(Enterprise)

Assigning a catalog filter to a contract

To entitle different customers to a subset of the catalog on the storefront, we must assign a catalog filter to a contract using WebSphere Commerce Accelerator. This requirement applies to all business models (B2B stores, B2C stores, and extended site stores); however the assignment steps differ depending on the business model and the type of contract.

Task info

Use the following table to find the right procedure:

Business model	Type of contract	Type of store	Procedure
B2B	customer contract	B2B stores B2B extended site stores	Assigning a catalog filter to a contract: B2B stores
	base contract	B2B stores B2B extended site stores
	base for default contract	B2B stores B2B extended site stores
	storefront asset store base for default contract	Storefront asset stores
	default contract	B2B stores B2B extended site stores	Assigning a catalog filter by modifying the contract XML
B2C	default contract	B2C stores B2C extended site stores	Assigning a catalog filter to a contract: B2C stores
	base for default contract	Storefront asset stores	Assigning a catalog filter by modifying the contract XML

• Assigning a catalog filter to a contract: B2B stores
  By using WebSphere Commerce Accelerator, we can assign a catalog filter to the following types of contracts in the B2B store and B2B extended sites business models: a customer contract, a base contract, and the base for default contract for the storefront asset store.

• Assigning a catalog filter to a contract: B2C stores
  By using WebSphere Commerce Accelerator, we can assign a catalog filter to the default contract for a B2C store. As a result, customers who are shopping on the store are entitled to the set of catalog entries that are defined in the assigned catalog filter.

• Assigning a catalog filter by modifying the contract XML
  The storefront asset store base for default contract of a B2C store is not viewable in WebSphere Commerce Accelerator. For this reason, edit the contract XML when we want to change the name of the assigned catalog filter. We can use this procedure to assign catalog filter to other types of contracts if you do not want to use WebSphere Commerce Accelerator.

Related tasks
Manage catalog filters

Related reference
Scenarios for using catalog filters