WebSphere Commerce Enterprise

Demand Chain - channel hub organization structure

The demand chain channel hub organization structure consists of the channel hub, distributor proxy organization, asset store and reseller organization.

In these diagrams, describing a demand chain organization structure, the root organization owns and subscribes to the default policy groups as described in Access control policies and policy group structure.

Channel hub

This diagram describes a demand chain organization structure. See the description that follows on how organizations subscribe to policy groups. This is the legend for the above diagram.

The channel hub organization subscribes directly to the Management and administration policy group, the common shopping policy group, the B2B policy group and owns and subscribes the Marketplace policy group. As a result, these policies apply to the channel administrators, who are directly under the channel hub organization, as well as to the channel hub (Commerce Plaza).

The Marketplace policy group contains the following policies:

  • AllUsersExecuteMarketplaceAllUserViews
  • RegisteredCustomersForOrgExecuteMarketplaceRegisteredCustomerViews
  • ContractAdministratorsForChannelOrgExecuteCreateCommandsOnMemberResource
  • ContractAdministratorsForChannelOrgExecuteContractDeployCommandsOnContractResource
  • ContractAdministratorsForChannelOrgDisplayContractDatabeanResourceGroup

Distributor proxy organization

This diagram describes a distributor proxy organization structure. This is the legend for the above diagram.

The distributor proxy organization subscribes to the management and administration policy group and the common shopping policy group. As a result, these policies apply to the distributor organizations who are directly under the distributor proxy organization.

Asset store

This diagram describes an asset store organization structure. This is the legend for the above diagram.

The asset store organization does not subscribe directly to any policy groups. As a result it inherits the management and administration policy group from the root organization. These policies apply to the asset store organization and the asset stores that it owns.

Reseller organization

This diagram describes a reseller organization structure.

This is the legend for the above diagram.

The reseller organization does not subscribe directly to any policy groups. As a result it inherits the management and administration policy group from the root organization. These policies apply to the reseller organization and the reseller A organizations that it owns as well as to the reseller A administrators.

The consumer direct organization subscribes directly to the management and administration policy group, common shopping policy group, B2C and B2B policy groups, as well as to the ConsumerDirect policy group. These policies apply to all stores owned by the consumer direct organization.