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7.3.1 Create buyer organizations Now we create one new buyer organization, which has two suborganizations under it. To create these new organizations: 1. Open a browser window and access the Organization Administration Console by using this link: https://<host_name>:8004/orgadminconsole 2. Log in as a site administrator. 3. Select Access Management Æ Organizations. 4. Click New. 5. Enter the following fields on the Details page: a. Short name: IBM b. Description c. Organization type: Organization d. Parent organization: Root Organization e. Address f. Contact information Note: Ensure that you enter at least one valid e-mail address. We used ibmbuyeradmin. 6. Click OK. The Organizations page displays showing the new organization in the list. 7. Click New. 8. Enter the following fields on the Details page: a. Short name: SWG b. Description c. Organization type: Organization d. Parent organization: IBM e. Address f. Contact information Note: Ensure that you enter at least one valid e-mail address. We used swgbuyeradmin. 9. Click OK. 10. Click New. 11. Enter the following fields on the Details page: a. Short name: IGS b. Description c. Organization type: Organization d. Parent organization: IBM e. Address f. Contact information Note: Ensure that you enter at least one valid e-mail address. We used igsbuyeradmin. 12. Click OK. The Organizations page is displayed. 13. Click New. 14. Enter the following fields on the Details page: a. Short name: All Stores b. Description c. Organization type: Organization d. Parent organization: IBM e. Address f. Contact information Note: Ensure that you enter at least one valid e-mail address. We used igsbuyeradmin. 15. Click OK. The Organizations page is displayed (Figure 7-4). Figure 7-4 New organizations list with buyer organizations The organizations are now created, and roles must be assigned before users can be created: 1. From the Organizations page, select IBM and click Roles. 2. Select the following roles from the Available Roles list: Buyer (buy side) Buyer Approver Buyer Administrator Registered Customer 3. Click Add. 4. Click OK. 5. From the Organizations page, select SWG and click Roles. SWG is an organization within IBM so the available roles are those that were selected for IBM. 6. Click Add All. 7. Click OK. 8. From the Organizations page, select the IGS and click Roles. IGS is an organization within IBM so the available roles are those that were selected for IBM. 9. Click Add All. 10. Click OK. We want buyers who self-register to get approvals from the buyer administrators. Follow these steps to define the approvals required for the buyer organizations: 1. From the Organizations page, select IBM and click Approvals. 2. Select User Registration Approvals from the Available approvals list. 3. Click Add. 4. Click OK. 5. From the Organizations page, select SWG and click Approvals. 6. Select Order Process Approvals and User Registration Approvals from the Available approvals list. 7. Click Add. 8. Click OK. 9. From the Organizations page, select SWG and click Approvals. 10. Select Order Process Approvals and User Registration Approvals from the Available approvals list. 11. Click Add. 12. Click OK. 13. From the Organizations page, select All Stores and click Approvals. 14. Select User Registration Approvals from the Available approvals list. 15. Click Add. 16. Click OK. Note: Adding the Order Process Approvals to the approvals list requires that each time an order is placed, an approval will be required by a Buyer Approver. The order will be held until the approval is complete. An e-mail will be generated to the Buyer Approver indicating that an order is ready for approval so ensure that valid e-mail addresses are entered. The organizations are now ready for users. Do not exit the Organization Administration Console just yet.

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