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Product Attributes in EPC
Product attributes define product characteristics and can be categorized. You can use attributes to filter products. Pricing is based on product attributes.
In Salesforce Industries Communications, Media, and Energy Summer '17, use the EPC Product Console to create attributes. For more information, see Create Products in Vlocity Product Console.
The Product object is extended to support product attributes. Attributes are organized using attribute categories. Product attributes define product specifications. For example, a phone might come in four different colors, three different sizes, and so on. You define attribute categories, such as color and size, to accommodate these options. Using product attributes, you can filter products to display only those available to a specific customer. You can also base pricing on product attributes.
Products can be categorized and filtered by custom attributes. The product administrator can add these attributes to the products in a price book. All product records support attributes. Product attributes can be filterable and configurable.
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If a product attribute is filterable, you can use it as a filter in the Opportunity Manager, Order Manager, or Quote Manager.
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If a product attribute is configurable, the user can configure the attribute after adding the product to the cart.
Pricing can depend on rules based on attributes. The attributes drive the pricing. You can offer a product with pricing based on its attributes. For example, you can offer broadband Internet service at different prices for 50 Mbps, 100 Mbps, and so on. You can also define rules that specify one price for a product by itself, but a different price when the Product is part of a bundle.
When searching for products in the CPQ user interface, you can filter the product list based on the product attributes that have been applied. When you add a product to your cart, you can click the product in the cart to configure the item attributes.
Attributes are flexible. There are no limits to the number of attributes a product can have. Each attribute corresponds to one field. Using attributes avoids some performance, search, and security issues. Pre- and post-processing steps can use attributes.
The image shows how attributes are shown in Order Management.
You can use attributes to configure products before or after they have been added to the cart.
- Attribute Data Types
Vlocity uses different data types for attributes and picklists used in attributes.
