Quantity Pricing

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Overview

• SEOM is able to support special price breaks for products purchased in large quantities, otherwise known as Quantity Pricing or Quantity Discounts.

• Go to the Pricing Tab of the Inventory Screen synonymous with the Microsoft Access Form object or graphical user interface (GUI) of an inventory item (product) to define Quantity Discounts.

• If Multi-Level Pricing is implemented, each Quantity Discount must be associated with a Price Level the various prices at which the same product may be sold, such as wholesale, retail, club, etc.. However, if single level pricing is being used, customers are still eligible for a Quantity Discount if provided their purchase meets the requirements of the discount.  

• Once defined, Quantity Discounts can be applied to line items in orders created at the Manual Orders screen, or at the Point of Sale (POS abbreviation for Point-of-Sale. The cash register interface for use with walk-in business at "brick and mortar" stores. Used with barcode scanners and cash drawers. Sales made on the POS screen draw from the same inventory as orders imported from online stores.) Interface.

Defining (Adding) a Quantity Discount

1. Go to the Quantity Discounts section of the Pricing tab of the Inventory screen.

2. Enter the low-end value of the quantity purchase range to be eligible for the new discount in the Starting QTY field.

3. Enter the high-end value of the quantity purchase range to be eligible for the new discount in the Ending QTY field.

4. Enter the selling price of the product when the Quantity Discount is met in the Reg. Price field.

5. Optional: If the product is currently "On Sale", select to "left-click" the mouse on an object, usually a row in a table, in the context of Monsoon OMS documentation that box.

6. Enter a value in the Sale Price field. Zero is acceptable.

7. Choose the Price Level to which the Quantity Discount applies. If multiple Price Levels have not been defined, the only choice in the drop-down list will be Price.

8. Click Add button.

9. Repeat steps 2 - 8 as often as necessary until all Quantity Discounts have been created.

Deleting a Quantity Discount

1. Select the row of the quantity discount to be deleted.

2. Click Delete.

Changing a Quantity Discount

• It is not possible to change the values for the Quantity Discount once it has been added.
• Delete the entry and re-add it with the new values.

Applying a Quantity Discount at the Manual Orders Screen

1. While at the Items tab, click Add Item(s).

2. Select a SKU the abbreviation for Stock Keeping Unit; a unique identifier used to track product inventory and enter the qualifying quantity in the Qty to Order field.

3. If the customer record is associated with a specific Price Level, it is automatically entered in this field.

   1. Optionally, click View to see the list of quantity discounts that are currently defined for this product.

   2. Or, it is possible to see the Quantity Discount selling prices for another Price Level directly from the drop-down list, where you may select a different discount.

   3. Otherwise, skip to step 4.