A customer administration profile is assigned to the online store customizing record. This includes such information as:

• How a customer is identified (by customer number or by email address)

• Whether customer identification is done on the home page of the online store or only when the customer is ready to finalize his or her purchase.

• Countries in which you do business. You can define your own country groups: for example, a group MYCG containing Canada, the USA, France, India, Japan, and Venezuela. When an online store customer enters his or her address data, the country field will display a list of countries within the group you have defined.

• Whether SSL (Secure Socket Layer) is enabled (that is, whether personal data is to be encrypted for security reasons).

• An early registration flag for customer-specific pricing. If this flag is checked, the customer registration logon prompt will appear before customers begin to browse your products. The system will display prices specifically for that customer, along with any applicable rebates. This is especially useful in business-to-business scenarios where you have special pricing and/or volume discount arrangements with certain customers.