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   <Header>
      <Title>Types of margin control</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1323039">
         <Level1>Margin control</Level1>
         <Level2>types</Level2>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <AimSection>
      <Paragraph>Before you can define the parameters for (price) margin control
		or gross margin control, you must select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/sls/tdsls0100s400#tdsls000.maco.4" role="manual">Margin Control</GUIRef> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/sls/tdsls0100s400" role="session">Sales Order Parameters (tdsls0100s400)</GUIRef> session. Next, you can decide which type of margin
		control you want to use.</Paragraph>
   </AimSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>(Price) margin control</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>For (price) margin control The <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000209" role="glossary">target price</Link> and sales price are compared and evaluated
		against the margin limits, as registered in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/isa/tdisa0501m000" role="session">Items - Sales (tdisa0501m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>Depending on the parameter <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/sls/tdsls0100s400#tdsls000.mcpr.4" role="manual">Target Price for Margin Control</GUIRef> field in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/sls/tdsls0100s400" role="session">Sales Order Parameters (tdsls0100s400)</GUIRef> session, the target price is:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>The sales price recorded in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/isa/tdisa0501m000" role="session">Items - Sales (tdisa0501m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>The suggested retail price recorded in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/isa/tdisa0501m000" role="session">Items - Sales (tdisa0501m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>The cost price of the item recorded in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/cpr/ticpr0107m000" role="session">Items - Costing (ticpr0107m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>The selling price found after searching in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg" role="module">Pricing</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>If the item is an <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000304" role="glossary">effectivity unit</Link>, <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000450" role="glossary">upgrade prices</Link> are included in the sales price, the
		  suggested retail price, and the selling price. You can view the upgrade prices
		  for a specific effectivity unit in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/uef/tcuef0102m000" role="session">Effectivity Unit (tcuef0102m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
      </Note>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Gross margin control at detail level</SectionTitle>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>To control <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#GrossMargin_td" role="glossary">gross margins</Link> at detail level, in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/sls/tdsls0100s400" role="session">Sales Order Parameters (tdsls0100s400)</GUIRef> session, you must:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/sls/tdsls0100s400#tdsls000.gmln" role="field">Gross Margin Check Lines</GUIRef> check box.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Define the <Link href="/baanerp/td/sls/tdsls0100s400#tdsls000.tcsp.5" role="formfield">Profit Calculation Based on Cost Price or Sales Price</Link> field to calculate the gross profit
		  percentage.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>For gross margin control, the target price always is the item's
		cost price, as recorded in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/cpr/ticpr0107m000" role="session">Items - Costing (ticpr0107m000)</GUIRef> session, or if an effectivity unit is involved, as
		recorded in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/uef/tcuef0102m000" role="session">Effectivity Unit (tcuef0102m000)</GUIRef> session. The target
		price and the sales price are used to calculate the gross profit percentage.
		This percentage is evaluated against the margin limits, as defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/isa/tdisa0501m000" role="session">Items - Sales (tdisa0501m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Gross margin control at header level</SectionTitle>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>To control gross margins at header level, in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/sls/tdsls0100s400" role="session">Sales Order Parameters (tdsls0100s400)</GUIRef> session, you must:</ListIntro>
         <ListItem>Select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/sls/tdsls0100s400#tdsls000.gmhd" role="field">Gross Margin Check Headers</GUIRef> check box.</ListItem>
         <ListItem>Define the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/sls/tdsls0100s400#tdsls000.tcsp.5" role="field">Profit Calculation Based on Cost Price or Sales Price</GUIRef> field to calculate
		  the gross profit percentage.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>For gross margin control, the target price always is the item's
		cost price, as recorded in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti/cpr/ticpr0107m000" role="session">Items - Costing (ticpr0107m000)</GUIRef> session, or if an effectivity unit is involved, as
		recorded in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/uef/tcuef0102m000" role="session">Effectivity Unit (tcuef0102m000)</GUIRef> session. The target
		price and the sales price are used to calculate the gross profit percentage.
		This percentage is evaluated against the margin limits for a certain order or
		quotation, as defined in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/com/tccom4110s000" role="session">Sold-to Business Partner (tccom4110s000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
   </GeneralSection>
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      <RelTopic>
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