Table 9. Fields in the Product Record
Field
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Description
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Allocate Below Safety
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Click the box to allow allocation below the safe inventory level of this product.
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Auto Allocate
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Click the box if you are using automatic allocation by the Order Fulfillment engine of a particular product during the fulfillment process.
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Auto Substitute
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Click the box to allow auto-substitution. Auto-substitution is the automatic use by the Order Fulfillment Engine of a substitute product when the product ordered cannot be found in inventory.
The substitute products are set using the Create Substitute form on the Product Field Service Details page.
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Bundle
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A check mark or X displays if this is a bundle product. A bundle is a group of products sold together as one product. This field is read-only.
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Class
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The product class to which you want to assign this product. The product will inherit all the attributes defined on the class or that are inherited by the class.
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Class Product
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A check mark or X displays if this customizable product has been designated a class product. For more information on class products refer to the chapter on customizable product structure. Do not click in this field.
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Compensable
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Click the box if sales personnel can receive compensation for selling the product.
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Customizable
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A check mark or X displays if this is a customizable product with a work space and at least one version of the product has been released and is available to users. This field is read-only.
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Description
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Enter a brief description of the product.
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Division Code (SAP)
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Can be used for setting up user access to products but is not recommended. Instead, set up user access by assigning products to categories.
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Effective End
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The date after which the product is unavailable. After this date the product does not display in price lists and cannot be added to quotes.
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Effective Start
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Enter the date on which the product becomes available. The product does not display in price lists and cannot be added to quotes until this date.
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Global Product Identifier
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Enter a unique product identification string. Use this field to map products from one Siebel installation to another or to a third-party product master. This field is useful when the string in the Part # field is required for local use or is not compatible with third-party product masters. This field is intended for use by integrators needing to move product information between applications.
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Equivalent Product
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Displays the primary equivalent product. Click in this field to display all equivalent products or to add additional equivalent products.
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Field Replaceable
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Click the box if this is a field-replaceable unit.
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Format
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The drop-down menu displays training formats such as Instructor led and Web-based.
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Image File Name
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Select the image file associated with the product. You can also select the image in Product Administration > Product Images.
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Integration Id
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Enter the back-office application product ID. This field can be used by SAP and Oracle Product Connectors.
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Item Size
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Enter the numeric product size.
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Lead Time
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Enter the standard lead time for ordering the product. Measured in weeks. For example, if you enter 2, this means 2 weeks.
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Model Product
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This field is obsolete. It is provided as a reference to upgrade users of eConfigurator.
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MTBF
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Enter the mean time between failure for the product.
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MTTR
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Enter the mean time to repair the product.
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Orderable
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Click the box if the product can be ordered. Determines whether a product can be listed as a quote line item on a quote.
All components you add to a customizable product must be orderable.
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Organization
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Can be used for setting up user access to products but is not recommended. Instead, set up user access by assigning products to categories.
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Pageset
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Enter the name of the Interactive Designer pageset to which the product belongs. For more information on Interactive Designer refer to the Siebel Interactive Designer Administration Guide.
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Parent Product
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Select the parent product. This field is for record keeping only and is not used for creating or managing customizable products that have components.
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Part #
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Enter the part number of the product.
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Part Number Method
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The drop-down menu displays the part number generation methods that can be assigned to a product. This menu is part of the smart part number feature.
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Primary Vendor
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Select the primary vendor for the product.
The primary vendor must be specified to associate the product with an opportunity in the Opportunity Product Analysis Chart view.
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Product
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Enter the name of the product. This is the only required field. Products that will be added to the same user access category must not have the same name.
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Product Level
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Enter the numeric product level in the product hierarchy. This field is for record keeping only and is not used to create or manage the product class system.
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Product Line
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Select the desired product line for the product.
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Project Resource
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Click the box if the product is a service for a project. This determines if the product is going to be available in the rate list.
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Qty
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Enter the number of items in the unit of measure. For example, if the unit of measure is a case, Qty would be the number of items in the case, such as 24.
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Return if Defective
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Default: The box contains a check mark or X. This means defective products should be returned by the customer when a replacement part is shipped. Remove the check mark if customers should not return defective parts.
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Revision
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Enter the version of the product as it goes through revisions.
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Sales Product
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Click the box if the product is a sales product. Specifies if the product can be sold. If this box is not selected, the product will not display in the product pick list.
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Serialized
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Click the box if movement of the product (a transaction) requires an asset number or its corresponding serial number. The default is no check mark or X (not serialized).
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Service Product
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Click the box if the product is a service. Only products designated as service products will display when you click the Service button on a quote.
Special pricing rules apply to service products. For more information, see the Pricing Administration Guide.
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Ship Carrier
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Select the name of the shipping carrier for this product.
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Shipping Via
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Select the shipping mode: air ground, and so on.
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Status
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Select the status of the product: prototype, alpha, beta, and so on.
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Targeted Country
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Select the country where you want to sell this product.
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Targeted Industry
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Select the industry you want to target with this product.
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Targeted M/F
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Select the gender (male, female) of the buyers you want to target with this product.
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Targeted Max Age
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Enter the maximum age of buyers for this product.
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Targeted Min Age
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Enter the minimum age of buyers for this product.
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Targeted Postal Code
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Enter the postal code where you want to target sales of this product.
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Tax Subcomponent flag
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Put a check mark in this field to compute the tax on a bundle by adding up the tax on its components. Useful when the tax rate or computation method is not the same for all the components in a bundle.
Put a check mark in this field to compute the tax on a customizable product by adding up the tax on its components. Useful when the tax rate or computation method is not the same for all the components in a customizable product.
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Thumbnail Image File Name
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Select the thumbnail image file associated with the product. You can also select the thumbnail image in Product Administration > Product Images.
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Tool
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Click the box if this product is a tool, such as one used by field service engineers.
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Track as Asset
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Put a check mark in this field if, when the product is purchased, you want to track it as a customer asset. This allows you to create quotes and orders based on the asset.
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Type
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The drop-down menu displays product types: product, service, training.
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Unit of Measure
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Select the unit of measure by which the product is sold, for example, Each.
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Vendor Part #
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Enter the vendor's part number for this product.
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Vendor Site
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Displays the primary vendor's location. This field is filled automatically when you select a vendor.
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