IBM SG24-6320-00 manual SKU generation, Accounts Business Edition

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Packages and bundles are groupings of catalog entries used for promotional purposes.

–A bundle is a collection of catalog entries that allow customers to buy multiple items with one click. If you select a bundle, the bundle must be decomposed into separate orderable SKUs that are added individually to the shopping cart before you can check it out. The bundle's price is the aggregate of the prices of all the bundle components.

–Unlike bundles, a package is an atomic collection of catalog entries. Viewed in similar ways as a product, a package has defining attributes and is a container for fully resolved packages. A fully resolved package is comparable to an item, with its own price, and can be added to a shopping cart.

Kit: A collection of catalog entries that are ordered as a single item. A kit is

available in one of three types: dynamic kit, prebuilt kit, and static kit.

–Dynamic kits are configurable products that you can dynamically configure products by using an external product configurator. You can also enable product associations for merchandising purposes. These become cross-sells, up-sells, and accessories.

–A prebuilt kit is a collection of catalog entries that has a code and is ordered as a single item.

–A static kit is a group of products that are ordered as a unit. The information about the products contained in a static kit is predefined and controlled within WebSphere Commerce. The individual components within the order cannot be modified and must be fulfilled together. A static kit will backorder if any of its components are unavailable.

SKU generation

Once you have created your product, you must create SKUs to represent each orderable item of merchandise for sale. WebSphere Commerce can generate these SKUs for you now.

Accounts (Business Edition)

Accounts define your relationship with the various buyer organizations with which you do business. Accounts help organize contracts and orders from customer organizations, and to configure how buyers shop at your site by controlling what products can be seen and purchased by customers governed by a given contract.

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