To Synchronize service bundle products in AIA COMM 2.0.1

Hi,
I have a question regarding service bundle products. We want to bring service bundle product from Oracle BRM to Siebel. When I check the implementation notes, it says that Service bundle product is not synchronized.
In PIP COMM 2.4, is there any change? Can we synchronize the bundle products too? If it is yes, please let me know how to do that.
Thanks for your help,
Kathir

Hi Kathir,
Correct we only synchronize products and discounts from BRM to Siebel via AIA. We have not changed this implementation in 2.4 also. Service bundles and promotions are defined in Siebel as part of data enrichment.
Regards,
Navin

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