Aurora starter store functions

For the Aurora starter store, you can select certain functions to include in your store and disable the ones that you do not need. Use the Store Management tool in Management Center to control which functions are enabled for your store.

When you publish the Aurora starter store, many optional functions are enabled by default. If you do not want a particular function to be included in your store, you can disable the function. Conversely, you can enable functions that are not enabled by default. The functions are grouped into the following categories:

Configurations
Registration
Catalog
Orders
Checkout
Analytics
My Account (for B2B direct stores only)

You can publish the Aurora.sar store archive as either a B2C or a B2B direct store. The list of available store functions is the same for both store models. However, certain store functions are enabled or disabled by default, based on their suitability to the store model. For example, the wish lists feature is enabled for a B2C store and disabled for a B2B direct store.

Review the available configuration options.
To change the settings, see Selecting store functions

Configurations

Select optional integrations and functions to enable for your store:
Function	Description	Considerations	See function on a store page	Enabled in B2C?	Enabled in B2B direct?
Facebook integration	Enables Facebook social plug-ins on store pages.	Ensure that your store is integrated with Facebook. Customers must have a Facebook account to use the social plug-ins on store pages.		No	No
Store locator	The Store Locator page, which allows customers to select a geographic area and view the list of stores that are in the area. The buy online and pick up in store (BOPIS) capability. Customers can buy products online and have them shipped to a preferred physical (brick-and-mortar) store. Enables only the store locator page in the store.	For the store locator page, store location data must be entered in the database. For buy online, pick up in store, consider whether your store can offer this option to customers.	Store Locator page Shopping Cart page	Yes	No
Buy online and pick up in store	Enables the buy online and pick up in store (BOPIS) capability in the store. Customers can buy products online and have them shipped to a preferred physical (brick-and-mortar) store.	To enable this function, you must first enable the Store locator function (see previous row). For this function to be available to a B2B buyer, the contract must have the Pick up in store shipping policy shipping provider specified, or no shipping providers specified.	Shopping Cart page	Yes	No
Wish lists	Customers can create wish lists, including multiple wish lists that can be saved with different names.	Customers must be registered with your store to create wish lists.	Personal Wish List page	Yes	No
Recurring orders	Customers can place recurring orders.	Enable when you want customers to be able to reorder a specific order according to a schedule, for example, once a week.	Recurring Orders page	Yes	Yes
Subscriptions	Customers can purchase products by subscription.	After you enable the store function, you must complete configuration steps. For more information, see Enabling subscription support in the order component.	Subscriptions page	Yes	Not available
Use synonyms	Enables the use of synonyms when matching search terms for layout assignments in the Commerce Composer tool.	When Management Center users specify search terms and synonyms, they must include all variations of the term that customers are expected to use. For the layout to be assigned, the customer's search term must be an exact match to the search term or synonym.	Layout assignments for search terms	Yes	Yes
IBM Customer Service for WebSphere Commerce	Enables customer service representative to act on behalf of shopper.	A customer service representative must be part of the store Seller Organization and be assigned the Customer Service Representative before they can act on behalf of a shopper.	Customer Service page	Yes	Yes
CDN caching	Enables E-Marketing Spots content to be rendered after store page loads.	When enabled, E-Marketing Spots content will be requested through Ajax calls after the page is loaded.	Store pages	Yes

Registration

Select optional fields to display on the Registration and Personal Information pages.
Function	Description	Considerations	See function on a store page	Enabled in B2C?	Enabled in B2B direct?
Preferred currency	Registered customers can select the price's displayed currency.	Ensure that currency exchange rates are set for all supported currencies in the store. Use one of the following methods to set exchange rates: Add entries in the CURCONVERT table. Enter the product prices in all supported currencies.	Registration page Personal Information page	Yes	Yes
Preferred language	Registered customers can select the store's displayed language.	Ensure that product descriptions and names are entered for each supported language in the store.	Registration page Personal Information page	Yes	Yes
Gender	Registered customers can submit their gender in the Registration and Change Personal Information pages.	Consider creating marketing activities that target customers according to their gender.	Registration page Personal Information page	Yes	No
Send me information about store specials	Registered customers can opt in to receive promotional email messages from your store.	Consider creating marketing activities that send email messages. Configure your email accounts and activities to send an email to customers.	Registration page Personal Information page	Yes	No
Mobile phone number and SMS notifications opt-in	Registered customers can submit their mobile phone number and opt-in for SMS notifications about order status and promotions in the store.	Consider creating marketing activities that send text messages.	Registration page Personal Information page	Yes	No
Birthday or age	Registered customers can submit their age information when they submit their personal information. The form options are: Date of birth Age	Consider creating marketing activities that target customers according to their age or birthday. The store uses either Date of birth or Age to specify customer age information, but not both. The store uses marketing campaigns that target customers based on age.	Registration page Personal Information page	Yes	No
Account activation by email	Registered accounts are activated only after a customer clicks an activation link sent to them by email.	For this function to be active in your store, you must Enable account activation by email. Customers must provide a valid email address when they register. Note: For a B2B direct store, this store function is not available for selection in the Store Management tool.	Resend Activation email page (B2C)	No	Not available
Organization registration	Enables a feature in the store that allows a registrant to access a registration page for an organization.	Note: For a B2C store, this store function is not available for selection in the Store Management tool.	Registration page (B2B)	Not available	Yes

Catalog

Select catalog-related features available to customers in your store.
Function	Description	Considerations	See function on a store page	Enabled in B2C?	Enabled in B2B direct?
Search store catalog	Customers can search the store's catalog.	The store catalog is large enough that searching the catalog based on keywords provides useful search results.	Header and footer	Yes	Yes
Suggest products on search field	When a customer begins typing in the search field, display suggested products and their thumbnail images in the auto-suggest menu. Customers can click a product to view its details.	This option can help customers find matching products more quickly compared to suggesting only keywords (see previous row). The matching products are displayed directly in the auto-suggest menu before the customer clicks the search button. However, this option might have a performance impact because searches for matching products are performed for each character that the customer types.	Header and footer	No	Yes
Suggest keywords on search field	When a customer begins typing in the search field, display suggested keywords in the auto-suggest menu. Customers can click a keyword to perform a search.	None	Header and footer	Yes	No
Expanded category navigation	Customers can search the store catalog by using either expanded category navigation (deep product navigation), or without expanded category navigation (shallow product navigation). When enabled, expanded category navigation displays all of the products that belong to the immediate category and its subcategories. For catalogs with a deep hierarchy, this navigation might show many products at the higher levels. The facets on the left sidebar belong to the entire set of products in the current category and subcategories. With expanded category navigation, the scoping of products by filtering through subcategories is not necessary, as it is possible to locate products from the larger product set. That is, products are displayed in a category even if the products are not assigned to the current category.	When disabled, category navigation displays only the products immediately within the current category. Facets on the left sidebar belong to only those products from the search. Customers must filter through subcategories to view the products.	Department page	No	No
Display inventory availability	The availability of the item in the online store is displayed on product details pages and other pages that show or list the item.	Ensure that your order management system can update inventory status for the storefront.	Product details page	Yes	Yes
Product rankings	Displays product rankings in the store, such as best-selling or top-browsed product lists.	In the Marketing tool, set up web activities that use the Display Top Browsed or Display Best Sellers actions.	Department page	No	No
Sterling Configurator	Enables Sterling Configurator integration.	Ensure that you have Sterling Configurator enabled.	Configuration page for dynamic kits	No	No

Orders

Select order-related features available to customers in your store.
Function	Description	Considerations	See function on a store page	Enabled in B2C?	Enabled in B2B direct?
Quick order	Customers can enter SKUs into a quick order form to add items to their shopping cart.	Enable when customers are likely to know the SKU numbers of the items they want to order. For example, if the store sends out paper catalogs, the customer can enter the SKU number (as printed in the catalog) in the quick order form.	Checkout flows	No	No
Order status tracking	Customers can view the status of orders, for example, whether an order is awaiting approval, processed, or scheduled to be processed.	The store updates the order status during payment authorization, capture, and fulfillment.	Order History page	Yes	Yes
Sterling OMS integration	Enables Sterling OMS integration.	Ensure that Sterling OMS integration is in place.	Checkout flows	No	No
Saved orders	Customers can work with multiple orders at the same time. One order is the current order, and the additional orders are saved orders. The customer can switch any saved order to be the current order and then proceed to the checkout.	The feature is useful when customers might need to save an order and submit it later.	Saved Orders page	No	Yes
Expedited orders	Customers can request expedited shipping for items in their order.	Consider whether you want to support this service option for your customers.	Checkout flows	No	Yes
Requisition lists	Customers can create lists of items that they order frequently and use the list to periodically reorder these items. A requisition list is a reusable list of items that is used to create orders later.	The feature is useful if your customers might maintain a list of items to periodically reorder. Note: For a B2C store, this store function is not available for selection in the Store Management tool.	Requisition Lists page (B2B)	Not available	Yes

Checkout

Select checkout features available to customers in your store.
Function	Description	Considerations	See function on a store page	Enabled in B2C?	Enabled in B2B direct?
Quick checkout	Registered customers can complete an order by using information that is predefined in a quick checkout profile.	For a B2B direct store, the profile details cannot conflict with the terms of the contract that the buyer is shopping under. If the details do conflict, the buyer cannot use the profile and must check out the usual way.	Quick Checkout Profile Page	Yes	No
Multiple shipments	Customers can choose multiple shipments for an order.	If this option is disabled, customers can ship only an order to a single address, by using a single shipping method.	Shipping and Billing Method page	Yes	Yes
Future shipping date	Customers can specify a future shipping date for items in an order.	Ensure that you can fulfil current orders at a future date.	Shipping and Billing Method page	Yes	Yes
Shipping instructions	Customers can provide special shipping instructions for items in an order.	Ensure that your shipping department can see and handle special shipping instructions.	Shipping and Billing Method page	Yes	Yes
Promotion code entry field	Customers can enter a promotion code on the checkout pages.	Ensure that you have promotions set up for your store.	Shipping and Billing Method page	Yes	Yes
Payment type promotions	Customers can take advantage of payment type promotions for their order. An example of a payment type promotion is Get an extra 10% off if you pay with your XYZ credit card.	Payment type promotions work only if the order uses only one method of payment. The store calculates the order promotion each time a method of payment is selected, and reflects the order totals accordingly.	Shipping and Billing Method page	No	No
Punch-out payment	Enables a payment model where a third-party payment service provider processes payments for orders.	You must have an account set up with a third-party payment service provider	Checkout flows	No	No
Shipping charge type	Customers can choose the shipping charge type for items in an order. The available shipping charge types are specified in the contract for the buying organization.	This store function is typically used only in B2B direct stores.	Shipping and Billing Method page (B2B)	No	Yes
Show and hide order items	In the check-out pages, allow customers to show or hide the list of items (SKUs) in the order. Initially, the list of items is not shown until the customer opts to show the list.	Enabling this function can improve performance in the check-out pages.	Shipping and Billing Method page	No	Yes
Apple Pay	Enables customers to purchase products in the Aurora starter store with a single touch in Safari on Mac, iPhone, and iPad.	Your site must meet the requirements for using Apple Pay on the Web. For more information, see Enabling Apple Pay on the Web.	Apple Pay on the Web site flows	Yes	Yes

Analytics

Select analytics features to use for your store.
Function	Description	Considerations	See function on a store page	Enabled in B2C?	Enabled in B2B direct?
Enable analytics integration	Enables the analytics tags that exist in the store JSP pages, such as the `<cm:pageview />` tag.	You must have an account set up with IBM Digital Analytics, formerly known as Coremetrics Analytics	For more information about the features that are offered with IBM Digital Analytics integration, see Integrating a store with IBM Digital Analytics for WebSphere Commerce.	No	No

My Account

For B2B direct stores only: select account features to enable for your store
Function	Description	Considerations	See function on a store page	Enabled in B2C?	Enabled in B2B direct?
Organization selection	Buyers can select the organization (business account ) to shop under during the current session. To use this feature, the buyer must be assigned the Organization Participant role in multiple buyer organizations.	This store function is used only in B2B direct stores.	Sign In/Register panel	Not available	Yes