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Proxy stores

A proxy store is a store that represents a business partner's operational assets and provides the business logic that allows the WebSphere Commerce site to interact with an external business partner. The proxy store also contains operational data that gets updated in interaction with the business proxy site. For example, a proxy store may capture the orders transferred to a remote order capture system, as well as capturing the suppliers' inventory information or the information sent to a supplier's fulfillment centers. Unlike a customer-facing store, a proxy store does not include a storefront and cannot be accessed by users.

As implemented in the starter stores provided with WebSphere Commerce, the proxy store does not include a storefront. The following diagram illustrates the distributor proxy stores using the assets from the distributor asset store and the catalog asset store.

Most proxy store assets are provided from existing stores (including asset stores).  Rather than providing a user interface wizard to create a proxy store, WebSphere Commerce implements proxy stores through service agreements, which are then imported by using the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator. The service agreement is governed by a template, which determines what information create.


Related concepts

Business models

Customer-facing stores


Related tasks

Create distributor service agreements


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