Purchase Orders > Setup > Discount Code Maintenance

Discount Code Maintenance

You use this program to create and maintain purchase order discount codes which can be used when creating purchase order requisitions (Requisition Entry Maintenance).

These discount codes can be allocated to suppliers (Suppliers) as Line discount codes and/or Invoice discount codes. The discounts allocated against a supplier are then automatically calculated and applied to Purchase orders (Purchase Order Header Information) according to the percentages held against these discount codes.

Discount Code Maintenance

Field Description
New Select this to add a new discount code.
Delete Select this to delete the currently displayed discount code.
Discount code Enter the discount code you want to maintain.
Play Select this to view multimedia objects attached to the discount code.
Discount Code Maintenance This indicates the code allocated to the discount code you are adding or maintaining.
Discount code This indicates the code allocated to the discount code you are adding or maintaining.
Description This is used to describe the discount code in the previous field.
First discount percentage

Enter the first discount percentage to apply for this discount code.

You can enter up to three linked discounts to apply when the discount code is used.

The discount percentages you define are chained. For example if you enter 5, 2 and 1 in the First, Second and Thirddiscount percentage fields respectively, then the discount amount is calculated as the original amount less 5%, less 2%, less 1%.

For example, if the total amount for a requisition or purchase order line is 1000, then the line discount is calculated as 1000 less 5% = 950, less 2% = 931, less 1% = 921.69. So the net amount for the line will be 921.69.

[Note]

You can enter a negative percentage to apply a surcharge to the price. (i.e. the discount values calculated are added to the price).
Second discount percentage

You use this field to enter the second discount percentage to apply for this discount code.

This discount percentage is applied after the first discount percentage has been deducted.
Third discount percentage

You use this field to enter the third discount percentage to apply for this discount code.

This discount percentage is applied after the first and second discount percentages have been deducted.

Notes and warnings

eSignature considerations

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 eSignature Setup program.

eSignature Transaction Description
PO Add purchase order discounts

Controls access to the Add and New Discount Code functions in the Browse on Purchase Order Discounts and Purchase Order Discounts programs.
PO Change purchase order discounts

Controls access to the maintenance of discount codes in the Browse on Purchase Order Discounts and Purchase Order Discounts programs.
PO Delete purchase order discounts

Controls access to the Delete function in the Browse on Purchase Order Discounts and Purchase Order Discounts programs.

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  1. Open the program for which you want to insert application help into a customized pane.

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  2. Right-click any form field.

    You can also click the triangle menu icon that appears in the title area of a pane.

  3. 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.

  1. Select the Close icon in the right-hand corner of the application help pane.

  2. Confirm that you want to delete the pane.