Understanding Bundles Versus Purchase Packages

Bundles Versus Purchase Packages describes the differences between a bundle and a purchase package.

Table 1. Bundles Versus Purchase Packages
Bundle Purchase Package
Contents
  • A bundle contains one or more product offers.
  • A catalog item is associated with a bundle.
  • You define the bundle and catalog item in pricing first.
  • When purchasing a bundle, all the product offers configured in the bundle are purchased.
  • You cannot add more product offers to the bundle.
  • You cannot remove a product offer from the bundle.
  • A purchase package contains one or more purchased catalog items.
  • You specify the list of catalog items and the purchase package data at purchase time.
  • The purchase package is not defined in pricing.
  • You can add purchased items to the purchase package.
  • You can remove purchased items from the purchase package.
Offer Lifecycle
  • The bundle is associated with an offer lifecycle profile and the status of the bundle is for the entire purchased item.
  • Suspend, resume, and cancel operate on the bundle level.
  • Each purchased item in a purchase package has its own offer lifecycle profile and its own status.
  • Suspend, resume, and cancel can operate on individual purchased item level or on the purchase package level.
Validity Time
  • Validity time is defined on a bundle.
  • A bundle has the start time and end time.
  • A purchase package does not have validity time.
  • Each purchased item in a purchase package has its own start time and end time.

For more information about bundles, see the discussion about bundles in MATRIXX Pricing and Rating.