| # Purchase Price Matrices (tdpcg0130m020) Use this session to view, enter, and maintain price matrices for the Purchase Price matrix type. Related topics Setting up a price matrix Matrix structure An outline of the pricing information retrieval processes Price Matrix The number of the price matrix. Note Price matrix definitions can be specified in the Matrix Definitions (tdpcg0110m000) session. LN can search price matrices only if you specified a search priority for the matrix definition in the Matrix Priorities (tdpcg0120m000) session. The sequence number for the price matrix, which is automatically incremented by one each time you specify the relevant price matrix. Description The description of the price matrix. Effective Date The first date and time as from which the price matrix is valid. The default effective date is equal to the system date. Expiry Date The last date the price matrix is valid. If this field is not filled, the discount matrix is infinitely valid. Price Book An entity in which you can store price information that is valid for a given period of time. A price book includes the following elements: A price book header, which contains the code, type, and use of the price book. One or more price book lines, which contain the items. A quantity or value break discount schedule can be linked to a price book. Related topics Setting up a price book Price Factor A price factor is used to increase or decrease the price book's base price to calculate the unit price. The value specified for the price factor must be positive. For example, a price factor for a 10% increase is 1.10 and a for a 15% decrease is 0.85. Item In LN, the raw materials, subassemblies, finished products, and tools that can be purchased, stored, manufactured, sold, and so on. An item can also represent a set of items handled as one kit, or exist in multiple product variants. You can also define nonphysical items, which are not held in inventory but can be used to post costs or to invoice services to customers. The following are examples of nonphysical items: Cost items (for example, electricity) Service items Subcontracting services List items (menus/options) Pricing BP The parent business partner used to classify a group of suppliers or vendors with the same prices or pricing agreements. Order Type A code used to determine the character or function of an order and, consequently, of the message. Examples: Normal order versus return order Invoice versus credit note The classification that determines which sessions (in which sequence) are part of the order procedure. You can also assign one of the following categories to the order type: cost order, collect order, return order, and subcontracting order. Order type codes are required in the ERP EDI messages that relate to a single order. EDI messages that relate to single orders include messages that process: Orders (ANSI X12 850, UN/EDIFACT ORDERS). Order changes (ANSI X12 860, UN/EDIFACT ORDCHG). Order acknowledgments (ANSI X12 855 and 865, UN/EDIFACT ORDRSP). Invoices (ANSI X12 810, UN/EDIFACT INVOIC). Payment Method The way in which the payment (purchase invoice) or the direct debit (sales invoice) takes place. The payment method defines details such as, the maximum amount, the type of due date, if foreign currencies are allowed, and which details must be printed on the report. These details are default values that you can change on the order or invoice as necessary. Delivery Terms The agreements with the business partner, concerning the way the goods are delivered. Relevant information is printed on various order documents. Product Type User-definable item grouping data that is used as a sorting and selecting criterion. The product type is intended for classifying items with similar characteristics for production purposes. Product Line A group of products made by the same producer, that are similar but differ in details such as, size, shape, color, and so on. User-definable item grouping data, mainly used as an item selection criterion for reporting. Product Class User-definable item grouping data that is used to distinguish between different groups of items in a product line. The product class is mainly used as a selection criterion for reporting. Manufacturer A supplier of finished goods. User-definable item grouping data used for sorting and selecting. Price Group A group of items to which the same pricing characteristics apply. Item Group Group of items with similar characteristics. Each item belongs to a particular item group. The item group is used in combination with the item type to set up item defaults. Currency A generally accepted medium of exchange such as coins, treasury notes, and banknotes. The following currency types are available in LN: Home currency, which is used internally by companies to calculate costs, record budgets, and register tax amounts Transaction currency, which is used in transactions with business partners, such as orders and invoices Area A region used to group business partners, customers, suppliers and employees on a geographical basis. Buy-from Business Partner The business partner from whom you order goods or services; this usually represents a supplier's sales department. The definition includes the default price and discount agreements, purchase-order defaults, delivery terms, and the related ship-from and invoice-from business partner. Invoice-from Business Partner The business partner that sends invoices to your organization. This usually represents a supplier's accounts receivable department. The definition includes the default currency and exchange rate, invoicing method and frequency, information about your organization's credit limit, the terms and method of payment, and the related pay-to business partner. Purchase Office A department in your organization that is responsible for buying the materials and services needed by your organization. You assign number groups to the purchase office. In this way, you can assign serial numbers to: Purchase orders Purchase schedules Requests for quotations Purchase contracts You can also define a default warehouse where goods ordered by the purchase office must be delivered. Buy-from Type A way to group business partners with similar characteristics, for example, members of the EU, or subject to specific customs rules. Note A business-partner type is not the same as a business-partner role or financial business-partner group. Determining If this check box is selected, the quantity and value from the order line is taken into account when the total order value is calculated. The total order value determines whether an order discount can be applied to an order. Related topics Determining/eligible Eligible If this check box is selected, and if an order discount can be applied to an order, the order line is eligible for receiving the order discount when distributing the discount among the order lines of an order. If this check box is cleared, the order line is excluded from receiving an order discount when distributing the discount among the order lines of an order. Other lines of the same order can still be eligible for the discount. Related topics Determining/eligible Stop Discounting If this check box is selected, and a discount is found, the discount retrieving process stops. Price List List of default prices and discounts for customers and suppliers. You can link price lists to items and item groups, and to sold-to and buy-from business partners. Order Type A code used to determine the character or function of an order and, consequently, of the message. Examples: Normal order versus return order Invoice versus credit note The classification that determines which sessions (in which sequence) are part of the order procedure. You can also assign one of the following categories to the order type: cost order, collect order, return order, and subcontracting order. Order type codes are required in the ERP EDI messages that relate to a single order. EDI messages that relate to single orders include messages that process: Orders (ANSI X12 850, UN/EDIFACT ORDERS). Order changes (ANSI X12 860, UN/EDIFACT ORDCHG). Order acknowledgments (ANSI X12 855 and 865, UN/EDIFACT ORDRSP). Invoices (ANSI X12 810, UN/EDIFACT INVOIC). Order Origin The source of the information on which an order is based, such as LN sessions, or user defined sources such as phone, mail, and so on. Global Update of Purchase Prices via Price Matrices Starts the Global Update of Purchase Prices via Price Matrices (tdpcg0230m320) session in which you can globally update purchase prices. Global Deletion of Price Information Starts the Delete Price Information (tdpcg0200m000) session. Rebuild Generic Key Starts the Rebuild Generic Key (tdpcg0230m200) session in which you can rebuild matrix data if the database is corrupt. |