Table 1. New Product Features in Siebel Consumer Goods Guide, Version 7.8
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Name of the guide |
The name of this guide has been changed from Siebel Consumer Sector Guide to Siebel Consumer Goods Guide because the Siebel Apparel and Footwear application is no longer supported. |
Getting Started |
A number of minor changes have been made to the text in this chapter to improve the accuracy of the information. |
Setting Up Siebel Workflow Processes for Consumer Goods |
This is a new section that details how to set up the workflow process required to run Consumer Goods. |
Managing Accounts |
A number of minor changes have been made to the text in this chapter to improve the accuracy of the information. |
Adding Merchandising Locations to Accounts (End User) |
This is a new section that details how to add the physical locations in which products are stored to an account. |
Defining Products |
This section has been amended. The fields specified when creating a product record have been changed because the Siebel Apparel and Footwear application is no longer supported. |
Product Distribution |
A number of topics in this chapter have been deleted. All references to product size scales and size distributions have been removed because this Apparel and Footwear-specific functionality is no longer supported. |
Amending a Distribution List |
This is a new section that describes how to amend a product distribution list. |
Sales Volume Planning |
This chapter has been significantly modified and changed to include support for Advanced Planning in Sales Volume Planning. |
About Buttons and Methods Used in SVP |
This section has been modified and included as part of the overview of Sales Volume Planning. |
Process of Sales Volume Planning |
This is a new section that outlines all the procedures that administrators and end-users need to perform to successfully execute Sales Volume Planning. |
Setting Up a Category-Product Hierarchy |
This section has been modified to accurately describe how to set up a category-product hierarchy in Version 7.8. |
Defining the SVP Hierarchy |
This section has been modified to accurately describe how to define the SVP hierarchy in Version 7.8. |
About the SVP Aggregate Action Process |
This is a new section that provides detailed information about the aggregate action process. |
About SVP Data (End User) |
This is a new section that provides overview information about SVP data. |
Skipping SVP Source Data (End User) |
This is a new section that details how end-users may exclude SVP source data after it has been imported. |
About Configuring Siebel Consumer Goods for SVP |
This section has been updated to include more relevant information about configuring Siebel Consumer Goods. |
(Optional) Configuring SVP Category Aggregation and Mass Change |
This is a new section that details how to enable and use category aggregation and mass change in Version 7.8. |
Trade Promotions |
This chapter describes the following enhancements for this release:
- The introduction of a new applet to manage promoted categories. A promoted category is an entity between a promotion and a promoted product. The introduction of this applet minimizes the amount of data entry required to conduct promotion planning.
- The Products button has been enhanced. When an end user clicks Products, all products associated with a promoted category by an administrator are added to the promoted category.
- A Siebel configurator can specify how to spread data from one level to another level of the promotion hierarchy when an end user clicks Spread in the application.
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Trade Funds |
Minor modifications have been made throughout chapter to reflect some of the changes made for Version 7.8. |
Forecasting Accrual Funds (End User) |
This is a new section that details how to forecast the amount of revenue that will be generated from an accrual fund. |
Creating Deduction Activities (End User) |
This section has been modified to reflect some of the changes made for Version 7.8 |
Objectives |
Minor modifications have been made throughout chapter to reflect some of the changes made for Version 7.8. |
Retail Execution |
Minor modifications have been made throughout chapter to reflect some of the changes made for Version 7.8. |
Routes |
Minor modifications have been made throughout chapter to reflect some of the changes made for Version 7.8. |
Account Targeting |
Minor modifications have been made throughout chapter to reflect some of the changes made for Version 7.8. |
Inventory and Order Management |
Minor modifications have been made throughout chapter to reflect some of the changes made for Version 7.8. |
Assortment Plans and Complex Quotes and Orders |
Chapters on assortment plans and complex quotes and orders have been removed from the guide because the Siebel Apparel and Footwear application is no longer supported. |
Reports Appendix |
Removed the Reports Appendix from the guide. |
