The information of the campaigns and sales conditions to be applied are recorded in the sales campaigns window accessed by clicking on "New" button located at the bottom of the sales campaigns list. The fields and functions of the Sales Campaigns window are are as follows:
Sales Campaigns General Info:
Code: The code of the sales campaign. This field can contain up to 16 alphanumeric characters, and can be searched or sorted. This field is mandatory.
Description: The name or description of the sales campaign definition. Maximum 50 characters can be entered.
Aux. Code: A code field of 10 characters used to group the sales campaigns. This field is not mandatory; it can also be used to process information not contained on the slip. The aux. code is typically used to group the sales campaigns by company specific criteria.
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Slip Auth. Code: Used to filter the slips according to their authorization codes to which the related campaign will be applied.
Coding Examples for Campaigns:
- If application criteria field is left empty, it means that the criteria is not decisive.
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- "*" character must be entered for such criteria, in order to indicate all criteria. "*" character means that "any character may be inserted in that field", and can be used in the beginning, middle or end.
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- ? character means a single character.
- " * " character in the beginning: *
- If the filter value is entered as * *{}
- M.001, the transaction is applied to all records that have M.001 as last five digits, regardless of the first digit.
- " * " character in the middle: *
- If the filter value is entered as TM*01, the transaction is applied to all records that have TM for the first two digits and 01 as the last two digits. The number of digits between the first two and last two digits is not important.
- " * " character in the end: *
- If the filter value is entered as TM*, the transaction is applied to all records that have TM for the first two digits.
- " ? " character in the beginning: If the filter value is entered as ?M.001, the transaction is applied to all five digit records that have M.001 as last four digits.
- " ? " character in the middle: If the filter value is entered as TM?01, the transaction is applied to all five digit records that have TM as the first two, and 01 as the last two digits.
- " ? " character in the end: If the filter value is entered as TM?, the transaction is applied to all three digit records that have TM for the first two digits.
Variables:
Up to ten variables that are frequently used in the Formula and Factor fields of the campaign conditions can be recorded in the V1-V10 fields.
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The columns of the sales campaigns window is used to record the materials within the campaign, campaign type, and application method information.
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When To Line is selected, the campaign conditions are applied to the material or service in the slip/invoice line.
Conditioning Material Code: The code of the material or class to which the campaign will be applied. The defined materials are listed by clicking on "..." icon, and the appropriate definition is selected. This field is filtered using "", "?" and the characters of the material code. If the campaign in the line will not use conditioning material code, "" must be entered into this field. In point type campaign lines, the material code that provides points is recorded in this field.
Condition: Indicates the condition on which the campaign in the line will be applied. The required condition can be recorded as a specific value, or entered using a formula.
Formula: Indicates the calculation method of the campaign application. A formula is generated using the standard fields in the sales campaign, functions, variables, logical operators and arithmetical operations. The usage of functions along with parameters is critical for the generation and application of detailed calculation systems.
Type: The field used to specify the campaign type to be applied to the material. The type field contains the following options:
- Discount
- Surcharge
- Promotion
- Point
- Point
- Payment Plan
Promotion is an indirect discount. The discount is applied by providing the same material or any other material free of charge instead of decreasing the price. The quantity of the promotion material to be provided can be determined with a simple calculation or with a complex calculation depending on the Sales Amount and Sales Quantity or the Sales Quantity and Sales Amount realized within a given time range.
Discount is the decrease in sales prices of the materials for a certain period. The discount to be applied can be a specific percentage of the price, or specified as an amount.
Point is a campaign type in which points are applied to material purchases and sales. Another product is given as a gift for collected points. Such campaigns are recorded as Point and Point
. Point
is used for materials that provide points when purchased, and Point
is used for materials given as gifts against the points earned.
Surcharge indicates the expenses. It can be entered as a fixed amount or specified using parameters and functions.
Payment Plan is used to apply a payment plan to the material in line. Depending on this option, the appropriate payment plan for the material is selected from "Payment Type" field.
Material Class Code: The promotional material/material class code in promotion type campaigns.
Variant Code: The promotional material variant code in promotion type campaigns, in case the promotional material is configurable.
Unit: The material unit used in campaign transactions.
Description: It is the line description of the campaign.
G/L Code / Overhead Pool: Used to specify the G/L codes to be used to track the Surcharge, Discount and Promotion transactions when posted to G/L, and the overhead pools of the transaction.
The default G/L codes of the Surcharges, Discounts and Promotions are recorded by the following options located under the Material G/L Cods of General Ledger program section:
- Sales Discounts G/L Codes
- Sales Surcharges G/L Codes
- Sales Promotion G/L Codes