Enter Pricing Contribution Margin Control

Explanation

Use this activity to define per site, which cost to use when the contribution margin is analyzed for parts on sales price lists. The cost can either be fetched from the inventory value or from a specified cost set. The cost can differ over time, therefore, it is possible to define this for different dates.

Prerequisites

• The user must have access to the site.
• If a cost set is used, a cost set must have been created for this site.

System Effects

When you analyze the contribution margin for parts on sales price lists, a cost is calculated based on the entered data.

Window

Sales Basic Data

Related Window Descriptions

Sales Basic Data
Sales Basic Data/Pricing Contribution Margin Control

Procedure

1. Open the Sales Basic Data window.
2. Click the Pricing Contribution Margin Control tab.
3. Search for the site for which you want to enter a pricing cost source.
4. In the table area, select a line and click New.
5. Enter a date from which the cost source is valid.
6. Decide which cost to use by either selecting the Use Inventory Value check box or entering a cost set.
7. Repeat steps 4-6 to define different costs for different dates.
8. Save.

Note: If you use the inventory value, you always get a snapshot of the current inventory value. This means that there is no point in entering more than one date if you only use the inventory value.