Copying a Product

Instead of creating a product from scratch, you can create a new product using an existing product. This is possible through copying a product. On copying a product, the details including the algorithms and characteristics are copied to the new product. You can then edit the details, if required.

Prerequisites

To copy a product, you should have:

  • Product, Product Type, Product Category, and Product Manager's To Do Role defined in the application.

  • Division defined in the application.

  • Relationship Type and Characteristic Type defined in the application.

Procedure

To copy a product:

  1. Search for a product in the Product screen.
  2. In the Search Results section, click the link in the Description column, corresponding to the product column, whose details you want to copy.
    The Product screen appears.
  3. Click the Duplicate button in the Record Actions section.
    The Product screen appears.
  4. Enter the required product details in the Main section, if required.
  5. Define, edit, or remove the divisions for a product, if required.
  6. Define, edit, or remove the product to product relationship for a product, if required.
  7. Define, edit, or remove the characteristics for a product, if required.
  8. Click Save.
    The new product is defined.

Related Topics

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How to define a product Defining a Product
Associating a product with a division Associating a Product with a Division
How to define product to product relationship Defining a Product to Product Relationship
How to define a characteristic for a product Defining a Characteristics for a Product