The administrator configures the Merchandising environment to accommodate the development needs of the merchandising initiative. Each step in this procedure is explained later in this chapter or in subsequent chapters of this book.

  1. Create accounts for the internal users of Merchandising. See Setting Up Roles and User Accounts.

  2. Configure the Catalog Maintenance Service and the Catalog Completion Service for each target server. See Configuring a Target Cluster.

  3. Set up the repositories to be secured or unsecured to meet the requirements of the implementation. See Configuring Secured and Unsecured Repositories.

  4. (Optional) Turn off Live Scrolling. See Live Scrolling.

  5. Configure projects, with workflows, to be available to ATG Merchandisers. See Working with Projects.

  6. Set up deployment resources. See Configuring Deployment Resources.

  7. Understand pricing models. Create price lists to minimize price configurations and maintenance. See the chapter Configuring Price Lists in Merchandising.

  8. If you want to use the Search Merchandising features, read the following chapters in this manual: