Exploring configuration and pricing options with your customer
Create local e-config files that can be used in ePricer to price or quote your product to your client. This step can be iterated; if the configuration needs to be updated after discussion
with the client, you can make changes in the configuration screens and generate new e-config files to represent those changes until agreement is reached for a final configuration for your
client order.
To create the local e-config files, follow these steps:
1. Click on the ellipse in the right-most column of the Solution Group row in the Products table view (Figure 183) and select Create e-config CFRs (zipped and in all available e-config formats).
Figure 183 Products table view of a Solution Group before a CFR file is created
A CFR .zip file is created locally in Storage Modeller for the software product. When the CFR .zip file is created, a
CFR button appears in the Solution Group row, as shown in
Figure 184.
Figure 184 Products table view of a Solution Group after a CFR file is created
2. The CFR .zip files must be downloaded to your local computer and then uploaded to
ePricer for pricing information. The pricing and configuration process might involve some iterations before client-approval of configuration and associated pricing is obtained. When using
the Storage Modeller locally-generated e-config files, the user can return to the product-configuration panes in Storage Modeller to update the configuration as needed. Then, the user can
generate new e-config files that represent the updated configuration. All CFR .zip files that are created for your configuration are stored in Storage
Modeller.
3. Display the CFR Attachments page in one of the following ways:
– Click the CFR button in the Attachments column of the Products table view, as shown in
Figure 184.
Click the ellipse in the right-most column of the Solution Group row on the Products table view and click
View Attachments, as shown in
Figure 184.
The CFR Attachments page is displayed, as shown in
Figure 185.
Figure 185 CFR Attachments window- IBM Storage Fusion software
4. Choose the CFR .zip file to be used in your configuration, as follows:
a. To ensure that the current CFR .zip files are listed, click the refresh icon next to
each CFR file in the list.
b. To download the desired CFR .zip file to your local drive, click the download icon.
5. Unzip the CFR .zip file to extract the .cfr file to be
used to place your order.
When you unzip the CFR .zip file, four files in total are extracted (.cfr, .rtf,
.txt, and .html).