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EPC Catalog Generation

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Streamline your Product2-based catalog creation.

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Updated Aug 10, 2026
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What EPC Catalog Generation does

The omnistudio-epc-catalog-generate skill is designed for Salesforce Industries users who need to create and manage EPC Product2 records efficiently. This skill focuses on generating and reviewing product catalogs that include configurable attributes and offer bundles through Product Child Item relationships. By leveraging a set of predefined templates, users can ensure consistency and accuracy in their product modeling efforts. The templates cover various aspects of product creation, including attribute assignments, pricing entries, and orchestration scenarios, which are essential for maintaining a well-structured product catalog.

This skill is particularly valuable for organizations that utilize Salesforce Industries' Communications, Media, and Energy (CME) offerings. It allows users to create EPC products and offers tailored to their specific requirements, whether they are defining product attributes or composing complex offer bundles. The skill also supports the generation of DataPack JSON payloads, which are crucial for deploying product metadata in Salesforce environments. With bundled examples provided in the assets folder, users can quickly reference real-world scenarios to guide their own catalog creation processes.

Users are prompted to engage this skill when they are creating or updating Product2 EPC records, configuring attribute assignments, or building offer bundles. It is specifically tailored for those who are familiar with Salesforce Industries and need a streamlined approach to product catalog management. The skill provides a structured workflow to guide users through the necessary steps, ensuring that all related metadata is generated and aligned correctly.

While this skill excels in product modeling, it is important to note that it is not intended for OmniScript, FlexCard, or Integration Procedure design, nor for implementing Apex business logic. Users should utilize other specialized skills for those tasks. Overall, the omnistudio-epc-catalog-generate skill is an essential tool for developers and designers focused on optimizing their EPC product catalog creation workflows.

When to use it

Use this skill when you need to create or update EPC products, configure product attributes, or build offer bundles in Salesforce Industries.

When not to use it

Avoid this skill for OmniScript, FlexCard, or Integration Procedure design, as well as for Apex business logic implementation.

What you can build with it

Creating a New Product Bundle

Use this skill to generate a new EPC offer bundle by defining product attributes and child items.

Reviewing Existing EPC Products

Engage this skill to score and validate existing EPC Product2 records against the 120-point rubric.

Generating DataPack JSON Artifacts

Utilize this skill to create DataPack JSON payloads for deployment, ensuring consistency across related metadata.

How to install EPC Catalog Generation

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Written by forcedotcom

omnistudio-epc-catalog-generate: CME EPC Product and Offer Modeling

Expert Salesforce Industries CME EPC modeler for creating Product2-based catalog entries, assigning configurable attributes, and building offer bundles through Product Child Item relationships.

This skill is optimized for DataPack-style metadata authoring. Use the canonical template set in assets/:

  • assets/product2-offer-template.json
  • assets/attribute-assignment-template.json
  • assets/product-child-item-template.json
  • assets/pricebook-entries-template.json
  • assets/price-list-entries-template.json
  • assets/object-field-attributes-template.json
  • assets/orchestration-scenarios-template.json
  • assets/decomposition-relationships-template.json
  • assets/compiled-attribute-overrides-template.json
  • assets/override-definitions-template.json
  • assets/parent-keys-template.json

Additional packaged examples are available under assets/examples/, organized by offer type:

  • assets/examples/samsung-galaxy-s22-bundle/ — bundle offer example
  • assets/examples/business-internet-premium-fttc-simple-offer/ — simple offer example
  • assets/examples/business-internet-pro-vpl-simple-offer/ — simple offer example
  • assets/examples/static-ip-simple-offer/ — simple offer example

The examples/business-internet-plus-bundle/ folder contains a generated bundle example with a step-by-step transcript.

The root assets/ folder contains the canonical baseline template set for bundle authoring.


Scope

  • In scope: Creating and reviewing EPC Product2 records, Product Child Items, attribute metadata, offer bundles, pricing entries, decomposition and orchestration artifacts, and DataPack JSON payloads
  • Out of scope: OmniScript/FlexCard/Integration Procedure design (use omnistudio-omniscript-generate, omnistudio-flexcard-generate, or omnistudio-integration-procedure-generate), Apex business logic implementation (use platform-apex-generate), deployment pipeline troubleshooting (use platform-metadata-deploy)

Quick Reference

  • Primary object: Product2 (EPC product and offer records)
  • Attribute data: %vlocity_namespace%__AttributeMetadata__c, %vlocity_namespace%__AttributeDefaultValues__c, and %vlocity_namespace%__AttributeAssignment__c
  • Offer bundle composition: %vlocity_namespace%__ProductChildItem__c
  • Offer marker: %vlocity_namespace%__SpecificationType__c = "Offer" and %vlocity_namespace%__SpecificationSubType__c = "Bundle"
  • Companion bundle artifacts: pricebook entries, price list entries, object field attributes, orchestration scenarios, decomposition relationships, compiled attribute overrides, override definitions, and parent keys

Scoring: 120 points across 6 categories.
Thresholds: >= 95 Deploy-ready | 70-94 Needs review | < 70 Block and fix.

Glossary: EPC = Enterprise Product Catalog | CME = Communications, Media & Energy | DataPack = Vlocity JSON deployment artifact | PCI = ProductChildItem


Asset Template Set

Use the root assets/ templates when creating a bundle payload:

  • product2-offer-template.json
  • attribute-assignment-template.json
  • product-child-item-template.json
  • pricebook-entries-template.json
  • price-list-entries-template.json
  • object-field-attributes-template.json
  • orchestration-scenarios-template.json
  • decomposition-relationships-template.json
  • compiled-attribute-overrides-template.json
  • override-definitions-template.json
  • parent-keys-template.json

For additional real-world variants, use the per-example folders under assets/examples/.


Core Responsibilities

  1. Product Creation: Create EPC Product2 records with consistent naming, lifecycle dates, status, and classification fields.
  2. Attribute Modeling: Define category-based attributes, defaults, valid value sets, display sequences, and required flags.
  3. Offer Bundle Modeling: Compose offers with child products using %vlocity_namespace%__ProductChildItem__c records and clear quantity rules.
  4. Companion Metadata Generation: Generate and align all related bundle files (pricing, object field attributes, orchestration/decomposition, overrides, parent keys) from the same offer baseline.
  5. DataPack Consistency: Keep record source keys, global keys, lookup objects, and namespace fields internally consistent for deployment.

Invocation Rules (Mandatory)

Route to this skill whenever the prompt intent matches either of these:

  1. Create a product bundle:

    • User asks to create/build/generate/model an EPC offer bundle.
    • User asks for Product2 offer setup with Product Child Items.
    • User asks to generate bundle DataPack JSON artifacts from templates/examples.
  2. Score or review an existing product bundle:

    • User asks to score/assess/validate/audit an existing EPC bundle.
    • User asks to apply the 120-point rubric to existing Product2/ProductChildItem (PCI)/attribute payloads.
    • User asks for risk findings, quality gaps, or fix recommendations on bundle metadata.

Instruction priority: treat these two intents as direct triggers for omnistudio-epc-catalog-generate, even if the prompt is brief and does not mention EPC by name.


Workflow (Create/Review)

Phase 0: Prerequisites

Before proceeding, verify:

  1. Salesforce Industries org with EPC enabled
  2. Authenticated org alias in sf CLI — run sf org display --target-org <alias> to confirm
  3. Namespace model identified: %vlocity_namespace%, vlocity_cmt, or Core

If any prerequisite is unmet, ask the user to supply the org alias or namespace before continuing.


Phase 1: Identify Catalog Intent

Ask for:

  • Product type: spec product or offer bundle
  • Domain taxonomy: Family, Type/SubType, category path, and channel
  • Attribute requirements: required/optional, picklist values, default values
  • Bundle composition: child products, quantity constraints, optional vs required
  • Target org namespace model: %vlocity_namespace%, vlocity_cmt, or Core

Idempotency check: If a ProductCode is provided, verify no matching Product2 already exists before generating artifacts:

sf data query --query "SELECT Id, Name, ProductCode FROM Product2 WHERE ProductCode = '<code>'" --target-org <alias>

If a match is found, ask the user whether this is a net-new record or an update to the existing one before continuing.

Phase 1A: Clarifying Questions for Complete Bundle (Mandatory)

Before generating a new offer bundle payload, ask clarifying questions until all required inputs are known.

Required clarification checklist:

  1. Offer identity
    • What is the offer name and ProductCode?
    • Is this net-new or an update to an existing Product2 offer?
  2. Catalog classification
    • What are Family, Type/SubType, and channel/sales context values?
    • Should SpecificationType=Offer and SpecificationSubType=Bundle be set now?
  3. Lifecycle and availability
    • What are EffectiveDate and SellingStartDate?
    • Should IsActive and %vlocity_namespace%__IsOrderable__c be true at creation time?
  4. Child product composition
    • Which child products are included (name/code for each)?
    • For each child, what are required/optional semantics and sequence order?
  5. Quantity behavior per child
    • What are MinQuantity, MaxQuantity, and default Quantity?
    • Should %vlocity_namespace%__MinMaxDefaultQty__c be enforced for each line?
  6. Attribute model
    • Which attributes are required vs optional?
    • What are valid values, defaults, display types, and display sequences?
  7. Pricing and companion artifacts
    • Should pricebook and price list entries be generated now?
    • Should orchestration/decomposition/override/parent-key files be included in the same request?
  8. Namespace and keying
    • Which namespace convention should be used (%vlocity_namespace%, vlocity_cmt, or Core)?
    • Are there existing global keys/source keys to preserve?

If any required checklist item is unanswered, do not generate final bundle files yet; ask focused follow-up questions first.

Phase 2: Build Product2 Backbone

For every new EPC record, define:

  • Name
  • ProductCode (unique, stable, environment-agnostic)
  • %vlocity_namespace%__GlobalKey__c (stable UUID-style key)
  • %vlocity_namespace%__SpecificationType__c and %vlocity_namespace%__SpecificationSubType__c
  • %vlocity_namespace%__Status__c and date fields (EffectiveDate, SellingStartDate)
  • IsActive and %vlocity_namespace%__IsOrderable__c

Use assets/product2-offer-template.json as baseline structure.

Phase 3: Add Attributes

When attributes are required:

  1. Populate %vlocity_namespace%__AttributeMetadata__c category and productAttributes records.
  2. Populate %vlocity_namespace%__AttributeDefaultValues__c with attribute code to default value mapping.
  3. Create %vlocity_namespace%__AttributeAssignment__c records with:
    • category linkage
    • attribute linkage
    • UI display type (dropdown, etc.)
    • valid values and default marker

Use assets/attribute-assignment-template.json as the assignment baseline.

Phase 4: Build Offer Bundles

For offers:

  1. Keep parent Product2 record as offer (SpecificationType=Offer, SpecificationSubType=Bundle).
  2. Create root %vlocity_namespace%__ProductChildItem__c row (IsRootProductChildItem=true).
  3. Add child rows per component with:
    • parent and child references
    • sequence and line number
    • min/max/default quantity behavior (MinMaxDefaultQty, MinQuantity, MaxQuantity, Quantity)
  4. Use override rows only when behavior differs from inherited/default behavior.

Use assets/product-child-item-template.json for child relationship structure.

For complete bundle payloads, also align and include:

  • assets/pricebook-entries-template.json
  • assets/price-list-entries-template.json
  • assets/object-field-attributes-template.json
  • assets/orchestration-scenarios-template.json
  • assets/decomposition-relationships-template.json
  • assets/compiled-attribute-overrides-template.json
  • assets/override-definitions-template.json
  • assets/parent-keys-template.json

Phase 4B: Generate Companion Metadata Files

When the user asks to generate a bundle, generate/update all companion files together as one coherent set:

  1. pricebook-entries-template.json and price-list-entries-template.json
    • Keep Product2 GlobalKey/ProductCode references aligned with the parent offer.
  2. object-field-attributes-template.json
    • Keep object class references and field mappings aligned with the same offer model.
  3. orchestration-scenarios-template.json and decomposition-relationships-template.json
    • Keep decomposition and orchestration artifacts consistent with bundle child items.
  4. compiled-attribute-overrides-template.json and override-definitions-template.json
    • Keep override keys and references aligned with attribute metadata and assignments.
  5. parent-keys-template.json
    • Keep parent linkage values synchronized with generated artifact keys.

Mandatory rule: do not generate only a partial subset when a full bundle payload is requested unless the user explicitly asks for a limited file scope.

Phase 5: Validate and Handoff

Read assets/completion-block-template.txt and fill in each field to produce the handoff summary block.


Output Expectations

For a full offer bundle request, the following files are produced:

File patternContent
*_DataPack.jsonProduct2 offer record
*_AttributeAssignments.jsonAttribute category and assignment payloads
*_ProductChildItems.jsonRoot and child ProductChildItem (PCI) rows
*_PricebookEntries.jsonStandard and custom pricebook entries
*_PriceListEntries.jsonPrice list entries
*_ObjectFieldAttributes.jsonObject field mapping
*_OrchestrationScenarios.jsonOrchestration metadata
*_DecompositionRelationships.jsonDecomposition metadata
*_CompiledAttributeOverrides.jsonCompiled attribute override payload
*_OverrideDefinitions.jsonOverride definition payload
*_ParentKeys.jsonParent key linkage

For spec product (non-bundle) requests, only the DataPack, AttributeAssignments, PricebookEntries, and PriceListEntries files are required.

If generation of any file fails, stop immediately. List every file successfully generated so far and instruct the user to delete the partial set before retrying the full bundle — partial bundles cause GlobalKey mismatches on DataPack import. Do not generate the remaining files until the user confirms the partial set has been removed and a fresh attempt can begin.


Gotchas

IssueResolution
Attribute default not in valid values listEnsure the default value exists inside the values[] array — cart will reject invalid defaults at runtime
Root ProductChildItem row missingOffer bundle traversal breaks without IsRootProductChildItem=true — always create the root row first
Mixed namespace convention in one payloadPick one namespace style (%vlocity_namespace% vs vlocity_cmt) and apply it consistently across all files in the bundle
Duplicate display sequences in same attribute categoryUI ordering conflict — use spaced values (10, 20, 30) to allow future inserts without collisions
ProductCode contains environment suffixBreaks cross-org references — remove _DEV, _UAT, _PROD suffixes
Companion files generated with different offer namesKey mismatches break DataPack import — generate all companion files from the same baseline offer name and GlobalKey
DataPack import fails with Key not found errorA lookup object reference points to a GlobalKey absent in the target org — verify GlobalKey alignment across all companion files before import
DataPack import rolls back silentlyAdd --verbose during deployment and inspect the log for the specific record and field that triggered the rollback
Namespace mismatch between files in same bundleMixed %vlocity_namespace% and vlocity_cmt styles in one payload cause field resolution failures — enforce a single namespace style throughout

Generation Guardrails (Mandatory)

If any anti-pattern appears, stop and ask for confirmation before proceeding.

Anti-patternWhy it failsRequired correction
Missing ProductCode or unstable code valuesBreaks quote/cart references and package diffsUse deterministic code convention
Hardcoded org-specific IDs in relationshipsFails across orgs/environmentsUse lookup objects with matching keys/global keys
Offer bundle without root PCI rowRuntime bundle traversal issuesAdd root %vlocity_namespace%__ProductChildItem__c
Attribute defaults not present in valid valuesInvalid cart configuration defaultsEnsure default exists in allowed value set
Duplicate display sequences in same attribute categoryUI ordering conflictEnforce unique and spaced sequence values
Offer marked active with incomplete child referencesBroken bundle at runtimeComplete and validate child link set before activation
Mixed naming styles (snake_case, ad hoc abbreviations)Reduces maintainability and discoverabilityEnforce naming convention from references doc

Scoring Model (120 Points)

Read references/scoring-model.md for the full 6-category rubric and per-category criteria.

CategoryPoints
Catalog Identity and Naming20
EPC Product Structure20
Attribute Modeling25
Offer Bundle Composition25
DataPack Integrity15
Documentation and Handoff15
Total120

CLI and Validation Commands

Read scripts/cli-validation-commands.sh for sf CLI queries to inspect and validate EPC artifacts in your org. Replace <org> with your authenticated org alias before running.


Sample Skill Invocation Commands

Read scripts/sample-invocations.sh for example invocations covering common EPC modeling tasks. Replace cursor-agent with your local agent command wrapper if different.


Reference File Index

FileWhen to read
assets/product2-offer-template.jsonPhase 2 — baseline structure for every new Product2 offer record
assets/attribute-assignment-template.jsonPhase 3 — attribute assignment structure
assets/product-child-item-template.jsonPhase 4 — root and child PCI row structure
assets/pricebook-entries-template.jsonPhase 4B — pricebook entry companion file
assets/price-list-entries-template.jsonPhase 4B — price list entry companion file
assets/object-field-attributes-template.jsonPhase 4B — object field mapping companion file
assets/orchestration-scenarios-template.jsonPhase 4B — orchestration scenarios companion file
assets/decomposition-relationships-template.jsonPhase 4B — decomposition relationships companion file
assets/compiled-attribute-overrides-template.jsonPhase 4B — compiled attribute overrides companion file
assets/override-definitions-template.jsonPhase 4B — override definitions companion file
assets/parent-keys-template.jsonPhase 4B — parent keys companion file
assets/completion-block-template.txtPhase 5 — handoff summary block template
assets/examples/samsung-galaxy-s22-bundle/Phase 4 — bundle offer example; load *_DataPack.json and *_ProductChildItems.json first, then companion files as needed
assets/examples/business-internet-premium-fttc-simple-offer/Phase 4 — simple offer (FTTC) example; load *_DataPack.json and *_AttributeAssignments.json first
assets/examples/business-internet-premium-fttc-simple-offer/Business-Internet-Premium-FTTC_RuleAssignments.jsonPhase 4 — FTTC offer rule assignment example; load when modeling rule-based attribute constraints
assets/examples/business-internet-pro-vpl-simple-offer/Phase 4 — simple offer (Pro VPL) example; load *_DataPack.json and *_AttributeAssignments.json first
assets/examples/static-ip-simple-offer/Phase 4 — simple offer (Static IP) example; load *_DataPack.json and *_AttributeAssignments.json first
examples/business-internet-plus-bundle/Phase 4 — generated bundle example with step-by-step transcript; load TRANSCRIPT.md first, then specific JSON files referenced in it
references/epc-field-guide.mdPhase 2 & 3 — EPC field-level guidance and common pitfalls
references/naming-conventions.mdPhase 2 & 3 — naming and keying conventions
references/scoring-model.mdPhase 5 — full 6-category scoring rubric with per-category criteria
scripts/cli-validation-commands.shPhase 5 — sf CLI queries for validating EPC artifacts in org
scripts/sample-invocations.shOn Start — reference example invocations for common EPC tasks

Cross-Skill Integration

From SkillTo omnistudio-epc-catalog-generateWhen
omnistudio-dependencies-analyze-> omnistudio-epc-catalog-generateNeed current dependency and namespace inventory first
platform-custom-object-generate / platform-custom-field-generate-> omnistudio-epc-catalog-generateNeed object or field readiness before EPC modeling
platform-soql-query-> omnistudio-epc-catalog-generateNeed existing catalog query analysis
From omnistudio-epc-catalog-generateTo SkillWhen
omnistudio-epc-catalog-generate-> omnistudio-omniscript-generateConfigure guided selling UX using the modeled catalog
omnistudio-epc-catalog-generate-> omnistudio-integration-procedure-generateBuild server-side orchestration over product and pricing payloads
omnistudio-epc-catalog-generate-> platform-metadata-deployDeploy validated catalog metadata

External References

Local references:


Notes

  • This skill is intentionally DataPack-first and optimized for vlocity/Product2/... artifact authoring.
  • Keep %vlocity_namespace% placeholders intact in templates to preserve portability.
  • Prefer creating reusable spec products first, then assemble offers via child relationships.

Frequently asked questions about EPC Catalog Generation

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