Organizations can group a set of products together into a
single package either to make data entry more efficient or to offer a
discounted price when the products are purchased as a set. Defining a set of
products within a package can promote certain products or programs, which can
then increase the market share and improve member services. A single package
can include product, products with components, as well as other packages.
Once a package product is create, one or more products or
other package products can be added as components to the package. When the
package is added to an order, separate order lines are created as sub products
for each of the package components. The package selection type code controls
whether the user can delete package items from the order or add other items as
sub products to the package in the order.
Before the user can define a package, the product (or
package added as a component) to be added to the package must contain the
following traits:
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Belong to the same organization and organization unit as the
package
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Be valid
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Have a status of ‘Active’
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Not be expired