After a price list is created, an enterprise user can assign the price list to customers
of the corresponding enterprise.
About this task
Depending on the business requirements, an enterprise user can
assign the price list to a set of customers who fulfill certain criteria. For example, an enterprise
user can assign the price list to all business customers and all customers belonging to the
Education vertical market. Sometimes, an enterprise may want to offer a discount to important
customers. To achieve that, an enterprise can create a price list defining the discounted prices,
and assign that price list to the corresponding customers. When a price list is assigned to specific
customers, the prices defined in the price list will be applicable only to those customers.
Note: Only
an enterprise user can assign a price list to customers.
To assign a price list to customers:
Procedure
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Navigate to the Price
List Summary screen. To navigate to the Price List Summary screen,
perform the following steps:
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Log in to Sterling™ Business Center as
pricing administrator.
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The application home page is displayed. Click the Pricing tab.
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From the Pricing home page, click Find
Price List in the Pricing dashlet.
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The Price List Search screen is displayed. In the Basic
Price List Search panel, enter the search criteria, and
then click Search to perform a basic search.
Alternatively, click Advanced Search, enter
the search criteria, and then click Search to
perform an advanced search.
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The price lists matching the search criteria are displayed.
Click the Price List ID hyperlink or double-click
the row corresponding to the price list. The Price List Summary screen
is displayed.
Note: If there
is only one price list matching the search criteria, the details of
the corresponding price list are automatically displayed.
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Under the Assign To Customers tab,
the following tabs are displayed:
- Generic Assignments
- Customer Profile Assignments
- Specific Assignments
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Under the Generic Assignments tab,
specify the generic assignments for the price list by selecting one
or more of the following options:
- This price list is not assigned to any customer:
Select this option to assign the price list to customers at a later
point of time. If you select this option, the products and the prices
in the price list will not be applicable to any customer of the enterprise.
- This price list is applicable for all customers:
Select this option to assign the price list to all customers. If you
select this option, the products and the prices in the price list
will be applicable to all the customers of the enterprise.
- This price list is applicable to the following
customers: Select this option to assign the price list to different
types of customers such as anonymous users, all consumer customers,
and all business customers. Select the appropriate check box.
The following table describes the check boxes under
the This price list is applicable to the following customers option:
| Check Box |
Description |
| Anonymous users |
Select this check box to assign the price list
to all the anonymous users. An anonymous user is a user who can add
items to the cart without logging in to the Web channel application.
If you select this check box, the prices in the price list will be
applicable to all the anonymous users |
| All consumer customers |
Select this check box to assign the price list
to all the consumer customers of the enterprise. If you select this
check box, the prices in the price list will be applicable to all
the consumer customers. |
| All business customers |
Select this check box to assign the price list
to all business customers of the enterprise. If you select this check
box, the prices in the price list will be applicable to all the business
customers. |
Note: If you select both the All
consumer customers check box and the All business customers check
box, the Customer Profile Assignments tab and
the Specific Assignments tab are disabled.
This is because the price list will be applicable to all consumer
and business customers and you do not need to specify any customer
attribute criteria using the Customer Profile Assignments tab
or add specific business customers using the Specific Assignments tab.
Similarly, if you select the All business customers check box
without selecting the All consumer customers check box, only
the Specific Assignments tab is disabled.
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Under the Customer Profile Assignments tab,
specify the criteria based on customer attributes such as Vertical, Relationship
Type, Membership Level, and Region. The price list
will be applicable to any customer who fulfills any of the criteria
defined under this tab. For example, you can create a price list that
will be applicable only to customers belonging to the Education vertical
market or customers who are resellers. Click Add to
add a customer attribute criteria. The Customer Rule dialog box is
displayed. Add one or multiple criteria, as required, and click Save:
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Under the Specific Assignments tab,
add the ID and name of the business customers to whom you want to
assign the price list. The price list will be applicable to all the
customers defined under this tab. To add a customer, perform the following
tasks:
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Click Add.
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The Customer Search dialog box is displayed.
Enter the appropriate search criteria and click Search.
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The ID and name of the customers matching
the search criteria are displayed in the Customer List panel.
Select the check boxes corresponding to the customers you want to
add and click Select.
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Click Save.
Note: The price list is assigned to customers
who meet any of the criteria defined under the Generic Assignments, Customer
Profile Assignments, and Specific Assignments tabs.