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Work with discounts (DIR83901)

This program is used to add, maintain and delete both Line and Header discounts. Depending on from where you accessed this panel, the title and header area information can differ.

This panel can be accessed from several enquiry programs and from the following maintenance programs via a function in the Function list:

Note: It is not, however, accessible for a component in a sales structure that has sales price calculation code 3 or 4.

  • Smart sales order entry
  • Sales quotation smart entry
  • Work with customer contract items
  • Work with sales order header, Main info
  • Sales order lines maintenance – Validation
  • Sales quotation header maintenance
  • Sales quotation line maintenance
  • Work with requests and returns, Line actions

Options

Contributing lines Select this option to view the lines that contributed to the header discount amount.
FOC items Only displayed on line level and if the FOC items pricing policy is activated in the DIS control file. Select this option to view the discount information for the FOC items (the F column is set to YES).

Function keys

Shift info Toggle between viewing the discounts amount per unit and the total discount amount.

Selection fields

Disc ID
Displays the discounts that have already been calculated or manually entered.
Disc %
Displays the discount percentage.
Discount amount
Displays the discount amount per sales unit (i.e. the quantity of 1) that has been calculated for this discount. Toggle Shift info to view the total discount amount for the line. Note: The discount amount is always rounded to the maximum number of decimals (4) for a discount that is set up with a discount %. When the total discount amount for a line is calculated it will utilise all the decimals when adding these discounts together and at the end of that calculation a rounding to the appropriate number of decimals will take place.
Type
Displays the discount type.

The various discount types that may apply are:

Type Description
1 Main discount
2 Quantity discount (main)
3 Chain discount
4 Quantity discount (chain)
5 Contract discount
6 Quantity discount (contract)
7 Sales price discount (info file)
8 Manual discounts
H Header discounts
O Order line summary discounts
Tot disc amount
Displays the total discount amount that has been calculated for this discount for this line. Note: The discount amount is always rounded to the maximum number of decimals (4) for a discount that is set up with a discount %. When the total discount amount for a line is calculated it will utilise all the decimals when adding these discounts together and at the end of that calculation a rounding to the appropriate number of decimals will take place.
Description
Displays the description of the discount.
F
This column is only displayed if the FOC items pricing policy is activated in the DIS control file. It is set to YES if FOC discounts exist. Select the FOC items option to view the discounts.
Cl
Indicates whether or not the value of the discount is claimable from the supplier of the item.

Work with discounts, Details (DIR83904)

On this panel you add, maintain or view discount details.

Function keys

FOC items Only displayed if FOC discounts exist. View the discount information for the FOC items.

Discount ID
Enter a discount ID from the Sales discount ID table to denote the reason for giving the discount. For existing records, the value cannot be changed. Note: Every discount ID is connected to a specific level (Line or Header). You are not allowed to enter a discount ID defined for a different level than the one you are currently trying to add the discount on.
Discount type
This field cannot be changed and displays the discount type to which this discount id belongs. When creating a new record, the type will automatically change to type 8 (Manual discount), except when you are maintaining contracts.

The various discount types that may apply are:

Type Description
1 Main discount
2 Quantity discount (main)
3 Chain discount
4 Quantity discount (chain)
5 Contract discount
6 Quantity discount (contract)
7 Sales price discount (info file)
8 Manual discounts
H Header discounts
O Order line summary discounts
FOC items
This field is only displayed if the FOC items pricing policy is activated in the DIS control file. It is set to YES if FOC discounts exist.
FOC items value
The value in this field is calculated by the system and is output only. Displays the total value of FOC items for all connected FOC item lines. It is calculated by adding up the line values of FOC item lines.
Discount percentage
Enter a numeric percentage figure for this discount ID.
Discount amount
Enter an amount per sales unit for this discount. The field is displayed as output only when a percentage was used in discounts calculated in the sales price calculation and order summary calculation routines. Note: Either an amount per unit or a percentage must be entered when manually adding discounts.

Note: The discount amount is always rounded to the maximum number of decimals (4) for a discount that is set up with a discount %. When the total discount amount for a line is calculated it will utilise all the decimals when adding these discounts together and at the end of that calculation a rounding to the appropriate number of decimals will take place.

Discount VAT amount
The value in this field is calculated by the system and is output only. Note: The discount amount is always rounded to the maximum number of decimals (4) for a discount that is set up with a discount %. When the total discount amount for a line is calculated it will utilise all the decimals when adding these discounts together and at the end of that calculation a rounding to the appropriate number of decimals will take place.
Claimable
Output only. Indicates whether or not the value of the discount is claimable from the supplier of the item.
Quantity limit
Output only. Displays the limiting quantity that was used in determining the discount.
Amount limit
Output only. Displays the limiting amount that was used in determining the discount.

Work with discounts, Deletion (DIR83908)

Work with discounts, Header, Discounts, Contributing lines (DIR83911)

This panel displays the order lines that contributed to the header discount amount.

Function keys

Shift info Toggle between viewing the item code and description.
Line
Displays the line number that contributed to the header discount amount.
Whs
Displays the warehouse.
Item
Displays the item code and, if you toggle Shift info, the description for the line.
Quantity
Displays the quantity for the line.
Unit
Displays the unit.
Net l pr
Displays the net line price, exluding header discounts.