Defining a Characteristics for a Product
Prerequisites
To define a characteristic for a product, you should have:
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Characteristic Type defined in the application (where the characteristic entity is set to Product)
Procedure
To define a characteristic for a product:
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Ensure that the Characteristics section
is expanded when you are defining, editing, or copying a product
service.
The Characteristics section contains the following fields:
Field Name Field Description Mandatory (Yes or No) Effective Date Used to specify the date from when the characteristic is effective for the product. Yes (Conditional) Note: This field is required when you are defining a characteristic for the product.Characteristic Type Used to indicate the characteristic type. The valid values are: -
AP Product Type
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FK Reference for Product
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Stop Existing Enrollment on End Date
Note: The list includes only those characteristic types where the characteristic entity is set to Product.Yes (Conditional) Note: This field is required when you are defining a characteristic for the product.Characteristic Value Used to specify the value for the characteristic type. Note:If you select a predefined characteristic type, the Search (
) icon
appears corresponding to the Characteristic Value field. On clicking the Search icon, you can
search for a predefined characteristic value.On specifying the value for a predefined characteristic type, the description of the characteristic value appears corresponding to the Characteristic Value field.
Yes (Conditional) Note: This field is required when you are defining a characteristic for the product. -
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Enter the required details in the Characteristics section.
Note: The effective date of a characteristic cannot be earlier than the product start date and later than the product end date.
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If you want to define more than one characteristic for
the product service, click the Add (
) icon and then repeat step 2. However,
if you want to remove a characteristic from the product service, click
the Delete (
) icon corresponding to the characteristic.
- Select an appropriate characteristic type from the Characteristic Type list.
Related Topics
| For more information on... | See... |
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| How to define a product | Defining a Product |
| How to associate a product with a division | Associating a Product with a Division |
| How to define a product to product relationship | Defining a Product to Product Relationship |