1. Systems Deal Registration users guide
March 14, 2019
Christian Theisler

2. Deal Registration process IBM is introducing a new process for Business Partners (Resellers and Distributors) to request deal registrations. To make this work easier for the IBM business partners, we will introduce two changes. We are aligning the Systems Deal Registration to the opportunity, meaning that there always need to be a opportunity, before a Deal Registration can be made. If no opportunities are available, the opportunity can be created in MySA. Attached we will describe how you as a partner can make a opportunity, followed by a Deal Registration. The second change is that all Deal Registrations will be made in MySA. As a Business Partner you can now make Systems Deal Registrations in MySA, and It will be the same tool for SaaS Deal Registration, and over time Software Deal registration.

3. Creating the Opportuity

4. Create a opportunity in MySA
When you connect to MySA, as a Business Partner you will get a list of your Opportunities and your Incentives.
An incentive can be Systems Deal Registration, but also other type of incentives like SaaS Deal Registration and CVR.
In this scenario, we like to make a Opportunity, therefore you should click on Opportunities.

5. Create a opportunity in MySA
MySA, will take you to the Opportunity screen.
Here you can initiated creation of a new Opportunity by using the + sign.

6. Create a opportunity in MySA
Fields marked with *, are mandatory for making a Opportunity
Specifically for the client name it is recommended to use the Advanced Search,
Where you can search on Customer name or CMR number on country level

7. The Sales Stage need to be 4, to be able to make the Deal Registration afterwards
Status labels
For the Opportunity is possible to add a team member. This could be the reseller adding the Distributor.
You will find the Business partners to be added in the dropdown menu
For the Deal Registration when created , the Distributor , and Reseller will automatically be added to the opportunity

8. Status labels
Continuing down the form you need to create a new line item. In the systems Deal Registration you can create Power, Storage or Z brands (only used in very few countries) The drop down menu will provide the list of sub-brand for you to select from.
Systems Deal Registration will only use the Brand to identify other Deal Registrations for the same opportunity (Duplicate check

9. Line item details
Finishing up the line item, you need to add the Amount (Value), the Bill date (pre populated with the decision date), and Create the Revenue line item . A revenue line item is required for each brand included in the Deal Registration.

10. Completing opportunity Line item and Opportunity
When the line item is created, you need to submit
the opportunity, and it will be created.
Details of the line item will be presented and the data of the Opportunity will be presented

11. Creating the Systems Deal Registration

12. Create the Systems Deal Registration
To create the Systems Deal registration you should scroll further down on the opportunity, and you will find the Incentives
Using the ‘View/Add Incentives’ you will get a list of available incentives.
Here you will select ‘Systems Deal Registration’ Incentives’
For your information, in this list you will find all the incentives like SaaS Deal Registration

13. Creating a Systems Deal Registration
Opening this form, you will get the base information on the Deal Registration (as know from the opportunity) and you will see that the form is prepared for information like Incentive status, Incentive Key etc.

14. Creating a systems Deal Registration
Scrolling down the form you will get presented with the End Customer information from the opportunity. Under the customer number, you can select the exact customer (if several exist under the CRM) by clicking on the on the dropdown .
Continuing down the form, you will get presented with the product information and the Business Partner information (*).
You can now select the Reseller and the Distributor (drop down facilities are available)
* The system have now identifies if this is a new client situation.
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15. Creating a Systems Deal Registration
The system will now preform a Duplication check. If no duplicates, you can continue the Systems Deal Registration. If duplicates the will be a pop-up menu as shown below. .

16. Creating a Systems Deal Registration
Continuing the Systems Deal Registration form , you will get to the Deal Registration details, where the fields marked * need to be filled in .
Followed by the Sales Activity information that serves under the investment review to evaluate the sales activities the partner have preformed with the customer. These are optional fields

17. Creating a Systems Deal registration
This takes you to the point of submitting the Systems Deal Registration.
Note, you can only attach documentation, after the Systems Deal Registration is save Draft / Reopen or submitted.

18. Systems Deal Registration
If this request for Systems Deal Registration can get auto approved, you will get the approval confirmation from the system…..you will note the status approved, and the you can find this Systems Deal Registration under you incentives in the main MySA menu..

19. Systems Deal Registration
If the request for Deal Registration was a duplicate, then the following text will show at the submission level.
As a Business Partner you can then decide if you like to submit for manual review (investment review) or not pursue this Deal Registration.
If you submit the incentive status will show ’Submitted for review’

20. Request for Systems Deal Registration

21. Back up

22. Status of Systems Deal Registration request
Status Label visible to BP
Status Label in system
Approved
APPROVED
Denied
DENIED
Draft
DRAFT
Expired
EXPIRED
Extended
EXTENDED
Extension Requested
EXTEND_REQUESTED
Extension Denied
EXTEND_DENIED
More Information Required
MORE_INFO_REQUIRED
Submitted for review
SUBMIT_4_REVIEW
Withdrawn
WITHDRAWN