Defining General Miscellaneous Product Information

To define the general miscellaneous product:

1.    From the Personify360 main toolbar, select Products > Product Central.

2.    Click Create New Product.

3.    In the Select a Product Area section, click Miscellaneous Products, as shown below.

The Product Maintenance screen displays, as shown below.

4.    On the Product Maintenance screen, enter the Product Code.

5.    Select the Parent Product from the drop-down.

6.    Enter the Product Name.
Invoice Description defaults to the same value.

7.    Enter a Product Sub-Title.

8.    Select the Product Type from the drop-down.

9.    Select the Product Class from the drop-down.

10.  Select the Product Status from the drop-down.

11.  Select the Currency Code from the drop-down.

12.  Select the Status Date from the drop-down.

13.  Select the Available from date from the drop-down.

The Available From date cannot be changed if orders have already been created for it.

14.  If necessary, select the Available thru date from the drop-down.

15.  If necessary, click the Primary Search Group link and search for a Primary Search Group to link to the product.

16.  Check the applicable checkboxes:

·            Master Product

·            Available To Order

·            Zero Price

·            Returnable

·            Members Only

·            One Price Only

·            Allow Price Update

17.  Click Save.

Screen Element

Description

Header

Parent Product

Read-only. Defaults to the value that you entered for in the Parent Code text box.

Product Code

Read-only. Defaults to the value that you entered for in the Product Code text box.

Product ID

Read-only. As of 7.6.0, the unique product ID number assigned to the product displays. You can use the Product ID to leverage oData queries in the Online Store, Shopping Cart, and Checkout pages. See SVC Clients for more information.

Product Short Name (Invoice Description)

Read-only. Defaults to the value that you entered for in the Invoice Description text box.

General Product Setup

Subsystem

Read-only. The area, or subsystem, with which the product is associated.

Product Code

Text box. The miscellaneous product name. For example, equipment.

Parent Product

Text box. The master group to which the miscellaneous product is being added.

Product Name

Text box. The user-defined product name. This is an alphanumeric field with approximately 120 characters. This value must match the Parent Product code.

Invoice Description

Text box. Defaults to the Product Name. If your Product Name is extraordinary long, you can edit the Invoice Description to 50 characters. If the Invoice Description is longer than 50 characters, it will be cropped off the invoice.

 

If the product has been defined to display on the web, the description defined here will display on the full product listing, product preview, product detail, and any promotional marketing controls on the web.

Product Sub-Title

Text box. This is an optional field that allows you to enter in an additional description (sub-title) that can be used for reporting purposes.

Product Type

Drop-down. The primary type of product. The only type available for miscellaneous products is “Individual.” Values in the drop-down are populated based on the non-fixed codes defined for the MISC "PRODUCT_TYPE" system type.

Product Class

Drop-down. Used to classify a miscellaneous product to distinguish between services and fees. Values in the drop-down are populated based on the non-fixed codes defined for the MISC "PRODUCT_CLASS" system type.

Product Status

Drop-down. The status of the miscellaneous product. Values include Active, Cancelled, and Discontinued. As of 7.5.0, if this product has been setup to display on the web and the Product Status is set to "Cancelled" (C) or "Discontinued" (D), the "NO LONGER AVAILABLE" product alert will display on the Product Listing and Product Detail pages on the web for this product, as shown below.

Currency

Drop-down. The appropriate domestic or international currency to use in this subsystem, e.g., German Mark, Japanese Yen, US Dollar. For more information on currency codes, please see Setting Up Currency Codes.

Status Date

Drop-down. System-generated status change date.

Available from

Drop-down. Defaults to the system date, but it can be overridden. The date from which the miscellaneous product is available.

This date must equal the earliest start date of the miscellaneous product.

Available thru

Drop-down. This field is usually left blank unless there is a specific date on which the product sale will end. If a date is entered, the miscellaneous product will not be available for orders after this date.

Primary Search Group

Link. This is an optional feature that allows organizations to assign a search group code to products and customers, so that back office staff assigned to that primary search group can optionally pre-filter searches for customers or products by their assigned primary search group. Primary search group codes are defined on subgroup customer records and mapped to zip codes. An organization can have customers be automatically assigned to a primary search group based on the zip code of their primary address by setting the APP AUTOMATIC_SEARCH_GROUP_ASSIGNMENT application parameter to "Y". For more information on primary search groups, please see Creating a Primary Search Group Mapping.

Options

Master Product

Checkbox. When checked, indicates this product can stand alone in the highest level of order entry. When unchecked, it implies that the product cannot be entered directly without already having another product with the same parent product but different product code. The checkbox defaults to checked when the product code and parent product code are identical.

Available to Order

Checkbox. Sets this as an active miscellaneous product for purchase by customers.

Zero Price

Checkbox. When checked, indicates this product is available for $0, so you can validate the product without entering pricing and GL account information. You still must enter a default rate code.

 

As of 7.5.2, if this checkbox is checked, the Waive Shipping checkbox is checked and disabled on the Rates Pricing screen.

This checkbox should only be selected BEFORE entering GL account and pricing information.

Returnable

Checkbox. When checked, indicates this product can be returned.

Members Only

Checkbox. When checked, only members can buy this miscellaneous product.

When a product is marked as member-only, only customers who qualify for a rate structure that has been defined for the product being purchased (on the Rates and Pricing screen) and is marked as Can Purchase Member Products (on the Rate Structure Maintenance screen) can buy the product. Therefore, if the customer only qualifies for rate structures that aren't marked as Can Purchase Member Products, then that customer will not able to buy the member-only product. Additionally, if the customer qualifies for a rate structure that IS marked as Can Purchase Member Products, but that rate structure is NOT ALSO defined on the members-only product, then that customer will not be able to buy the members-only product.

As of 7.5.0, if this product is active, has been setup to display on the web, and this checkbox is checked, the "MEMBERS ONLY" product alert will display on the Product Listing and Product Detail pages on the web for this product, as shown below.  

One Price Only

Checkbox. When checked, indicates pricing cannot be targeted solely to one rate structure and all rate structures receive the same price. Processing time is quicker when the product is available to all purchasers and this checkbox is checked. When unchecked, indicates the rate structures apply to the price of the product.

Allow Price Update

Checkbox. If this checkbox is selected, the Unit Price field is editable on the Order Entry screen and the Line Item Details screen.

 

If the price of the product is $0 and this checkbox is selected, the Line Status will default to Proforma regardless of the Org Unit Line Status default. The system assumes that the price will be manually changed.

 

This is used if negotiating on prices is expected.