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What's New in Siebel Territory Management Guide, Version 8.0, Rev. A

Table 1 lists changes described in this version of the documentation to support release 8.0 of the software.

Table 1. New Features in Siebel Territory Management Guide, Version 8.0, Rev. A
Topic
Description

Enabling Component Groups for Territory Management

Added this section describing a necessary prerequisite task for Territory Management.

Activating Workflows for Territory Management

Added this section describing a necessary prerequisite task for Territory Management.

Setting up Assignment Manager's Load Splitter for Territory Management

Added this section describing a necessary prerequisite task for Territory Management.

Configuring Additional Attributes for Territory Conditions

Added more information about this configuration.

Generating Reporting Structures Based on Territory Hierarchy

Added more information about how to generate reporting structures.

What's New in Siebel Territory Management Guide, Version 8.0

Table 2 lists changes described in this version of the documentation to support release 8.0 of the software.

Table 2. New Product Features in Siebel Territory Management Guide, Version 8.0
Topic
Description

One Territory in Multiple Hierarchies

You can include one territory in multiple hierarchies.

About Territory Alignments: Major, Intermediate, and Minor

There is now an intermediate alignment in addition to major and minor alignment. The intermediate alignment is similar to the minor alignment in previous versions.

About Using Divisions as Attributes of Conditions

You can use divisions as attributes of conditions.

About Renumbering and Inserting Conditions

If you change the sequence number of a condition, the application automatically renumbers subsequent conditions. This helps you to insert new conditions.

About Copying Conditions from Another Alignment

You can copy conditions from an existing alignment to use as the basis of the conditions for a new alignment.

About Versioning of Territory Alignments and Rules

You can create different versions of rules that run at different times by creating similar alignments with different activation dates and expiration dates.

Excluding Addresses of Contacts, Accounts, or Assets from Territory Alignments

You can flag some addresses for a contact, account, or asset so they are not used in the alignment.

Setting Up Territory Alignment for Assignment of Sales Representatives

The Assignment Object, Rep Action, From Territory #, and From Territory fields are added to Rules records.

Reviewing and Changing Your New Territory Assignments (Sales Representative) and Reviewing Sales Representatives Changes in Territory Assignments

Sales representatives can review and change their new territory assignments. The administrator reviews the representatives changes.

Sales Quotas and Territory Management

You can create sales quotas and use Territory Management to assign them to sales representatives.

Combining Territory Alignments

You can combine the last major alignment with all minor updates that have been done since then to create a new Alignment record that reflects the current state of the alignment.

Maintaining Territory Hierarchies

There are several new methods of maintaining territory hierarchies.

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