Description: These instructions will show you how to setup supplier discount brackets using F18=Bracket levels in Supplier Maintenance. Discount brackets can be used to set minimum or maximum target levels for supplier orders by dollars, weight, volume, or purchase increment. by supplier or supplier name. In the example below, supplier 1545 was typed in the 'Supplier' field and enter was pressed. That brought up the suppliers that matched the search criteria.  2) This will take you to the K3S_2000 screen as shown above. Pick the supplier you want to work with by using a 1=Select and press Enter. 3) You will now be in Change mode of the K3S_2000 screen as shown below. Use function F18=Bracket levels to setup this supplier’s bracket levels.  4) You are now on the K3S_2060 screen as shown below. Use F6=Add to add a new bracket level.  5) Look to the bottom portion of the screen to set up the discount bracket; notice that you are in Add mode. The first field requires you to determine if you are setting a Minimum or a Maximum. Use 0 (zero) to code for a Minimum Use 1 (one) to code for a Maximum Reminder: You can use F4=Prompt on this field to pull-up a window with your available choices.  6) In the next field you must place the number value for the discount bracket. The example below uses a value of 1000. 7) The last field to enter is the unit for the discount bracket. The available options are: 1 Regular cost used 2 Regular cost lest deal cost 3 Weight 4 Volume **5 Purchase increment 6 Other The example below uses option 2 (Regular cost lest deal cost) for the unit. **Option 5 (Purchase increment) can stand for cases, dozens, pallets, etc. Reminder: You can use F4=Prompt on this field to pull-up a window with your available choices.  8) After the supplier discount information has been entered into the appropriate fields, press Enter. Since there were no previous discount brackets entered, this discount bracket will now appear as Level 1 for this supplier. See screen below:  9) You are able to enter up to 9 discount bracket levels for each supplier. If we were to add another discount bracket for this supplier, it would appear as Level 2. Example: The screen below shows that we have added a 2nd discount bracket for this supplier, which is appearing as Level 2. This bracket shows that if we reach a $3,500 Minimum on an order, we get $150 discount [free freight]. See screen below.  10) You must select a level in order for the discount bracket to take effect. Select a level by using option 1=Select level for current and press Enter. Example: In the screen below, we have chosen to select Level 1 as the current level.  11) Once you have selected a bracket level, you will automatically return to the K3S_2000 screen as shown below. You will now see that the level you selected on the previous screen is appearing as the Current level for the supplier. The next discount bracket level will also appear on this screen as the Next Level for this supplier. See example below:  12) If the supplier must be able to build to a capacity of something, such as a truckload, then you will need to set the Precise order flag to a value of 1=Yes. The default for this flag is 0=No. 13) The discount bracket levels have now been setup for this particular supplier. |
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How to Setup Supplier Discount Brackets |