Initial configurations by system administrators for IBM Sterling Business Center
A system administrator must perform certain tasks to enable you to utilize the functionality provided by IBM® Sterling™ Business Center.
The following table lists the tasks and the guides that can be referred to perform these tasks:
| Define... | To... | Refer To... |
|---|---|---|
| Activity Codes | Use these activity codes when adding a service activity to a value-added activity. | Catalog management concepts |
| Statuses | Use these statuses when configuring either an item or a service. | Catalog management configuration |
| Units Of Measure (UOM) | Use these when creating an item. | Organization and participant modeling concepts |
| countries and regions of Origin | Use these when defining an item's country or region of origin. | Organization and participant modeling concepts |
| Cost Factor Groups | Use these when defining the bundle components of either a physical kit item or a dynamic physical item. | Organization and participant modeling concepts |
| Nodes | Use these when managing the node attributes of an item. | Organization and participant modeling concepts |
| Primary Suppliers | Use these when managing the inventory attributes of an item. | Organization and participant modeling concepts |
| Tag Identifiers | Use these when managing the inventory attributes of an item. | Organization and participant modeling concepts |
| Tag Attributes | Use these when managing the inventory attributes of an item. | Organization and participant modeling concepts |
| ATP Rules | Use these when managing the inventory attributes of an item. | Configuring Sterling Global Inventory Visibility |
| Node Level ATP Monitor Rules | Use these when managing the inventory attributes of an item. | Configuring Sterling Global Inventory Visibility |
| ATP Monitor Rules | Use these when managing the inventory attributes of an item. | Configuring Sterling Global Inventory Visibility |
| Organizations | Use these to define the catalog and subcatalog organizations. | Organization and participant modeling concepts |
| Customers | Use these when managing customers for a customer entitlement. | Configuring Distributed Order Management |
The following table lists the tasks and how to perform the configurations:
| Define... | To... | Perform... |
|---|---|---|
sterling-webchannel-visualmodeler-url context
parameter in web.xml |
Launch the Sterling Configurator Visual Modeler from within Sterling Business Center. | The External Load Balancer (HA Proxy) URL context parameter value must follow the following format: http(s)://<external IP and port>/
<context>
For example, |
For more information about catalogs, items, and the peripheral components of items, refer to Managing catalogs.
Note: A 404 Exception may be displayed when launching the Sterling Configurator Visual Modeler application from the Sterling Business Center application if the Skin ID that is defined
for a storefront in the Sterling Configurator Visual Modeler application does not
match the organization code.