Use cases for
Drupal Commerce
By Kristian Polso (@kristian_polso)

About me
Kristian Polso
CTO at Vaiste Productions
Been working with Drupal since version 5
Earlier PHP background
@kristian_polso

About Vaiste Productions
Drupal solutions company
Based in Turku, Finland
Mostly focus on Commerce-based
solutions
http://vaiste.com / @vaisteprod

Purpose of this presentation
What is Drupal Commerce suitable for?
The current status of Drupal Commerce & modules

Briefly about Drupal Commerce
drupal.org/project/commerce
Built with framework mindset
Sponsored by Commerce Guys

Configuration & Structure
General configuration is necessary
Products, line items, orders, customer profiles are entities.
Order
Line Item
Product
Customer Profile
Heavy integration with Rules

General webshops
Great platform to build on
Lots of ready payment, shipping & other modules
Advanced features readily available

Commerce Kickstart
http://commerceguys.com/product/commerce-kickstart

Digital Goods
Works with current modules
Commerce License & Commerce File
Delivery via Email, Amazon S3...

Donations
Works with no additional modules
Commerce Donate
Great fit

Showcases
http://www.drupalcommerce.org/showcase

Subscriptions
Used to be underdeveloped for long time
Now has Commerce License
Not fully automated (with all payment methods)

Asia Literary Review
http://www.asialiteraryreview.com

Marketplaces
Multiple merchant environment
Not suitable by default
Distribution of payment? Shipping? Permissions?

Permissions

Community to the rescue!
Commerce Marketplace
http://drupal.org/project/commerce_marketplace

Missing something you need?
Code it yourself!
Documentation at api.drupalcommerce.org
Lots of great modules for reference

Summary
Great start for an eCommerce website in Drupal
Flexible base suitable for more advanced projects
The community is big and easy to get into

Thank you
Kristian Polso
@kristian_polso