Price retrieval

When searching for prices, LN first checks whether a valid special contract and next a valid normal contract exists.

You can specify:

• Sales contract prices in the Sales Contract Lines (tdsls3501m000) or Sales Contract Prices (tdsls3103m000) session.
• Purchase contract prices in the Purchase Contract Prices (tdpur3103m000) session.

If LN cannot find a price in a special contract or a normal contract, LN tries to retrieve prices from a price book.

LN uses a specific searching logic:

1. Supplier price book with high priority

   LN first searches for a supplier price book as defined in the Supplier Price Book field of the Pricing Parameters (tdpcg0100m000) session, for combinations that have the High Priority check box selected in the Price Book Lines (tdpcg0131m000) session. This search step is only applicable when retrieving purchase prices, not sales prices.

2. Price book linked to a price matrix

   Next, LN searches for price books that are linked to valid price matrices, selected from the price matrices for which a matrix priority is defined. LN looks for price matrices with a matrix definition and matrix attributes that match the properties of the relevant order. Note that all of the matrix attributes must match the properties of the order. When found, the price book of the price matrix, in which the matrix definition and the matrix attributes are stored, is used to calculate the price of the order. If more than one valid price matrix exists, price retrieval is controlled by the Price Control / Price Control parameters in the Pricing Parameters (tdpcg0100m000) session.

   For service items, these conditions apply:

   • Normal pricing

     The Sales Prices Search Method field in the General Service Parameters (tsmdm0100m000) session determines for what origin prices are searched for. For example, if this parameter is Price Books Service, only price books are searched for that are linked to price matrices for which the Price Origin is Service in the Sales Price Matrices (tdpcg0130m010) session.

   • Internal pricing

     If the price origin is set to Commercial Price for the Subcontracting Depot Repair scenario in the Intercompany Trade Agreement (tcitr1600m000) session, an internal repair price is retrieved from a repair price book, which is linked to a transfer price matrix in the Transfer Price Matrices (tdpcg0130m030) session.
   • If the price origin is set to Time and Material for the Subcontracting Depot Repair scenario in the Intercompany Trade Agreement (tcitr1600m000) session, a subscenario must be specified in the Intercompany Trade Agreement - Transfer Pricing Rules (tcitr1605m000) session. If the subscenario is of type Internal Material Delivery or Labor and the Price Origin is set to Commercial Price, an internal transfer price is retrieved from a price book, which is linked to a transfer price matrix in the Transfer Price Matrices (tdpcg0130m030) session.

3. Default price book

   Finally, LN searches for:

   • A default sales price book, as specified in the Default Sales Price Book field of the Pricing Parameters (tdpcg0100m000) session to retrieve sales prices.
   • A default service price book, as specified in the Default Service Price Book field of the Pricing Parameters (tdpcg0100m000) session to retrieve service prices.
   • A supplier price book, for combinations that have the High Priority check box cleared in the Price Book Lines (tdpcg0131m000) session to retrieve purchase prices.

If prices cannot be found in price books, LN searches for prices in the Item - Purchase session, the Items - Sales (tdisa0501m000) session, or the Items - Service (tsmdm2100m000) session.