4.1.9.3 Create Product Characteristic Rules

You create a Product Characteristics Rule to assign attributes to the products.

Figure 4-21 Product Characteristics Page

To create a new Product Characteristics Rule, follow these steps:

• Click Add icon from the top of the Product Characteristics Summary Page.
• Enter the following Details.

  Table 4-19 Create Product Characteristics Rule

  Fields	Description
  Name	Enter the name of the Product Characteristics Rule.
  Description	Enter the description of the Product Characteristics Rule. This is an optional field.
  Folder	Select the Folder where the Product Characteristics Rule needs to be saved.
  Access Type	Select the Access Type as Read-Only or Read/Write.
  MDBSS Folder	Select the MDBSS folder
  Currency	Select the currency for Product Characteristics Rule
  MDBSS Hierarchy	Select the MDBSS hierarchy

• Select a MDBSS Hierarchy. You can define methodologies at any level of the MDBSS. The Hierarchical Relationship between the nodes allows the inheritance of methodologies from Parent nodes to Child nodes.
• Select MDBSS node(s) from Assumption Browser.
• Click Add from Assumption Browser section.

Note:

During provisioning in case the PC admin role is missed in the alm admin group and user not able to save the product characteristics. then follow the below steps to map the role

1. Access the admin console from the ALMCS application
2. Navigate to Identity Management
3. Click the Groups
4. Select ALM Administrator User Group
5. Navigate to mapped roles
6. Click the New Mapping
7. Select the PC admin role
8. Click Map.
9. After Mapping authorize the mapping.