NetSuite CPQ Configurator
Your account lets you create a wide range of items, such as inventory items, non-inventory items, and assemblies. To work with configurable items, you can use NetSuite CPQ Configurator.
NetSuite CPQ Configurator lets users configure complex items according to your business logic by selecting options and features from a predefined set of possible combinations. After configuring the items, users can add them to transactions. With NetSuite CPQ Configurator, you can:
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Define a visual space where users can configure complex items with thousands of possible combinations.
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Gather information about users' preferences with questions and answers on the product user interface.
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Guide the configuration process by providing real-time feedback on users' choices with validation messages.
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Work with a complex price structure, which calculates and updates the final price for the main configurable item in real time and depending on users' choices.
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Display a dynamic 2D visual preview that shows the item while it is being configured.
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Automatically create items and records required by the configuration.
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Automatically set body and line field values for transactions related to configured items.
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Save frequently used configurations and define a default configuration that automatically loads predefined options and features.
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Add accessories of the configured item to transactions.
If you install NetSuite CPQ Manufacturing, you can create work orders based on materials and routing steps from NetSuite CPQ Configurator. For more information, Creating Work Orders for Configured Items.
After installing NetSuite CPQ Configurator, set up basic and additional options. For more information, see NetSuite CPQ Configurator Setup.
After setting up NetSuite CPQ Configurator, you can create products. A product is the basic working unit of this SuiteApp and represents the configurable item. Several building blocks activated by rules make up each product. For more information, see NetSuite CPQ Configurator Products and Activating Building Blocks with Rules.
When products are ready, users can configure the related complex items from transactions. For more information, see Configuring Items From Transactions.