Changing Price Control Parameters

The GP% Control Parameters screen lets authorized users adjust the minimum gross profit percentage or maximum discount from standard price, for both stock items and direct shipments.

This feature allows managers to control how much discretion salespeople have in making price adjustments. Depending on your authorization level, making price adjustments greater than those set here requires a manager to enter a confirming password. Authorized users receive a warning before they finalize price adjustments greater than those set here.

You can assign a minimum required GP% at the following levels:

Order
Product
Price line
Customer
User

Note: The Base Minimum GP% Price Check Off COMM-COST control maintenance record determines whether you base the minimum GP% price check off COMM-COST or COGS cost.

When the user makes a change that affects the GP% for an item in sales order entry, the system looks for a specified minimum, in the sequence listed above. The system stops checking once it finds one setting for minimum GP%, and does not check subsequent settings. If the new GP% falls below the first detected minimum, the system displays a warning that identifies the parameter (such as product, price line, or user) affected by the change and what the minimum GP% for that level is. To override the warning, the user must be assigned the SOE.MIN.GP authorization key.

You can set default price control parameters in Product Maintenance, Price Line Maintenance, and User Maintenance. Or, you can override the defaults from Sales Order Entry, as described here.

To change price control parameters:

Create or open an order, and display the order's Body screen.
Use the Pricing hot key to display the Pricing Override screen.
Use the GP%Cont hot key to open the GP% Control Parameters screen.
In the Min GP% Required fields, specify the minimum gross profit percentage for Stock items and Direct shipped items.
In the Max Disc from Standard Price fields, specify the maximum allowable discount percentage for Stock items and Direct shipped items.
Press Esc to apply your settings.