Siebel Partner Relationship Management Administration Guide


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About Siebel PRM

What Is Siebel PRM?

Siebel PRM Portal

Siebel PRM Portal Login Page

Siebel PRM Portal Screens

Siebel PRM Manager

Screens Shared by the Siebel PRM Manager and Other Siebel Business Applications

Screens That Are Specific to the Siebel PRM Manager

Supported Browsers

Siebel PRM Mobile Web Client

Siebel PRM Wireless Client


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Setting Up Siebel PRM

Installing Siebel PRM

Activating Workflows for Siebel PRM

Configuring High Interactivity for Siebel PRM

Configuring Siebel PRM

Personalizing Siebel PRM

Setting Up Siebel PRM Web Services

Setting Up Oracle Business Intelligence for Siebel PRM

Process of Setting Up Siebel PRM

Setting Up the Organization Structure for Siebel PRM

Defining Partner Responsibilities

Setting Up Access Groups and Categories for Siebel PRM

Creating Price Lists for Siebel PRM

Setting Up Automatic Routing of Information for Siebel PRM

Adding Partner Companies and Employees

Creating CHAMP Metrics

Configuring Visibility for Siebel PRM

About Visibility Enhancements in Siebel PRM

Configuring Visibility


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Setting Up Application Services Interfaces for Siebel PRM

About Application Services Interfaces and Siebel PRM

About Setting Up ASIs for Siebel PRM

Setting Up Opportunity Transfer for Siebel PRM

Setting Up Shopping Cart Transfer for Siebel PRM

General Setup for ASIs for Siebel PRM

Opportunity Transfer Workflows

Shopping Cart Transfer Workflows

Transfer Cart Outbound Initial Workflow

Transfer Cart Outbound Request Process Workflow

Transfer Cart Outbound Create Header Process Workflow

Transfer Cart Outbound Create and Append Process Workflow

Transfer Cart Outbound Receive Acknowledgment Process Workflow

Transfer Cart Inbound Receive Process Workflow

Transfer Cart Inbound Create Cart Process Workflow

PRM ANI Inbound Create Account Process Workflow

Transfer Cart Inbound Create Contact Process Workflow

Transfer Cart Inbound Create Quote Process Workflow

PRM ANI Inbound Addressing Change Process Workflow

Business Services Used by Siebel PRM ASIs

Append Hierarchy Method

Create Empty Hierarchy Method

Generate Key Method

Get Child Type Method

Get Hierarchy Value Method

Get System Preference Method

Isolate Integration ID Method

Load Child Hierarchy Method

Parse Key Method

Query Business Component Method

Detach Hierarchy Method

Set Child Type Method

Set Hierarchy Value Method


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Working with New Partners

About Partner Registration and Enrollment

The Siebel PRM Portal Home Page

Providing Information for Public Users of Siebel PRM

Setting Up a Partner Company Identifier

About Applying for User IDs

Registering for a User ID (Partner Employee)

Applying for Partnership (Company)

Registering for a User ID (Partner Employee) for Siebel Open UI

Applying for Partnership (Company) for Siebel Open UI

Configuring the Individual Partner Homepage

Controlling Individual Partners' Access to Data

Thanking Individual Partners for Registering

About Enrolling New Partner Companies

Process of Enrolling a New Partner Company

Displaying and Assessing Prospective Partner Companies

Adding a Partner Record by Qualifying a Partner Company

Registering the Partner Company

Assigning Responsibilities to the Partner Company

Assigning Positions to the Partner Company

Assigning Master Data to the Partner Company

Adding User Assignments at the Partner Company

Contacting the New Delegated Administrator

Adding Locations for the Partner Locator

Completing the Partner Profile

Other Ways of Adding Partner Records

Delegated Administration for Partners

Delegated User Administration for Partners

Delegated Catalog Administration for Partners

Delegated Communication Administration for Partners


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Working with Partner Programs

About Partner Programs

Process of Setting Up Partner Programs

Creating Partner Programs

Specifying Partner Program Approval Method

Associating Entitlements with Partner Programs

Setting Up Partner Program Applications

Adding Literature to Partner Programs

Setting Up Related Partner Programs

Setting Up Partner Program Tier Groups

Setting Up Partner Program Catalogs

Making Programs Visible to Partners

Eligibility Administration for Partner Programs

Creating a Partner Programs Eligibility List Manually

Creating a Partner Programs Eligibility List Using Oracle Business Intelligence Data load

Applying to Partner Programs (Partner)

Process of Reviewing Applications to Partner Programs

Accepting a Partner Program Application

Reviewing Application Inbox Information

Adding Program Entitlements to Partner Agreements

Approving a Partner Program Application

Rejecting a Partner Program Application

Notifying Partner of Application Approval by Email

Partner Program Administration

Updating Partner Program Membership Records

Performing Mass Updates of Partner Programs

Associating MDF Programs with Existing Partner Programs

Adding Agreements with Partner Program Members

Terminating a Partner Program Membership

Partner Program Membership Renewal

Partner Program Workflows


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CHAMP Planning

About CHAMP Planning

Scenario for CHAMP Planning

Process of Using the Siebel PRM CHAMP Planning Module

Creating CHAMP Metrics

Creating Partnership Initiatives

Creating Partner Plans

Adding Notes to the Plan

Approving the Plan Jointly with the Partner

Executing the CHAMP Plan

Evaluating Partner Performance

Reviewing Partner Performance


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Sharing Data with Partners

About Transactional and Master Data

Sharing Transactional Data with Partners

Assigning Opportunities to a Partner

Viewing a Partner's Opportunities

Assigning Service Requests to a Partner

Viewing Partner Service Requests

Assigning Customer Accounts to a Partner

Assigning Contacts to a Partner

Assigning Activities to a Partner

Viewing a Partner's Quotes

Assigning an Order to a Partner Employee

Assigning Assets to Partners

Assigning Inventory to Partners

Sharing Files with Partners

Process of Sharing Master Data with Partners

Creating Categories and Access Groups

Adding Partner Companies to Access Groups

Adding Master Data to Categories

Assigning Price Lists to Partner Companies


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Managing Sales with Siebel PRM

About Managing Sales with Siebel PRM

Examples for Partner-Led Sales

Example of Brand Owner Creating Opportunities and Assigning Them to Partners

Example of Brand Owner Creating Opportunities and Transferring Them to Partners

Example of Partners Creating and Working on Opportunities

Examples for Collaborative Selling

Example of Brand Owner Creating Opportunities and Brand Owner and Partner Working Together on Them

Example of Partner Creating Opportunities and Brand Owner and Partner Working Together on Them

Example of Partner Creating Opportunities and Assigning Them to Brand Owner

Example of a Customer Transferring a Shopping Cart From the Brand Owner's Web Site to a Partner

Opportunity Management Workflows

Examples for Forecasting Partner Revenue

Example of the Brand Owner Creating a Direct Quarterly Forecast of All Partner Revenue

Example of the Brand Owner Creating a Direct Annual Forecast of Revenue for One Partner Organization

Example of the Brand Owner Creating a Rollup Forecast of Annual Revenue for a Partner Organization

Example of the Brand Owner Forecasting Revenue for All Partners that a Partner Manager Oversees

Examples of Partners Forecasting Their Revenue Without the Brand Owner Viewing Forecasts

Example of the Channel Manager Creating a Direct Partner Forecast Series

Example of Multiple Partner Employees Creating Rollup Forecasts

Using Presentations and Proposals


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Managing Service Requests with Siebel PRM

About Managing Service Requests with Siebel PRM

About Managing Customer Service Requests with Siebel PRM

Examples for Partner-Led Customer Service

Example of the Partner Receiving Service Requests and Logging Them for Tracking Purposes

Example of the Brand Owner Receiving Service Requests and Assigning Them to the Partner

Examples for Collaborative Customer Service

Example of the Partner Logging Service Requests and Working on Them with the Brand Owner

Example of the Partner Logging Service Requests and Transferring Them to the Brand Owner

Examples of Field Service with Siebel PRM

Example of the Brand Owner and Partner Managing Inventory

Example of the Partner Responding to Service Requests for Assets

About Managing Partners' Service Requests

Solutions and SmartScripts with Siebel PRM

Scenario Using Solutions and SmartScripts to Help Partners

Making Solutions Available to Partners

Making Troubleshooting or Instruction SmartScripts Available to Partners


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Managing Marketing Campaigns with Siebel PRM

About Managing Marketing Campaigns

Collaborative Marketing with Partners

Planning Collaborative Marketing Campaigns

Managing Collaborative Marketing Campaigns

About Marketing to Partners

Creating and Executing Campaigns for Marketing to Partners

Making Campaign Offers to Partners

Marketing by Your Partners


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Managing Partner Commerce

About Partner Commerce

Setting Up Partners for Standard, Power, and Personal Commerce

About Standard Partner Commerce

Partners Shopping for Themselves

Partners Shopping for Customers

Disabling Partner Commerce Workflows

Removing the PRM Portal Shopping Cart Toolbar


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Partner-to-Partner Collaboration

About Partner Collaboration

Example of Partner Collaboration

About Siebel Projects

Example of Using Siebel Projects for Partner-To-Partner Collaboration


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Managing Design Programs

About Design Programs

About Design Program Users

Scenario for a Partner or Distributor Creating a Design Program

Scenario for a Vendor Creating a Design Program

Roadmap for Managing a Design Program

Process of Setting Up a Design Program

Creating a Design Program

Creating a Design Opportunity

Creating a Design Registration

Approving a Design Opportunity

Approving a Design Registration


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Working with Special Pricing Authorization

About Special Pricing Authorization

Scenario for Initiating an SPA Request

Process of Setting Up Special Pricing Authorization

Setting Up the SPA Approval Flow

Activating HTIM SPA Workflows

Setting Up Price Lists

Assigning a Price List to a Partner

Process of Managing SPA Quotes and Claims

Submitting an SPA Quote

Reviewing and Approving SPA Quotes

Submitting an SPA Claim

Validating an SPA Claim

About SPA Workflows

SPA Quote Approval Workflow

SPA Validate Claim Items Workflow


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Working with Deal Registrations

About Deal Registrations

Scenario for Registering a Deal

Setting Up the Deal Registration Approval Flow

Submitting a Deal Registration

Approving a Deal Registration


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Using Market Development Funds

About Market Development Funds

Process of Working with a Market Development Fund

Making Market Development Funds Visible to Partners

Creating Market Development Funds

Setting Up Fund Approval Authorization

Changing the Partner Manager Field

About Fund Request Lists

Initiating a Fund Request

Adding Attachments, Activities, and Activity Plans to MDF Requests

Viewing Fund Requests for a Partner Company

Reviewing a Fund Request

Viewing a Fund's Checkbook

The Advanced MDF Option

Overview of Advanced MDF Option

Key Features of MDF Management

Scenario for MDF Management

Process of Setting Up MDF Programs

Creating an MDF Program and Program Account

Adding a Credit to a Program Account

Creating a Preapproval

Reviewing a Preapproval

Creating a Claim

Reviewing a Claim

About MDF Debits

HTIM MDF Period Ending Process Workflow


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Managing Your Partners

About Tracking Partner Information

Using the Partner and Partnership Profile

Entering Partner Management Activities

Entering Partner Agreements

Adding Partner Company Attachments

Entering Partner Contacts

Entering Partnership Contacts

Adding Notes About a Partner Company

Creating a Partner Company Organization Chart

Uploading Partner Logos

Process of Certifying Your Partners

Creating Certification Metrics

Creating Certification Templates

Associating Certifications with a Partner Company

Recording Partners' Progress

Checking a Partner's Progress

Displaying Certified Partners

Displaying Certifications Across Partners

Configuring Autopopulation of Partner Certification Criteria

About Communicating with Your Partners

Using Partner Alerts

Using Siebel Briefings, Content Services, and Content Broker

Administering Partner Satisfaction Surveys


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Reporting on Partner Performance

About Partner Performance and Reporting

Using CHAMP Planning and Partner Performance Reports

Using Assessments to Evaluate Partner Performance

Using Siebel PRM Reports

Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Partner Reports

Siebel Partner Analysis

Viewing Available Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Reports

Siebel Portal Analytics


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Siebel Agent Portal

About Siebel Agent Portal

Differences of Agent Portal from Siebel PRM

Differences in the Partner Portal and Partner Manager

Adding New Partners

Sharing Data with Partners

Viewing a Partner's Call Reports

Assigning Claims to a Partner

Viewing a Partner's Policies and Quotes

Assigning Households to an Agent

Managing Sales, Service, Marketing and Partner Commerce

Managing Your Partners

Added Views in the Partner Screen

The Added Agents Screen


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Siebel PRM for Finance

About Siebel PRM for Finance

Differences of Siebel PRM for Finance from Siebel PRM

Differences in the Partner Portal and Partner Manager

Adding New Partners

Sharing Data with Partners

Managing Sales, Service, Marketing and Partner Commerce

Managing Your Partners


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Siebel Healthcare Provider Portal

About Siebel Healthcare Provider Portal

Overview of Healthcare Provider Portal from Siebel PRM

Differences in the Partner Portal and Partner Manager

Adding New Partners

Sharing Data with Partners

Sharing Claims with Healthcare Providers

Viewing Information About Healthcare Facilities

Sharing Members with Healthcare Providers

Viewing Information about Healthcare Providers

Sharing Referrals and Authorizations with Healthcare Providers

Managing Sales, Service, Marketing and Partner Commerce

Managing Your Partners


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Siebel Service Provider Portal

About Siebel Service Provider Portal

Differences of Service Provider Portal from Siebel PRM

Differences in the Partner Portal and Partner Manager

Adding New Partners

Sharing Data with Partners

Managing Sales, Service, Marketing and Partner Commerce

Managing Your Partners

Sections that Do Not Apply


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Siebel Group Portal

About Siebel Group Portal

Differences of Siebel Group Portal from Siebel PRM

Differences in the Partner Portal and Partner Manager

Using the Group Administrator Role

Adding New Partners

Sharing Data with Partners

Sharing Group Policies with the Employer Groups

Sharing Information About Facilities

Viewing Information About Group Members

Viewing Information About Providers

Facility Locator and Provider Locator

Managing Sales, Service, Marketing and Partner Commerce

Managing Your Partners

Sections that Do Not Apply


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Siebel PRM for Communications, Media, and Energy

About Siebel PRM for Communications, Media, and Energy

Differences of Siebel PRM for CME from Siebel PRM

Support for Complex Account Structures

Support for Complex Ordering Process

Association of Agreements with Orders or Service Items

Support for Credit Management

Support for Fraud Management


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Siebel PRM for Consumer Goods

About Siebel PRM for Consumer Goods

Partner Company Setup

Your Work with Partners

High Interactivity and Standard Interactivity


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Siebel Cross-Industry PRM

About Siebel Cross-Industry PRM

Differences of Siebel Cross-Industry PRM from Siebel PRM


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Siebel Public Sector Provider Portal

About Managing Public Sector Service Providers

Differences Between Siebel Public Sector and Siebel PRM

Scenario for Using Siebel Public Sector to Work with Service Providers

Tasks for Setting Up Siebel Public Sector to Work with Service Providers

Integrating Siebel Public Sector Provider Portal with External Applications

Modifying Lists of Values for Managing Public Sector Providers

Creating Products for Public Sector Service Providers

Creating Price Lists for Public Sector Service Providers

Process of Setting Up New Service Providers

Adding New Service Providers to Siebel Public Sector

Adding Users of Siebel Public Sector Provider Portal (Service Provider)

Managing Service Provider Profiles

Managing Service Provider Profiles (Service Provider)

Specifying Price Lists for Service Providers

Adding Agreements with Service Providers

Adding the Initial Inventory for Service Providers

Process of Referring Benefits Cases to Service Providers

Creating Referral Orders for Benefits

Submitting Referral Orders

Accepting or Rejecting Referrals (Service Provider)

Managing Inventory for Accepted Referral Orders (Service Provider)

Checking the Status of Referrals

Agency Tasks

Adding Addresses for Service Providers

Viewing and Updating Referral Orders

Sharing Information About Cases with the Service Provider

Service Provider Tasks

Managing Inventory (Service Provider)

Viewing Referral Orders (Service Provider)

Viewing Agreements (Service Provider)

Viewing Cases (Service Provider)

Sharing Information About Cases with the Agency (Service Provider)

Workflow Reference for Siebel Public Sector Provider Portal

PUB Create Order Workflow

SWIPUBSendOrder Workflow

PUB Create Asset From Agreement Item Workflow

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