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Product Attributes and Classification System

The product classification system new to eConfigurator version 7 simplifies product administration by shrinking the number of products that require maintenance.

You no longer have to create a single product record and configuration rule for each product combination. In eConfigurator version 7, you define products once in the product catalog, then append multiple attributes (and associated price adjustments, using Siebel ePricer). When you define product classes, you assign attributes to the classes or use the default attributes (see Default Values below), and then these attributes are inherited from parent class to subclasses.

Default Values

Siebel eConfigurator version 7 introduces the concept of default values to product administration. This simplifies the assigning of attributes to your products, and it also simplifies ordering for your customers. By setting default values when defining your products, you give your customers the option of configuring their product choices, or simply choosing the defaults you have set up for them.


 Siebel Interactive Selling Applications Upgrade Guide 
 Published: 18 April 2003