Up and running with the consumer direct sample store for test or demonstration purposes

You will use several tools to publish and set up your store; all these tools can be accessed from a browser. When you use these tools, the changes that you make will be immediately reflected on your site.

Administration Console

The Administration Console allows you to control your site or store by completing administrative operations and configuration tasks. If you are a Site Administrator, you select the store and language with which you want to work when you log on to the Administration Console. The tasks that you are authorized to perform display on the Administration Console home page through various menus. These tasks are based on the user group names (roles) and authority levels.

WebSphere Commerce Accelerator

The WebSphere Commerce Accelerator allows you to maintain online stores and catalogs by completing various store operations, from managing the look and feel of your store to creating and maintaining orders to tracking store activities. If you are authorized to work with multiple stores, when you log on to the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator, you select the store and language with which you want to work. If you are authorized to work with a single store, the store name is preselected during logon. Additionally, if the store supports more than one language, you can select the language with which you want to work.

Organization Administration Console

The Organization Administration Console allows you to set up users, such as administrators, at your site.