Purchase Orders > Supplier Stock Cross Reference > Supplier Contract Pricing Maintenance

Supplier Contract Pricing Maintenance

You use this program to create and change contract prices for selected suppliers.

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Field Description
New Select this icon to add a new contract price.
Delete Select this to delete the currently displayed contract price.
Save Select this to save the details you entered for the contract price.
Supplier Indicate the supplier code for which you want to maintain the contract price.

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

Select Contract Select this to use the PO Browse on Contract Prices program to view contracts currently defined.

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

Supplier Contract Pricing Maintenance

Field Description
Supplier This is the supplier code for which you are maintaining the contract price.
Stock code

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.

Currency This is the currency as defined against the supplier.
Contract

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.

Reference Enter a reference for the contract if required.
Purchase price

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.

Price unit of measure

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 Codes) 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 (see Price Unit of Measure).

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

Quoted lead time

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.

Order multiple

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

During purchase order entry, a warning message is displayed if the order quantity is not a multiple of the value entered here.

Minimum order qty

Indicate the minimum order quantity associated with the contract.

During purchase order entry, you will be unable to order less of the stock item for the supplier than the value entered.

Minimum quantity unit of measure Indicate the unit of measure applicable to the minimum order quantity specified at the previous field.
Valid from

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.

Expiry date

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 the price must be in effect for the whole of the BPO contract period to be able to select it.

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.

Price quote date Enter the price quotation date. It is used for documentary purposes only.
Shipping instructions

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

This field of used for documentary purposes only.

Freight charges

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.

Freight comment Enter a comment relative to the freight charges of required.
Discount selection  
Discount code Select this to enter that any discounts applicable to the contract are to be based on a discount code.
Chain discount Select this to enter up to three chained discounts that are applicable to the contract.
Discount code

Enter the discount code applicable to the contract.

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

Discount type  
Discount less

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

Discount plus

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

Chain discounts

Enter the applicable chain discounts.

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

Discount one Enter the first discount percentage to be applied to the price code for the stock item.
Discount two Enter the second discount percentage to be applied to the price code for the stock item.
Discount three Enter the third discount percentage to be applied to the price code for the stock item.
Price comment

Enter a price comment if required. This comment can be printed on the AP Contract Price List report.

Notes and warnings

Restrictions and limits

  • You can only maintain contract prices for supplier/stock code combinations that already exist in the cross-reference file (see Supplier Stock Code Cross Reference).

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 supplier contract

Controls access to the Add and New Supplier Contract functions in the following programs:

  • PO Browse on Contract Prices

  • Supplier Contract Prices by Supplier

  • Contract Price Maintenance

PO Change supplier contract

Controls access to the maintenance of supplier contracts in the PO Browse on Contract Prices, Supplier Contract Prices by Supplier and Contract Price Maintenance programs.

PO Delete supplier contract

Controls access to the Delete function in the following programs:

  • PO Browse on Contract Prices

  • Supplier Contract Prices by Supplier

  • Contract Price Maintenance

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.

  1. 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.

  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.