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Reseller and buyer registration approval flow

The approval flow for a reseller or buyer registration is very similar to the approval flow for user registration. The reseller and buyer registration approval flow is the approval flow that is used when a reseller first registers. Upon registration, WebSphere Commerce creates an organization and a reseller administrator and both are approved at the same time. Once the organization approval record is approved, the reseller administration registration approval record is approved.

Subsequent reseller administrators who register at the same organization do not follow the reseller and buyer registration approval flow, they follow the user registration approval flow. Note that upon registration using the user registration approval flow, the system creates a reseller administrator. The organization has been created when the first reseller registered using the reseller and buyer registration approval flow.

Sample approval scenarios

• Buyer Organization Registration in a specific Supplier Store is automatically approved:

  1. Logon to the Organization Administration Console.

  2. Locate the Root Organization.

  3. Select the organization and click Approvals.

  4. Find and select the approval group with the following name: Reseller Registration Approval - name of supplier store's organization.

  5. Click Remove.

  6. Click OK.

• Buyer Organization Registration in Supplier Marketplace Store is automatically approved:

  Since buyer organizations get created under the Root Organization by default, Reseller Registration Approval must be disabled at the Root Organization:

  1. Logon to Organization Administration Console using site administrator.

  2. Locate the Root Organization.

  3. Select the organization and click Approvals.

  4. Remove Reseller Registration Approvals - Site Administrator, Channel Manager.

  5. Click OK.

• Seller Organization Registration in Supplier Marketplace Store requires approval:

  Since new Seller Organizations are created under "o=supplier organization,o=root organization" make sure this organization subscribes to Reseller Registration Approvals:

  1. Logon to OrgAdminConsole using site administrator.

  2. Locate the Supplier Organization.

  3. Select the organization and click Approvals.

  4. Add Reseller Registration Approvals - Site Administrator, Channel Manager.

  5. Click OK.

Related concepts

Users

Approval flows

User registration approval flow

Organization Administration Console

Related tasks

Register a customer to a store

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