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   <Header>
      <Title>Matrix structure</Title>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1594487">
         <Level1>Matrix structure</Level1>
      </Keyword>
      <Keyword type="header" order="d1e1594490">
         <Level1>Pricing Control matrix</Level1>
      </Keyword>
   </Header>
   <AimSection ID="aim_pricing_matrix_structure">
      <Paragraph>To retrieve the correct pricing information for calculating the
		price, discount, or transportation costs of an order, load, or shipment, you
		can specify <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000360" role="glossary" Update="No">pricing matrices</Link>. A matrix is a structure in
		which <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000361" role="glossary">pricing information</Link> is
		grouped according to particular criteria.</Paragraph>
   </AimSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Pricing matrices</SectionTitle>
      <Paragraph>Pricing information is
		grouped by criteria in <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000360" role="glossary" Update="No">pricing matrices</Link>. In a pricing matrix, you
		can specify prices, discounts, <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000319" role="glossary" Update="No">promotions</Link>, or <Link href="/baanerp/fm/glossary/glossary#000068" role="glossary" Update="No">freight rates</Link> for customers, suppliers and/or
		items.</Paragraph>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>The following matrix types are available:</ListIntro>
         <ListItemHead>Price matrix</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>In the <Link href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0130m000" role="session">Price Matrices (tdpcg0130m000)</Link> session, you can maintain matrix attribute values and
		  links to sales, purchase, and transfer prices.</ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>Discount matrix</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>In the <Link href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0130m100" role="session">Discount Matrices (tdpcg0130m100)</Link> 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="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#poldsc" role="option">Purchase Line Discount</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem> 
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/domains/pcg.maty#podsc" role="option">Purchase Total Discount</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
            </List>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>Promotion matrix</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>In the <Link href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0130m200" role="session">Promotion Matrices (tdpcg0130m200)</Link> 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 <Link href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0130m300" role="session">Freight Rate Matrices (tdpcg0130m300)</Link> 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 Pricing matrices</SectionTitle>
      <List>
         <ListIntro>Each <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg" role="module">Pricing</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 pricing matrix. The matrix type is linked to a set of matrix
		  attributes. Each type of pricing 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/tdpur4100m000" role="session">Purchase Orders (tdpur4100m000)</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem> 
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd0501m000" role="session">Items - General (tcibd0501m000)</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
            </List>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItemHead>Matrix priority</ListItemHead>
         <ListItem>A <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000101" role="glossary" Update="No">matrix priority</Link> is used to define the order
		  in which ERP Enterprise searches
		  matrix definitions. If a matrix definition has no matrix priority, ERP Enterprise does not search the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pcg" role="module">Pricing</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 specified for sets
		  of matrix attributes and values.</ListItem>
      </List>
      <Paragraph>The pricing elements can be specified in these
		sessions:</Paragraph>
      <TABLE border="1" borderstyle="default" space-and-orientation="indented-estimated">
         <TBODY noTR="6">
            <TR no="1" isLast="false">
               <TH rowspan="1" colspan="1">Pricing
				element</TH>
               <TH rowspan="1" colspan="1">Session</TH>
            </TR>
            <TR no="2" isLast="false">
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Matrix type, matrix definition, matrix
				attributes, matrix priority</TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <Link href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0610m000" role="session">Matrix Definition - Priorities (tdpcg0610m000)</Link>
               </TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="3" isLast="false">
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Price book</TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <Link href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0611m000" role="session">Price Books - Lines (tdpcg0611m000)</Link>
               </TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="4" isLast="false">
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Discount schedule</TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1"> 
                  <Paragraph>
                     <Link href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0121m000" role="session">Discount Schedules (tdpcg0121m000)</Link>
                  </Paragraph> 
                  <Paragraph>
                     <Link href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0121m100" role="session">Discount Schedule - by Origin (tdpcg0121m100)</Link>
                  </Paragraph> 
                  <Paragraph>
                     <Link href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0121m300" role="session">Discount Schedules for Promotions (tdpcg0121m300)</Link>
                  </Paragraph>
               </TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="5" isLast="false">
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Promotion</TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <Link href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0140m000" role="session">Promotions (tdpcg0140m000)</Link>
               </TD>
            </TR>
            <TR no="6" isLast="true">
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">Freight rate book</TD>
               <TD rowspan="1" colspan="1">
                  <Link href="/baanerp/td/pcg/tdpcg0150m000" role="session">Freight Rate Books (tdpcg0150m000)</Link>
               </TD>
            </TR>
         </TBODY>
      </TABLE>
   </GeneralSection>
   <GeneralSection>
      <SectionTitle>Setting up Pricing 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">Setting 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>
   <RelatedTopics>
      <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000380" role="manual">An outline of the pricing information retrieval processes</Link>
      </RelTopic>
      <RelTopic>
         <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000013" role="manual">Overview of Pricing</Link>
      </RelTopic>
   </RelatedTopics>
</ManualTopic>