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<Session ID="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0120m000" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Matrix Priorities (tdpcg0120m000)</Title>
   </Header>
   <HelpTopic>
      <AimSection>
         <Paragraph> Use this session to specify <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000101" role="glossary">matrix priorities</Link>.</Paragraph>
      </AimSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <Paragraph>This session appears as a tab in the <Link href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0610m000" role="session">Matrix Definition - Priorities (tdpcg0610m000)</Link> session.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
         <List>
            <ListItem>If you enter a matrix definition in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0110m000" role="session">Matrix Definitions (tdpcg0110m000)</GUIRef> session with the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0110m000#tdpcg010.mapr" role="manual">Matrix Priority</GUIRef> field specified, ERP Enterprise automatically inserts a record in the current session. For this inserted
			 record, the effective date is empty.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>You can update the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0110m000#tdpcg010.mapr" role="manual">Matrix Priority</GUIRef> in the current session and in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0110m000" role="session">Matrix Definitions (tdpcg0110m000)</GUIRef> session. If a matrix definition has only one linked
			 priority record, changes are synchronized between both sessions. If a matrix
			 definition has several linked priority records, the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0110m000#tdpcg010.malv" role="manual">Matrix Level</GUIRef> and <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0110m000#tdpcg010.mapr" role="manual">Matrix Priority</GUIRef> fields are empty and unavailable in
			 the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0110m000" role="session">Matrix Definitions (tdpcg0110m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>If you change the value of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0110m000#tdpcg010.mapr" role="manual">Matrix Priority</GUIRef> field to zero in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0110m000" role="session">Matrix Definitions (tdpcg0110m000)</GUIRef> session, the linked priority record is removed from
			 the current session. If you remove the priority record from this session, the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0110m000#tdpcg010.mapr" role="manual">Matrix Priority</GUIRef> field becomes zero in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0110m000" role="session">Matrix Definitions (tdpcg0110m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
         </List>
      </Note>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Performance aspects</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>Redundant matrix priorities could affect system performance
		  and database growth. For more information, refer to <Link href="/baanerp/performance/td/P000003_matrix_sequences" role="manual">Number of matrix sequences</Link>.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <RelatedTopics>
         <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000011" role="manual">Matrix structure</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000016" role="manual">Multiple discount levels</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000380" role="manual">An outline of the pricing information retrieval processes</Link>
         </RelTopic>
      </RelatedTopics>
   </HelpTopic>
   <Fields>
      <FieldHelp ID="tdpcg020.maty">
         <Header>
            <Title>Matrix Type</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Defines the type of a matrix definition and is linked to a set
		of matrix attributes.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <List>
               <ListIntro>The following matrix types are available in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg" role="module">Pricing</GUIRef>:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem> 
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pcg.maty#sobook" role="option">Sales Price</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem> 
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pcg.maty#soldsc" role="option">Sales Line Discount</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem> 
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pcg.maty#sodsc" role="option">Sales Total Discount</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem> 
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pcg.maty#pobook" role="option">Purchase Price</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem> 
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pcg.maty#poldsc" role="option">Purchase Line Discount</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem> 
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pcg.maty#podsc" role="option">Purchase Total Discount</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem> 
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pcg.maty#transfer" role="option">Transfer Price</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem> 
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pcg.maty#lineprom" role="option">Line Promotions</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem> 
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pcg.maty#ordprom" role="option">Order Promotions</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem> 
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pcg.maty#clfrate" role="option">Client Freight Rate</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem> 
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pcg.maty#cafrate" role="option">Carrier Freight Rate</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
            </List>
            <Paragraph>Each type has its own a selection of attributes. For a matrix
		  type, the combination of a maximum of six attributes identifies the matrix
		  definition.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tdpcg020.malv">
         <Header>
            <Title>Level</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>This field refers to the discount level, as set in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0100m000" role="session">Pricing Parameters (tdpcg0100m000)</GUIRef> session.</FuncDesc>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <List>
               <ListItem>This field is only visible if the <Link href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0100m000#tdpcg000.dlim" role="formfield">Multiple Discount Levels Implemented</Link> check box is
				selected in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0100m000" role="session">Pricing Parameters (tdpcg0100m000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
               <ListItem>This field is only applicable for discount
				matrices.</ListItem>
            </List>
         </Note>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tdpcg020.mase">
         <Header>
            <Title>Order Priority</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>For a matrix type, the order in which matrix definitions are
		searched for.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tdpcg020.made" OtherIDs="tdpcg010.dsca">
         <Header>
            <Title>Matrix Def</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Defines the group of elements (matrix attributes) that a <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg" role="module">Pricing</GUIRef> matrix uses to
		determine a price, discount, promotion, or freight rate.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <List>
               <ListIntro>Imagine you are a furniture vendor and you decide to
			 maintain your sales prices based on two elements:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem>The specific item you sell.</ListItem>
               <ListItem>The way to handle payments.</ListItem>
            </List>
            <Paragraph>In this case, the matrix type is <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pcg.maty#sobook" role="option">Sales Price</GUIRef>, the matrix definition is Furni (this name is user-definable),
		  and the matrix attributes are <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pcg.attr#item" role="option">Item</GUIRef> and <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pcg.attr#pame" role="option">Payment Method</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tdpcg010.maat">
         <Header>
            <Title>Matrix Attributes</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>A list of elements used to define a price, discount,
		promotion, or freight rate. The group of matrix attributes is identified by a
		matrix definition and type.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <List>
               <ListIntro>Imagine you are a furniture vendor and you decide to
			 maintain your sales prices based on two elements:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem>The specific item you sell.</ListItem>
               <ListItem>The way to handle payments.</ListItem>
            </List>
            <Paragraph>In this case, the matrix type is <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pcg.maty#sobook" role="option">Sales Price</GUIRef>, the matrix definition is Furni (this name is user-definable),
		  and the matrix attributes are <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pcg.attr#item" role="option">Item</GUIRef> and <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pcg.attr#pame" role="option">Payment Method</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg" role="module">Pricing</GUIRef> matrix, you specify the values for the matrix
		  attributes.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tdpcg020.efdt">
         <Header>
            <Title>Effective Date</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The first date on which the matrix priority is valid.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tdpcg020.exdt">
         <Header>
            <Title>Expiry Date</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The expiry date of the matrix priority. If this field is not
		  filled, the matrix priority is infinitely valid.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
   </Fields>
</Session>