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The information contained in this section applies to WebSphere Commerce Version 8. The documentation also applies to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in a newer section.WebSphere Commerce is a single, unified e-commerce platform that offers the ability to do business directly with consumers (B2C), directly with businesses (B2B), and indirectly through channel partners (indirect business models). WebSphere Commerce is designed to be a customizable, scalable, and high availability solution that is built to leverage open standards. It provides easy-to-use tools for business users to centrally manage a cross-channel strategy. Business users can create and manage precision marketing campaigns, promotions, catalog, and merchandising across all sales channels.
Operating
IBM Management Center for WebSphere Commerce
The IBM Management Center for WebSphere Commerce, or Management Center, is a suite of tools to support store management, merchandising, and marketing tasks for business users (Sellers, Marketing Managers, Product Managers, Catalog Managers, and others).
Workspace Management tool
You can use the Workspace Management tool in Management Center to manage and edit workspaces and its tasks and task groups that you are authorized to work with.
Managing roles in workspaces, task groups, and tasks
Workspace managers, task group approvers, and content contributors can only perform tasks associated with their role.
Managing workspaces
You can only perform tasks associated with your role in workspaces.
Changing workspaces
You can update a workspace once one has been created. For example, you can update workspaces to include new task group approvers and content contributors.

Changing workspaces

You can update a workspace once one has been created. For example, you can update workspaces to include new task group approvers and content contributors.

Before you begin

Ensure that you are logged in to the Workspace Management tool as one of the following roles:

Workspace manager

Procedure

Open the Workspace Management tool.
Each workspace that is created is displayed in the left pane.
Double-click the workspace that you want to change.
Enter the workspace name and description. The workspace name and description helps identify the workspace among other existing workspaces.

Specify the workspace type.

Option	Description
Single-use	Use a single-use workspace when you only want to use the workspace for one group of activities. Once the workspace moves into the complete state, the resources used by the workspace, such as the database schema, are released.
Persistent	Use a persistent workspace for activities with an ongoing or repeating nature. The workspace never moves into the complete state and the resources used by the workspace are never released.

For more information about single-use and persistent workspaces, see Workspaces, task groups, and tasks.

Click Save; then click Close.

What to do next

After changing a workspace: