A valid supplier code must be entered before you can maintain any pricing details.

This option is only available if the Supplier Contract Pricing Maintenance program was not accessed from the Browse on Contract Prices program.

Enter the stock code for which you want to maintain the contract pricing for the selected supplier.

This stock code cannot be defined as a Notional part (Stock Code Maintenance - Descriptive tab).

Enter a contract number for the price information. The contract number can be alphanumeric.

More than one contract can be defined for the supplier/stock code cross reference.

This is the purchase price in terms of the contract you agreed on with your supplier for this stock code.

For a local currency supplier, this entry cannot exceed 6.3 characters. For a foreign currency supplier, the entry cannot exceed 8.4 characters.

Indicate the pricing unit of measure for the contract price.

For a stocked item, this must be the stocking unit of measure, the alternate unit of measure defined against the stock code (Stock Code Maintenance), or a valid unit of measure defined in the purchasing price unit of measure table that is cross referenced to the order unit of measure (seeBrowse on Price Unit of Measure).

For a non-stocked item, the unit of measure is not validated.

Indicate the contract lead time that was quoted by the supplier.

You can use the AP Contract Price List program to compare the supplier's quoted lead time with the demonstrated lead time.

Indicate multiples of the order quantity to be associated with the contract.

During Purchase Order Entry (Purchase Order Entry), a warning message is displayed if the order quantity is not a multiple of the value entered here.

Indicate the minimum order quantity associated with the contract.

During Purchase Order Entry (Purchase Order Entry) you will be unable to order less of the stock item for the supplier than the value entered.

Indicate the date from which the contract price is valid.

If the line due date of a purchase order processed in the Purchase Order Entry program is before the date entered here, then the price contract is not displayed for selection.

Indicate the date after which the price contract is no longer valid.

This date cannot be before the Valid from date.

If the line due date of a purchase order processed in the Purchase Order Entry program is after the date entered here, then the price contract is not displayed for selection.

If you define a blanket purchase order for the supplier (Contract Maintenance), then in order to select it, the price must be in effect for the whole of the BPO contract period.

For example:

For Supplier 0000001 and stock code A100 you have a supplier contract that is valid from 01/06/06 to 30/06/06.

You add a blanket purchase order contract for supplier 0000001 with Basis of delivery schedule dates: Start date 01/06/06 and Expiry Date 31/07/06. When adding a line to the blanket purchase order, you will get the error message: Supplier Price no longer available on due date, because the blanket purchase order due dates are outside of the range of valid dates for the contract.

Enter shipping instructions if standard instructions must be applied whenever this price contract is accessed.

This field of used for documentary purposes only.

Enter the anticipated freight charges for the goods purchased in terms of this price contract.

For local currency supplier, the entry made here cannot exceed 8.2 characters. For foreign currency suppliers, the entry cannot exceed 9.2 characters.

This field is used for documentary purposes only.

Enter the discount code applicable to the contract.

This option is only available when discounts are based on Discount code.

Select this to deduct the discount from the list price of the stock items assigned to the contract.

Select this to add the discount to the list price of the stock items assigned to the contract.

Enter the applicable chain discounts.

This only applies if you indicated that the contract is subject to Chain discount.

Enter a price comment if required.

The price comment can be printed on the AP Contract Price List report.