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Adding a New Revenue to an Opportunity


Revenues associated with opportunities, accounts, projects, and so on appear in forecasts.

To add new revenue to an opportunity

  1. From the application-level menu choose View > Site Map > Opportunities > My Opportunities.
  2. In the Opportunities list, select the opportunity to which the revenue is being added.
  3. Click the Revenues view tab.
  4. In the Revenues list, click the menu button, and then click New Record.
  5. In the new record, complete the necessary fields, using the following table as a guide.
  6. Field Name
    Comments
    Commit
    Checking this box indicates that there is a high probability the deal will close and that it should be included in forecasts.
    Product
    Use the selection dialog box to associate this revenue with a product.
    Product Line
    Use the selection dialog box to associate this revenue with a product line.
    Qty
    Enter the amount of product or service being purchased.
    Price
    Enter the unit price of the product or service being purchased.
    Revenue
    Enter the total revenue this will produce.
    Probability
    Enter the percentage likelihood of winning this revenue for this opportunity.
    Best Case
    Enter a best case estimate of what revenue will be produced.
    Worst Case
    Enter a worst case estimate of what revenue will be produced.
    Expected Revenue
    Number based on the value in the Probability field.
    Revenue Class
    Choose from 1-Pipeline, 2-Upside, 3-Expected, 4-Committed, and 5-Closed.
    Revenue Type
    Choose from Actual, Shipped, Billed, Booked, Projected, and Quota.
    Quote
    If this is checked, product revenue is included in the auto-quote function in the Quotes module.

    NOTE:  End users can also add revenues from screens other than Opportunities. These include Accounts, Projects, Contacts, Products, Partners, Campaigns, and Agreements.


 Siebel Forecasting Guide 
 Published: 18 April 2003