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Adding Nodes to a New Network

After creating a quote for a new network, a salesperson adds components of the network as line items of the quote. The salesperson must add a line item for each of the network nodes. For example, if the network nodes are ports, the salesperson must add a line item for each port.

Add nodes most efficiently by adding one line item with a quantity of the number of nodes in the entire network. Then configure that line item with the attributes and components that are applicable to all nodes. Then ungroup that item to create a separate line item for each node.

This task is a step in Process of Ordering New Networks.

To add nodes to a new network

1. Select the quote that represents the network.
2. Click the Line Items view tab.
3. In the Line Items list, add a new record and complete the necessary fields. Some fields are described in the following table.

   Field	Description
   Product	Select a product with a Network Element Type of Network Node. For example, if Frame Relay is the network product, select Frame Relay Port as the network node product.
   Qty	Enter the number of nodes in the network.

4. For this line item, click Customize and use Configurator to enter the attributes that are common to all the nodes in the network.
5. In the Line Items list, click Ungroup.

   The line item is ungrouped, and a separate line item exists for each node in the network.

6. Enter details for each node:
   1. In the Line Items list, select one of the node line items.
   2. Click the Network Line Detail view tab.
   3. In the Network Line Detail form, in the Node field, enter the name of the node.

      Enter a descriptive name, such as the name of the city in which this node is located. This name is used to connect to this node.

   4. In the Network Line Detail form, in the Service Address field, select the address of this node.

      The Prefix and CLLI field are automatically populated based on data for the premise.

   5. Enter attributes for the node that are different from the common attributes that you enter in Step 4.

      For a simple product, click the Attributes view tab and enter the attributes in the Attributes form. For a customizable product, click Customize to enter the attributes for the line item.

7. Repeat Step 6 for all of the nodes in the Line Items list.