Setting Up Account Channel Values

To make effective use of the Account channel personalization attribute, administrators or end users must select values for the Account Channel field for each of your company’s accounts that is included on an authorized distribution list. The Account Channel field determines the type of distribution channel to which the account belongs.

To assign Account Channel personalization attributes to accounts, see Creating Distribution Lists.

Note: If you select no value for the account channel field, its value is recognized as null. Accounts with null Account Channel values are matched with product categories and products that have null values in those fields.

The data for the preconfigured Siebel Consumer Goods application includes predefined values for the Account Channel attribute under the list of values (LOV) type ACCOUNT_CHANNEL. You can create new values or change any of the following existing values:

• Apparel Specialty

• Athletic Specialty

• Convenience Store

• Department Store

• Dollar

• Drug

• Electronics Speciality

• Grocery

• Mass Merchandiser

• Military

• Pet

• Sporting Goods

• Warehouse Club

For the procedure to create or change a value in the LOV, see Siebel Applications Administration Guide.

This task is a step in Process of Managing Product Distribution.