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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">An outline of the pricing information retrieval processes</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>price</Level1>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>discount</Level1>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>rate</Level1>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>promotion</Level1>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>The search for valid <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000361" role="glossary">pricing information</Link> includes more than just the <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000360" role="glossary">Pricing Control (PCG) matrices</Link> that are defined in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg" role="module">Pricing Control</GUIRef>. As a rule, special and normal contracts have priority over <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg" role="module">Pricing Control</GUIRef> matrices. The <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000330" role="glossary">supplier price book</Link>, in which you can store <Emphasis>purchase</Emphasis> prices, can also have priority over <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg" role="module">Pricing Control</GUIRef> matrices. This depends on the value of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0131m000#tdpcg031.hipr" role="formfield">High Priority</GUIRef> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0131m000" role="session">Price Books (tdpcg0131m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListItem>For more information on defining a supplier price book, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000336" role="manual">To set up a supplier price book</Link>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>For more information on defining pricing matrices, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000011" role="manual">Matrix structure</Link>.</ListItem>
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	<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>General searching logic for retrieving pricing information</SectionTitle>
		<ProcedureList><ListIntro>The search sequence applied for each type of pricing information is as follows:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>From valid <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#SpeciaContra.td" role="glossary" Update="No">special contracts</Link>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>From valid <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#NormalContra.td" role="glossary" Update="No">normal contracts</Link>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>From the supplier price book, for combinations that have the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0131m000#tdpcg031.hipr" role="formfield">High Priority</GUIRef> check box selected in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0131m000" role="session">Price Books (tdpcg0131m000)</GUIRef> session. This search step is only applicable when retrieving purchase prices and discounts, not sales prices/discounts.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>From valid matrices for which a matrix sequence is defined. If a matrix definition is not listed in the matrix sequence, SSA ERP does not search the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg" role="module">Pricing Control</GUIRef> matrices that use that definition. SSA ERP only searches <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg" role="module">Pricing Control</GUIRef> matrices whose matrix definitions are part of the matrix sequence, as defined in the <Link href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0120m000" role="session">Matrix Sequences (tdpcg0120m000)</Link> session.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>For sales prices and discounts, from the default sales price book. For purchase prices and discounts, from the supplier price book, for combinations that have the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0131m000#tdpcg031.hipr" role="formfield">High Priority</GUIRef> check box cleared in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0131m000" role="session">Price Books (tdpcg0131m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>From <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/isa" role="module">Item Sales Data</GUIRef>, or from <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/ipu" role="module">Item Purchase Data</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
		</ProcedureList>
		<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
			<List><ListItem>As soon as a price is found in one of the levels, SSA ERP stops the searching process in lower levels.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Retrieval and calculation of prices, discounts, and promotions takes place in one run when an order or contract is saved. Freight costs are calculated when <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000046" role="glossary">load building</Link> is carried out, or when the user launches the freight cost calculation process from sales orders, purchase orders, freight orders or shipments.</ListItem>
			</List>
		</Note>
	</GeneralSection>
	<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>To retrieve pricing information</SectionTitle>
		<List><ListItem>For more information on the retrieval of prices, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000381" role="manual">Price retrieval</Link>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>For more information on the retrieval of discounts, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000382" role="manual">Discount retrieval</Link>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>For more information on the retrieval of promotions, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000385" role="manual">Promotion retrieval</Link>.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>For more information on the retrieval of freight rates, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000384" role="manual">Freight rate retrieval</Link>.</ListItem>
		</List>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000063" role="manual">Sales contracts</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000067" role="manual">Purchase contracts</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000336" role="manual">To set up a supplier price book</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000011" role="manual">Matrix structure</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000381" role="manual">Price retrieval</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000382" role="manual">Discount retrieval</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000385" role="manual">Promotion retrieval</Link>
		</RelTopic>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000384" role="manual">Freight rate retrieval</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>
