Create Products using TIBCO Fulfillment Catalog

The first requirement of the use case requires creation of the product using TIBCO Fulfillment Catalog. To create a product in TIBCO Fulfillment Catalog, you have to understand the product, plan fragment, and milestone relationship.

Product, Plan Fragment, and Milestone Relationship

The relationship between product, plan fragment, and milestone are as follows:

  • Each product or product bundle should have a plan fragment associated with it. For this use case we will create four plan fragments, one each for the three products and one for the product bundle.
  • The plan fragment record can be created without milestone records, but the SLA data part must be provided. For more information, refer to the TIBCO Fulfillment Catalog User's Guide. For this use case we will create four milestone pairs, one pair each for the three products and one pair for the product bundle.
Note:
  • A single plan fragment associated with a milestone pair can be linked to all the products and the product bundle created in this use case. You can create just one plan fragment and link it with all the products and product bundle.
  • The use case mentions creating four plan fragments and four milestone pairs (one each for products and the product bundle) because each product is a different service or bundle and can be associated with its own plan fragment having its own milestones.