Getting started

Use this section to configure IBM® Sterling™ Business Centerfor products.

Log in to IBM Sterling Business Center
To access the IBM Sterling Business Center application and use its features, you must first log in to the application using a valid user ID and password. Only enterprise users can log in to the Sterling Business Center application.
Understanding the IBM Sterling Business Center application user interface
Familiarizing yourself with the layout of the IBM Sterling Business Center application and the navigational mechanism used in the application will help you use the application more efficiently.
Icons and descriptions in IBM Sterling Business Center application user interface
In the IBM Sterling Business Center application, you can perform certain tasks by clicking the corresponding icons in the UI.
Using the IBM Sterling Business Center home page dashboard
The home page provides a Dashboard panel that enables you to customize the view so that you can see the information that is most important to you.
Customize the IBM Sterling Business Center home page dashboard
You can configure your dashboard to display only those dashlets that you want to see most often. You can select the dashlets that you want displayed in the Dashboard panel. Based on your implementation, you can select the layout that you want to use for the Dashboard panel.
Using the IBM Sterling Business Center application home page
The application home page is the first screen that is displayed after you log in to the IBM Sterling Business Center application.
Using the IBM Sterling Business Center products home page
The Products home page provides hyperlinks that enable you to perform tasks related to product administrator.
Localize the fields in IBM Sterling Business Center
You can choose to localize the fields in IBM Sterling Business Center for the locales you have configured. For example, a seller may sell an item in more than one locale. In such a scenario, as an administrator can localize all the corresponding fields that can be viewed in the Web channel application. Thus, a buyer can access the Web channel application to buy the item and view all the information pertaining to that item in a localized format.
Integrating Configurator with IBM Sterling Business Center
You can integrate Configurator with the IBM Sterling Business Center application.
Initial configurations by item administrators for IBM Sterling Business Center
To utilize the functionalities provided by IBM Sterling Business Center, you must perform certain tasks in the Applications Manager before you start using the Sterling Business Center application.
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.
Initial configurations to use configurable models in IBM Sterling Business Center
As an administrator, you must perform the following configurations so that the configurable models, which are defined in the Sterling Configurator Visual Modeler application, can be used.