Alternate pricing hierarchy available for Level 2 pricing types

When a product's price is obtained from product and pricing records in Distribution SX.e, a complex pricing hierarchy logic is initiated that considers numerous factors, such product price type, product line, product category, region, etc. This pricing hierarchy follows a preset order that poses a challenge for companies that require a more flexible pricing structure.

You can now select an alternate pricing hierarchy for Level 2 pricing records. Level 2 records are pricing records set up in PD Pricing Setup for these price types in this order:

Customer/Product Price Type
Customer/Rebate Type
Customer/Product Line
Customer/Product Category

You can modify the order that these pricing records are applied in the pricing hierarchy. A new Level 2 Pricing Hierarchy Override Hierarchy selection table is added to SA Administrator Options-Products-Pricing. To override the default pricing hierarchy for these pricing record types, click and hold a pricing type in the list and drag it to the desired position. When you save the changes, the order in the Override Hierarchy list is the new order in which Level 2 pricing records are applied.

The existing option, Use Rebate Pricing Records Before Price Type, is also changed. This option now applies to Level 4 pricing records instead of both Level 2 and Level 4 records, because of the ability to define where Level 2 rebate records appear in the Override Hierarchy list. Level 4 records are pricing records set up in PD Pricing Setup for these price types in this order:

Customer Type/Product Price Type
Customer Type/Rebate Type

If the Use Rebate Pricing Records Before Price Type option is selected, the pricing records in the Override Hierarchy list are re-ordered as:

Customer/Rebate Type
Customer/Product Price Type
Customer/Product Line
Customer/Product Category

This can be overridden, however, we recommend that you keep the order of records consistent between Level 2 and Level 4 pricing records.

Feature activation

To activate this feature, change the order displayed in the Override Hierarchy list in SA Administrator Options-Products-Pricing. We recommend that you review your pricing options and verify the Override Hierarchy represents your company's pricing structure.

Note: All four Level 2 price types are displayed in the Override Hierarchy list even if not all types are selected or activated in SA Administrator Options-Products-Pricing. If a price type is not used, it is excluded when the pricing logic is applied in Distribution SX.e.