Organizational management roles

WebSphere Commerce supports the following organizational management roles:

The following table describes each role and the business model(s) each role can work within.

Role Description Business model(s)
Business Edition onlyBuyer AdministratorThe Buyer Administrator manages the information for the buying organization. The Buyer Administrator creates and administers the suborganizations within the buying organization and manages the various users, including approving users as Buyers (buy-side).

Other buy-side roles such as buyer approvers and additional buyer organization administrators may be created and managed. 

  • Business Edition onlyB2B direct
  • Business Edition onlySupply chain
Business Edition onlyBuyer ApproverThe Buyer Approver approves orders made by the Buyer (buy-side) before the order is submitted for purchase with the Seller.
  • Business Edition onlyB2B direct
  • Business Edition onlySupply chain
Business Edition onlyBuyer (buy-side)The buyer (buy-side) purchases items from the seller on behalf of some customer account. Usually purchases are made under one or more agreements negotiated with the seller. The buyer interacts with the seller's web site to make purchases.
  • Business Edition onlyB2B direct
  • Business Edition onlySupply chain
 
Business Edition onlyProcurement Buyer  AdministratorThe Procurement Buyer Administrator registers users as Procurement Buyers. They create and administer the sub-organizations within their buying organization and manage the various users including approving users as buyers. 
  • Registers users as Procurement Buyers.
  • Accesses and executes procurement system integration related commands.
  • Business Edition onlyB2B direct
  • Business Edition onlySupply chain
 
Business Edition onlyProcurement Buyer (buy-side)The Procurement Buyer is an individual who belongs to a buyer organization which uses a procurement system to connect to WebSphere Commerce. Procurement Buyers are registered when a request comes from the procurement system. Procurement Buyers use the account belonging to their buyer organization to make purchases from the seller. After purchasing, the Procurement Buyer sends their order to the procurement system for approval.
  • Business Edition onlyB2B direct
  • Business Edition onlySupply chain
 
Seller AdministratorThe Seller Administrator manages the  information for the selling organization. Seller administrators create and administer the sub-organizations within the selling organization and the various users in the selling organization, including the assignment of the appropriate business roles. 
  • Consumer direct
  • Business Edition onlyB2B direct
  • Business Edition onlyDemand chain
  • Business Edition onlyHosting
  • Business Edition onlySupply chain

For information on the stores within the business models in which each role can perform, see the WebSphere Commerce Security Guide.