Sales Channels are created at the Institution level.
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- Before checkout: the customer's identification is done at the time of the checkout
- Before catalog: customers need to login in order to see products on sale it alowed to see the advantages linked to the contact
Guest login available: If checked, the customer will be able to buy without creating an account (only by providing their email address)
Require confirmation email: If checked, a customer using a guest login (if it is activated) will need to provide two times his email address (to avoid errors in typing).
Maximum Payment : leave empty if you don't want to set a maximum amount of online purchase. If you set a cap, the customer will not be able to buy online beyond that limit. On the other hand, his order will be kept as a reservation for which you can take payment at the counter (for example) with another payment method.
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