Set Up Commerce with the Automated Assistant

Use the automated and guided assistant to configure your Salesforce org for Commerce and create an online store. Preview and polish the store before going live.

Required Editions

If you prefer to set up Commerce manually, see Set Up Commerce Manually.

Click below to watch a video about the set up process. For a full screen experience go to Get Started with Salesforce Commerce.

  1. Configure your Salesforce org for Commerce.
    1. Click Setup icon at the top of the page, and then select Setup.
    2. In the Quick Find box, enter and select Commerce Setup Assistant.
    3. On the Salesforce Commerce Setup tile, click Get Started.
      Commerce setup assistant
    4. Follow the prompts. Review and approve changes before anything happens automatically.
      Your Commerce org and all required licenses, permissions, and feature settings are configured and ready to use.
  2. Create your store.
    1. On the Start Selling Online tile, click Get Started.
    2. Choose the type of store that you want to create.
      You can’t change the store type after creation.
    3. Follow the prompts.
      For more in-depth information about languages, locales, currencies, URL naming conventions, and more, see Store Setup Considerations.
    Get Started button on Start Selling Online tile
    After your store is created, you land on the store home page. The remaining tasks to get your store up and running are listed on the page.
  3. Click each task on the store home page and follow the prompts. For more information and documentation resources, see Commerce Store Setup Tasks.
    To see what your store looks like at any stage of the process, click Preview.
    SSA on store home
  4. After you complete the setup tasks, click Activate to see what the store looks like or show it to colleagues.
    To optimize security, scalability, and performance, configure a custom domain and CDN before you go live to customers.
  5. To keep getting your store ready for customers, follow the recommended actions on the store home page.
    Recommended actions