Lesson 6 – Assigning Rates

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What You Will Learn

Create a Supplier’s discount rate sheet.

Getting Started

 Open the RedBook Catalogue Lookup window. If you are not sure how to open the RedBook Catalogue Lookup window refer to:

Lesson 1 To open the RedBook Catalogue Lookup window

 Open the Rates window for the RedBook Catalogue. If you are not sure how to open the Rates window refer to:

Lesson 5 Opening the Rates window

 The techniques that you are about to learn in this lesson can also be applied to the Markups tab and the Markdowns tab of the Rates window.

 Creating a Supplier’s Discount Ratesheet

1 Click on the Discounts tab. The following window is displayed:

2 Click on the Add button to start a new rate sheet.

 

3 The Add Supplier dialog box will appear:

4 Enter your supplier’s name in the Name field (i.e. ABC Supplier). Complete as much of the Add Supplier window as you think is necessary. Only the Name data field is mandatory. Click on the Ok button to accept your entries or click on the Cancel button to discard.

 

5 Inside the Supplier Rate Sheet table you should now see the name of your new supplier:

 

6 In the Supplier Rate Sheet table, select the name of the supplier that you have just added and then click on the Add button next to the lower Discount Description table as shown below:

7 A box will appear which will allow you to create a new discount rate class. Enter a discount class Description (i.e. COPPER PIPE) and your discount percentage from this supplier. If you supplier uses discount category codes to identify discount classes, enter the code in the Code field. Click on the Ok button when you are ready to accept your entries and continue.

8 At this point you should be looking at the Rates window with the Discounts tab displayed. Your new rate class definition will be in the Discount Description table as shown below:

9 If you wish, continue adding more rate classes to this supplier.

 Proceed to Lesson 7 to learn how to complete this Discount Rate Sheet by assigning catalogue items to each Rate Class.

 End of Lesson