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Business users use Commerce Server business management applications to perform daily operations to manage the business and service side aspects of Commerce Server. Tasks associated with using these applications are grouped into the following categories:
Business User Administration Tasks
The following table provides links to topics that are useful for system administrators and business users who are responsible for connecting to the business management Web services. In each business management application, security levels are added on each of the individual view states to allow for role-based access. Before they use a business management Web service, system administrators must configure the security level for an account.
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Concepts
Deploying Business Manager Server
Connecting to sites
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Managing Authorizations
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Payment Methods, Shipping Methods, and Site Term Management Tasks
The following table provides links to topics that are useful for business users who are responsible for defining the payment and shipping methods that are used in a site and other site terms.
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Creating Site Information
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Finding Information
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Customer and Order Management Tasks
The following table provides links to topics that are useful for customer support representatives who are responsible for addressing customer issues regarding orders.
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Concepts
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Finding Information
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Product, Catalog, and Inventory Management Tasks
The following table provides links to topics that are useful for business users who are responsible for developing and maintaining product catalogs and inventory data and metadata. Catalog and inventory metadata are used to define property, category, and product definitions.
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Catalog and Inventory Concepts
Categories and Catalog Sets Concepts
Product Concepts
Creating Catalogs
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Adding Schema Data
Editing Schema Metadata
Importing and Exporting Catalogs
Finding Information
Updating Catalogs
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Marketing Campaign Management Tasks
The following table provides links to topics that are useful for business users who are responsible for developing and managing marketing campaigns.
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Concepts
Creating Campaigns
Creating and Targeting Advertising
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Creating Discounts
Targeting Discounts
Creating Coupons
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Direct Mail and User List Management Tasks
The following table provides links to topics that are useful for personnel responsible for managing user lists and sending direct mail to users.
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Concepts
Working with Lists
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Importing/Exporting Lists
Working with Direct Mail
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See Also