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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.
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Sample stores
A sample store is for learning purposes and some tutorials can use a sample store. Do not use a sample store as the base for building your site. Sample stores might not be accessible or translated.
Demand chain business model
A demand chain is composed of the enterprises that sell a business's goods or services. For example, a demand chain may be composed of buyers who initiate the sales transaction, the resellers who sell the manufacturer's goods, and the manufacturer who creates the goods. Or a demand chain may be composed of the resellers who sell a manufacturer's goods, the manufacturer who makes the goods, and the distributors who supply the manufacturer's goods to the resellers. Demand chains also support direct sales channels, in which the demand chain owner sells directly to consumers or business partners.
Transferring a shopcart from the store to the Commerce Plaza
This step requires that an order has been placed in the store, and a simulated distributor. If you do not have a live distributor's site that you can connect to for your testing, you will need a distributor simulator to request a quote, and to submit a shopcart. When you request a quote, you are taken to a live distributor site and get a real-time quote from the distributor. You need something to simulate that process, otherwise, that request can't go anywhere. You will be able to transfer your shopcart, but nothing will happen afterward without a distributor or a simulated distributor.

WebSphere Commerce Enterprise

Transferring a shopcart from the store to the Commerce Plaza

This step requires that an order has been placed in the store, and a simulated distributor. If you do not have a live distributor's site that you can connect to for your testing, you will need a distributor simulator to request a quote, and to submit a shopcart. When you request a quote, you are taken to a live distributor site and get a real-time quote from the distributor. You need something to simulate that process, otherwise, that request can't go anywhere. You will be able to transfer your shopcart, but nothing will happen afterward without a distributor or a simulated distributor.

About this task

If your store needs to use a shared fulfillment center, you must edit the following file:

WC_installdir/xml/trading/xml/TemplateHostingContractRPS.xml

You need to replace SERVICE_PROVIDER_SHARED_FULFILLMENT_CENTER_NAME with PCD Home (the name of the shared fulfillment center of the service provider), copy it, and then paste this section down into the ShippingArrangements area specified further down in the file.