You have precise control over who can browse your site and place orders. You can authorize customers, customer contacts, and anonymous users to place web orders.
If your customer has just one person placing web orders, assign a password in the company's Customer Maintenance record. The purchasing agent logs in using the Eclipse customer account ID and the password. See Enabling Customers for Web Commerce.
If your customer has multiple people placing web orders, each should have a unique login ID and password. This protected access lets you track which customer contact is responsible for each web visit and order. Assign a login and password in each person's Contact Maintenance record. See Enabling Contacts for Web Commerce.
You can also set up the web site to allow anonymous users to browse and place orders. Anonymous users can search for products and fill a shopping cart without identifying themselves. When they submit an order, the system prompts them to enter the necessary account information. See Enabling Anonymous Logins.
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