Working with Products

A product is packaged from individual features or feature bundles and is associated with one or more license models. Before you create a product, it is important to create its features and to create the license model used for it.

Product is also used to refer collectively to any of the entities that can be ordered: a product, a suite, or maintenance.


Task	Description
About Products	Discusses products and product creation concepts.
Viewing Products	Explains how to view and search for products on the Package Products page.
Creating a Product	Describes how create a product—either by creating it from scratch or starting with a copy of an existing product.
Adding Features or Feature Bundles to a Product	Shows how to add existing features or feature bundles to a product.
Linking License Models to a Product	Discusses how to link one or more license models to a product. A product must be linked to at least one license model before a license can be generated for that product.
Mapping a Product to a Part Number	Discusses how to map products to part numbers.
Relating Products to Other Products	Explains how to create relationships between products. Product relationships are typically used to facilitate upgrade and upsell operations.
Mapping a Product to a Product Line	Describes how to assign products to product lines. Product lines can be used to define access rights to product information as well as for search and reporting purposes.
Reviewing Products	Describes the review step in the product creation process.
Deploying a Product	Discusses how to change a product’s state from Draft (initial state for new products) to Deployed (available for entitlements).
Reviewing New Product Hierarchy	Explains how to review the features, feature bundles, and products that comprise the product hierarchy.