Buyer authority to shop under multiple accounts
While shopping, the buyer can select an organization from a list, as well as the contracts available to that organization, before placing the order. The following organizations are listed:
- The parent organization of the buyer
- Any organization in which the buyer plays the Organization Participant role and that has a business account with the store. To create an account, see Creating a business account.
When the buyer changes the organization during the shopping flow, the OrganizationSetInSession URL is called to set the new active organization in command context. The storefront changes to the context of the new organization's account and the buyer is shopping under the selected account. The buyer sees catalog, prices, orders, requisition lists, and RFQs for the selected account.
In addition, the Customer Service Representative can select and change the customer's organization before placing an order for the customer using WebSphere Commerce Accelerator. Once items are added to the order, however, the CSR can no longer change the organization of the order.