Multi-Site Quotes Compared to Other Quotes

Quotes in the multi-site ordering module are associated with product groups. A product group can have multiple sites and multiple products for services. (A site has a service account with a service point or a service account without a service point.) Quotes in the quote and order capture module are not associated with product groups.

Because product groups in the multi-site ordering module can have many combinations of sites and products for order line items, you cannot directly define specific values for order line items, such as their due dates, their service start dates, their service end dates, and their product configurations. Conversely, in the quote and order capture module, you can directly define these specific values. In the multi-site ordering module, these dates and product configuration states are derived from the following dates:

• The entry date and exit date for all sites in the product group

• The inclusion date and retirement date for all products in the product group

• The effective date for the configuration of all products in the product group

The quotes in the quote and order capture module include quote line items, but the quotes in the multi-site ordering module do not include quote line items. However, the decomposition process for the multi-site ordering module generates order lines items that are comparable to the order line items for the quote and order capture module. Because the order line items for both modules use the same Siebel object, you can use the multi-site ordering module with minimal impact to the integration of the quote and order capture module with the order-provisioning system.