Purpose
Special Rate for Item Master likely allows you to define special pricing rules at the store level. This could be for:
- Implementing discounted pricing for specific items or categories.
- Offering discounts to certain customer groups (e.g., Wholesale & Special category of retail customers).
Benefits
- Increased Flexibility in Pricing: You can tailor prices to your store's to provide your wholesale customers with attaractive rates.
- Improved Efficiency: You can define the special rate at the time of doing purchase entry and use the same at sales.
Steps to configure and process for Special Rate:
Step 1: Go to Inventory > Masters > Items
Step 2: Item Master screen will appear. By clicking the left function keys, search and click on Manage Tab.
Step 3: Manage Tab screen will appear. Click on Gen tab and enable as tick for Special rate. Click Apply.
Step 4: Fill in with details in Item Master screen. Click Save.
Step 5: Go to Tools > Configuration > Configuration
Step 6: Business Configuration screen will appear. Search for Special and Enable the checkbox in all three listed conditions. Click Save.
Step 7: Go to Inventory > Price Level > Price Level Master
Step 8: Price Level Master screen will appear. Fill in with details and choose Special Rate from Item Master option under Based on option. Click Save.
Step 9: Go to Customer > Master > Customer Master
Step 10: Customer Master screen will appear. Click on Manage Tab. In Details tab click the Price Level type & Price Level - Common. Click Apply.
Step 11: Fill in with details. In Price Level - Common option choose the Special Rate created.
Note:
This process supports Price Level Generic as well.
Step 12: In the Customer Master, select the Price Level type as Apply from Price Level Master. Click Save.
Step 13: Open the Purchase Entry screen and load the items in the screen. You will be able to see the SP Rate (Special Rate) column. You can change the rate from here if you want and it will be replaced in the Item Master.
Note:
You need to activate this option "Allow to change Item Master Special rate from Puchase/RN Enrty Screen" from the Configurations.
Step 14: Go to Sales > Sales Bill. Sales Bill entry screen will appear. Select any other customer and load the same item mapped for special rate and check for Rate reflecting.
Step 15: Select the Price Level function key and choose the Special Rate mapped for the loaded items.
Step 16: Check and verify for Rate changed after applying the Price Level for Special Rate. Click Save & proceed for payment mode and Save. Close the screen.
Step 17: Go to Sales > Sales Bill. Bill Entry screen will appear. Select the customer mapped for Special rate and load the same item, then check for the rate it automatically take the special rate. Click Save & proceed for payment mode and Save. Close the screen.
Note:
The Special Rate will get reflected in the Sales LOV if you activate the option " Display Item Master Special Rate in Sales LOV."