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		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Matrix structure</Title>
		<Keyword><Level1>Matrix structure</Level1>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>Price</Level1>
			<Level2>matrix structure</Level2>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>Structure</Level1>
			<Level2>matrix</Level2>
		</Keyword>
		<Keyword><Level1>pricing</Level1>
		</Keyword>
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	<GeneralSection><Paragraph>A matrix structure is a structure in which <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000361" role="glossary">pricing information</Link> is grouped according to particular criteria. These criteria refer to item, business partner, and sales/purchase order information.</Paragraph>
		<Paragraph>The purpose of a matrix structure is to enable SSA ERP to retrieve the correct pricing information to calculate the price, discount, or transportation costs of an order, a load, or a shipment.</Paragraph>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle><GUIRef role="module" href="/baanerp/td/pcg">Pricing Control</GUIRef> matrices</SectionTitle>
			<Paragraph>Pricing information is grouped by criteria in <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000360" role="glossary" Update="No">Pricing Control (PCG) matrices</Link>. A <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg" role="module">Pricing Control</GUIRef> matrix is an entity in which prices, discounts, <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000068" role="glossary" Update="No">freight rates</Link>, or <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000319" role="glossary" Update="No">promotions</Link> are maintained for customers, suppliers and/or items.</Paragraph>
			<List><ListIntro>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg" role="module">Pricing Control</GUIRef> module, the following types of matrices are available:</ListIntro>
				<ListItemHead>Price matrix</ListItemHead>
				<ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0130m000" role="session">Price Matrices (tdpcg0130m000)</GUIRef> session, you can maintain matrix attribute values and links to sales, purchase, and transfer prices.</ListItem>
				<ListItemHead>Discount matrix</ListItemHead>
				<ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0130m100" role="session">Discount Matrices (tdpcg0130m100)</GUIRef> session, you can maintain matrix attribute values and links to the following types of discounts: <List><ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pcg.maty#soldsc" role="enum">SOL Discount</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
						<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pcg.maty#sodsc" role="enum">SO Total Discount</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
						<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pcg.maty#poldsc" role="enum">POL Discount</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
						<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pcg.maty#podsc" role="enum">PO Total Discount</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
					</List>
				</ListItem>
				<ListItemHead>Promotion matrix</ListItemHead>
				<ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0130m200" role="session">Promotion Matrices (tdpcg0130m200)</GUIRef> session, you can maintain matrix attribute values and links to promotion discounts for sales orders and sales order lines.</ListItem>
				<ListItemHead>Freight rate matrix</ListItemHead>
				<ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0130m300" role="session">Freight Rate Matrices (tdpcg0130m300)</GUIRef> session, you can maintain matrix attribute values and links to <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000040" role="glossary">carrier rate</Link> and <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000039" role="glossary">client rate</Link> agreements.</ListItem>
			</List>
		</GeneralSection>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Elements for <GUIRef role="module" href="/baanerp/td/pcg">Pricing Control</GUIRef> matrices</SectionTitle>
			<List><ListIntro>Each <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg" role="module">Pricing Control</GUIRef> matrix includes the following elements:</ListIntro>
				<ListItemHead>Matrix type</ListItemHead>
				<ListItem>A <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#MatrixType.td" role="glossary">matrix type</Link> is used to define the type of matrix definition and the type of <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg" role="module">Pricing Control</GUIRef> matrix. The matrix type is linked to a set of matrix attributes. Each type of <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg" role="module">Pricing Control</GUIRef> matrix has its own matrix attributes.</ListItem>
				<ListItemHead>Matrix definition</ListItemHead>
				<ListItem>A <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#MatrixDefini.td" role="glossary">matrix definition</Link> includes a group of matrix attributes and a matrix type.</ListItem>
				<ListItemHead>Matrix attributes</ListItemHead>
				<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000366" role="glossary" Update="No">Matrix attributes</Link> are the elements for which you want to set up a price, discount, promotion, or freight rate. <List><ListIntro>Matrix attributes are table fields from the following sessions:</ListIntro>
						<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/com/tccom4500m000" role="session">Business Partners (tccom4500m000)</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
						<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/sls/tdsls4100m000" role="session">Sales Orders (tdsls4100m000)</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
						<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur4500m000" role="session">Purchase Orders (tdpur4500m000)</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
						<ListItem><GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd0501m000" role="session">Items - General (tcibd0501m000)</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
					</List>
				</ListItem>
				<ListItemHead>Matrix sequence</ListItemHead>
				<ListItem>A <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000101" role="glossary" Update="No">matrix sequence</Link> is used to define the order in which SSA ERP searches a matrix definition. 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.</ListItem>
				<ListItemHead>Pricing information</ListItemHead>
				<ListItem>Pricing information, such as <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#PriceBook.td" role="glossary" Update="No">price books</Link>, <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000363" role="glossary" Update="No">discount schedules</Link>, <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000319" role="glossary" Update="No">promotions</Link>, or <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000038" role="glossary" Update="No">freight rate books</Link> must be defined for sets of matrix attributes and values.</ListItem>
			</List>
		</GeneralSection>
		<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
			<List><ListIntro>You can define:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem>A matrix type, a matrix definition, and matrix attributes in the <Link href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0110m000" role="session">Matrix Definitions (tdpcg0110m000)</Link> session.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>A matrix sequence in the <Link href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0120m000" role="session">Matrix Sequences (tdpcg0120m000)</Link> session.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Price books in the <Link href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0131m000" role="session">Price Books (tdpcg0131m000)</Link> session.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Discount schedules in the following sessions: <List><ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0121m000" role="session">Discount Schedules (tdpcg0121m000)</Link>
						</ListItem>
						<ListItem><Link href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0121m300" role="session">Discount Schedules for Promotions (tdpcg0121m300)</Link>
						</ListItem>
					</List>
				</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Promotions in the <Link href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0140m000" role="session">Promotions (tdpcg0140m000)</Link> session.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Freight rate books in the <Link href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0150m000" role="session">Freight Rate Books (tdpcg0150m000)</Link> session.</ListItem>
			</List>
		</Note>
		<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>To set up <GUIRef role="module" href="/baanerp/td/pcg">Pricing Control</GUIRef> matrices</SectionTitle>
			<List><ListItem>To set up a price matrix, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000026" role="manual">To set up a price matrix</Link>
				</ListItem>
				<ListItem>To set up a discount matrix, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000027" role="manual">To set up a discount matrix</Link>
				</ListItem>
				<ListItem>To set up a promotion matrix, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000028" role="manual">To set up a promotion matrix</Link>
				</ListItem>
				<ListItem>To set up a freight rate matrix, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000029" role="manual">To set up a freight rate matrix</Link>
				</ListItem>
			</List>
		</GeneralSection>
	</GeneralSection>
	<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
		<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000380" role="manual">An outline of the pricing information retrieval processes</Link>
		</RelTopic>
	</RelatedTopics>
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