Product Configuration
...
Column Name | Function | Required info on File |
Available | This should be TRUE or FALSE When it is set to true the product is immediately available when the upload has been completed. When it is set to false the product is unavailable and manually needs to be made available. | TRUE or FALSE |
Control Method | The control method of a metered device. It can be one of the following | smart_solar sunculture |
Energy Consumption | The energy consumption of the product. This can be a minus number eg 10 or -10 | Numerical value that can be positive or negative |
Energy Unit | The energy unit of the product | Electric Gas |
Global Name | This name is unique per product. (You can make this up for testing) | Global Name |
Legacy Product ID | This is the Product ID which was used before SAP | Alphanumeric value PW00030101 is a typical control unit product ID. AC0122 is a typical appliance id. |
Product Type | Type of product | Metered Appliance Consumable Service |
Provider | This is the provider of the product | bboxx sunculture |
Requires Installation | Does the product require installation | TRUE or FALSE |
Serial Number | Is a serial number required? | required optional untracked |
On-bill Financing | If the product is collateral or requires collateral | As Collateral Requires Collateral Not Applicable |
Category 1 | What type of product is it
| Hardware |
Category 2 | What category type it is. It is important that this column is completed as it is used during the sales process to select the product category. It is important that this category is filled in correctly as it is used in the product selection during the sales process. | Solar Home System Mini Grid Cook |
Template Sample
...
| View file | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Create and edit Packages
This can only be performed by the Admin role. Follow the below steps:
...
With Upfront, it should have a separate account from Finance and subscription.
The general guidance for using the new ability to do Product Configuration as an NGU
Who can do product configuration within an NGU
Who is responsible for performing product configuration and managing the packages and products?
What is stopping an NGU staff from creating as many packages as they want?
How will NGU access to this be restricted?
Subsidies and subsidy-eligible customers within the new billing method process
Are subsidies incorporated into the selection of products available through these new methods of billing?
How are subsidy-eligible customers incorporated into the selection of products available through these new methods of billing?
Adding a Financial Contract (HPA) a billing Method to a Package
This product configuration can only be recorded by an adminrole. And once a package is created, a billing method must be added to the package.
...