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Components installed with Product Catalog Management

Several types of components are installed with activation of the Product Catalog Management plugin, including tables and user roles.

Roles installed

Role title \[name\]DescriptionContains roles
Characteristics viewer \[sn\_prd\_pm.characteristics\_viewer\]Reads characteristics and characteristic values.None
Characteristics writer \[sn\_prd\_pm.characteristics\_writer\]Granular role for creating characteristics and characteristic values.sn\_prd\_pm.characteristics\_viewer
External product viewer \[sn\_prd\_pm.external\_product\_viewer\]Reads Product Specification Name and Product Offering Name at the field level.sn\_prd\_pm.characteristics\_viewer
Product catalog admin \[sn\_prd\_pm.product\_catalog\_admin\]Creates, reads, and updates products, resources, services, product, service, and resource categories, characteristics, and characteristic options. Exports and imports catalog entities and set up any catalog-related system properties.- sn\_prd\_pm.characteristics\_writer - sn\_prd\_pm.product\_catalog\_manager - import\_admin - sn\_gd\_core.decision\_tree\_author - sn\_gd\_guidance.guidance\_manager - decision\_table\_admin - cmdb\_read - sn\_export\_entities.export\_user - ais\_admin - category\_manager
Product catalog manager \[sn\_prd\_pm.product\_catalog\_manager\]Creates, reads, and updates product specifications, resource specifications, and service specifications.- sn\_tmt\_core.inbound\_queue\_read - decision\_table\_admin - sn\_prd\_pm.product\_catalog\_viewer - model\_manager - sn\_configrule\_mgt.rule\_writer - sn\_customerservice.customer\_data\_viewer - sn\_csm\_ctxrul\_mgt.rule\_matrix\_writer
Product catalog viewer \[sn\_prd\_pm.product\_catalog\_viewer\]Views products, resources, services, product, service, and resource categories, characteristics, and characteristic options.- canvas\_user - decision\_table\_reader - sn\_prd\_pm.product\_model\_characteristic\_viewer - sn\_gd\_core.decision\_tree\_user - sn\_prd\_pm.characteristics\_viewer
Product model characteristic granular viewer \[sn\_prd\_pm.product\_model\_characteristic\_granular\_viewer\]Views records in the Product Model Characteristics table where the product model's Customer Visible field is true.None
Product model characteristic viewer \[sn\_prd\_pm.product\_model\_characteristic\_viewer\]Granular role for viewing records in the Product Model Characteristics table.None

Tables installed

TableDescription
Catalog Category \[sn\_prd\_pm\_catalog\_category\_relationship\]Stores relationships between catalogs and categories.
Category To Category Relationship \[sn\_prd\_pm\_category\_category\_relationship\]Stores relationships between categories.
Characteristic \[sn\_prd\_pm\_characteristic\]Stores characteristic records.
Characteristic Option \[sn\_prd\_pm\_characteristic\_option\]Stores the options available for a characteristic.
Quantity Mapping \[sn\_prd\_pm\_characteristic\_option\_quantity\_mapping\]Stores quantity mapping records for characteristic options.
Characteristic Relationship \[sn\_prd\_pm\_characteristic\_relationship\]Stores relationships between characteristics.
Characteristic Group \[sn\_prd\_pm\_configuration\]Stores characteristic group records.
Distribution Channel \[sn\_prd\_pm\_distribution\_channel\]Stores distribution channel records.
Needs Template \[sn\_prd\_pm\_needs\_template\]Stores needs template records.
Needs Template Relationship \[sn\_prd\_pm\_needs\_template\_relationship\]Stores relationship records for needs templates.
Product Price \[sn\_prd\_pm\_pricing\]Stores pricing records for products.
Product Characteristics \[sn\_prd\_pm\_product\_characteristics\]Stores characteristics associated with a product.
Product Model Characteristic \[sn\_prd\_pm\_product\_model\_characteristic\]Stores characteristics associated with a product model.
Product Offering \[sn\_prd\_pm\_product\_offering\]Stores product offering records.
Product Offering Catalog \[sn\_prd\_pm\_product\_offering\_catalog\]Stores catalog records for product offerings.
Product Offering Category \[sn\_prd\_pm\_product\_offering\_category\]Stores category records for product offerings.
Product Offering Category Relationship \[sn\_prd\_pm\_product\_offering\_category\_relationship\]Stores relationships between product offering categories.
Product Offering Characteristic \[sn\_prd\_pm\_product\_offering\_characteristic\]Stores characteristics associated with a product offering.
Product Offering Family \[sn\_prd\_pm\_product\_offering\_family\]Stores product offering family records.
Needs Based Offering Recommendation \[sn\_prd\_pm\_product\_offering\_recommendation\]Stores recommendation records for product offerings based on customer needs.
Product Offering Relationship \[sn\_prd\_pm\_product\_offering\_relationship\]Stores relationships between product offerings.
Product Offering Relationship Characteristic \[sn\_prd\_pm\_product\_offering\_relationship\_characteristic\]Stores characteristics for product offering relationships.
Product Offering Relationship Group \[sn\_prd\_pm\_product\_offering\_relationship\_group\]Stores group records for product offering relationships.
Unit of Measure \[sn\_prd\_pm\_product\_offering\_uom\]Stores unit of measure records for product offerings.
Product Specification \[sn\_prd\_pm\_product\_specification\]Stores product specification records.
Resource Specification \[sn\_prd\_pm\_resource\_specification\]Stores resource specification records.
Service Specification \[sn\_prd\_pm\_service\_specification\]Stores service specification records.
Specification \[sn\_prd\_pm\_specification\]Stores specification records.
Specification Category \[sn\_prd\_pm\_specification\_category\]Stores category records for specifications.
Specification Product Instance Mapping \[sn\_prd\_pm\_specification\_char\_product\_instance\_mapping\]Stores mapping records between specification characteristics and product instances.
Specification Characteristic \[sn\_prd\_pm\_specification\_characteristic\]Stores characteristic records for specifications.
Specification Relationship \[sn\_prd\_pm\_specification\_relationship\]Stores relationship records between specifications.
Template \[sn\_prd\_pm\_template\]Stores template records.
Template Characteristic \[sn\_prd\_pm\_template\_characteristic\]Stores characteristic records for templates.
Template Characteristic Option \[sn\_prd\_pm\_template\_characteristic\_option\]Stores characteristic option records for templates.
Unit of Measure \[sn\_prd\_pm\_uom\]Stores unit of measure records.
Unit of Measure Class \[sn\_prd\_pm\_uom\_class\]Stores unit of measure class records.
Product Visuals \[sn\_prd\_pm\_visuals\]Stores visual asset records for products.

Parent Topic:Product Catalog Management reference