Selecting Match Fields to Find Coverage
Use the Selecting Match Fields to Find Coverage section to configure how the entitlement rule determines the correct Product Warranty coverage for a Service Product and its associated Work Plans. Match fields define the criteria used to evaluate warranty eligibility by comparing the selected Date field from the Work Order or Installed Product with the Start Date and End Date of the Product Warranty.
After completing the General and Rule Settings sections in the Creating an Entitlement Rule for Warranty Coverage topic, configure the match fields in the Service Product and its Work Plans section to define how warranty coverage is evaluated.
To configure match fields for warranty coverage:
1. On the selected entitlement rule record, scroll to the Service Product and its Work Plans section.
The following table describes the match fields used to identify warranty coverage and the options for evaluating multiple matching warranties.
Field
Description
Match Date
Select the required Work Order’s or Installed Product’s Date field to check coverage. Based on the selection, the Date field value is compared with the Start Date and End Date of the Product Warranty.
Select Object to get Date from
Select the object from where you want to fetch the Date field to find matching warranty coverage. Available options are:
Work Order: The Work Order’s Date field is compared with Product Warranty’s Start Date and End Date.
Installed Product: The Installed Product’s Date field is compared with Product Warranty’s Start Date and End Date.
Select Date Field
Select the required date field from the selected object to find valid Product Warranty records. For example, if the selected object is Work Order, then the date fields from the Work Order will be listed for selection. If Created Date is selected, the system considers Product Warranty records whose Start Date and End Date fall within the Work Order’s Created Date for entitlement assignment.
Ranking Contracts And Warranties
Displays options to define how multiple matching Service Contracts and Warranties are handled during entitlement checks.
If multiple matches found
Select any of the following:
Skip auto assignment: Select this option to skip the entitlement If multiple matches are found after the entitlement rule execution.
Apply first match based on sort field: Select this option to apply first match based on the configured sort field. If you select this option then Select Field to Sort Warranties and Sort Order fields are listed on the user interface to select the sort field and sorting order. If the Select Field to Sort Warranties field is Start Date and the Sort Order is Ascending, the engine evaluates all matching Warranties and selects the one with the earliest Start Date as the eligible match.
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This option is applicable only for the auto-entitlement process.
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Warranty based entitlement check is not applicable to Work Plans added directly to Work Order.
2. Scroll to the Select items to process in order from top until coverage is found section.
The following table describes the fields that define how the system evaluates Service Product and Work Plan levels in sequence to determine valid coverage.
Field
Description
Service Product
Check entitlement on installed product
This option is always selected and read-only. The system checks entitlement on the Installed Product linked to the Service Product. Coverage on this Installed Product is evaluated first.
If coverage is not found at this level, the system checks the selected higher levels (such as Parent or Top-Level Component) in order.
The system stops when it finds valid coverage.
Check Entitlement on below when Installed Product has no coverage
Select one or both of the following assembly levels to evaluate when coverage is not found at the Installed Product level: Parent and Top-Level Component. The system checks the selected levels in order and stops when coverage is found.
Work Plan
Check Entitlement on Work Plan with Installed Product
This option evaluates Work Plan coverage associated with the Installed Product.
The system evaluates coverage for the Work Plan in the following fixed sequence until coverage is found. This is system default and cannot be modified:
Installed Product and Work Plan
Product and Work Plan
Work Plan only
3. Click Save.
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