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To start using Products configure the System to support your own business model. In the following table, you can find the configuration modules related to Products.

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Step 1: Setting up Product Types

First, you must configure Start by configuring the Product types Types which will be used as your base for creating the various types of Products.

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• Classification:Whether the Product will be Service (Intangible Good such as a TV channel, a movie) or a Physical Good  (Tangible, such as a smartcard, a modem, a decoder)
• Service Type: Service type is available only if the Product type is classified as a Service, and determines if the Service is a One-Time Service, a Usage Service a Termed Service or an Expense. One Time Services and expenses are provided just once, and are billed just once; for example, an installation serviceService. 
  Termed Services are provided continuously and billed on a recurring basis, regardless of their usage, for example, a recurring Pay TV service Service which includes specific channels. 
  Usage Services are provided upon customer request and are billed based on their usage, for example, a Pay Per View movie or Telephony Calls. 
• Physical Good Type: Physical Good Type is available only if the Product type is classified as a Physical Good, and determines if the Physical Goods is Traceable or Non-Traceable. 
  Traceable Physical Goods can be traced through a unique identifier which is usually a serial number, for example, a decoder having a unique serial number. 
  Non-traceable Physical Goods are not traced to a single instance and are measured based on their quantity, for example, 10 meters of wire.
• Composition: It determines the composition of the Product, which can be a flat Product, a flexible bundle Product or a fixed bundle Product.
  • Flexible bundle Products are allowed only if the Product type is classified as a termed serviceService
  • Fixed bundle Products are allowed only if the Product type is classified as a termed service or a Physical Good
• Used for Provisioning: Determines if the Products that will be related to that Product type will be provisioned by third-party provisioning systems

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