Setting Up Site Builder for Multiple Subsidiaries

You can set up your site to display items and information specific to each of your subsidiaries, by marking them online on the Set Up Web Site page. When subsidiaries are marked online, the Select a Region list displays on your site. A visitor to your site can select a subsidiary from the list and see items, language, tax information, shipping and payment options associated with that subsidiary.

To select subsidiaries for the region select list displayed online:

Go to Commerce > Websites > Website List.
Click Edit next to the website.
On the Setup subtab, scroll down to the list of subsidiaries.
In the Online column, check the box next to the subsidiary that should be available on your website.
In the Default column, select one subsidiary to act as the main site.

Your default site is the site unregistered visitors or customers who have not logged in see first. Search engines can only spider your default subsidiary site.
In the Display Name column, you can create an external name for each subsidiary to show on the site. This is the name site visitors select when choosing which subsidiary to view.
Click Save.

After completing the setup steps, the Select a Region list is added your site. Visitors to your website can choose a subsidiary from the list. If you use the Advanced Site Customization feature, you can change the name of the list at Commerce > Site Builder > Content > Customize Text.

Displaying Subsidiary Languages and Currencies on your Website

Choosing a subsidiary in the website changes the site to display the default language of that subsidiary. Only an account administrator can add languages on a company's General Preferences page. However, employees with the default Store Manager role can mark languages available online on the Setup Web Site page. To select the languages available for your account, see Setting Up a Site for Multiple Languages.

To set the languages available for your website:

Go to Commerce > Websites > Website List.
Click Edit next to the website.
Click the Appearance subtab.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page, and click the Languages subtab.
In the Online column, check the box next to the language that should be available on your website. You can choose multiple languages.
Click Save.

Choosing a subsidiary in the website changes the site to display the default currency associated with that subsidiary.

To set the currencies available on your website:

Go to Commerce > Websites > Website List.
Click Edit next to the website.
Click the Shopping subtab.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page.
In the Default column, select one currency to act as the main currency.

Your default currency is displayed on your site before visitors choose a subsidiary.
In the Online column, check the box next to the currencies that should be available on your website.
Click Save.

To select subsidiaries for the region select list displayed online:

Displaying Subsidiary Languages and Currencies on your Website

To set the languages available for your website:

To set the currencies available on your website:

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