Creating Option Groups
Option groups are a type of category that is used to group option products together to be associated with bundles. Options group can also be used as categories.
There are two types of option groups:
- Option Group: Option Groups categorize multiple option products. Option products are associated to option groups, and option groups are further associated to bundle products, thus associating options to a bundle product.
- Offering and Option Group: This category type groups products that are of type Standalone and Option. For example: A keyboard can be sold as a standalone product and also as an option along with a bundle product (such as Desktop PC).
Option groups are further categorized into two types Shared Option Group and Standalone Option Group. You can create these option groups on the STRUCTURE tab on the products details page in CPQ Admin. All the option Group you create in the Manage Options Group menu are by default shared.
Shared Option Groups can be associated with multiple bundles. Whereas, Standalone Option Groups are bundle specific. Though, you can associate standalone options groups with other bundles. However, only the option group structure that you saved for the first time while creating the standalone option groups is associated with another bundle. The changes you make to the option group structure after saving the first time are not reflected whenever you associated the same option group with other bundles.
When you click New Shared Option Groups or New Standalone Option Groups a pop-up opens in which you create a new option group. Follow the steps in the To create an Option Group below to after you click New Shared Option Groups or New Standalone Option Groups. When you create an option group in the structure page of a bundle, that option group is automatically associated with the bundle. Shared option groups are also associated with the bundles. Any change structural changes you make are reflected on all the bundles the shared option group is associated with. For example, if you change the options in the option group, the changes are reflected in all the bundles the shared option group is associated with.
To create an Option Group
Based on your Type selection; an Option Group or Offering and Option Group type options group is created and added.
You can create option group hierarchies based on your business requirement. Select a Parent Option Group when you create a new option group.
To modify an existing Option Group
The option group is modified and saved. After creating or modifying the options, you must run the Category Maintenance batch job.
In the Salesforce Classic user interface select the Cascade Group Changes field on the Product Option Group details page to enable a warning message when you modify any shared option group.