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Viewing and Modifying Distribution List Products


End users can view the products on an account's distribution list, add unauthorized products to a subaccount's distribution list, and modify an account's distribution list.

To view an account's distribution list products

  1. Navigate to the Accounts screen > Accounts List view.
  2. Drill down on the Name field hyperlink for a selected account and click the Distribution view tab.

    The Distribution list for that account appears.

    NOTE:  In the standard Siebel Consumer Sector applications, you can add additional products to this account's distribution list from the Distribution view.

To add unauthorized products to an account's distribution list

  1. Navigate to the Accounts screen > Accounts List view.
  2. Drill down on the Name field hyperlink for a selected account and click the Source of Supply view tab.

    The account's Product distribution list appears.

  3. In the Products list, click New.
  4. In the Product field, click the select button.
  5. From the Pick Product dialog box, select a product record to add to the account's distribution list, click OK, and
  6. Complete the necessary fields.

    Some fields are described in the following table.

    Field
    Comments

    Dist. Code

    Distribution Code. This Determines the products that this account receives.

    LOV Type: RTL_PRFL_DIST_CODE

    Account Code

    Retailers use this code to identify the product.

    Seq. Code

    Sequence Code. This specifies the aisle on which the product will appear in the display sequence at the outlet.

    LOV Type: ACCNT_PRD_SEQ_CD

    NOTE:  A product that is manually added to a subaccount's distribution list is unaffected by changes made at the key account level.

To modify a key account's distribution list

  1. Navigate to the Accounts screen > Accounts List view.
  2. Select the key account record for the customer's distribution list.
  3. Drill down on the Name field hyperlink, and click the Source of Supply view tab.

    The Product Distribution and Source of Supply lists appear.

  4. Modify the Product list as necessary. You can:
    • Add new products to the Products list.
    • Alter the sequence code.
    • Assign the product a status of active or inactive.
    • Change the distribution code.
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