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<Session ID="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur0100m800" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>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 <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur0100m800#tdpur000.dsca" role="manual">Description</GUIRef> 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/000079" role="manual">Overview of vendor rating</Link>
         </RelTopic>
      </RelatedTopics>
   </HelpTopic>
   <Fields>
      <FieldHelp ID="tdpur000.indt">
         <Header>
            <Title>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>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="option">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>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="option">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>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="option">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>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="option">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>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="option">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>Delivery Time</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, ERP Enterprise rates the objective
		  value for <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.ctyp#delivery" role="option">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, ERP Enterprise rates the objective
			 value for <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.ctyp#delivery" role="option">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>Delivery Quantity</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, ERP Enterprise rates the objective
		  value for <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.ctyp#quantity" role="option">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, ERP Enterprise rates the objective
			 value for <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.ctyp#quantity" role="option">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>Delivery Quality</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, ERP Enterprise rates the objective
		  value for <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.ctyp#quality" role="option">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, ERP Enterprise rates the objective
			 value for <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.ctyp#quality" role="option">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>Order Confirmation</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, ERP Enterprise rates the objective
		  value for <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.ctyp#orderconf" role="option">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, ERP Enterprise rates the objective
			 value for <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.ctyp#orderconf" role="option">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>Cost Performance</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, ERP Enterprise rates the objective
		  value for <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.ctyp#costperf" role="option">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, ERP Enterprise rates the objective
			 value for <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.ctyp#costperf" role="option">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>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="option">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="manual">Smoothing Factor</GUIRef> field.</ListItem>
               <ListItem>If you select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.smth.8#moveaverage" role="option">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="manual">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>Smoothing Factor</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If you have selected the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.smth.8#factor" role="option">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>Moving Average Periods</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If you have selected the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.smth.8#moveaverage" role="option">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>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="option">Piece Count</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
         <AllowedValues>
            <SectionTitle>Allowed values</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph> 
               <Link href="/baanerp/td/domains/pur.wmth.8" role="domain">Weighting Method</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>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>