You can search for competitive products based on the Type "competitive product". A list of all the competitive products appears on the Products List tile.

From this list you can view the:

• Details of the desired product by selecting the hyperlink in the Product No. column. This displays the Products/Details tile set.
• Description of the product by selecting the hyperlink in the Description column. This displays the Products/Product Texts tile set.
• Sales area details of the product by selecting the hyperlink in the Division column. This displays the Products/Sales Area tile set.

Search and select a competitive product in the Products/Search tile set and then view its details in the Products/Details tile set.

You can create a copy of an existing product or a competitive product and add appropriate details. Such a product can only be saved as a competitive product.

You can attach only one image to a product.

You can view a short description of the product in different languages.

You can add, modify, and delete product descriptions for a product.

You can assign, change, and delete sales area information for a competitive product. The sales organization and distribution channel that you assign to a competitive product are displayed in the Sales Areas tile.

A sales area is a combination of the distribution channel, sales organization and division where:

• Distribution channels define how different products can reach customers. For example, Wholesale, Retail or Direct sales.
• Sales organization defines the national or international sales sub-sector, such as the northern region of South East Asia Pacific.
• Division is a way of grouping material or products. It further lets you organize your sales structure around groups of similar products or product lines.

You can assign, modify and delete details, such as the volume, weight and alternative units for the product.

The alternative units that you assign to a product are displayed in the Alternative Units tile.

You can assign more than one alternative unit for a product.

You can attach files, such as Microsoft Office files, picture files, audio and video files.

You can view product hierarchical information that has been set while creating a competitive product.

This information is displayed as a tree structure.

You can modify or delete the product hierarchy in the Product/ Details tile set.

For example,

• FOOD

• Beverages

• Tea
• Coffee

• Snacks

• Chocolates
• Chips

You can establish and delete relationships between competitive products and existing products.

You can store additional information such as a comment or a description for a product.

You can view the various sub-categories that the product is assigned to in the product hierarchy.

Choose Show All Categories to view all the product hierarchies and their corresponding categories.