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:
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.
Status: Indicates whether or not the campaign will be used in slips or invoices. This field has two options: Active and Passive. When active is selected, the campaign can be used in slips and invoices. When passive is selected, the campaign cannot be used in slips and invoices.
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.
Auth. Code: This field can contain up to 10 alphanumeric characters, and is used to define authorizations on a per record basis. This field is not mandatory.
In the LOGO application, each user may be authorized to access different records depending on the job definitions. Planning must be the first step in order to define authorizations by record. First the records that the users or user groups can access are specified. Then separate authorization codes are assigned to records accessible by each authorization group. The records are encrypted according to the information provided in this field so that only the users who log in with the specified authorization code can access and process the records.
Number of Applications for AR/AP: It is specified how many times the relevant campaign can be applied for Accounts (Receivable/Payable) selected in card within date range entered in campaign card. That is to say, it is used to determine application limit for campaigns based on campaign cards and AR/AP cards. For example when 1 is written to this field, each customer in campaign card can deserve related campaign only once; when 3 is written, the customer can take advantage of this campaign only for three sales/purchasing transactions; system warns the user for forth one. When number of applications is calculated, the campaign's total application number for orders (proposal, deliverable, undeliverable) + dispatches / receipts and invoices are taken into consideration. When this field left empty, relevant campaign can be applied to selected AR/AP in unlimited number.
Partially Deliverable: Indicates the delivery default of the orders to which a campaign is applied. If "partially deliverable" option is checked, the material orders to which a campaign is applied can be partially transferred into the distribution order or the invoice. In this case, even if other main lines are linked into the product line due to the campaign, the product can be partially delivered. If "partially deliverable" option is not checked, the delivery is performed when the quantity is completed.
General Criteria
Start Date / End Date: Indicates the start and end dates of the campaign. The most important characteristic of campaigns is that they are applied only for a certain period. The campaign of which the characteristics are specified on the record is applied to the transactions within the specified dates.
Priority Class: A Priority Class is defined in order to assure that the same promotion types within the campaign are applied only once in accordance with the priority.
Priority: Indicates the application order of campaigns within the same Priority Class.
Slip Document Number: Used to filter the slips according to their document numbers to which the related campaign will be applied.
AR/AP Code: The field used to specify the AR/AP or accounts to which the campaign conditions will be applied. A single AR/AP can be selected by listing the defined AR/AP, or the campaign conditions can be applied to requested AR/AP by using "*", "?" and AR/AP code characters.
AR/AP Auth. Code: The field used to specify the AR/AP to which the campaign will be applied by AR/AP Auth. Code.
AR/AP Aux. Code (1-5): The field used to specify the AR/AP to which the campaign will be applied by AR/AP Aux. Code.
Payment Plan Code: The field used to specify the payment plans to which the campaign conditions will be applied.
Payment Plan Group Code: The field used to specify the AR/AP to which the campaign will be applied by payment plan group.
Slip Aux. Code: Used to filter the slips according to their aux. codes to which the related campaign will be applied.
Trading Group: The field used to specify the trading groups to which the campaign will be applied.
City, Town and District: The field used to specify the settlement units to which the campaign conditions will be applied.
Slip Auth. Code: Used to filter the slips according to their auth. 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.
"" 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.
? character means a single character.
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- 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.
The columns of the sales campaigns window is used to record the materials within the campaign, campaign type, and application method information.
Type: Indicates the campaign type. The conditions specified in the lines can be applied to the slip or invoice bottom, or only to the transaction in the line. This field contains the following options:
- To Bottom
- To Line
When To Bottom is selected, the campaign conditions are applied to the slip bottom.
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