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Process of Managing Product Distribution

This topic lists the tasks that administrators and end users typically perform to manage product distribution. Your company might follow a different process according to its business requirements.

Administrator Procedures

The following list shows the tasks that administrators typically perform to manage product distribution:

1. Creating Distribution Codes
2. Creating Distribution Lists or Amending Distribution Lists
3. Copying Distribution Lists
4. Deleting Products from Distribution Lists
5. Setting Up Account Channel Values
6. Assigning Product Categories to Account Catalogs

End-User Procedures

The following list shows the tasks that end users typically perform to manage product distribution:

1. Viewing and Modifying Distribution List Products (End User)
2. Reviewing Account Catalogs (End User)
3. Creating Buying Groups (End User)
4. Associating Account Products with Merchandising Locations (End User)

After administrators create distribution lists, end users can perform the other tasks involved in product distribution in any order. However, you can specify suppliers for products only after you create buying groups because you select the suppliers from the existing buying groups.