Information roadmap: Using the Hosting business model (Business Edition)

In the hosting business model there are three types of stores:

Hosting hub

The only user role that can access the Hosting hub is the Channel Manager.

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From the Hosting hub the Channel Manager can open or close the hosted hub.

The Channel Manager can also change information about the hub profile such as:

The Channel Manager uses the Hosting menu to set up new hosted stores and to send e-mail messages to hosted store administrators:

The Channel Manager uses the Reports menu to view reports about the site as a whole, or about individual stores within the site:

If WebSphere Commerce Analyzer is installed and configured the Channel Manger may also view Business Intelligence reports.

Catalog asset store

Asset stores contain collections of sharable resources (business artifacts, business processes and storefront assets) that can be leveraged in other stores. For example, instead of creating a catalog as part of the hub, a hub may leverage a catalog asset store, which can also be shared by the hub's channels or partners. As a result, a simple catalog can be used by hundreds or thousands of stores, thereby reducing data management needs. An asset store is usually composed of the assets that can be used by multiple stores, but is in itself not a fully functional store and does not conduct business transactions.

In the hosting business model, the Category Manager can manage the Catalog asset store.

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The Category Manager can perform the following tasks in the catalog asset store:

The Category Manager can also generate the following reports:

Inventory Receipts by Product
This report lists all receipts: receipts received through expected inventory records, ad hoc receipts, and receipts added as a result of product disposition.
Inventory Status
This report depicts the current inventory allocation and receipt status of products in stock.
Products on Backorder
This report depicts cumulative backorder information by product. It only shows products whose expected ship date is prior to the current date.
Outstanding Returns
This report depicts returns that have been recorded, but for which none of the products have been received from the customer. This report does not depict returns that have been logged where some of the products have been received from the customer; these returns can be found in the Returns with Partial Receipts report.

Consumer direct hosted storefront asset store

In a hosted consumer direct store the only role that can access the hosted storefront asset store is the Marketing Manager.

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The Marketing Manager accesses the consumer direct hosted storefront to set up marketing activities for the hosted stores, specifically:

B2B direct hosted storefront asset store

In a B2B direct hosted store the following roles can access the storefront asset store:

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These user roles can access the Marketing menu to set up marketing activities for hosted stores, specifically:

B2B hosted store

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Consumer direct hosted store

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