(Enterprise)

Organizations

An organization is a type of member in WebSphere Commerce and is classified into one of three types:

• organization

• organization unit

• authorization domain

Managing access involves creating organizations and defining users that are members of those organizations. After an instance is created, we can publish a starter store that defines the organization structure.

Organizations joining the site can be buyer or customer organizations.

organization

Typically, we create organizations directly under the Root Organization, for example,

"o=ibm,o=root organization"

organization unit

Organization units represent lower level organizational entities under a top-level organization, for example,

"ou=software division,o=ibm,o=root organization"

authorization domain

The authorization domain classification is only relevant when WebSphere Commerce is configured to store member attributes in an LDAP server. Authorization domains are used when the organizational entity exists in the WebSphere Commerce database, and is not replicated to the LDAP server. Organizations and Organization units own most of the assets in WebSphere Commerce, for example other organizational entities, users, stores, and contracts. Authorization domains, however, own other authorization domains, and other non-member assets.

1. List organizations
   

2. Create an organization
   

3. Find organizations
   

4. Change organizations
   

5. Delete organizations
   

6. Partner groups and partner sites
   

7. Administer the reseller organization (Channel Manager, Seller Administrator)
   

8. Change the user ID and password of a reseller (Channel Manager, Seller Administrator)