/Forum/tabid/56/forumid/14/scope/threads/Default.aspxDiscuss CPQ's future direction with Webcom officials here2010-09-08T18:30:03Z2008-03-13T17:48:04Z302008-03-13T17:48:04ZAlex Knezevic/Forum/tabid/56/forumid/14/threadid/3/scope/posts/Default.aspx <font color='#003366'>Based on&#160;a recent customer poll, Webcom, Inc.&#160;has published the following list as the top 10 requested features. </font> <font color='#003366' size='4'>What are your thoughts?</font> <table cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0'> <tbody> <tr> <td valign='top' width='91'> Name </td> <td valign='top' width='172'> Description </td> <td valign='top' width='155'> Current Behavior </td> <td valign='top' width='354'> Desired Behavior </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign='top' width='91'> Product Rule Wizard </td> <td valign='top' width='172'> More user friendly rule (dependencies, rules, triggers) administration. </td> <td valign='top' width='155'> Creating product rules scares the users, even though it is not really that difficult. However, they appear daunting until administrators get used to it. </td> <td valign='top' width='354'> Create a more graphical UI for creating rules. Attached is an example of one possible approach. </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign='top' width='91'> Sequencing products on CART </td> <td valign='top' width='172'> User should be able to move products (items) up and down while in the shopping cart. </td> <td valign='top' width='155'> The sequence of products in the shopping cart can not be changed by the user. </td> <td valign='top' width='354'> Allow users to reorder items in the shopping cart as well as in the output document. </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign='top' width='91'> Attribute Where Used </td> <td valign='top' width='172'> Where used should find all places (expressions, etc.) where an attribute or attribute value is used. </td> <td valign='top' width='155'> The Attribute Where Used feature does not check expressions or eval statements other than in Rules/Triggers.&#160; If an attribute is used somewhere else, Where Used does not find it. </td> <td valign='top' width='354'> If an Attribute is used ANYWHERE in the model, Where Used should find it. Also replace R with something more intuitive for where used functionality. Also, clicking on where used for a product attribute only shows rules where attribute is used and not where individual attribute values are used. While this is not a bug, many users assume that no attribute value are used either if entire attribute is not used. This needs to be improved. </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign='top' width='91'> Adjustable Session timeout </td> <td valign='top' width='172'> Users often request a longer timeouts so sales reps/admins do not lose information mid config/management. </td> <td valign='top' width='155'> Admin has 20 min timeout. </td> <td valign='top' width='354'> Admin can specify timeout of admin login as well as user session. See attached SFDC example. </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign='top' width='91'> Debug </td> <td valign='top' width='172'> Ability to debug a configuration session. </td> <td valign='top' width='155'> Users cannot turn on the debugger and obtain debug results easily. </td> <td valign='top' width='354'> Ability for a user (administrator) to turn on a debugger and to obtain debug results administratively without ftp access to the server. </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign='top' width='91'> Not Complete </td> <td valign='top' width='172'> It would be a nice feature to have the required attributes stand out of be highlighted to allow the user to quickly determine which attributes are the required ones. </td> <td valign='top' width='155'> User may not know which attribute needs to be selected and which tab to go to </td> <td valign='top' width='354'> Highlight attributes and tabs where they are located. </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign='top' width='91'> Laying out Attributes </td> <td valign='top' width='172'> Visual layout tool for attributes (drag and drop) </td> <td valign='top' width='155'> It is not easy to specify layout of attributes with in a step, tab and product. </td> <td valign='top' width='354'> Use AJAX to visually position (design) attributes. Something similar to 'http://www.netvibes.com'>www.netvibes.com </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign='top' width='91'> IF Syntax </td> <td valign='top' width='172'> Improved IF syntax builder. </td> <td valign='top' width='155'> Some find it difficult to create a correct if syntax. We have to type it in or use a syntax builder by clicking one element at a time. </td> <td valign='top' width='354'> Allow a user to place the entire If statement or several nested if statements in the syntax builder with one click. Create something like this [IF](condition...){true action...}{false action...}[ENDIF]. Allow them to specify how many nested ifs as well. </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign='top' width='91'> Attribute Names and Values </td> <td valign='top' width='172'> Special characters in attributes and attribute names. </td> <td valign='top' width='155'> Currently users can define attribute names and/or display values with characters which will cause problems if those attributes are used in rules or expressions. </td> <td valign='top' width='354'> Encode these characters so that our parser does not get confused when they are encountered or prevent them from being used when defining attributes. </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign='top' width='91'> Admin Changes Audit Trail </td> <td valign='top' width='172'> Ability to see who made admin changes. </td> <td valign='top' width='155'> There is no way to see who changed what in the admin and when </td> <td valign='top' width='354'> Ability to have an audit trail in the admin. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>0