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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).
Workspace Management tool
As a workspace manager, you can use the Workspace Management tool in Management Center to manage and edit workspaces, its task groups, and tasks. It provides a single view across all workspaces and all tasks in the workspaces where managers can see how work is progressing.
Working with roles in workspaces, task groups, and tasks
The workspace manager, task group approver, and content contributors can only perform tasks associated with their role.
Working with tasks
Your workspace role defines the authorities you have in relation to tasks. For example, you must be assigned the Workspace Manager role to create a task.
Working on tasks
If workspaces are enabled, you must be in working mode before you can work on activities that have been assigned to you in the Management Center. Once in working mode, any changes made to your store in the Management Center, are made only within the workspace to which the task belongs.

WebSphere Commerce Enterprise

Feature Pack 2

WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0.0.0

WebSphere Commerce Professional

Feature Pack 1

Working on tasks

If workspaces are enabled, you must be in working mode before you can work on activities that have been assigned to you in the Management Center. Once in working mode, any changes made to your store in the Management Center, are made only within the workspace to which the task belongs.

Introduced in Feature Pack 3

Note: The Workspace Management tool replaces all of the workspace management features in the Workspace Administration Tool and the Tasks tool.

Procedure

Open the Tasks tool.
Find the task you want to work on.
Right-click the task in the list view; then click Work On, or click the task in the list view; then in the Edit menu, click Edit > Work On.
The status icon changes to Work in progress . The Management Center changes from read-only mode to working mode.
Navigate to the Management Center menu; then select a tool to start working in.

Results

You can now work on the assigned task. The name of the task, and the name of the workspace the task belongs to, display on the banner.

If you stop working on a task without completing it, for example, to work on another task, or to work on approved content, or to log out, you can save your progress, and return to the task later.