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Creating Features and Subfeatures

Product marketing managers can use Release Manager to enter new product features and, if appropriate, subfeature components of the features.

To add a feature

  1. Navigate to Site Map > Release > All Features.
  2. Add a new feature record.
  3. Complete the fields. Some fields are described in the following table.

    4. Field
    Comments
    Account
    Account that requested the feature or to which your company is contractually obligated to deliver the feature.
    Area
    Product area associated with the feature.
    Associated Parties
    Individuals associated with the feature. The product marketing manager responsible for the feature should be set as Primary.
    Parent
    Parent feature to the current feature. You can use this field to set up an n-level hierarchy of parent features and child subfeatures. However, linking to a parent feature with the Parent field does not add this feature to the parent feature's Subfeatures list. See To add a subfeature to a feature.
    Priority
    Priority of this feature relative to other features targeted for the same release.
    Product Line
    The list of product line choices depends on the selection in the Subarea field.
    Release
    Name or number of the product release for which the feature is a candidate.
    Revenue
    Indicator of the level of revenue tied to delivering this feature in the targeted release.
    Source
    Source of the idea for this feature.
    Status
    Shows color codes with the following meanings:
    • Green - Approved for the release
    • Yellow - May make the release
    • Red - Not going to make the release
    Subarea
    Product subarea associated with the feature. The list of subarea choices depends on the selection in the Area field.

To add a subfeature to a feature

  1. Navigate to Site Map > Release > All Features.
  2. In the Features list, select a feature to which you want to add a subfeature.
  3. Click the Subfeatures view tab.
  4. In the Subfeatures list, add a new record and complete the fields as needed.

 Siebel Field Service Guide 
 Published: 21 April 2003