Assign a pricing rule to sellers

After a pricing rule is created, a pricing organization user can assign the pricing rule to a seller of the corresponding enterprise. When a pricing rule is assigned to a seller, it will be used to adjust the prices of the orders pertaining to that seller organization.

About this task

Note: Only a user belonging to pricing organization or seller organization can assign a pricing rule to sellers.

To assign a pricing rule to specific sellers:

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the Pricing Rule Summary screen. To navigate to the Pricing Rule Summary screen, perform the following steps:
    1. Log in to Sterling™ Business Center as a pricing administrator.
    2. The application home page is displayed. Click the Pricing tab.
    3. From the Pricing home page, click Find Pricing Rule in the Pricing dashlet. The Pricing Rule Search screen is displayed.
    4. Enter the search criteria, and then click Search to perform a basic search. Alternatively, click Advanced Search, enter the search criteria, and click Search to perform an advanced search.
    5. The pricing rules matching the search criteria are displayed. Click the Rule ID hyperlink or double-click the row corresponding to the pricing rule. The Pricing Rule Summary screen is displayed.
      Note: If there is only one pricing rule matching the search criteria, the details of the corresponding pricing rule are automatically displayed.
  2. Under the Assign To Sellers tab, specify the assignments for the pricing rule by selecting one of the following options:
    • This pricing rule is not assigned to any seller: Select this option to assign the pricing rule to sellers at a later point of time. If you select this option, the products and the prices in the pricing rule will not be applicable to any sellers of the enterprise.
    • This pricing rule is applicable to all sellers: Select this option to assign the pricing rule to all the sellers. If you select this option, the products and the prices in the pricing rule will be applicable to all the sellers of the enterprise.
    • This pricing rule is applicable to the following sellers: Select this option to assign the pricing rule to different types of sellers. For example, sellers belonging to a specific region.

    The following table describes the tabs that are displayed under the This pricing rule is applicable to the following sellers option:

    Tab Description
    Specific Assignments Select this tab to assign the pricing rule to the sellers belonging to specific organization.
    Region Based Assignments Select this check box to assign the pricing rule to all the sellers of the specific region.
    Note: The Specific Assignments and Region Based Assignments tabs will be enabled only if you select This pricing rule is applicable to the following sellers assignment.
  3. Under the Specific Assignments tab, add the organization to which you want to assign the pricing rule. To add an organization, perform the following tasks:
    1. Click Add.
    2. The Organization Search window is displayed. Enter the appropriate search criteria and click Search.
    3. The Organization Code and Organization Name matching the search criteria are displayed in the Organizations panel. Select the check boxes corresponding to the organizations you want to add and click Save.
  4. Under the Region Based Assignments tab, add the region to which you want to assign the pricing rule. To add a region, perform the following tasks:
    1. Click Add.
    2. The Regions window is displayed. Select the appropriate region from the Find Region hierarchy and click Select.
  5. Click Save.