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iQuote Modeler empowering your sales force
iQuote Modeler is a web-based software system and probably the most powerful and
easy to use configuration development framework available. Quote Modeler is bundled
with the iQuote application, and can be acquired as a hosted or licensed
solution.
iQuote Modeler is a tool used to formalize product knowledge by describing the parts of a product and their inter-dependencies. The product description is stored in a SQL database, and can on demand be compiled into a file format defined by Configit Software A/S (vt-file) which is a compact database of all legal product combinations. The vt-files is the basis for the configurator used in iQuote, which will guide users (sales persons or customers) to find a product that satisfy all dependencies
The iQuote Modeler is based on .NET 2.0 technology, and provides basic functionalities including features as:
iQuote Modeler is a tool used to formalize product knowledge by describing the parts of a product and their inter-dependencies. The product description is stored in a SQL database, and can on demand be compiled into a file format defined by Configit Software A/S (vt-file) which is a compact database of all legal product combinations. The vt-files is the basis for the configurator used in iQuote, which will guide users (sales persons or customers) to find a product that satisfy all dependencies
The iQuote Modeler is based on .NET 2.0 technology, and provides basic functionalities including features as:
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Creation of question/answers used to define the product (alternative terminology are variable/values and feature/options). Each question/answer can hold attributes such as price and weight
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Creation of TabPages used in the user interface of the configurator. This will be used to group question/answers for better overview
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Creation of table-rules which is used to express business rules (dependencies) among the question/answers in the model
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Setup of quotation letter used in the iQuote application. It is based on a predefined template, and it can contain static information (logo, company address etc.) and dynamic information such as customer data from the iQuote and bill-of-material lists from the configurator
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Compile product data (stored in SQL Server) into a compacted vt-files used by the configurator
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Test of vt-file in a generic configurator
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Download of product model file at any time. Useful in situations where it is decided to continue the modeling work in the more rich Windows based Configit Modeler application
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What is not included in iQuote Modeler (compared to the Configit Modeler application) is the use of functions and advanced modeling features (links, modules, and declarative line-based rules)