Defining a Characteristic for a Deal
Prerequisites
To define a characteristic for a deal, you should have:
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Characteristic types defined in the application (where the characteristic entity is set to Deal) 
Procedure
To define a characteristic for a deal:
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Ensure that the Characteristics section
is expanded in the Deal  zone when you are
defining a deal.
The Characteristics section contains the following fields in a grid: Field Name Field Description Mandatory (Yes or No) Effective Date Used to specify the date from when the characteristic is effective for the deal. Yes (Conditional) Note: This field is required while defining a characteristic for the deal.Characteristic Type Used to indicate the characteristic type. Note: The list includes only those characteristic types where the characteristic entity is set to Deal.Yes (Conditional) Note: This field is required while defining a characteristic for the deal.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, the Predefined Characteristic Search window appears. ) icon
appears corresponding to the Characteristic Value field. On clicking the Search icon, the Predefined Characteristic Search window appears.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 while defining a characteristic for the deal.
- Enter the required details in the Characteristics section.
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If you want to define more than one characteristic for
the deal, click the Add ( ) icon and then repeat step 3.
Note: However, if you want to remove a characteristic from the deal, click the Delete ( ) icon and then repeat step 3.
Note: However, if you want to remove a characteristic from the deal, click the Delete ( ) icon corresponding to the characteristic. ) icon corresponding to the characteristic.
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Click Save. 
The characteristic is defined for the deal.
Related Topics
| For more information on... | See... | 
|---|---|
| How to define a deal | Defining a Deal | 
| Deal zone | Deal | 
