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The information contained in this section applies to IBM WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0.0.9 and Feautre Pack 8. The documentation also applies to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions.
Operating
IBM Management Center for WebSphere Commerce
The IBM Management Center for WebSphere Commerce, or Management Center, is a suite of tools to support store management, merchandising, and marketing tasks for business users (Sellers, Marketing Managers, Product Managers, Catalog Managers, and others).
Store Management tool
As a Seller, Site Administrator, or Channel Manager, you can use the Store Management tool in Management Center to manage your stores. The Store Management tool in Management Center replaces all of the store management features in WebSphere Commerce Accelerator, except store creation and the ability to suspend and resume stores. Continue to use the Store Creation wizard in WebSphere Commerce Accelerator to create new stores; continue to use WebSphere Commerce Accelerator to suspend and resume stores.
Working with stores
Use the Store Management tool to manage the stores that you are authorized to work with.
Closing stores
Use the Store Management tool to close a store that is in the open state. When a store is closed, shoppers cannot shop in the store. For example, if you want to perform maintenance on a store, you might want to close the store so that shoppers cannot shop in the store until the maintenance work is complete.

Closing stores

Use the Store Management tool to close a store that is in the open state. When a store is closed, shoppers cannot shop in the store. For example, if you want to perform maintenance on a store, you might want to close the store so that shoppers cannot shop in the store until the maintenance work is complete.

Procedure

Open the Store Management tool.
In the explorer view filter, click Stores.
The Stores list view displays, containing a list of the stores that you are authorized to work with.
You can search for stores to display one or more stores that match your search criteria.
Right-click a store; then click Close store.
Note: You can still launch and view a store while it is in the closed state. When you launch a store from the Store Management tool, you are automatically logged in to the store with the same user credentials used in your current Management Center session.