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Adding Connections 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 connections, for example, for each of the PVCs.

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

To add connections 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 Connection. For example, select Frame Relay PVC as the network connection product.
   Qty	Enter the number of connections in the network.

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

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

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

      In the dialog box, you can select nodes from across the entire network.

   4. In the Network Line Detail form, in the To section, in the Node field, select the other node for this connection.

      The To node must be different from the node you select as the From node.

   5. In the Service Address field, select a service address for the From and To Nodes.

      Only addresses for the selected service account are available for selection.

   6. Enter any attributes of the connection 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 connections in the Line Items list.