Inquiring About Product Pricing

Display sell matrix data for a product from Inventory Inquiry to view the basic pricing setup for the matrix cells. This helps determine how the system prices the product. This information is view-only.

You can view product pricing from a variety of places in the system. The pricing information is displayed for the branch where the order is being written when viewed from Sales Order Entry. When viewed at other places in the system, pricing information is displayed for the branch indicated on the Inventory Inquiry screen.

To Inquire about product pricing:

  1. From the Orders >Inquiries menu, select Inventory Inquiry to display the Inventory Inquiry window.

  2. In the Product field, enter a product name to display the product inventory record.

  3. Select Maintenance > Product Pricing to display the Product Pricing window.

  4. Scroll through the list of price classes to view corresponding sell matrix information.

The following table describes the read-only information in each field:

Field

Description of read-only information

Branch

The branch where the inquiry is taking place. Either the branch where the order is being taken, or the branch displayed on the Inventory Inquiry window.

Group

The product sell group. This provides the y axis for the matrix cell information displayed. TheClasscolumn displays the x axis.

Price Sheet

The product price sheet currently in effect for the product.

Product Description

The product description carried over from the Inventory Inquiry window.

Class

The customer price classes displayed in order from lowest to highest price class level according to the price class level assigned to you and the OE.PRICE.CLASS.LEVEL authorization key.

The customer class is the x axis for the matrix cell information displayed. The Group column displays the y axis.

Price/ea

The price for the item as determined by the sell matrix. Click here to see how the system determines what product pricing to display.

How the System Displays Product Pricing

The system looks at the following to determine what price to display on the Product Pricing screen.

  • Your OE.PRICE.VIEW.LEVEL authorization key accessibility level.

  • The view level assigned to the local basis name on the Price Line Maintenance screen.

For the basis name you are permitted to view, the system displays the price or cost from the Product Price Sheet Maintenance screen, followed by the calculated prices or costs for the class/group matrix cell determined by your price class accessibility and the OE.PRICE.CLASS.LEVEL authorization key.

Basis

The first three basis names listed display the first three basis names from the price line. The remaining basis names correspond to the matrix cells most likely to be used, based on the pricing hierarchy, and depending on your view level.

Formula

The formula corresponding to the basis name most likely to be used to determine the price depending on the pricing hierarchy, and depending on your view level.

  1. When finished reviewing product pricing, exit the window.

See Also:

Creating Sell Matrix Cells