B2B Commerce Organization Tutorial

Learn about how to set up a B2B Commerce Organization in composable storefront.

For information about customizing the composable storefront Organization feature library, see B2B Commerce Organization.

This tutorial introduces the B2B Commerce Organization feature. It is important to follow the tutorial in the order presented, as the information on each page builds upon the steps from the previous pages.


    B2B Commerce Organization Overview
    B2B Commerce Organization for composable storefront allows companies to manage purchases made through a composable storefront commerce web site.
    Purchase Flow Example
    Explore an example of a B2B purchase flow and learn about the requirements for setting up a commerce organization.
    Creating a New Organization and Administrator
    The first step in the B2B Commerce Organization tutorial is to create a new organization and administrator for the Powertools sample store.
    Units
    A unit is the basic building block of the organization. A unit represents a department, location, region, or any other entity that makes sense to you.
    Users
    Assign specific roles to users in your organization, such as Customer (Buyer) or Approver.
    Purchasing Limits
    Create purchasing limits for your users so that approvers must authorize any order that exceeds the specified limits.
    Cost Centers
    Cost centers track purchases for each unit and can help limit spending in the B2B Commerce Organization.
    Budgets
    Set up a budget for your B2B Commerce Organization to limit spending for groups of people.
    Shipping Addresses
    Shipping addresses, which are affiliated with units, appear in checkout when the buyer selects a cost center.
    Purchase and Approval Flow Example
    Explore an example of a B2B purchase and approval flow using your organization.
    Disabling and Deleting Commerce Organization Entities
    You can disable Commerce Organization entities but you can't delete them.