Product attributes

The details page of Products is divided in the sections listed below. Modification of this data is only possible for the owner and additional owners of a product.

Section	Description
Basic	The fields in this section enable to describe the given product by a title, description and image. This section also provides references to the related Process Template driving the required checklists and also the Product Line driving required approvers and default milestones. The Actions field provides a button to quickly open the checklist being required for this product in its current status. If no checklist is required in the given status, this button will not be displayed.
Details	Further details like the Scope, Business Objectives and key product requirements can be managed in section Details. One can also connect this product to multiple Portfolios from in here.
KPIs	Real time Key Performance Indicators listed in this section are useful for comprehensive workspace views: Status highlights the current lifecycle status using a graphic (the current status is shown in orange and preceding states in green) Product Class indicates the priority of the product compared to other products. The class rating A, B or C is driven by the values entered in section Product Assessment Priority indicates the Product Class in a graphic manner to highlight the products of importance visually Next Milestone shows the next product lifecycle’s milestone date and is based on the product’s lifecycle status as well as the dates defined in section Milestones & Checklists Days Left is a colored countdown for the Next Milestone date These indicators also are listed in the New Products tabs on Product Line and Product Category level.
Milestones and Checklists	This section lists the milestone states and details for each of these states to plan & track both the schedule and approval. Required Approver defines the user required at the given milestone. This user is required to perform the given workflow transition in the product’s lifecycle or to approve the given checklist (if a checklist is defined). The latter one will transition the product automatically to its next status Planned Date sets the given target date for the milestone accomplishment. This date can be set by the product owner and be changed at any time. If dates are not entered at product creation, the default milestone duration of the related Product Line will be used to determine default milestones based on best practices Actual Date is set automatically by the system when a given milestone is reached Duration is calculated automatically and determines how long a given product remained in the given status (example: Once the product reaches the status Product Development, the duration in column Development Start calculates the days between the actual date of Development Start and today. Once status Product Launch is reached, the given duration information will be determined by the number of days between the actual date of Development Start and the actual date of Product Launch) Checklists provide the link to the checklists per milestone. Checklists will be created on the fly as the product progresses based on the selected Checklist Template.
Related Data and Processes	The product can be linked to other data and processes managed in PLM for quick access to crucial information. Please note that the Administrator will have to define links for these fields first after the template is downloaded from the store to reference the existing workspaces of Projects, Documents, Items & BOMs and others.
Product Assessment	Resources are limited and companies have an interest in assigning available resources only to the most important products. This decision-making process can be supported by this section allowing to assess given criteria of the project – to compare it against other product ideas. The assessment selected in here drives both the Product Class and Priority indicator in section KPIs. The weighting of these criteria can be adjusted to meet your needs. The Administrator of your environment can change the given values in the script Product Portfolio Management Library:
Product Marketing	Financials can be managed in this section, allowing to provide first year plan figures to support the process of selecting the right new product ideas and also to capture actuals for backward comparison.
Product Catalog Images	Multiple images can be managed in here along with a descriptive title to prepare the publication of this product in an online product catalog.
Product Catalog Definition	Marketing Name & Text can be managed in multiple languages for a product to prepare the publication of this product in an online product catalog.