Organization Structure of Matrix Incorporated

Matrix Incorporated is one of the two enterprises provided as part of reference implementation, and Matrix Retail and Matrix Business are seller organizations of Matrix Incorporated. Matrix Incorporated is the parent organization of Matrix Retail and Matrix Business.

The following figure illustrates the organization structure of Matrix Incorporated.

Matrix Incorporated has its own items, categories, price lists, and pricing rules, but does not maintain its own customer data. Matrix Incorporated has warehouses, Matrix_WH1 and Matrix_WH2, that it uses to stock inventory. Matrix Retail and Matrix Business source the products from the inventory maintained at Matrix_WH1 and Matrix_WH2.

Matrix Retail and Matrix Business are seller organizations of Matrix Incorporated. Seller organizations sell products to customers. Matrix Retail has its own stores, Store 1, Store 2, and Store 3, to present Matrix Incorporated’s items to customers. Matrix Retail caters only to consumer customers.

Matrix Business does not have a store of its own. Instead, it uses Matrix Retail’s stores to present its items to customers. Matrix Business caters to both consumer customers and business customers.

As part of reference implementation, you can define a set of rules that are common to both Matrix Retail and Matrix Business. You can also define rules that are specific to Matrix Retail and Matrix Business, which will enable you to configure the applications to suit your business requirements.