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Scenario: Enterprise Marketplace Architecture
Practice designing a marketplace with seller catalogs, approval, order routing, commissions, and fulfillment splits.
60 min
3 sections
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01. Design prompt
Section 1 of 3
A retailer wants a marketplace where first-party and third-party sellers share one storefront. Sellers own parts of the catalog, some products require compliance approval, orders may split by seller, and finance needs commission reporting. Think through the design before opening the solution.
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Requirements:
- One buyer cart can contain first-party and third-party items.
- Each seller has restricted catalog management permissions.
- Compliance approves regulated categories before publish.
- Order is split for fulfillment by seller.
- Buyer sees one checkout and one confirmation.
- Finance receives commission and settlement events.
- Support can trace seller, shipment, refund, and payment evidence.Back to Course