit card and currency combinations for your store, click Next.
  8. From the Store Creation Summary page, review the information provided. This is a summary of the information and options you have provided in the wizard. If you are satisfied with the data you have provided, click Finish. Otherwise, click Previous to return to the previous pages of the wizard and change the information.
  9. Upon clicking Finish, the Store Creation Confirmation page displays, showing a progress indicator to illustrate that the store is being created. As the store is being created, a progress indicator displays on this page. A status message displays when the store has been created successfully. View or work with your store as follows:
    • Click Bookmark Store to save the URL for the store's home page to your browser.
    • If you launched the Store Creation wizard from the site, click Launch Store to view the store's home page.
    • If you launched the Store Creation wizard Store Creation wizard is launched in stand alone mode, click Launch WebSphere Commerce Accelerator to use the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator to manage your store. WebSphere Commerce Accelerator provides a variety of wizards, notebooks, dialogs, and lists which you can access through various menus. Use the functionality within the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator to customize and maintain your store.

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