To find a product in a fast, easy, and flexible way.
A customer can find a product of interest in the store's catalog using many different methods. Refer to the features list for details. If an item is not found by the customer, they can restart the process.
A customer may choose to find products by:
These features may be enabled or disabled by using the Change Flow notebook in the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator.
The following features can be configured from the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator:
B2BDirect: Professional, Express Edition
Task | Description | Role |
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Select store category |
A customer selects one of the many store categories available on the site. |
Customer |
Select item |
An item is a product that has a SKU. The customer selects an item by clicking on the link to the item information page. |
Registered Customer |
Select attributes |
If the product has one or more attribute, the customer can choose values for the attributes. Once the attributes are specified, the page that contains the matching product item displays. |
Customer |
Enter search criteria |
In simple search mode, the customer can type one line of text for the search criteria. In advanced search mode, a variety of search criteria can be specified. |
Customer |
Select subcategory |
The customer clicks on a category link, and the page that contains all of the subcategories or products displays. |
Customer |
Select product in the e-mail |
The customer clicks on a link or image of the product; the product page displays. |
Customer |
Select product |
The customer clicks on a product link, and the product information displays. The customer may be able to specify product attributes on this page. |
Customer |
Select advertised product |
The customer clicks on the advertised product; the product page displays. |
Customer |
Select suggested product |
The customer clicks on the advertised product; the product page displays. |
Customer |
Select a requisition list |
The customer select a requisition list from a list of existing requisition lists. |
Registered Customer |
Select product from search result |
The returned search results contain links to the matching products. A customer clicks on one of the links, and the information of the linked product displays. |
Customer |
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