To set up the details of the business account, such as applicable terms and conditions for the customer organization.
Setup the following terms and conditions:
Setup the following data:
In order for a Buyer to make use of a business account, the Buyer must be entitled to use a contract under that account.
Additional terms and conditions may be added to the business account.
The capabilities of existing terms and conditions may be enhanced by adding more information to them.
Greater use of display customization may be achieved depending on sophistication of the store pages.
Business Edition
Task | Description | Role |
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Specify business account details |
Set the details for a business account including :
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Account Representative |
Set account terms |
Terms and conditions define how an account is implemented for a customer organization. WebSphere Commerce supports the following terms and conditions for accounts:
This optional term specifies the payment methods that will be accepted for orders made under a contract. The payment method could be as general as a payment type, such as a credit card type, or as specific as a credit card number to be used for payment. If no payment method term is specified in a contract, payment in all methods accepted by the store will be accepted for orders made under the contract.
Shipping terms and conditions specify how orders will be shipped, where they will be shipped to and who will pay for the shipping. The following shipping terms and conditions are available in WebSphere Commerce:
This optional term defines how orders created under a contract are shipped. If this term is not specified in a contract, orders can be shipped by any mode available in a store. A shipping mode is also known as a shipping provider. A shipping provider is the combination of a shipping carrier and its shipping service. For example, "XYZ Courier, Overnight" is a shipping provider.
This optional term specifies where products purchased under a contract are shipped. Specifying this term and condition allows you to limit the locations where orders can be shipped. If the ship-to address term and condition is not specified, a ship-to address must be specified each time an order is made under a contract. If this term is specified, the Buyer can not specify a new ship-to address when placing an order, but must select a ship-to address from a list of ship-to addresses.
This term defines who pays for shipping orders. The following types of shipping charges are supported:
These terms and conditions in the account are available to a buyer, along with the terms and condition specified in a contract. |
Account Representative |
Set Buyer purchase order terms |
WebSphere Commerce provides the ability for you to track and authorize customer purchase order numbers. If a business account includes any purchase order terms and conditions and a contract specifies the use of that account, all purchases under the contract must specify a purchase order number defined with the account. A single purchase order number can then be used for payment authorization. Purchase order numbers are specified when the customer places an order. Purchase order numbers can be specified for three different types of purchase orders:
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Account Representative |
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