Managing Orders for Siebel Consumer Goods

An order is a commitment on the part of the customer to purchase products and services at a specific price. It can be generated from a quote or created directly by a sales person, call center agent, and sales administrator.

The following procedures related to orders and order management are included in this topic:

• "Displaying Order Details"

• "Modifying Order Information"

• "Modifying Line Item Information for an Order"

  
  

  Note : You must complete the relevant setup tasks detailed in Siebel Applications Administration Guide before using the Siebel Mobile application for Siebel Consumer Goods.

  
  

Displaying Order Details

You can display order details by using the Orders list.

To display order details  

1. Tap the Side Menu icon on the application banner, and then tap Orders to display the following:

   • The Orders list and details for the selected order in the right pane.

   • A list in the left pane in which you can select the related items for orders.

2. Tap an order in the Orders list.

   All details for the selected order appear below the list in the right pane.

3. To view the related items for the selected order, tap the following names in the list in the left pane:

   • Order Detail. Shows the line items associated with the selected order. For more information, see "Modifying Line Item Information for an Order".

Modifying Order Information

Complete the following procedure to modify order information.

To modify order information  

1. Tap the Side Menu icon on the application banner, and then tap Orders to display the following:

   • The Orders list and details for the selected order in the right pane.

   • A list in the left pane in which you can select the related items for orders.

2. Update an existing order as follows:

   1. Tap an order in the Orders list.

      All details for the selected order appear below the list in the right pane.

   2. Tap the record field that you want to update, and update the field value.

      You must navigate away from the record to save your changes to it.

3. Create a new order as follows:

   1. Tap the plus (+) icon in the right pane.

   2. Enter the information for the new order in the fields that appear, and then save the record.

      The following table describes the fields.

      Field Name	Description
      Order Date	Displays the date the order was created.
      Order Number	Displays the order number.
      Type	Displays the order type, such as, Sales Order, Transportation Order or Web Order.
      Status	Select a status for the order. For example: Pending, New, Open, Booked, In-Transit, Shipped, Billed, Active, Paid, Closed, and so on.
      Account	Select an account to associate the order to.
      Location	Displays the account's site location. This field fills in after you choose an account.
      Price List	Select a price list to associate with the order.
      Tax List	Select a tax list to associate with the order.
      Priority	Select a priority (High, Medium, Low, Urgent) for he order.
      Discount Percent	Select a discount to associate with the order if applicable.
      Available Credit	Displays the account's available credit. This field fills in after you choose an account.
      State	Displays the account's state location. This field fills in after you choose an account.
      Pymt Mthd	Select the payment method for the order.

      
      

Modifying Line Item Information for an Order

Complete the following procedure to modify the order detail (line item) information for an order.

To modify the line item information for an order  

1. Tap the Side Menu icon on the application banner, and then tap Orders to display the following:

   • The Orders list and details for the selected order in the right pane.

   • A list in the left pane in which you can select the related items for orders.

2. Tap an order in the Orders list.

   All details for the selected order appear below the list in the right pane.

3. Update an existing order line item as follows:

   1. Tap Order Detail in the list in the left pane.

      All the line items associated with the order appear in the right pane, and all details for the selected order appear above the Line Items list in the right pane.

   2. Tap the order line item that you want to update.

   3. Tap the record field that you want to update, and update the field value.

      You must navigate away from the record to save your changes to it.

4. Create a new order line item as follows:

   1. Tap Order Detail in the list in the left pane, and then tap the plus (+) icon in the right pane.

   2. Enter the information for the new order line item in the fields that appear, and then save the record.