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Siebel Order Management Guide Addendum for Communications > Setting Up Network Ordering > About Network OrderingYou use the network order entry process to configure products that are too large to configure in real time with Siebel Configurator. Large telecommunications networks might have 500 nodes and 1,000 connections. Each of these components might have 30 attributes. Use Siebel Configurator for small telecommunications networks that are less than about one-hundredth of this size. Configurator validates configuration in real time, and configuring large networks requires so much processing that real-time validation is not possible. Network order entry configures products by:
For example, Figure 189 illustrates part of a network that uses a frame relay as its network product and several ports and PVCs as its components. Network order entry defines the network and its components as separate products. A foreign key field in the component products relates the components to the network product. Configurator validates the configuration of the individual network product and component products. The Compound Product Validation Engine validates the network across products. Network order entry partitions the network into multiple components:
The Compound Product Validation Engine validates the network across components by applying rules, such as:
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