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In Salesforce Industries CPQ, when pricing bundles, there are multiple strategies you can employ:

• Assigning the parent product a zero price and managing pricing entirely through the child products. This approach is often used when the value of the bundle is derived solely from its components.
• Assigning a price to the parent product and setting the prices of the child products to zero. This strategy might be used when the parent product's price encompasses the total value of the bundle, and the child products are considered included or complimentary.

These methods offer flexibility in how bundles are presented and priced, allowing businesses to tailor their pricing strategy to match their sales and marketing objectives.

Rules in Salesforce Industries CPQ are triggered when the "Validate Cart" button is clicked. This mechanism ensures that all the business rules and validations are enforced at a critical point in the transaction process, specifically when finalizing the configurations and selections in the cart.

• When the "Validate Cart" button is clicked (D): This trigger is crucial for ensuring that the cart meets all business, product, and regulatory requirements before proceeding to checkout or final approval, providing a safeguard against incorrect or incomplete configurations.

To price a promotion with a flat charge while ignoring the rolled-up total of the child product prices, the most effective method is to adjust the base price of all child products to zero and assign a specific charge to the parent product of the promotion. This approach ensures that the total price of the promotion is controlled solely by the charge assigned to the parent product, making the child products essentially free or included in the total price of the promotion. This is often used in bundle deals where the overall price is more important than the individual component costs.

To decide when to use a promotion instead of an offer to market products, consider these factors: A. Product is available to a limited set of customers: Promotions are ideal for targeting specific customer segments or demographics, allowing for more controlled and strategic marketing. C. Product is available for a limited time: Promotions are effective for creating urgency and driving sales within a specific timeframe, making them suitable for products available temporarily. D. Product needs to be sold quickly: Promotions can accelerate product uptake by offering timely incentives, which is crucial for moving inventory rapidly.

These criteria align with the strategic use of promotions to drive specific sales objectives, particularly when products require targeted marketing approaches or need to clear quickly due to time constraints.

References:

• Salesforce CPQ Promotions and Offers Documentation.
• Marketing and Sales Strategies in Salesforce Industries CPQ.