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 Creating New Utilities Products

 

You can create new utilities products in several different ways:

  • Use the quick link Create Utilities Product in the navigation area

  • Use the corresponding links Create Utilities Product in the work centers Sales Cycle and Basic Functions.

  • Use the button New Utilities Product in the component used to search for utilities products.

Note Note

Alternatively, you can create a utilities product manually by choosing a suitable base category from the standard product interface.

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Procedure

  1. Choose one of the three accesses described above.

  2. Maintain the following data on the Create: Product overview page:

    1. Product Role

      Select the type of utilities product to be created. For more information, see the section Products for the Utilities Industry.

      Note Note

      In the case of the Utilities Product (Saleable) role, you also have the option of choosing a reference product at the time of creation that is used as the basis for creating the new product. The search function is used here to assign a product to the reference product role with a specific version.

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    2. Product ID

      Enter the name of the new product to be created here.

    3. Description

      Enter a descriptive text for the new product to be created here.

    4. Category ID

      Enter the base category for the product here. The system determines this automatically using the product role. If several options are available, you can select the category from a list.

    5. Item Category Group

      You must make settings here so that you can sell products in documents. For more information, see the section Sales: Control Fields, Quantities.

    6. Reference Product (only for sales products)

      Using a reference product means you can quickly model similar products that only have minor differences. Assignment is version-dependent here. This means that the new product is linked to a specific version of the reference product.

    7. Division (only for sales products)

      The division ensures that the point of delivery is suitable for the product. The system also determines the correct point of delivery automatically for utilities packages.

  3. When you choose Create, the system creates the new product according to the settings you have made and displays the product overview. You can continue to maintain the product from here.