The Hosting Hub is an e-commerce site where prospective Sellers can register and set up a store. Seller is a role defined in WebSphere Commerce to supervise the overall store objectives and management, in addition to tracking the store sales. From the Hosting Hub, a Seller can do the following:
- Self-register from the Hosting Hub. Once approved, Sellers can create a hosted store using the Store Creation wizard.
- Manage the store. Capabilities include changing the store look and feel, marketing, product management, and others.
- Perform organization and user management tasks such as creating additional store administrators.
Channel Manager is another important role defined in WebSphere Commerce. Channel Managers can administer the Hosting Hub by using the WebSphere Commerce Accelerator.