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+## Introduction
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+This document describes how to create a product and use it.
+
+A product (like a VMSnapshotproduct) creates an order when ordered.
+The "order" is used to combine products together.
+
+Sub-products or related products link to the same order.
+Each product has one (?) orderrecord