VSS will be the source of truth for vehicle models, features, and price information. Vehicle models, features and prices maintained in VSS will be used for executing sales activities in DSW.
Prerequisites
Before sending vehicle models, features, and price, you must ensure the following:
Technical connection has been established between VSS and DSW
Vehicle models, features and prices has been created and maintained in VSS
Vehicle models, features and prices upload template has been correctly populated according to
the template required by DSW
Activities
Refer below steps to send vehicle models, features, and prices to DSW:
Create and maintain vehicle models, features, and prices in VSS.
Populate the selected vehicle models, features, and prices in the upload template.
Place the upload file into the FTP server/folder.
A program in DSW will pick up the file and subsequently create the vehicle models, features, and prices
in DSW.Note: Sending the vehicle models, features, and prices via webservices will be available in the next release.
Additional items or services
To support the sales activity and increase profitability, additional items or services can be offered to
the customers on top of the vehicle model price. These additional items or services will be created in VSS. Salesperson will then be able to select the relevant additional items or services in DSW when preparing the offer to the customers. This ensures a synchronized and similar data representation between both applications.
Prerequisites
Before sending the additional items or services to DSW, you must ensure the following:
Technical connection has been established between VSS and DSW
Additional items or services has been created and maintained in VSS
DSW item group has been configured in VSS
(Customizing under Vehicle Sales & Services > Vehicle Sales > Integration with VSS Order > Digital Sales Workplace (DSW) > Define Item Group)
Features
Below are the additional items or services that can be offered to the customers:
No. | Type of additional items or services | Description | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
OEM (Branded Accessories) | OEM Parts sold to the dealers and provided through the OEM Parts Master Data, those are created as inventory items in the dealer, and it could be offered or sold through any dealership Channel (Parts Over the Counter, Workshop, New & Used Vehicle Sales Department). | OEM Vehicle Cases, OEM Floor Mats, OEM Child Seat, Road Safety Tool Kit, etc | |
2. | Dealer Accessories | Other accessories bought from the dealer through an after- market accessories shop. They are created as inventory items in the dealer, and it could be offered or sold through any dealership Channel (Parts Over the Counter, Workshop, New & Used Vehicle Sales Department) | Dealer Vehicle Cases, Dealer Floor Mats, Road Safety Tool Kit, etc |
3. | Additional Services/Charges | Additional services or charges offered by the dealers. | Registration Fees, Transfer Cost Fees, PDI Charges |
Activities
Refer below steps to send additional items or services to DSW:
Create and maintain additional items or services in VSS.
Access transaction code /DBE/ODL_ITEM_DIST to send additional items or services to DSW. A background job can be created to schedule the transmission to DSW based on a predefined timing and interval.
Access transaction code /DBE/IFM for monitoring.
Sales Campaign
Sales campaign used to be driven either by the OEM/Manufacturer or Dealers. OEMs/Manufacturers on
a timely manner depends on the Market use to launch sales campaigns to boost the sales. Incentives are submitted in a pdf or excel format through email to the Dealers which includes the campaign program, conditions as well as the effective dates.
Prerequisites
Before sending sales campaign to DSW, you must ensure the following:
Technical connection has been established between VSS and DSW
Sales incentives (Master Data + Pricing) are created in DSW, only authorized users (role-/right depending) should be able to maintain the Sales Incentives.
Sales Admin/Manager creates sales campaign in VSS master data, only authorized users (role-/right depending) should be able to maintain the Sales Campaigns.
Control values for sales campaign have been configured in VSS (Customizing under Vehicle Sales & Services > Vehicle Sales > Integration with VSS Order > Digital Sales Workplace (DSW) > Control Values for Sales Campaign)
Features
Integration points for sales campaign are Vehicle API & Sales Document API.
Sales incentive in DSW represents the sales campaign in VSS and must have the same ID.
VSS can support up to three sales campaigns in parallel.
Sales campaign can be assigned to vehicles via action QCMP (Assign Sales Campaign (VSS)).
Sales campaign can be unassigned from vehicles via action QDCM (Unassign Sales Campaign (VSS)).
Activities
For vehicle stock, sales campaign will be assigned to vehicles in VSS, and the updates will be sent to DSW via vehicle API.
Sales consultant creates an offer/contract in DSW, sales incentive can be added automatically
or manually.Pricing simulation is triggered, VSS will simulate the pricing including the sales campaign conditions and taking into consideration the sales campaign ID which is assigned to the document item and the maintained condition record.
Offer/Order is created in DSW, a sales quotation/order will be created automatically in VSS, and campaign ID’s will be assigned to each corresponding quotation/order item.