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Create distributor service agreements

Before you create a distributor service agreement, ensure that the following steps are complete.


Before you begin

  1. Obtain a copy of the template distributor service agreement XML file to use on the local client. The service agreement XML template is...

    • workspace_dir\wc\xml\trading\xml\TemplateReferralContract.xml

    • WC_EAR/xml/trading/xml/TemplateReferralContract.xml

  2. Ensure you have the following information:

    • Full DN of the distributor organization.

    • Full DN of the service provider organization.

    • Full DN of the profile store organization.

    • Unique name of the catalog profile store you want the distributor to use.

    • Unique name of the distributor profile store you want the distributor to use.

Note that if you import a contract by using XML, and want to have that contract appear in the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator, then have a contract description.


Procedure

  1. Copy the template distributor service agreement XML file to a new file name.

  2. Open the copy of the template distributor service agreement XML file in either a text editor or an XML editor.

  3. Replace all the instances of the following strings with values appropriate for the distributor:

    Value Replacement Example
    DISTRIBUTOR_ORG_DISTINGUISHED_NAME Full DN of the distributor organization. This can be found in the DN column of the ORGENTITY table.

    ou=Distributor ABC Organization,
    ou=Distributor Proxy Organization,
    o=Manufacturer Organization,
    o=Root Organization

    DISTRIBUTOR_DISPLAY_NAME Name of the distributor. Distributor ABC
    DISTRIBUTOR_DIRECTORY_NAME Name of folder to keep distributor file assets. Distributor ABC
    DISTRIBUTOR_STORE_DEFAULT_LOCALE Store's default locale. en_US
    DISTRIBUTOR_STORE_DEFAULT_CURRENCY Store's default currency. USD
    SERVICE_PROVIDER_LOCALE Locale of WebSphere Commerce Accelerator in which you are loading the contract. en_US
    SERVICE_PROVIDER_ORG_DISTINGUISHED_NAME Full DN of the service provider organization. This can be found in the DN column of the ORGENTITY table.

    ou=Service Provider Organization,
    o=Manufacturer Organization,
    o=Root Organization

    PROFILE_ORG_DISTINGUISHED_NAME Replace with the full DN of the profile stores organization. This can be found in the DN column of the ORGENTITY table.

    ou=Profile Organization,
    o=Manufacturer Organization,
    o=Root Organization

    CATALOG_PROFILE_STORE The unique name of the catalog profile store

    This can be found in the IDENTIFIER column of the STOREENT table.

    		Catalog Profile Store
    DISTRIBUTOR_PROFILE_STORE The unique name of the distributor profile store

    This can be found in the IDENTIFIER column of the STOREENT table.

    		Distributor Profile Store
    DISTRIBUTOR_REMOTE_URL Remote URL of the distributor.  
    SERVICE_PROVIDER_SHARED_FULFILLMENT_CENTER_NAME Shared fulfillment center of service provider.

    This can be found in the NAME column of the FFMCENTER table.

    		Shared Fulfillment Center

  4. Update the BusinessPolicy element with the appropriate information for the distributor. 

    <BusinessPolicy 
name="DISTRIBUTOR_DISPLAY_NAME
DistributorConnector" type="ReferralInterface"  
properties="name=DistributorABC&amp;backOrders=true&amp;timeout=60&amp;uomStandard=each">     
<Command
     class="com.ibm.commerce.messaging.commands.GetPriceAndAvailabilityCmdImpl"
     properties="enabled=true&amp;authenticationRequired=true&amp;timeout=30"/>     
<Command
     class="com.ibm.commerce.messaging.commands.TransferShopcartCmdImpl"
     properties="enabled=true&amp;authenticationRequired=true&amp;timeout=20"/>     
<Command
     class="com.ibm.commerce.messaging.commands.GetBatchAvailabilityCmdImpl"
     properties="enabled=true&amp;authenticationRequired=true&amp;timeout=3600"/>     
<Command
     class="com.ibm.commerce.orderquotation.commands.GetUOMCodePolicyCmdImpl"
     properties="enabled=true"/>
</BusinessPolicy>

  5. Save the file.

  6. Import the distributor service agreement XML file into WebSphere Commerce.


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