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How Prompt Pay Discounts work

Understanding Discounts

4 Places to remember for discount percentages

  • MU 1 Screen 3 - all master (global) discount percentages are assigned here
    • you set discount codes 1-9 here
  • MU 2 Page 2 - you set your general ledger number for discounts taken here
  • RU 3 Screen 1 - all customer (job) specific discount percentages are assigned here
    • you set your customer discount level (0-9) here
  • IU 4 Screen 1 - all items flagged to never give a discount are set here.
    • you flag individual items to not give discounters here

Customer Discount Codes

  • 0 = no discount
  • 1-9 = the discount % that you set up in MU 1, Screen 3

How to assign customer discounts

Master (Global) Settings

  • MU 1 (Sales Entry Pricing Setup)
  • Screen 3
    • In this example customers with discount codes of 1 receive a .01 (or 1%) prompt pay discount. Customers with a 2 code receive a .0125 (or 1.25%) discount and so on...
  • Once you have assigned your master discount levels you should finish by setting up your customer.

Assigning General Ledger Numbers to your Discounts

  • MU 2 (IBS Configuration)
  • Page 2 GL Numbers

Assigning Customer Discounts

  • RU 3 (Customer Master)
  • Screen 1

Setting Inventory Items to Not Give any discount

You can flag an inventory item to never give a discount.

  • Some do not discount examples include: delivery charges, fuel, labor, power tools, close margin items, items previously discounted, etc.
  • Go to IU 4 (Master Inventory Update)
  • Enter your sku number
  • On the first screen look for the discount field
  • Change allow discount from 'Y' (discountable) to 'N' (no discount given)

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