Account Management Glossary

note

Account Management API is now deprecated and we recommend that you use Account Management functionality built into Elastic Path Commerce 8.2 and later.

Account

An account is an entity of a group of users such as an organization, business, or household.

Account Management

Elastic Path Account Management Services.

Associates

An employee who is a part of the buying organization. Associates with buyer role can shop on behalf of organization divisions.

AWS

Amazon Web Services.

B2B

Business between two organizations.

Buyer Organization

An organization that can shop from the seller organization according to the organization configurations.

Buyer Administrator

A user who can administer buying organization account and manage sub-accounts and associates within the storefront.

Customer Segment

A particular segment of customers that is configured with different content, prices, and promotions for the storefront.

Catalog Browser

An associate who can only view the catalog and cannot add products to cart or complete the purchase.

Elastic Path Commerce Manager

Web application that is used by merchandisers to manage online stores.

Seller Organization

The commerce store from which the buyer organizations can shop.