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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.
  2. Select the account by performing a query in the list.
  3. Click the Distribution view tab.
  4. 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.
  2. Select the appropriate account by performing a query in the list.
  3. Click the Source of Supply tab.
  4. The account's Product distribution list appears.

  5. In the Products list, click New.
  6. From the Pick Product dialog box, select a product to add to the account's distribution list, click OK, and fill in the necessary fields.
  7. Some of the fields are described in the following table.

Field
Comments
Distribution Code
Determines the products that this account receives.
LOV Type: RTL_PRFL_DIST_CODE
Account Code
Retailers use this code to identify the product.
Sequence Code
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.
  2. Select the key account for the customer's distribution list by performing a query in the list.
  3. Click the Source of Supply view tab.
  4. The Product Distribution and Source of Supply lists appear.

  5. Modify the Product list as necessary. You can:

 Siebel Consumer Sector Guide 
 Published: 18 April 2003