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Working in extended site stores in Management Center

If your company operates an extended site, we can perform certain tasks directly from our extended site store within Management Center.

For example, from our extended site store, we can:


Manage business objects owned by the catalog asset store

When we are logged on to an extended site store, we can perform certain actions on catalog objects that are owned by the catalog asset store. The following table describes the actions that we can perform in an extended site store. The available actions depend on whether you have access to the extended site store only, or both the extended site store and the asset store.

Business object that is owned by the catalog asset store You have access to:
Extended site store only Extended site store and catalog asset store
Category

  • view

  • use as parent category when we are creating new category, product, bundle, or kit in the extended site store

  • change

  • delete

  • make a copy in the extended site

  • use as parent category when we are creating new category, product, bundle, or kit in the extended site store

Product and SKU

  • view

  • use when we are creating new bundles, kits, or merchandising associations in the extended site store

  • add or remove attribute dictionary attributes from products and SKUs

  • override and set a store specific name and description for an inherited product or SKU in an extended site store

  • change

  • delete

  • make a copy in the extended site

  • use when we are creating new bundles, kits, or merchandising associations in the extended site store

  • override and set a store specific name and description for a product or SKU in an extended site store or group of stores

Price

  • view

  • override in the extended site store

  • change

  • delete

  • override in the extended site store

Bundle and Kit

  • view

  • add or remove attribute dictionary attributes from bundles and kits

  • override and set a store specific name and description for an inherited bundle or kit in an extended site store

  • change

  • can add only the SKUs that are owned by the asset store

  • Cannot add SKUs that are owned by the extended site store or another asset store

  • delete

  • make a copy in the extended site store

  • add or remove attribute dictionary attributes from bundles and kits

  • override and set a store specific name and description for a bundle or kit in an extended site store or group of stores

Attachment

  • view

  • use as an attachment when we are creating new product or SKU in the extended site store

  • change

  • delete

  • make a copy in the extended site

  • use as attachment when we are creating new product or SKU in the extended site store

Attribute dictionary attributes

  • view

  • create

  • delete

  • create

  • delete

  • change

  • add to products, bundles, kits, or SKUs

Attribute dictionary attribute values

  • view

  • copy

  • make a copy in the extended site store

  • change

  • add to products, bundles, kits, or SKUs

  • create new local attribute values for inherited attributes

Attribute (non-attribute dictionary)

  • view

  • change

  • delete

  • make a copy in the extended site store

  • add to products or SKUs

  • create new local attribute values for inherited attributes

Merchandising association

  • view

  • change

  • can add only the products or SKUs that are owned by the asset store

  • cannot add products or SKUs that are owned by the extended site store or another asset store

  • delete

  • make a copy in the extended site

Sales catalog

  • change (can add only categories or catalog entries that are owned by the asset store. We cannot add products or SKUs that are owned by the extended site store or another asset store)

  • delete

  • make a copy in the extended site store

  • Set a default catalog for all extended site stores in the asset store

Attribute folders

  • view

  • use asset store folders to aid in organizing extended site store attribute dictionary. Users can add one or more extended site attribute folders into an asset store folder. Users can remove or delete any extended site attribute folders from an asset store folder

  • view, create, change, delete.

  • Use to organize the asset store attribute dictionary. Users can add attributes or subfolders into a folder, or delete attributes or subfolders from a folder.

  • Use to organize the extended site store attribute dictionary. Users can add one or more extended site attribute folders into an asset store folder. Users can remove or delete any extended site attribute folders from an asset store folder


Manage business objects owned by the storefront asset store

When we are logged on to an extended site store, we can perform certain actions on marketing and promotion objects that are owned by the storefront asset store. The following table describes the actions that we can perform in an extended site store. The available actions depend on whether you have access to the extended site store only, or both the extended site store and the asset store.

Business object that is owned by the storefront asset store You have access to:
Extended site store only Extended site store and storefront asset store
E-Marketing Spot

  • change

  • delete

  • duplicate in the extended site store

  • use when we are creating new web activities

Campaign

  • view

  • change

  • delete

  • duplicate in the extended site store

  • assign campaign activities to (can assign only the campaign activities that are owned in the asset store)

Marketing activity

  • view

  • change:

    when we are creating properties that reference objects (e-Marketing Spot, email template, content, catalog entry), we can reference only the business objects that are owned by the asset store. We cannot reference business objects that are owned by an extended site store or another asset store.

  • delete

  • duplicate in the extended site store

  • activate or deactivate

Email template

  • change

  • delete

  • duplicate in the extended site store

  • use when we are creating new email activities

Content

  • view

  • use when we are creating new marketing activities

  • change

  • delete

  • duplicate in the extended site store

  • use when we are creating new marketing activities

Promotion

  • view

  • use when we are creating new marketing activities

  • change

  • delete

  • duplicate in the extended site store

  • activate or deactivate

Customer segment

  • view

  • use when we are creating new marketing activities

  • change

  • delete

  • duplicate in the extended site store

  • use when we are creating new marketing activities

Promotion folders

  • view

  • use to organize extended site promotion folders. Users can add one or more extended site folders into an asset store folder. Users can remove or delete extended site folders from an asset store folder

  • view

  • create, change, delete.

  • Use to organize asset store promotions. Users can add promotions into a folder, or delete promotions from a folder.

  • Users can add subfolders into a folder, or delete subfolders from a folder.

  • Use to organize the extended site store promotions. Users can add one or more extended site promotion folders into an asset store folder. Users can remove or delete any extended site promotion folders from an asset store folder

Marketing folders

  • view

  • use to organize extended site marketing folders. Users can add one or more extended site folders into an asset store folder. Users can remove or delete extended site folders from an asset store folder

  • view, create, change, delete.

  • Use to organize asset store e-Marketing Spots, content, activities, and customer segments. Users can add marketing objects or subfolders into a marketing folder of the same object type, or delete objects or subfolders from a folder.

  • Use to organize the extended site store marketing objects. Users can add one or more extended site marketing folders into an asset store folder. Users can remove or delete any extended site marketing folders from an asset store folder

Pages

  • view

  • change

  • delete

  • copy in the extended site store

  • assign a layout

Layouts

  • view

  • change

  • delete

  • duplicate in the extended site store

  • assign to a page


User roles and extended sites (B2C)

This table describes the user roles that can access each type of store in a B2C extended sites business model. This table also describes how these user roles use extended sites.
Type of store User roles that can access this store User role can:
Catalog asset store Category Manager

  • Create, change, and delete categories

  • Create new products, bundles, or kits

  • List catalog entries

  • Work with merchandising associations

  • Generate reports

  • Create, change, view, and delete category versions.

  • Create, change, view, and delete catalog entry versions.

  • Create search term associations

  • Create, change, delete, and work with attribute folders

Storefront asset store Marketing Manager Manage the following business objects:

  • Customer segments

  • Campaigns

  • Marketing activities

  • E-Marketing Spots

  • Email templates

  • Content

  • Search rules

  • Promotions

  • Promotion folders

  • Marketing folders

  • Pages

  • Layouts

Extended site store

  • Marketing Manager

  • Category Manager

  • Seller

Manage all business objects that are owned by the extended site store, according to the user role. Can also work with business objects owned by asset stores. See:


User roles and extended sites (B2B)

This table describes the user roles that can access each type of store in a B2B extended sites business model. This table also describes how these user roles use extended sites.
Type of store User roles that can access this store User role can:
Catalog asset store Category Manager

  • Create, change, and delete categories

  • Create new products, bundles, or kits

  • List catalog entries

  • Work with merchandising associations

  • Generate reports

  • Create, change, view, and delete category versions.

  • Create, change, view, and delete catalog entry versions.

  • Create search term associations

  • Create, change, delete, and work with attribute folders

Storefront asset store

  • Marketing Manager

  • Seller

  • Sales Manager

  • Account Representative

Set up marketing activities and promotions, specifically:

  • Customer segments

  • Campaigns

  • Marketing activities

  • E-Marketing Spots

  • Email templates

  • Content

  • Search rules

  • Promotions

  • Promotion folders

  • Marketing folders

  • Pages

  • Layouts

Extended site store

  • Marketing Manager

  • Category Manager

  • Seller

  • Buyer

  • Sales Manager

  • Logistics Manager

  • Account Representative

Manage all business objects that are owned by the extended site store, according to the user role. Can also work with business objects owned by asset stores. See:


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