Gateways

A gateway is a set of rules or logic that work to restrict data. With a gateway you can implement controls that ensure some items are only visible in some stores, or you can restrict staff logins to specific geographic regions.

All Products

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Gateway #1

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Gateway #2

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Visible Products

While a gateway is conceptually like security, a gateways primary purpose is to remove excess data.

Using a Gateway to restrict products sent to stores

Each product can be connected to up to four gateways. The first gateway is specific to this product only, and the 3 gateways can be shared gateways. For a product to be transmitted to a remote store if must be approved by all gateways

Product	Gateway 1 (private)	Gateway 2 (shared)	Gateway 3 (shared)	Gateway 4 (shared)
Cheddar Cheese		StoresWithFridges
Rum Cheese		StoresWithFridges	AlcoholLicence
Cheese Voucher		AgencyStores

Gateway	Controls
StoresWithFridges	Allow Stores 1,2,3,4 Block Stores 22,33 Other Stores block
AlcoholLicence	Allow Stores 2,4,5 Other Stores block
AgencyStores	Block Stores 1,2,4,5,22 Other Stores allow

• Store #1 can only see cheddar cheese, as it is allowed by the StoresWithFridges gateway
• Store #2 can see both cheeses, as it is meets both gateway criteria
• Store #5 cannot see any cheeses, as it is blocked by the StoresWithFridges gateway
• All stores except 1,2,4,5,22 can see the Cheese voucher.