Definitions of Roles

Selecting Roles in the left menu opens a Roles List page with the default Roles shown below. The Roles List page allows Commerce Manager administrative users to add new, edit or delete these existing rolesThe Commerce Manager system has its own set of user roles covering the different tasks that online store managers work with. Order Supervisor, and Order/Shipping/Receiving Manager are examples of the role setup. There are also roles for managing the website as such, for instance editor or administrator. A "visitor" to the website is also a role in this context. Roles control the level of access privileges of each user account in Commerce Manager. Users can be either granted or restricted access to an entire subsystem or a particular menu item within a subsystem based on the role assigned to them. Different roles may be added to user accounts (i.g., store operator or webmaster) so that they can access, edit, or process relevant information. By default, a customer who registered his/her account to make a purchase in the front-end site will have no roles assigned to them, hence giving him/her preventing access to both the editing feature of the front-end site as well as the back-end Commerce Manager..

Here is a listing of the roles available out-of-the-box followed by a brief high-level description of what a user1. The number of unique IP adresses that visited this page/URL during a specified period. 2. A person using a product, or someone visiting a community website either anonymously or as a registered member. with this role can access:

• Order Managers - allows users to manage (View/Create/Edit/Delete/Others) elements within the Order Management system.
• Order Supervisor - allows users to fully administer the Order Management system.
• Shipping Manager - has the ability to view, pack, and complete shipments.
• Receiving Manager - has the ability to view shipments and receive returns.
• Everyone - one of the default roles which is assigned when a customer registers an accountA user account that can be created under a Contact. Once an Account has been created, the Contact can be assigned Roles and access the Commerce Manager. A user account is automatically created for a user who registers from the front-end public website which allows a customer to login prior to checking out. They default to the "Everyone" and "Registered" roles and permissions. from the front-end public site.
• Registered - one of the default roles which is assigned when you register from an account from the front-end public site.
• Management Users - allows users access to Commerce Manager.
• Administrators - allows users to fully administer most areas of Commerce Manager.
• WebEditors - allows users to access the edit interface for working with website content.
• WebAdmins - allows users to access the admin interface for administering the website.
• Expert - on the EPiServer Commerce sample site, you can assign experts to be involved in rating and reviewing of products. Refer to the Social Features section for more information.

You can easily modify these existing roles or consolidate roles. In addition, custom roles can be created depending on your business needs.

See also the User Access and Roles section, to find out more about access rights and role management in EPiServer CMS.

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