External Managed Account configuration and account sharing
Key Takeaway
An External Managed Account lets a buyer switch into an account they aren't a contact of, but Authorized Access decides what they can do there. To purchase for that account, the buyer needs Buy For. To manage its users, the buyer needs Manage Users plus the Delegated External User Administrator permission on their profile.
An External Managed Account lets a B2B buyer work in an external account, which is an account they are not a contact of. In the store, the buyer moves into that account with the Account Switcher. There they buy on its behalf, manage its users, or both, depending on the access you grant. Setup has three parts: the External Managed Account record, a manual share of the external account with the buyer, and an Account Switcher item in the store's profile menu.
External accounts and External Managed Accounts
You give a buyer access to an external account by assigning them the "Buyer Manager" role and configuring an External Managed Account. The External Managed Account record names three things: the managing user, the target account, and the type of access the user has on that account.
The user named on the record can switch between their own account and the target account. They can also view all contacts associated with the target account. External managed account access is only available for Experience Builder sites.