Category and Colour Band Discounts
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Discount Categories can be set up to give a customer a global discount % on products that are not on their contract.  Product Colour Band discounts can be set up within each Discount Category.  These Discount Categories can be applied to customer accounts on the Prices tab in the Customer Details program. 

1.   Select Gx SOP from the toolbar.
2.   Hold the cursor over Prices and Discounts on the menu.
3.   Select Category and Colour Band Discounts from the second menu.
4.   Enter a two-digit Category code.
5.   Enter a Description for this discount category.
6.   Enter an Abbreviation of the discount category description.
7.   Enter the Global % discount that is given for this category.  This will only be applied if no higher priority level of pricing exists.  Click here to view the price and discount hierarchy. 
8.   If required, colour band discounts can be set up within this discount category.  This is often referred to as 'matrix pricing'.  Firstly you must set up the colour bands.  Product codes must then be allocated the correct colour band.  This is done on the General tab in Product Details but the colour bands are usually already loaded as part of you price file update. 
9.   Enter the discount % given to each product colour code within this particular discount category.  If colour band discounts are not set up, the global discount % will be applied.
10. Cost Plus Pricing can be set up within this screen by simply entering negative discount figures for the required Category and Colour Band. When entering an order for a customer with the matching category and a product with the matching colour code this percentage will be added to the product's cost price to arrive at the selling price.  Any Cost Plus discounts are highlighted in red on this screen.