Getting Configurable Items Ready for the NetSuite CPQ AI Assistant

The NetSuite CPQ AI Assistant improves your product setup by using AI-generated content. To get the most out of the NetSuite CPQ AI Assistant, it’s important to know how product information is structured and managed. Users with an Administrator or a CPQ Product Builder role can manage the content used by the NetSuite CPQ AI Assistant. For more information about NetSuite CPQ custom roles, see Assigning NetSuite CPQ Custom Roles.

As an administrator, you use the CPQ AI Assistant subtab on product, question, and answer records to check readiness, create or improve AI descriptions, and make sure everything’s complete. Text Enhance lets you quickly create or improve AI descriptions, and the NetSuite CPQ AI Assistant automatically checks them against quality standards. You also control where and when the NetSuite CPQ AI Assistant shows up for users, helping you deliver more consistent, well-prepared configurations.

There are three main custom record types where you’ll enter and refine this information.

• Product Record: Add essential details such as the configurable item name, category, and a natural language description. The product record also has a field for configuration questions, which are used if users need to provide more information during setup. This is the key place to evaluate and prepare your product’s AI Readiness for the NetSuite CPQ AI Assistant.

  For more information about the product record, see NetSuite CPQ Configurator Products.

• Question Record: Define and manage the CPQ configuration questions that users must answer when setting up a product. Each question record includes fields for the name, label, type, sequence number, and a description of the question’s purpose and specific characteristics. This description field is important because it helps the NetSuite CPQ AI Assistant understand the context of each part of the product setup.

  For more information about the question record, see Working with Questions.

• Answer Record: Define the options available for each CPQ configuration question. Each answer record represents a possible selection for an item feature and includes its own characteristics and descriptive details. This information guides users during configuration and also helps the NetSuite CPQ AI Assistant build accurate configurations. For each answer, you’ll add the name, label, sequence number, and optional settings like tool tips, appearance, and rules.

  For more information about the answer record, see Working with Answers.

For a unified view and easier management, go to the CPQ AI Assistant subtab on the product record. This is your main place for reviewing and updating AI-generated product information and readiness.

When setting up products for use with the NetSuite CPQ AI Assistant, administrators can either enhance existing products by adding the required information to meet description and readiness criteria, or, for new implementations, create new products along with their related questions and answers. Both approaches ensure the products are compatible with the NetSuite CPQ AI Assistant. For details, see Setting Up CPQC Products for use with the NetSuite CPQ AI Assistant.

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