Compare Purchase Part Prices

Explanation

Use this function when you want to compare prices for a specific purchase part. You also can view any existing price agreement with the supplier.

The information displayed are retrieved from the supplier, the supplier discounts, the combination of supplier and purchase part, and/or from any applicable supplier agreement.

This activity can be performed either from the navigator, or from a part line in a purchase requisition or a purchase order.

Prerequisites

• The purchase part must have been connected to at least one supplier.

System Effects

If the company tax regime is VAT, based on the tax code retrieved from the purchase part, the amounts inclusive of tax will be automatically calculated and displayed in the respective fields.

Window

Purchase Part Price Comparison 
Purchase Requisition 
Purchase Order

Related Window Descriptions

Select Quantity
Query - Purchase Part Price Comparison
Purchase Requisition
Purchase Requisition/Part Requisition Lines
Purchase Order
Purchase Order/Part Order Lines

Procedure

From the Navigator:

1. Open the Purchase Part Price Comparison window.
2. Query for the purchase part you want to do a price comparison for.
3. Enter the appropriate quantity for the comparison in the Select Quantity dialog box.
4. View the relevant information in the Purchase Part Price Comparison window that has opened.

From a part line in the Purchase Requisition or the Purchase Order window:

1. Select the line with the part you want to do a price comparison for.
2. Choose Price Comparison... from the right mouse button menu.
3. Enter the appropriate quantity for the comparison in the Select Quantity dialog box.
4. View the relevant information in the Purchase Part Price Comparison window that has opened.

Optional steps:

• You can study any price agreement with the supplier. Do this by selecting the line and then choose Price List in the Operations menu. In the pop-up window you can view the price agreement.