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The information contained in this section applies to IBM WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0.0.9 and Feautre Pack 8. The documentation also applies to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions.
Administering
Overview of administering a WebSphere Commerce site
In WebSphere Commerce the person who performs administrative tasks is called a Site Administrator. The Site Administrator installs, configures, and maintains WebSphere Commerce and the associated software and hardware. The administrator responds to system warnings, alerts, and errors, and diagnoses and resolves system problems. Typically, this person controls access and authorization (creating and assigning members to the appropriate role), manages the Web site, monitors performance, and manages load balancing tasks. The Site Administrator might be responsible for establishing and maintaining several server configurations for different stages of development such as testing, staging, and production. The Site Administrator also handles critical system backups and resolves performance problems.
Organization Administration Console
The Organization Administration Console enables administrators to manage organizations, business users and member groups. Access Control policies can also be managed and approval requests can be processed.
Roles
WebSphere Commerce defines a default set of roles that govern what a user is allowed to access in the system. In the access control system, policies are set up for each role. These access control policies grant access to a specified set of actions, such as executing commands and views or displaying data beans.
Technical operations roles
The following technical operations roles are supported by WebSphere Commerce: Site Administrator.

Technical operations roles

The following technical operations roles are supported by WebSphere Commerce: Site Administrator.

The following table describes each role and the business model each role can work within.


Role	Description	Business model
Site Administrator	The Site Administrator installs, configures, and maintains WebSphere Commerce and the associated software and hardware. The Administrator responds to system warnings, alerts, and errors, and diagnoses and resolves system problems. This role typically controls access and authorization (creating and assigning members to the appropriate role), manages the Web site, monitors performance, and manages load balancing tasks. The Site Administrator may also be responsible for establishing and maintaining several server configurations for different stages of development such as testing, staging, and production. This role also handles critical system backups and resolves performance problems. The Site Administrator is also granted all the authorities of the Workspace Manager role	Consumer direct B2B direct Demand chain Extended sites Supply chain

Note: The Site Administrator performs all tasks in the Administration Console, and has access to all stores within each business model.