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Depending on how the system was set-up the price and/or discounts could be retrieved automatically from the following locations:
- Sales price list table
- Sales pricing method file
- Customer contract file
The sequence in which the system searches the above table/files depends on the parameters set in the DIS control file.
The sales price and discounts retrieval is controlled by two main routines:
| Routine | Description |
|---|---|
| Sales price and discounts calculation | This routine retrieves the price and discounts for a single line. First a base price is retrieved. Then the sales price is retrieved from the main pricing sources Contracts, Price lists, Normal methods or Promotional methods (the base price is used if a Contract or a Method is encountered that only holds discounts). Any discounts set-up for the same main source is then applied. Lastly, chain discounts are applied if that is applicable for the main source (controlled with a flag on the main source). The outcome of this pricing of the line will control if the line will get any order summary discounts (O- and H-type method). If either the main pricing source or any of the applied chain discounts is flagged with Order summary discounts set to NO, then no order summary discounts will later be added to this line. |
| Calculate order summary discount | This routine calculates and applies discounts based upon the summary of the whole order. This is performed at order close or when requested by the user. It will first apply Order line summary discount (O-type methods) at order line level. It will then apply Header discounts (H-type methods) that are stored at order header level with the apportioned amount that can also be seen at line level. |
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