A deduction must be associated with a benefit product before it can be created on cases that are based on that product. This ensures that only certain types of deductions can be created on certain benefit cases. For example, if a deduction type is associated with an income support product, it can be created on any income support product deliveries provided by the organization. If a deduction type is not associated with a product, it cannot be created on cases based on that product.
A user has the option to associate one or more existing deduction types with a product or create a new deduction type for the product. If a new deduction type is created, it is automatically associated with that product and is also available to later associate with other products.