[ic] consignment users

[interchange-users@icdevgroup.org (Bill Carr)]

On Wed, 2002-08-14 at 10:20, cfm@maine.com wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 14, 2002 at 10:04:07AM -0400, Bradley Glonka wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > We'd like to use one interchange store to manage multiple users who sell
> > items on consignment.  Ideally these users would have the following
> > functionality.
> > 
> > - Login via admin interface and only manipulate 
> >   items that belong to them. Also they'll need 
> >   to add new items.
> > 
> > - Receive orders that belong to them via email or 
> >   admin interface.
> > 
> > - Have a URL, search sting, page they could give to 
> >   their client to show only their items.  We tried 
> >   using category or product group, but we need those 
> >   fields for overall organization of the site.
> > 
> > - Reports based on consignee.
> > 
> > Can anyone clue me in on how to achieve any of these items?
> 
> 
> It can be done but it is a lot of work.  Just consider, for example,
> how you will teach these consignment users to use encrypted email.
> You'll want entirely "virtual" catalogs.  All your items need
> enterprise keys because skus will no longer be unique, etc....
I don't know what an enterprise key is but you could add a 'storeid'
column to any table that uses a sku column.

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Bill Carr
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