System, method, and computer program for a catalog driven user experience

A method, comprising:

• storing, by a system in a product catalog, a plurality of entries for products associated with at least one service provider;
• storing, by the system in the product catalog, a plurality of dynamically selectable definitions defining how a product is to be presented within at least one user interface, wherein the dynamically selectable definitions include:
• a first dynamically selectable definition that specifies that first information associated with the product is to be presented first and second information is to be presented by request,
• a second dynamically selectable definition that specifies that the product is to be displayed with additional specified products as a selectable group,
• a third dynamically selectable definition that specifies that the product is to be presented during a particular step of a guided flow,
• a fourth dynamically selectable definition that specifies that a catalog rules validation associated with a product configuration is to be called,
• a fifth dynamically selectable definition that specifies to bypass catalog rules for the product in association with a specified channel of the plurality of channels associated with the product, wherein the plurality of channels include a call center channel and a sales center channel, and
• a sixth dynamically selectable definition that specifies to launch a computer program external to the at least one user interface;
• for each product of the plurality of products:
• receiving, by the system, selection of at least one definition of the plurality of dynamically selectable definitions, wherein the selection is received separately for each of a plurality of channels associated with the product,
• accessing, by the system, an entry for the product from the plurality of entries for the products in the product catalog, and
• storing, by the system in the product catalog, an indication of each of the selected at least one definition received for the plurality of channels as separate properties of the entry for the product in the product catalog;
• determining, by the system, one or more products of the plurality of products to present in the at least one user interface associated with a particular channel of the plurality of channels;
• configuring, by the system, the at least one user interface to present each of the one or more products in accordance with the at least one definition indicated in the entry for the product and the particular channel;
• and
• presenting, by the system, the configured at least one user interface for displaying to a user the one or more products in accordance with the at least one definition stored in association with the product in the product catalog.

A system, comprising:

• a memory system;
• and
• one or more processing cores coupled to the memory system and that are each configured to:
• store, in a product catalog, a plurality of entries for products associated with at least one service provider;
• store, in the product catalog, a plurality of dynamically selectable definitions defining how a product is to be presented within at least one user interface, wherein the dynamically selectable definitions include:
• a first dynamically selectable definition that specifies that first information associated with the product is to be presented first and second information is to be presented by request,
• a second dynamically selectable definition that specifies that the product is to be displayed with additional specified products as a selectable group,
• a third dynamically selectable definition that specifies that the product is to be presented during a particular step of a guided flow,
• a fourth dynamically selectable definition that specifies that a catalog rules validation associated with a product configuration is to be called,
• a fifth dynamically selectable definition that specifies to bypass catalog rules for the product in association with a specified channel of the plurality of channels associated with the product, wherein the plurality of channels include a call center channel and a sales center channel, and
• a sixth dynamically selectable definition that specifies to launch a computer program external to the at least one user interface;
• for each product of the plurality of products:
• receive selection of at least one definition of the plurality of dynamically selectable definitions, wherein the selection is received separately for each of a plurality of channels associated with the product,
• access an entry for the product from the plurality of entries for the products in the product catalog, and
• store, in the product catalog, an indication of each of the selected at least one definition received for the plurality of channels as separate properties of the entry for the product in the product catalog;
• determine one or more products of the plurality of products to present in the at least one user interface associated with a particular channel of the plurality of channels;
• configure the at least one user interface to present each of the one or more products in accordance with the at least one definition indicated in the entry for the product and the particular channel;
• and
• present the configured at least one user interface for displaying to a user the one or more products in accordance with the at least one definition stored in association with the product in the product catalog.