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

Specify the vendor (from AP Vendors) for setting up category discounts.

PO Category Discount

Material Group

Specify the material group for which to set up category discounts.

All companies assigned this material group (HQ Company Setup) will be eligible for category discounts specified in this form when buying from the selected vendor.

PO Category Discount

Category

Specify the category of materials (set up in HQ Material Categories) to override.

PO Category Discount

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.

PO Category Discount

JC Co#

Only use this field to set up overrides, by job, to the standard discount rate for this vendor/category.

Enter a JC cost company.

PO Category Discount

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.

PO Category Discount

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.

PO Category Discount