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Mapping Root Products in the Configuration Table

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Use the following procedure to map root products in the Configuration table.

To map root products in the Configuration table

Select a Configuration table to map the root product and its attributes.

Depending on your modeling needs, you may create a Configuration table specifically for the purpose of mapping products.

Switch to the Designer view for the Configuration table.
Create a type (0) column and give it any name other than a reserved name.
Map the column to the business component "Internal Product" by selecting it from the picklist.
Select a field from the list of fields in the Internal Product business component.

For product structure creation, it does not matter what field you select. However, the value for the field you select is published in the data model and is available for the modeler to display in the UI at runtime like any other data in any other cell.

The following figure shows an example of a row where the column name ROOT is mapped to the business component Internal Product and the field name Name.

NOTE:  ROOT is used as an example. It is not a reserved word.

Switch to the Editor view.

A Picklist icon appears in the column you created and mapped in Step 5.

Click the Picklist icon to open a list of Internal Product business components.
Select the product you want to select as the root product for each row of the Configuration table.

The product you select for a row is treated as the root product whenever that row of the Configuration table is active. In the following example, Horizon Minivan was chosen as the root product.

You can select the same product for more than one row. However, you must do so by picking it from the picklist each time.

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