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<Session ID="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur0100m800" xml:lang="en">
	<Header>
		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Vendor Rating Parameters (tdpur0100m800)</Title>
	</Header>
	<HelpTopic><AimSection><List><ListIntro>Use this session to:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem>View historical parameter settings, by double-clicking one of the historical parameter sets.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Modify current parameter settings, by double-clicking the set without an effective date that appears at the top of the list.</ListItem>
			</List>
		</AimSection>
		<GeneralSection><List><ListIntro>If you make the required changes and save the new parameter set, ERP performs the following actions:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem>Adds the new set to the history list.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Updates the current set (at the top of the list).</ListItem>
			</List>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>By default, the Description field contains the date and time when the previous parameter set was saved.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
		</GeneralSection>
		<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000080" role="manual">Vendor rating</Link>
			</RelTopic>
		</RelatedTopics>
	</HelpTopic>
	<Fields><FieldHelp ID="tdpur000.indt"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Effective Date</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The date and time the parameters are valid. The parameters are valid up to the effective date of a more recent parameter setting.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tdpur000.wdel.8"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Delivery Time</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The weighting for the <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000252" role="glossary">objective criterion</Link>
				<GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.ctyp#delivery" role="enum">Delivery</GUIRef>, which is taken into account in the vendor rating calculation.</FuncDesc>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000081" role="manual">To calculate actual weightings</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tdpur000.wdeq.8"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Delivery Quantity</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The weighting for the <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000252" role="glossary">objective criterion</Link>
				<GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.ctyp#quantity" role="enum">Quantity</GUIRef>, which is taken into account in the vendor rating calculation.</FuncDesc>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000081" role="manual">To calculate actual weightings</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tdpur000.wqly.8"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Delivery Quality</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The weighting for the <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000252" role="glossary">objective criterion</Link>
				<GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.ctyp#quality" role="enum">Quality</GUIRef>, which is taken into account in the vendor rating calculation.</FuncDesc>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000081" role="manual">To calculate actual weightings</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tdpur000.wocf.8"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Order Confirmation</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The weighting for the <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000252" role="glossary">objective criterion</Link>
				<GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.ctyp#orderconf" role="enum">Order Confirmation</GUIRef>, which is taken into account in the vendor rating calculation.</FuncDesc>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000081" role="manual">To calculate actual weightings</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tdpur000.wcpr.8"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Cost Performance</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The weighting for the <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000252" role="glossary">objective criterion</Link>
				<GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.ctyp#costperf" role="enum">Cost Performance</GUIRef>, which is taken into account in the vendor rating calculation.</FuncDesc>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000081" role="manual">To calculate actual weightings</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tdpur000.dtmt.8"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Delivery Time</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected,SSA ERP rates the objective value for <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.ctyp#delivery" role="enum">Delivery</GUIRef> according to the settings in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur8195m000" role="session">Vendor Rating Objective Scoring Scheme (tdpur8195m000)</GUIRef> session.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>If this check box is cleared,SSA ERP rates the objective value for <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.ctyp#delivery" role="enum">Delivery</GUIRef> on a linear basis.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000084" role="manual">To calculate ratings for objective criteria (step 2)</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tdpur000.dqtt.8"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Delivery Quantity</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected,SSA ERP rates the objective value for <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.ctyp#quantity" role="enum">Quantity</GUIRef> according to the settings in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur8195m000" role="session">Vendor Rating Objective Scoring Scheme (tdpur8195m000)</GUIRef> session.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>If this check box is cleared,SSA ERP rates the objective value for <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.ctyp#quantity" role="enum">Quantity</GUIRef> on a linear basis.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000084" role="manual">To calculate ratings for objective criteria (step 2)</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tdpur000.dqlt.8"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Delivery Quality</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected,SSA ERP rates the objective value for <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.ctyp#quality" role="enum">Quality</GUIRef> according to the settings in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur8195m000" role="session">Vendor Rating Objective Scoring Scheme (tdpur8195m000)</GUIRef> session.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>If this check box is cleared,SSA ERP rates the objective value for <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.ctyp#quality" role="enum">Quality</GUIRef> on a linear basis.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000084" role="manual">To calculate ratings for objective criteria (step 2)</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tdpur000.ocft.8"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Order Confirmation</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected,SSA ERP rates the objective value for <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.ctyp#orderconf" role="enum">Order Confirmation</GUIRef> according to the settings in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur8195m000" role="session">Vendor Rating Objective Scoring Scheme (tdpur8195m000)</GUIRef> session.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>If this check box is cleared,SSA ERP rates the objective value for <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.ctyp#orderconf" role="enum">Order Confirmation</GUIRef> on a linear basis.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000084" role="manual">To calculate ratings for objective criteria (step 2)</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tdpur000.cprt.8"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Cost Performance</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected,SSA ERP rates the objective value for <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.ctyp#costperf" role="enum">Cost Performance</GUIRef> according to the settings in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur8195m000" role="session">Vendor Rating Objective Scoring Scheme (tdpur8195m000)</GUIRef> session.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>If this check box is cleared,SSA ERP rates the objective value for <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.ctyp#costperf" role="enum">Cost Performance</GUIRef> on a linear basis.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000084" role="manual">To calculate ratings for objective criteria (step 2)</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tdpur000.smth.8"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Smoothing Method</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>Use this field to select the method to calculate the overall vendor rating.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><List><ListItem>If you select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.smth.8#factor" role="enum">Smoothing Factor</GUIRef> check box, the old value is also for a certain percentage taken into account. You must define the factor, which can be can between 0 and 1, in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur0100m800#tdpur000.sfac.8" role="formfield">Smoothing Factor</GUIRef> field.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>If you select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.smth.8#moveaverage" role="enum">Moving Average</GUIRef> check box, the calculation of the average of the most recent observations (periods) is taken into account in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur0100m800#tdpur000.smap.8" role="formfield">Moving Average Periods</GUIRef> field.</ListItem>
				</List>
			</SimpleSection>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000089" role="manual">Smoothing factor</Link>
				</RelTopic>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000088" role="manual">Moving average</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tdpur000.sfac.8"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Smoothing Factor</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If you have selected the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.smth.8#factor" role="enum">Smoothing Factor</GUIRef> check box, you must define the smoothing factor in this field.</FuncDesc>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<List><ListIntro>Only factors in the range from 0 to 1 are valid.</ListIntro>
					<ListItem>A factor of 1 means: no smoothing.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>A factor near 0 means: very heavy smoothing.</ListItem>
				</List>
			</Note>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000089" role="manual">Smoothing factor</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tdpur000.smap.8"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Moving Average Periods</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If you have selected the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.smth.8#moveaverage" role="enum">Moving Average</GUIRef> check box, use this field to define the number of periods that are taken into account in the calculation of the moving average vendor rating.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>The number in this field represents the number of prior periods, including the current period, that are taken into account in the calculation of the average.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<List><ListItem>A value of 1 means: no smoothing over periods. Only the current period is taken into account.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>A value higher than 1 means: progressively more smoothing over periods.</ListItem>
				</List>
			</Note>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000088" role="manual">Moving average</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tdpur000.wmth.8"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Weighting Method</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The basis or value on which the weighting of vendor rating criteria takes place.</FuncDesc>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>If you work with business partners who deliver only one specific item or almost the same items per business partner, you are adviced to select the weighting method <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.wmth.8#pieces" role="enum">Piece Count</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
			<AllowedValues><SectionTitle>Allowed values</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>See <Link href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.wmth.8" role="domain">Possible Values</Link>
				</Paragraph>
			</AllowedValues>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000081" role="manual">To calculate actual weightings</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tdpur000.cpdt.8"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Vendor Rating Period Table</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#PeriTablCode.tc" role="glossary">code</Link> of the <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#PeriodTable.td" role="glossary">period table</Link> that is used for vendor rating.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
	</Fields>
</Session>
