Product
Products are added to a Contract and are used to define what a company can order.
Types of Products
Products are sold in different ways to customers. The following types of products are available:
Lease
In a lease, the customer gets a fleet of products. The customer can then draw down the products as they need them. When a product is sent to the customer there is defined lease period, if the product is not returned before the end of the lease period then the customer will be charged a lost fee. All products must be returned by the end of the product end date other wise the customer will be charged a lost fee per product not returned.
If the product has been set to replenish fleet capacity when returned then the customers fleet will increase back up to the full quantity when they return the products.
Subscription
In a subscription, the customer pays a monthly fee for a number of products. There is no requirement for the products to be returned within a certain period. The only bounding factor is the end date of the product.
Ad-Hoc
Ad-Hoc has no commitment and is used for one-off orders. There is the same lease period functionality as the lease type. Therefore the customer will be charged a lost fee if the product is not returned before the end of the period.
One-Off
In a one-off, the customer buys the product outright and there is no requirement for the product to be returned.
Parameters
A product will have the following fields:
| Parameter | Value Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Text | The name of the product |
| Type | Text | The type of the product |
| Start Date | Date | The start date of the product, defaults to contract start date |
| End Date | Date | The end date of the product, defaults to contract end date |
| Status | Draft / Active / Expired / Suspended | The status of the product |
| Quantity | Number | The quantity of the product |