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Feature · Network Configuration Review

Network Configuration Review

Review the frequency band, port requirement and license term in the context of a specific quote.

OverviewConfiguration Review
Telecom Equipment CPQ · Network Configuration Review

Configuration Review

Approval conditions

New
ParentOrganizationFrequency bandPort countLicense term monthsRequired by
QTS-72208ORG-7092FB-2382457027 Oct
QTS-65889ORG-4476FB-8773096011 Oct
QTS-61541ORG-1161FB-369715019 Oct
QTS-74351ORG-1577FB-4842060009 Oct
QTS-28161ORG-1433FB-502672017 Oct
6 of 6 records
FB-238Network configurations · NC-10317
Submitted
ParentQTS-72208
OrganizationORG-7092
Port count24
License term months570
Required by27 Oct
Example screen with sample data

What you can do

Put the network requirement beside the commercial offer

A telecom equipment quote needs enough network context for the reviewer to understand what the customer is asking for. Quote Specialist records the frequency band, port count, license term and required date against the parent quote. The configuration also belongs to the selling organization, keeping its context aligned with the commercial work.

A customer might request a particular frequency band and a larger port capacity than in the previous offer. Record that requirement explicitly instead of leaving the reviewer to infer it from a product code. The configuration review and the line pricing then address their own parts of the same quote.

How the work is organized

  • Requirement capture. Record the requested frequency band, port count and license term in months. The required date gives the reviewer the customer’s timing context without implying a reserved delivery slot.
  • Revision review. Prepare the configuration in Draft, submit it for independent review and retain its revision. Pricing Reviewer approves or rejects the submitted configuration under the agreed review policy.
  • Separate commercial effect. An approved configuration can move to Completed through the authorized operation. That decision does not change the parent quote’s prices or commercial state.

What to agree during setup

Agree how frequency bands are written and what the port count represents for the equipment being quoted. Define whether the license term refers to the customer’s requested entitlement or another agreed commercial period. Use the same definitions when gathering requirements and reviewing them.

Identify the engineering evidence the reviewer needs and who supplies it. The team’s technical specialists remain responsible for the engineering assessment relevant to the equipment. Agree the review checklist and the point at which it must be complete before commercial commitment. A recorded requirement should not be presented as a guarantee of performance or a completed network design.

Check the handoff on an actual case

Prepare a configuration for an equipment quote with a stated frequency band, port requirement and license term. Quote Specialist confirms that it links to the intended quote and organization, then submits the current configuration revision. Pricing Reviewer compares the requirements with the supporting technical evidence and makes the configured approval or rejection decision.

Change the requirement after the reviewer has opened the original submission. Rehearse the stale-revision case so the earlier review cannot silently approve the changed configuration. Also test a configuration linked to a quote from another organization; the mismatch must be resolved before the operation proceeds.

After a successful review, complete the eligible configuration and inspect the parent quote. Its commercial amount and status should remain consistent with their own pricing and review history. If the changed network requirement needs different equipment or license pricing, return that commercial change to the quote preparation process for a separate decision.

What your team sees

  • Configuration Review — Submitted network requirements awaiting the independent review decision.
  • Network Configuration Board — Configuration records grouped by preparation, decision and completion state.

Follow the work through

Use network configuration review and quote preparation and pricing to rehearse their separate effects.

What it keeps track of

Data model
Network configurations
Telecom network configuration records validated against a quote.
Quotes
Priced commercial quotes with lifecycle, revision and validity.
Organizations
Selling organizations that own quotes, customers and team membership.
Operation receipts
Idempotent receipts for every guarded operation attempt.

Who uses it

Permissions
Quote Specialist
Prepares requirements and completes eligible work.
Pricing Reviewer
Decides the submitted configuration under the agreed policy.
Auditor
Reads the authorized evidence.

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