The parameters contain general default information and details about POS functionality.
To access the parameters:
From the GENERAL MOTORS OPERATIONS menu, select the GME menu pricing option.
The Vauxhall GME Menu Pricing menu is displayed.
Select the Menu Pricing Setup option.
If there is more than one Point-of-Sale (SO) company, the system prompts you for the SO company.
Select the SO company.
The Service Menu Pricing Setup form is displayed.
Click the parameters 
button.
Tip: Alternatively, select the Parameters option from the Settings menu.
The Parameters Form is displayed.
This form is displayed when you click GENERAL MOTORS OPERATIONS Menu > GME menu pricing > Vauxhall GME Menu Pricing menu > Menu Pricing setup to display the Vauxhall Electronic Menu Pricing Setup form and you click the Settings > Parameters menu bar command. You can use this form to customise the way in which your system operates.
DCS Currency code: Dealer Communications System currency code. The UK default setting is GBP.
ISO Country Code: International Organization for Standardization (ISO) country code. The UK default setting is GB.
ISO Language code: International Organization for Standardization (ISO) language code. The UK default setting is EN.
Log level: The log level determines the amount of information written to the event log. This is useful in the event of a problem when you require assistance from GM support, who may ask you to change the log level. One of:
- 1: Basic
- 2: Medium
- 3: Detailed
Note: The UK default setting is 3.
Part number type: Either Part number or Kat number, used to determine the type of number being returned from GME so that the software can act accordingly when the data is returned.
Apply setup time: Indicates whether the Setup Time value should be used when loading a menu to the Service Point-of-Sale form via the Menu Pricing Negotiation form. If the time is applied, the Allowed time value assigned to the first labour line in the menu being loaded is increased by the amount of the setup time. For example, if the GM menu pricing indicates that a labour operation should take 1.5 hours with this parameter selected 1.7 hours would be loaded to Point-of-Sale.
Setup time: Amount of time in decimal hours that should be added to the time allowed when loading a menu to Point-of-Sale.
GM-E menu pricing version: The version must be either 1 or 2 and determines whether VAT is added to the imported menu price. When set to version 1, VAT will not be added to the imported price. When set to version 2, VAT will be added to the imported price with the exception MOT and MOT retest.
MOT menucode: Menucode used by MOTs, used to prevent VAT being added to MOTs.
MOT retest menucode: Menucode used by MOT retests, used to prevent VAT being added to MOT retests.
Administrator group on Miscellaneous tab:
This company converts: Select this check-box if your company carries out the upload and conversion of menu pricing data. If two or more companies use the same menu pricing data, you must specify whether your company carries out the upload or not.
Note: If another company performs the upload and conversion, this field is not editable. A message is displayed advising which company runs the conversion.
Email address: E-Mail address of the person you want to notify in the event of a problem or when the conversion of menu pricing data is run by Timed Operations. This is normally the System Administrator. For example, if unmapped fluids are identified when a menu is selected in POS, an E-Mail is automatically sent to the user identified here. The E-Mail sent when the conversion is run reminds the user to complete the fluid mapping.
Usage statistics: If selected, the system automatically supplies details of the menus accessed, price negotiations and menus loaded, as a total and also by date.
Automatic backups: If selected, when an Import and/or Conversion of menu pricing data is carried out the system automatically backs up the raw source (import) or KISAM files (conversion) beforehand.
Note: Automatic backups are not performed for GM dealers using GME menu pricing. This is because data is not imported or converted on an ADP server as it held in GM web application.
Backup directory: Directory on the Autoline server to be used to hold backups of menu pricing source data or KISAM data files. This applies whether the backups are taken automatically or manually using Backup and restore from the File menu in the Menu pricing setup option.
Defaults group on Miscellaneous tab:
VAT inclusive: Select this check-box if fixed price menus are VAT inclusive.
VAT code: VAT code/rate to be applied to the menus.
Exempt VAT code: VAT code/rate applied to menus that are exempt from VAT.
Labour fran code: Single-letter franchise identifier used for the manufacturer's labour rates. The franchise identifier is held against the manufacturer's franchise code created via the Franchise details option in Franchise Data.
Labour rate code: Default labour rate code used to analyse the labour sale element and determine the hourly charge-out rate.
Text labour rate code: Code in the Point-of-Sale labour rates table used for entering text or report labour lines onto a WIP. This is used by the Menu Pricing interface when the Items and menucode option (radio) button is selected in the Load style group box on the Point of Sale tab of the parameters. The system adds the fixed price menu header line to the Point-of-Sale file.
Part number prefix: Franchise letter for the manufacturer's parts held in the stock file.
Analysis code: Single-letter identifier for reporting purposes, used as a way of analysing menu sales. Any analysis code entered here is overridden if an analysis code is entered in the menu header.
Default WL group: Workshop Loading group code.
If you want to use a unique labour franchise code and labour rate code for different departments, you must enter them here.
Note: If you do not enter unique labour franchise codes and labour rate codes for different departments here, the system will use the Labour franchise code and Labour rate code set up on the Miscellaneous tab of the parameters.
Department code: Single-character alpha code that identifies the department. The system automatically populates these fields with the codes entered in the Department field on the Main tab of the POS parameters. In POS, this code is entered on the Codes tab of the WIP.
Labour franchise: Single-letter franchise identifier used for labour rates. The Single-letter identifier is held against the franchise code created via the Franchise Data, Franchise details option. Position the cursor in the field and click the Ellipsis button [...] to display a valid list of labour franchise codes. Any labour franchise code entered here overrides the labour franchise code entered on the Miscellaneous tab of the parameters.
Labour rate: Default labour rate code used to analyse the labour sale element and determine the hourly charge-out rate. The labour rate codes are created via the POS, Miscellaneous options, Labour rates option. Position the cursor in the field and click the Ellipsis button [...] to display a valid list of labour rates. Any labour rate code entered here overrides the labour rate code entered on the Miscellaneous tab of the parameters.
The list of Negotiation items enables you to customise functionality of the Menu Pricing interface in POS. The Negotiation items affect POS functionality as follows:
Functionality group on Negotiation tab:
Tip: Items that are currently in effect are highlighted. To toggle a item on or off, position the cursor over it and click.
Note: The first four items relate to the four groups of figures displayed on the Product line of the Header on the Vauxhall GME Menu Pricing Negotiation form. These figures are provided for dealer information only. If you leave one of the items unselected, the value is displayed in POS as zeros.
Show cost price: Displays cost price on the Product line of the Vauxhall GME Menu Pricing Negotiation form.
Show minimum selling price: Displays minimum selling price on the Product line of the Vauxhall GME Menu Pricing Negotiation form.
Show profit: Displays profit on the Product line of the Vauxhall GME Menu Pricing Negotiation form.
Show profit percentage: Displays profit percentage on the Product line of the Vauxhall GME Menu Pricing Negotiation form.
Show cost values as they change: Updates values as they change on the Product line of the Vauxhall GME Menu Pricing Negotiation form.
Hide Disc% column heading: Hides the Disc% column on the Pricing tab.
Allow itemised loading: Enables you to load the menu and have the prices itemised.
Display picture of vehicle in POS: Relates to Graphical User Interface (GUI) systems only. Displays a picture of a vehicle on the Menu Pricing form in POS.
Toggle linked jobs on as default: Automatically toggles linked jobs on.
Ignore SL labour rates: If you select this item, the system ignores the labour rates set up in the Sales Ledger record and uses the labour rate code entered on the Miscellaneous tab of the parameters. See also: Default Labour Rate.
Ignore SL labour discounts: If you select this item, the system ignores the labour discounts set up in the Sales Ledger record and uses discounts applied by the operator via the Menu Pricing interface in POS. See also: Labour Discount Limits.
Ignore SL parts discounts: If you select this item, the system ignores the parts discounts set up in the Sales Ledger record and uses the discounts applied by the operator via the Menu Pricing interface in POS. See also: Parts Discount Limits
Ignore menu pricing default labour rate code: If you select this item, the system ignores the labour rate code entered on the Miscellaneous tab of the parameters and uses the labour rate on the manufacturer's labour code file. See also: Default Labour Rate.
Display promotional prices on entry: Displays alternative prices on entry to the Vauxhall GME Menu Pricing Negotiation form.
Use stock special sale prices: Forces the system to use special sale prices held on the Prices tab of the stock record, if today's date falls within the Start and End dates.
Allow negative discounting: Enables you to increase the selling price above the retail price.
Note: Financial postings and variances are controlled by four fields on the Main tab of the POS parameters: Menu price account, Parts menu price account, Labour variance detail and Parts variance detail.
Default load type group on Negotiation tab:
Select one of the following option (radio) buttons to determine the default load type offered to users in Point-of-Sale:
Fixed: If selected, the system selects the Fixed load option as the default load type in POS.
Itemised: If selected, the system selects the Itemised load option as the default load type in POS.
No default: If selected, you must manually select either the Fixed load or Itemised load option as the load type in POS.
Minimum selling price group on Discounting tab:
Select one of the following option (radio) buttons to specify whether the system should calculate the minimum selling price from discount limits for parts/labour or menus:
Based on parts/Labour discount limit: Causes the system to calculate the minimum selling price by taking the retail price of parts minus the parts discount limit, plus the retail price of labour minus the labour discount limit. The discount limits are entered in the Parts and Labour fields of the Discount limits table.
Based on menu discount limit: Causes the system to calculate the minimum selling price by taking the retail price of the menu (including parts, labour and VAT) minus the menu discount limit. The discount limits are entered in the Menu fields of the Discount limits table.
Note: In both cases, the calculation is restricted by the Minimum profit margin field.
Discount limits group on Discounting tab:
The Discount limits enable you to specify, by user priority, the maximum discount percentage that a user can apply within POS. When you select a menu in POS, the system checks to see if default discount rates exist for menus, parts or labour. You can override these discounts if the maximum discounts entered here are higher for your priority. For example, in the table shown below, priority 8 users can apply a maximum discount of 10% against parts, 10% against labour, and 25% against a menu. However, if the default discounts are higher for menus, parts or labour, the system uses these instead.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Parts 10 Labour 10 Menu 25
Minimum profit margin %: Allowed minimum profit margin percentage. See the following example, in which the minimum profit margin is set at 25%.
Note: If the customer on the Sales Ledger account is entitled to a discount that takes them beyond the minimum profit margin, the system overrides the minimum profit margin temporarily.
JOB: Minimum profit margin @ 25%
COST:
Part 12345 x 2 @ £23.90 47.80 Labour 0.80 @ £10.00 8.00 Total 55.80 SELLING:
Part 12345 x 2 @ £39.75 79.50 Labour 0.80 @ £32.00 25.60 Net 105.10 VAT @ 17.5% 18.39 Total 123.49 CALCULATION:
£105.10 (net) - £55.80 (cost) = £49.30 (profit)
£49.30 x 25% = £12.33
Minimum Selling Price =
£55.80 (cost) + £12.33 = £68.13
The Point-of-Sale tab enables you to maintain parameters that relate to Point-of-Sale functionality.
Load style group on Point of Sale tab:
Do you want the Menu Pricing interface to load items only, or menu codes and items? Select one of the following option (radio) buttons:
Items only: When selected, the system loads labour and parts lines associated with the menu to the WIP.
Items and menucode: When selected, the system loads an additional fixed price line to the WIP against the applicable menu header. This means that the overall menu price always appears against an appropriate description of the work involved.
Note: If enquiry logging is in use, the Items and menucode option button is automatically selected by the system.
Load settings group on Point of Sale tab:
Load parts at memo status: Do you want the Menu Pricing interface to load parts contained in menus at Memo status? If this check box is selected, it overrides the normal setting for the company in the Status if stock field on the Parts 2 tab of the Flags-Priorities Point-of-Sale parameters, which is typically set to Picked if stock is available and 1 for a lost sale if there is insufficient free stock. In this case, you will avoid allocating available parts stock to jobs created via menu pricing at the point of raising an estimate.
Default status for labour lines: Displays the default status for labour lines on the WIP.
Default status for text lines: Displays the default status for text lines on the WIP.
Show menu discounts on WIP: If this check box is selected, menu discounts on the WIP are displayed.
