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Amending Distribution Lists

You can amend the distribution list for a key account. For example, you can:

• Add an additional product category to a distribution list.
• Change the details of a product on a distribution list, for example, the distribution code, account code, sequence code, and if the product is included in the distribution list.

This task is a step in Process of Managing Product Distribution.

To add a product category to an account distribution list

1. Navigate to the Administration - Authorized Distribution List screen, then the Detail List view.
2. Select the key account record that you want to amend.
3. Click the Authorized Category Products view tab, and click Category.
4. In the Select Category dialog box, query for a product category to add to this account's distribution list, and click OK.

   All products in the selected category appear in the Authorized Category Products list.

5. For each product, specify a distribution code on the Categories list.
6. (Optional) For each product, specify an account code and sequence code on the Authorized Category Products list.
7. Click Apply.

   The products in the product category are added to the distribution list of the key account and its subaccounts.

Use the following procedure to amend product details on an account distribution list.

To amend product details on an account distribution list

1. Navigate to the Administration - Authorized Distribution List screen, then the Detail List view.
2. Select the account record that you want to amend.
3. Click the Authorized Category Products view tab.
4. Select the product that you want to amend.
5. Amend the appropriate fields in the Authorized Category Products list (Seq. code, Account Code) or the Categories list (Dist. code, Skip check box) as necessary.
6. Click Apply.

   The changes that you made are applied to the key account and its subaccounts.