Field Definitions: PO Category Discount Form
The following is a list of field descriptions for the PO Category Discount form. Many of the descriptions include links to other topics that provide additional information about or related to the topic.
Vendor
Material Group
Category
Discount Percent
Enter the discount rate that will be used to calculate the default cost for any material assigned to this category whenever purchasing materials from this vendor in PO Purchase Order Entry. The cost will be calculated as the standard unit price in HQMT less the discount specified here. If using a vendor book price override, the discount will apply to that price.
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Job
Only use this field if you want to set up overrides, by job, to the standard discount rate for this vendor/category.
Specify the job for which you are setting up this material override. The company specified here must be assigned the same Material Group that is specified above. The job’s description displays to the right of the job.
Discount
Only use this field to set up overrides, by job, to the standard discount rate for this vendor/category.
Specify the discount rate for this job. Whenever materials in this category are purchased for this job (from the vendor specified above), this rate will be used instead of the standard category rate to calculate material costs. Discount rates are applied to the standard unit price in HQMT or to the vendor’s override book price.