The Challenge:
To take an existing Flash graphic that resembles Seimens’ phone card cabinets and turn it into a dynamic tool that allows a salesperson or customer to enter the site and custom configure a shelf/cabinet for quote/purchase.

Our Solution:
Developed a “decision tree” solution that would allow the customer to answer 10 questions which would drive the initial/basic configuration to start (create the base configuration and price). Then the user would click within the flash graphic and configure the cards they want in the positions they want (a simple point and click). Once the user completes creating their configuration, formal/printable quotes are created for the user for all configurations they created for a particular project. These quotes are also attached to an email and mailed to the customer and the Siemens administrator.

All prices and components are stored in a SQL Server 2000 database that we designed that would also interface with the company’s SAP data system. The database is designed to allow Siemens to change every bit of information in relation to parts and prices and no changes will be necessary in the code or the Flash interface.