Management Center shell

Logon dialog

Here is the Management Center logon dialog:

To log on to the Management Center, a business user uses their WebSphere Commerce user ID and password (that is, the same ID and password used to log on to any of the WebSphere Commerce tools, such as the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator). Upon logging on, a business user can start using the Management Center.

At least one store must be published in order for you to logon to the Management Center.

Banner

The top section of the Management Center is called the banner. It includes the Management Center menu, the user ID area, logout link, and branding logo. This area also displays the names of the task and workspace when you are working on a task or content.

Management Center menu

Click the Management Center menu button to display the menu options:

Click the Management Center Tools button to display the menu options:

to do any of these tasks:

• Open any of the Management Center tools. Note that a site administrator has access to all the tools; however, depending on the business role, from this menu, a business user can only see and use the tools to which they have access.
• Access WebSphere Commerce Accelerator. Use WebSphere Commerce Accelerator to manage store tasks not included with the Management Center (for example, order or shipping information). Note that the Management Center supports two Web browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla FireFox; however, WebSphere Commerce Accelerator supports only Microsoft Internet Explorer. Thus, if a business user uses Mozilla Firefox with the Management Center, WebSphere Commerce Accelerator is not displayed as a menu option. Use Microsoft Internet Explorer to open WebSphere Commerce Accelerator from within the Management Center.

  WebSphere Commerce Accelerator does not appear by default as an option in the Management Center Tools menu. Use the Management Center preferences to specify that you want WebSphere Commerce Accelerator to display as a menu option in the Management Center Tools menu.

• Access getting started information about the Management Center. Watch short movies that illustrate how to use aspects of the Management Center, and open the WebSphere Commerce information center to obtain additional help.
• Set user application preferences for the Management Center, including the default store to work with, user interface language, locale for number formatting, and help options. The Management Center preferences are global to the Management Center, and are used as the defaults each time a business user logs on to the Management Center.

User ID area

The user ID area identifies the business user that has logged into the current Management Center session. The text "Welcome user_ID" displays in the banner.

Logout link

Click the logout link to properly exit the Management Center. Do not simply close the browser window; any unsaved work will be lost.

Branding logo

The branding logo is typically the company logo image, for branding purposes. By default, it is the IBM logo image. Replace the default image with one for your own company, if desired.

Tabs and work area

Upon selecting a tool from the Management Center menu, the tool displays in a tab within the Management Center:

Each tab contains a work area for managing objects (for example, managing promotions). Although each tool may contain different content, the shell includes the code to create and maintain the tabs, which are common to all tools.

Status area