Understanding Microsoft Dynamics 365 On-Premise Pricing: A Comprehensive Guide

Microsoft Dynamics 365 on-premise pricing provides a robust framework for managing product families, products, and bundles. In this article, we will delve into the intricacies of defining product properties, creating product families, and implementing business logic to optimize your sales strategy.

Defining Product Properties

Product properties are essential in Dynamics 365 as they enable you to define the characteristics of a product, such as its size, color, or component. This is achieved by using the DynamicProperty table. For instance, you can create a new product family and associate it with a child product record.

Creating Product Families and Child Products

To demonstrate how to create a product family and a child product record, consider the following code sample:

```csharp

_productFamilyId = _serviceProxy.Create(newProductFamily);

Console.WriteLine('Created under the product family', newProduct1.Name)

```

This code snippet creates a product family and a child product record. You can also implement your own business logic based on these attributes.

Understanding Product Valid Dates

The Product.ValidFromDate and Product.ValidToDate attributes do not have any out-of-the-box business logic associated with them, except for the check to ensure that the date in Product.ValidToDate is later than or equal to the date in Product.ValidFromDate.

When defining product families, products, and bundles, consider the following important points:

* A product family record can contain multiple child product family, product, and bundle instances in a hierarchical structure.

* Use the Product.ProductStructure column to define whether an item is a product family, product, or bundle.

* More information: Manage product catalog configuration

Additional Tips

You can also use the Sales tab in the system settings area in Dynamics 365 for Customer Engagement or Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Outlook to specify whether products are created in an Active state. By default, this column is set to 0 (false) for a fresh installation of Dynamics 365 for Customer Engagement and to 1 (true) if you're upgrading from a previous version of Customer Engagement.

For products not associated with a product family, you can create them directly in an Active state by setting the Organization.CreateProductsWithoutParentInActiveState column to 1 (true).

By following these guidelines and best practices for defining product families, products, and bundles in Microsoft Dynamics 365 on-premise pricing, you can optimize your sales strategy and streamline your business operations.

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