How do I create a product?

Creating a product. Setting price and commission. Product fields.

For call centers where calls can result in a product or service being offered/sold, it is important to track performance . You can create products to be added to your outbound projects, so agents can record them in their calls.

To create a new product, in your Admin account:

1. Go to the Products page.
2. Go to the Products list subpage.
3. Click the Create button.
4. Type a Product name. This is the name which agents will see, and will appear on reports and dashboards for products.
5. Optionally, click the Office drop-down list and select the office this product will be associated with.
6. Sponsors are mandatory for products if you have created any sponsors. Click the Sponsor drop-down list and select the sponsor for this product.
7. Type the Sponsor's product code for this product, if you have one. This information will show in some reports.
8. Type the Product code, if you have one. This may be different from the sponsor's code, depending on your local setup.

Pricing and commission

Next, you can set the pricing for the product, and your agents' commission where appropriate. 

Set the pricing and commission details:

• Sales price - price the product is sold for to the customer.
• Hourly wage - hourly wage attached to the product.
• Commission/order - amount of commission the company earns when selling this product.
• Commission percent - percentile that an agent earns when selling this product.
• Target/hour - sales target to be achieved per hour.
• Sales points - if you use sales points within LeadDesk, you can define them here per product sold.
• Target/hour (points) - sales target in points to be achieved per hour.
• Optionally, type a short Product description.
• Agent can set sales price freely.  If checked, an agent can change the Sales price, allowing the agent to be more competitive if required.

Product fields

The product fields will show when the agent selects the product. They can be used to help guide the conversation with the potential customer, and to record their choices.

To add a field:

1. Click the drop-down list to select the type of field (see below).
2. Click the Add field button.
3. Type a Field name.
4. Click to tick Mandatory field to require the agent to complete this field when adding this product to the order.
5. If the field is of type Single select or Multiselect, type an option in the Selections field. Click the Add row button to add extra options.
6. Add any additional fields if required.

Product complete

When all details have been recorded for your product:

1. Click the Create button.

Product field types

When adding product fields there are several different types which let agents record different types of information.

• Text. Allows the agent to type a small line of text.
• Date. Allows the agent to select a date.
• Single select. Allows you to create a list of options, the agent will only be able to choose one of them. 
• Multiselect. - Allows you to create a list of options, the agent will be able to select any or all of them.
• Textarea. Allows the agent to type more text.
• Static text. Shows non-editable text to the agent.

Product fields in agent view

If an agent selects a product with the above product fields in the Outbound interface, this is how they will appear.