You use this program to maintain details of the promotion codes used in the Trade Promotions module.
They define the rules for applying both line and global promotions to a sales order and can be one of the following:
Off Invoice - a money off reduction applied to an invoice
Discounts or price reductions can apply to a select group of stock items and can be applied to individual customers, customer classes, customer branches or geographic areas. They can be applied at sales order (global) or sales order line (tiered) level.
Free Goods - an item given away for free or sold at a reduced price
These can be applied to individual stock items, product groups, product classes or departments for individual customers, customer classes, customer branches or geographic areas.
Promotions can be applied to customers defined as Trade promotions customers (AR Customer Maintenance) without having to apply trade promotion pricing.
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New | Select this icon to add a new promotion code. |
Delete | Select this to delete the promotion code currently
displayed. You are prompted to confirm the deletion of the selected promotion code if you selected to Confirm Deletions (Browse on Promotion Code). |
Save | Select this icon to save the details you entered. |
Promotion code | Enter the promotion code you want to maintain. This code uniquely identifies the promotion. |
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Promotion code | This indicates the code of the promotion you are currently maintaining. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description | Enter a description for the promotion code entered in the previous field. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Global | Select this to accumulate the promotion over the entire sales order as line items are added. Global promotions qualify order-wide, so individual stock item line quantities are accumulated and matched to threshold minimums. Minimums can be met by the accumulation of different stock item quantities when these items are members of a global promotion's product group, product class, department or stock code list. Global promotions may apply to Off-invoice, Accrual and Free Good promotion types, with the following restrictions:
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Tiered | Select this to define a different promotion to a single
order line, based on different line thresholds. Because tiered promotions are applied to each order line separately, stock code line values (quantity, mass or volume) cannot be accumulated to meet order threshold minimums. You would select this option if, for example, for Stock item AAA you want to apply:
You cannot select this for a Free goods promotion type. If you do not select this option, then a single promotion is applied to an order line. For example against stock item AAA you want to apply a 10% discount when the single threshold is reached. |
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Promotion type |
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Promotion sequence | Specify the order in which multiple promotions must be
applied to a single line. If this is left as zero or you defined the same sequence number against multiple promotions, then promotion codes are applied in alphabetical sequence. For example if you have two promotion codes 'Discount' and 'Value' and both promotions apply to a specific line, then the 'Discount' code is applied before 'Value' code. Alternatively, you can set the promotion sequence for 'Value' to 1 and 'Discount' to 2 to force the system to apply the 'Value' code before the 'Discount' code. |
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Budget limits | Indicate that limits are required for this promotion.
The Budget Limits pane is enabled allowing you to define the limits. The Status field is also enabled. You cannot select this option for an Accrual promotion type. |
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Status | You can view or change the status of the promotion in
conjunction with the budget limit. The status of the promotion can be:
To change the status you need to enable the operator activity Allow promotions to be re-activated. |
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Promotion dates | These options enable you to define the date range for which the promotion applies (is valid). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date type | This option enables you to indicate the date on which
the promotion must be based.
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Start date | Enter the date from which the promotion applies. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expiry date | Enter the date on which the promotion ends (expires). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock category selection | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock category | Indicate the stock items that qualify for the
promotion.
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Stock code | Enter the stock code of the item to which the promotion applies. This field is only displayed if you selected Stock code at the Stock category field. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Product group | Enter the product group to which the promotion applies. This field is only displayed if you selected Product group at the Stock category field. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Product class | Enter the product class to which the promotion applies. This field is only displayed if you selected Product class at the Stock category field. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Department | Enter the department to which the promotion applies. This field is only displayed if you selected Department at the Stock category field. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inventory custom form 1-2 | Enter the custom form field details to which the promotion applies. This field is only displayed if you selected the custom form field at the Stock category field. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock category list | Indicate a list of stock items to which the promotion applies. This field is only displayed if you selected Stock list at the Stock category field. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Secondary stock category selection | Indicate the secondary stock category(ies) to qualify for a promotion. The secondary category(ies) will be available as an alternative criteria for qualifying, or will be mandatory depending on the Stock category type selected. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock category type |
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Second stock category | Indicate the secondary stock code category to qualify for the promotion. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Currency | Indicate the currency in which the promotion applies.
Only those customers indicated within the Customer
categoryselection, whose
currency matches the currency entered here are eligible for
the promotion. If you select a single customer in the Customer category selection, then this field is disabled and the currency defined against the customer (Browse on Customers) is used for the promotion code. |
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Customer category | Indicate the customers who qualify for the
promotion.
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Customer | Enter the single customer to whom the promotion applies. This field is only displayed if you selected Customer at the Customer category field. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Geographic area | Enter the single geographic area to which the promotion applies. This field is only displayed if you selected Geographic area at the Customer category field. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Customer class | Enter the single customer class to which the promotion applies. This field is only displayed if you selected Customer class at the Customer category field. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Customer branch | Enter the branch to which the promotion applies. This field is only displayed if you selected Branch at the Customer category field. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buying group | Enter the single buying group to which the promotion applies. This field is only displayed if you selected Buying group at the Customer category field. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Customer custom form 1-2 | Enter the custom form field details to which the promotion applies. This field is only displayed if you selected the custom form field at the Customer category field. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Customer category list | Indicate a list of customers to whom the promotion
applies. The currency defined against the customers you add to the list must match the currency entered in the Currency field above. This field is only displayed if you selected Customer list at the Customer category field. |
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Apply to sub accounts | Select this to also apply the promotion to the sub
accounts attached to the customer account entered in the
previous field (Browse on Master Sub-accounts). If you select this
option, then the promotion is applied to the sub-accounts
regardless of whether sub-account invoices are attached to the
master account or not.
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Secondary customer category selection | Indicate the secondary customer(s) to qualify for a promotion. The secondary category(ies) will be available as an alternative criteria for qualifying, or will be mandatory depending on the Customer category type selected. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Customer category type |
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Secondary customer category | Indicate the secondary customer category to qualify for the promotion. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Secondary apply to sub accounts | Select this to also apply the promotion to the secondary sub accounts attached to the secondary customer account selected. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Calculation type selection | These options are only enabled for Off
invoice and Accrual promotion
types.
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Calculation type |
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Price code | Select this to apply a specific price code as an Off
invoice promotion. If you select this option, then the Off invoice allowance defaults to Price change and cannot be changed. This is only available for Non-tiered line Off invoice promotions. |
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Percentage | Enter the percentage for the promotion according to the calculation type selected. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Price | Enter the price for the promotion according to the calculation type selected. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Value | Enter the value for the promotion according to the calculation type selected. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Value type |
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Threshold selection | Off invoice and
Accrual promotion types can have
thresholds defined by quantity, mass, volume or
value. For global promotions, you enter the threshold value in the Quantity/Mass/Volume/Amount fields below. For tiered promotions, you define the threshold values in the Tiered Details pane. |
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Threshold type |
The threshold type defines the quantity, mass or volume of the item that must be bought by the customer to qualify for the promotion.
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Quantity | Enter the global threshold quantity for the promotion code. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mass | Enter the global threshold mass for the promotion code. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Volume | Enter the global threshold volume for the promotion code. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amount | Enter the global threshold amount (value) for the
promotion code.
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This pane is displayed for Off invoice promotion types.
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Off invoice allowance | If you selected Price code at the Calculation type field, then this field defaults to Price change and cannot be changed. | ||||||||
Line promotion | Select this to create a negative miscellaneous charge
line for the promotion amount on the order after the line item
to which the promotion applies. If you select this option, then a separate miscellaneous charge is added to the order for each qualifying promotion. The cost of the miscellaneous charge line can be set to zero by selecting the option: Miscellaneous cost zero is selected (Trade Promotion Setup - Options tab). For global promotions, a summary line is added to the order. The value of the promotion, which is shown as a separate miscellaneous charge line, is posted to the Sales General Ledger code defined against the customer/sales order branch and the promotion product class in the Sales Ledger interface. (AR Sales Ledger Interface).
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Line discount | Select this to apply the promotion to the line total only, without displaying the promotion value separately or reducing the price displayed on the line. This option is disabled for a global promotion.The value of the promotion, which is a discount, is posted to the Trade discount General Ledger code defined against the customer/sales order branch and the product class of the stock item being sold in the Sales Ledger interface (AR Sales Ledger Interface).
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Price change | Select this to reduce the unit price of the line item
by the promotion amount.
This option is disabled for a global promotion or if the promotion Calculation type is set to Value. A price change has no additional General Ledger integration implications, as the sale is processed to the General Ledger at the new price.
If you selected Price code at the Calculation type field, then the price code entered at the Price code field is applied as the Off invoice promotion. |
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Code less promo | Select this to apply a specific price code to an order
line prior to the off invoice promotion
and subsequent promotions being applied. This applies when the Calculation type is Percentage or Price and is only available for non-tiered line off- invoice promotions. A Price code must be entered. When adding a sales order for a trade promotions customer, the price on the line is first changed to be the new price code. The promotion is then applied to that new price. |
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Product class | Indicate the product class to use for miscellaneous charge lines created for a line promotion when integrating to the General Ledger. This product class is not used to qualify the line item for promotion.This defaults to the default product class defined for tiered or global promotions (depending on the promotion you are defining) but can be changed (Trade Promotion Setup). |
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Price code | Indicate the price code to apply to the off invoice
promotion. A valid price code must be entered. The code is not validated at this point, because price codes are defined at stock code level, whereas promotions are often not. When you process a sales order for a trade promotions customer, any promotion using a price code as part of the promotion is processed according to the following rules:
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Associated stock code selection |
Indicate the Off invoice - associated products to which this promotion applies. You can indicate the actual stock code(s) or that the promotion applies to stock codes belonging to one or more product classes, product groups or departments. At least one option must be selected in the Stock category selection - the All option must not be selected when using associated products. |
This pane is displayed for a promotion with limits. You can define the promotion limits, and view the budget allocations during the promotion.
Field | Description |
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Budget limits | |
Budget type | Select the budget type that the limit is based on. |
Limit | Enter the budget limit for the promotion. The limit can be entered as a value, quantity, mass or volume depending on the budget type selected. |
Promotion allocations |
Enter the promotion values. |
This pane is displayed for Accrual promotion types.
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Accrual type | Enter a valid accrual type for the accrual promotion. |
G/L accounts | |
Accrual account | Enter the General Ledger account to which the value of
the accrual promotion must be credited when a sales order is
processed. This defaults to the G/L account defined for promotion accruals (General Ledger Integration), but can be changed for this specific promotion code. |
Expense account | Enter the General Ledger account to which the value of
the accrual promotion must be debited when a sales order is
processed. This defaults to the G/L account defined for promotion expenses (General Ledger Integration), but can be changed for this specific promotion code. |
Deduction code | Enter the deduction code for the accrual promotion.
An accrual promotion must be linked to a deduction code as the deduction code is used in the Deduction Review program to evaluate and resolve customer deductions for trade promotion accruals. This field defaults to the default deduction code defined for accrual promotions, but can be changed (Trade Promotion Setup - Defaults tab). |
This pane is displayed for Free goods promotion types.
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Stock code to be generated | This enables you to specify which stock item must be
given away for free or sold at a reduced price when the
threshold is reached.
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Order stock code | Select this to give away (or apply a price reduction to) the same stock item as was sold (the item to which the promotion applies). You would typically select this option for 'buy one get one free' or a 'buy one get the second one at half price' types of promotions. | ||||
Specific stock code | Select this to give away (or apply a price reduction
to) a different stock item to the one sold (i.e. the item to
which the promotion applies). You would typically select this option for 'buy item A and get item B for free' or 'buy item A and get item B at half price' types of promotions. |
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Stock code | Enter the stock item which must be given away for free when the promotion threshold is met. This field is only enabled if you selected the option: Specific stock code. | ||||
Method to apply | These options enable you to define the price that must be charged for the free or reduced price item defined at the Stock code to be generated option above. | ||||
Actual price change | Select this to define the actual unit price at which
the reduced item must be sold in the Invoice price
field. When you select this option, the invoice price and the customer price are the same. The Invoice price is displayed as the unit price on the reduced price item line on the sales order and the invoice. |
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Detail discount | Select this to define both the invoice and the customer price at which the reduced item must be sold. The Invoice price is displayed as the unit price on the reduced price item line on the sales order and the invoice. In addition, the difference between the Invoice price and the Customer price is displayed as a discount on the reduced price item line on the sales order and the invoice. | ||||
Summary discount | Select this to define both the invoice and the customer
price at which the reduced item must be sold. The Invoice price is displayed as the unit price on the reduced price item line on the sales order and the invoice. A miscellaneous charge line is created for the quantity of the reduced price item sold multiplied by the difference between the Invoice price and the Customer price.The cost of the miscellaneous charge line can be set to zero by selecting the option: Miscellaneous cost zero is selected (Trade Promotion Setup - Options tab). |
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Price code | Select this to apply a price code instead of a flat
price to a Free goods promotion. A price code must be entered in the Price code field. When you process a sales order for a trade promotions customer, the price code is used to derive the price placed on the free goods line. |
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Invoice price | Enter the price to be charged for the item defined in
the Stock code to be generated field
(i.e. the item that must be given away for free or sold at a
reduced price when the threshold is reached). If you enter zero in this field then the item is supplied to the customer free of charge. You would enter zero for a 'buy one get one free' or a 'buy item A and get item B for free' type of promotion. This field is not enabled when the Method to apply is Price code. |
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Customer price | This indicates the net price (after promotional price reduction discounts) that the customer will pay for the free good item. This option is not enabled for the Actual price change method, as the customer price and invoice price are identical.This field is not enabled when the Method to apply is Price code. |
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Free goods product class |
Indicate the product class to use for the free goods promotion. When defined, this product class is used on the Free goods promotion line in Sales orders, rather than the product class defined against the stock item. This provides greater control over the integration of costs for free goods into the General Ledger. The product class can only be entered if the promotion is a global promotion or the Off invoice use merchandise line product class setup option (Trade Promotion Setup) is not selected. The product class must be valid. |
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Free goods price code | Indicate the price code to use for the free goods
promotion. A valid price code must be entered. The code is not validated at this point, because price codes are defined at stock code level, whereas promotions are often not. When you process a sales order for a trade promotions customer, this price code is used to derive the price placed on the free goods line. If the price code entered here is invalid, then the price of the free goods line is set to zero. This field is only enabled when the Method to apply is Price code. |
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In multiples of | Select this to define thresholds in multiples of the
item sold, rather than having to define each threshold
multiple individually. For example: You want to supply one item free for each 10 sold, 2 items for each 20 sold, 3 items for each 30 sold, etc. To do this, you can select the In multiples of option. At the Threshold/Quantity field you enter 10 and at the Quantity to ship field you enter 1. Do not select this if you want to define each threshold multiple individually. You define the thresholds in the Free Goods Details pane. |
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Rounding | This option is only enabled when you select the In multiples of option. | ||||
Round up | Select this to apply the promotion to any order
quantity up to the minimum
required for the promotion. For example: Your promotion is defined as 'one item free for every 10 ordered.' This means that any order quantity from 1 up to 10 will qualify for the 1 free item; any quantity ordered between 11 and 20 will qualify for 2 free items; etc. |
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Round down | Select this to apply the promotion only if the order
quantity meets at least the
minimum required for the promotion criteria. For example: Your promotion is defined as 'one item free for every 10 ordered. The order must be for at least a quantity of 10 to get the 1 free item, so that any order quantity from 10 up to 19 will qualify for 1 free item; any quantity ordered between 20 to 29 will qualify for 2 free items; etc. |
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Threshold/Quantity | Enter the quantity that must be sold to qualify for the
free promotion quantity (the quantity entered in the
Quantity to ship field). This field is only enabled if you selected to base the threshold on the Quantity and you selected the In multiples of option. |
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Threshold/Mass | Enter the mass that must be sold to qualify for the
free promotion quantity (the quantity entered in the
Quantity to ship field). This field is only enabled if you selected to base the threshold on the Mass and you selected the In multiples of option. |
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Threshold/Volume | Enter the volume that must be sold to qualify for the
free promotion quantity (the quantity entered in the
Quantity to ship field). This field is only enabled if you selected to base the threshold on the Volume and you selected the In multiples of option. |
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Threshold/Amount | Enter the merchandise amount (value) that must be sold
to qualify for the free promotion quantity (the quantity
entered in the Quantity to ship
field).
This field is only enabled if you selected to base the threshold on Amount and you selected the In multiples of option. |
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Quantity to ship | Enter the quantity of the item that must be supplied
free of charge or at the reduced price when the quantity,
mass, volume or amount threshold is reached or exceeded on the
sale. This field is only enabled if you selected the In multiples of option. |
The fields in the pane are only enabled when you do not select the In multiples of field or you select the Tiered field.
The fields enable you to indicate the quantity, mass, volume or amount of the item that the customer must buy to qualify for the free good promotion.
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Threshold/Quantity | You use this field to enter the quantity that must be
sold to qualify for the free promotion quantity (the
quantity entered in the Quantity to
ship field). This field is only enabled if you selected to base the threshold on the Quantity. |
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Threshold/Mass | Enter the mass that must be sold to qualify for the
free promotion quantity (the quantity entered in the
Quantity to ship field). This field is only enabled if you selected to base the threshold on the Mass. |
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Threshold/Volume | Enter the volume that must be sold to qualify for the
free promotion quantity (the quantity entered in the
Quantity to ship field). This field is only enabled if you selected to base the threshold on the Volume. |
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Threshold/Amount | Enter the amount that must be sold to qualify for the
free promotion quantity (the quantity entered in the
Quantity to ship field).
This field is only enabled if you selected to base the threshold on the Amount. |
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Quantity to ship | Enter the quantity of the item that must be supplied
free of charge or at the reduced price when the quantity,
mass, volume or amount threshold is reached or exceeded on
the sale. This field is only enabled if you selected the In multiples of option. |
This screen enables you to define the thresholds applicable to Off invoice and Accrual promotions that are tiered.
The fields enable you to define the thresholds for Off invoice andAccrual type tiered (non global) promotions.
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Threshold/Quantity | Enter the quantity that must be sold to qualify for the promotion. | ||||
Threshold/Mass | Enter the mass that must be sold to qualify for the promotion. | ||||
Threshold/Volume | Enter the volume that must be sold to qualify for the promotion. | ||||
Threshold/Amount | Enter the value that must be sold to qualify for the
promotion.
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Percentage | Indicate the percentage by which the order line must be reduced when the threshold is reached. This field is only displayed if the Calculation type is set to Percentage. |
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Price | Indicate the price by which the order line must be reduced when the threshold is reached. This field is only displayed if the Calculation type is set to Price. |
Electronic Signatures provide security access, transaction logging and event triggering. This enables you to increase control over your system changes.
Access to the following eSignature transactions within this program can be restricted at Operator, Group, Role or Company level. You configure this using the Electronic Signatures program.
eSignature Transaction | Description |
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SO TPM Promotion code added |
Controls access to the New Item function in the Promotion Code Maintenance and Copy Promotion Code programs. |
SO TPM Promotion code changed |
Controls access to the maintenance of promotion codes in the Promotion Code Maintenance program. |
SO TPM Promotion code deleted |
Controls access to the Delete function in the Promotion Code Maintenance program. |
Inserting Application Help
You would typically follow this procedure to display help for the current program in a customized pane that can be pinned to the program window.
Information includes step-by-step instructions for the various functions available within the program, including a brief overview of what the program does, what setup options are required and how to personalize the program.
Open the program for which you want to insert application help into a customized pane.
This functionality is only available for a program that has panes.
Right-click any form field.
You can also click the triangle menu icon that appears in the title area of a pane.
Select Insert Application Help from the context-sensitive menu.
The application help appears in a pane within your program. You can reposition the pane using the docking stickers or pin it to the program window.
Removing the Application Help pane
If you no longer want to display application help in a pane for your current program, you can simply remove it.
Select the Close icon in the right-hand corner of the application help pane.
Confirm that you want to delete the pane.