Each project contains a preset list of tasks, each of which can be assigned to a user. The tasks represent activities you perform in ATG Merchandising. The user assigned to a task or, if no user is specified, administrators are the only users permitted to perform a given task in a particular project.
The first task in an ATG Merchandising project is Author. The Author task permits you to access ATG Merchandising and create, modify, and delete commerce assets. In order to perform the Author task, you select a project in the ATG Business Control Center and click the Author task, which automatically opens ATG Merchandising. In ATG Merchandising, you can see your project and task on the top portion of the screen.
What you see in the ATG Merchandising UI depends on the task and project you are working in. By default, the Author task provides unrestricted access to all functions in ATG Merchandising. The Review Content task and the Deploy Now or Later task, however, let users view assets, but prevents users from modifying them by hiding buttons and making textboxes read-only.
