Sun Microsystems Sun Java System Content Delivery Server 5 - Manual (Page 26)

8 Administrator Guide • 2005Q4
The Vending Manager administrator manages the following functions:
■ Stocked content
■ Subscriber access and subscriber licenses
■ Purchase pricing and trial periods
■ Administrator access
■ Statistical reports
In addition to the Vending Manager administrator, the Content Delivery Server can
have Vending Manager Customer Care Agents. Customer Care Agents have limited
administrator privileges. A Customer Care Agent manages the following functions:
■ Subscriber access and subscriber licenses
■ Statistical reports
The following figure provides a high-level overview of the role of the Vending
Manager in the lifecycle of an application. It also illustrates the Vending Manager
processes.
1. The Catalog Manager publishes content and makes it available to the Vending
Manager.
2. The Vending Manager administrator accesses the content published by the
Catalog Manager. The administrator can change the subscriber pricing of the
content, assign it to a new category, and change the properties of the content.
3. The Vending Manager administrator stocks the content and makes it available to
the subscriber. The administrator uses Subscriber Plans to define the content
categories that subscribers can access.