See also: Menu Bar And Toolbar Definition
The General POS parameters contain parameters regarding the Point of Sale module.
This form is displayed when you click Manufacturer systems (Module) and MB. Mercedes-Benz (Company) > Menu - Utilities > Mercedes-Benz parameters and you browse to + Service > + General POS Parameters > [Company] on the Project parameters browser.
Tabs:
Adding labour lines in POS:
Wrap characters and lines: Enter the number of characters per line and number of lines the description of a labour line (RTS code) in a WIP is wrapped to.
Point of Sale department codes:
Workshop departments: Enter the corresponding point of sale department codes used as workshop. You have five possibilities. The short codes are used in the Workshop analysis export program which collects information form Point of Sale and creates a comma separated file containing the values for the Workshop Analysis excel sheet.
Bodyshop departments: Enter the corresponding point of sale department codes used as bodyshop. You have five possibilities. The short codes are used in the Workshop analysis export program which collects information form Point of Sale and creates a comma separated file containing the values for the Workshop Analysis excel sheet.
Paintshop departments: Enter the corresponding point of sale department codes used as paintshop. You have five possibilities. The short codes are used in the Workshop analysis export program which collects information form Point of Sale and creates a comma separated file containing the values for the Workshop Analysis excel sheet.
Communication:
E-mail service: Enter the user ID or mail address of the user whom must receive an e-mail in case the communication program has received or sent a file regarding the Service area.
Extended vehicle details:
Use MB screen: Select to have Mercedes-Benz Extended Vehicle Details form instead of the default Extended Vehicle Details form in Point of Sale.
Note: Make sure you have also set the Franchise control field for instance to MB in the Terminal Details.
Labour Rate Differentiation:
Activate Labour Rate Differentiation: Select if you want to create Labour Rate Differentiation records for RTS codes of the company MB. The user can give certain customers or vehicles a fixed price or a special labour rate when selling labour in the Point of Sale module.
LRD also valid for 00 RTS code company: Select if you also want to create valid Labour Rate Differentiation records for RTS codes of the company 00.
Splitting Contribution:
Split all lines with codes: Enter the payment codes for which you want to split the contribution regarding all lines with the same code as selected WIP line. You can enter the codes without any separation.
Repairs for Accident:
Wcode for Accident repairs (extended): Enter the payment code (Warranty code in the Amend Warranty Codes form) for which you want to maintain accident repairs via the Damage-repair form. This code is used in combination with a fixed menu price possibility.
Wcode for Accident repairs (simple): Enter the payment code for which you want to maintain accident repairs, this code is without the fixed menu price possibility.
Priority: Enter the priority that the operator can change the accident repair price.
Margin: Enter the margin of the price entered in POS for an accident car.
Duplicate parts verification:
Duplicate parts verification: Select the status codes of parts that are valid for the duplicate parts verification. The parts containing these codes are checked and if a similar part is already on the WIP, a message is displayed.
VS transactions in Point of Sale:
Priority to exclude VS transactions in POS: Enter the priority required to exclude VSB transactions from the credit limit check in Point of Sale.
Foreign currency in Point of Sale:
Internal account types valid for calculation: Enter up to 15 account types which are considered to be internal and must be recalculated if the Point of Sale parameter Recalculate on load is set to i.
Default Service Code: Select the default service code to be added to a new workshop order.
Version of (SPPS) menu pricing to use (only applicable when version 3 installed):
Major release version to use: Enter the major release version for which you want to use menu pricing.
When changing the Point of Sale labour rates, the new labour rates will only apply on WIP’s created after the labour rates have been changed. During the transition period it is difficult for the POS operator to invoice the required labour rate because of the recalculation function.
In case the date of the WIP (set in the Labour rate repair date mode parameter) is older/earlier than the Use previous labour rate until (Date Until) parameter, the values of the previous labour rate are used when reloading the WIP. Recalculation is done on the WIP lines that are valid for recalculation, for example, all lines that haven’t been invoiced or deleted.
Fields:
Labour rate repair date mode: Select against what WIP date the effective date of the new or changed labour rate is checked if the new labour rate is valid for the WIP or not.
N None
I Check-in of the vehicle: The Check-in date of the vehicle is displayed on the Workshop tab of the WIP header.
C WIP creation date: The Creation date of the WIP is displayed on the Order tab of the WIP header.
D Due in date: The Due in date of the WIP is displayed on the Order tab of the WIP header.
O Due out date: The Due out date of the WIP is displayed on the Order tab of the WIP header.
Field:
Filter on Franchise: Select a franchise code to set a filter on records displayed in the grid.
Grid:
Franchise code: Displays the code of the vehicle for which the labour rate is valid.
Labour rate code: Displays the labour rate code.
Labour rate description: Displays the description of the labour rate.
Previous labour rate: Displays the previous rate of the labour rate code.
Previous cost per hour: Displays the previous cost per hour of the labour rate code.
Date until: Displays the date effective of the new labour rate.
Note: When changing the Point of Sale labour rates the new labour rate is applied to existing WIP's when opening the WIP because of the re-calculation function, the WIP recalculations parameters must be Recalc on loadset to "Yes", and Recalc labour rates ticked. If the previous rates are set up in the table above, the table is checked when opening the WIP and the update is prevented or allowed depending on the parameter settings above.
Grid Shortcut Menu:
Add: Clears the fields below the grid, manually enter the data required in the cleared fields and click Save. Adds a record (database row), populated with data from the fields below the grid, for which you clicked Save and refreshes the grid.
Change: Copies the selected grid row to the fields below, manually change the data required in the fields and click Save. Changes the selected record (database row), populated with data from the fields below the grid, for which you clicked Save and refreshes the grid.
Delete: Deletes the corresponding record (database row) from the Labour rate changes file (the lrchg database table) and refreshes the grid.
Fields:
Franchise code: Select the code of the vehicle for which the labour rate is valid.
Labour rate code: Select the labour rate code.
Previous labour rate (current rate xx,xx): Enter the previous rate of the labour rate code.
Previous cost per hour (current cost xx,xx): Enter the previous cost per hour of the labour rate code.
Use previous labour rate until: Enter the date effective of the new labour rate.
Option button:
Save: Adds or changes a record (database row) in the grid above, populated with data from the fields, for which you clicked Save and refreshes the grid.
WIP menu /warranty code:
MB amend menu codes screen: Select what form you want to display, when you right-click on the menu header of the grid on the POS form.
MB-Amend menu code deactivated (default): By default the Amend menu / Warranty codes form is not available.
1 Activate MB-Amend menu code for MB only
2 Always activate MB-Amend menu code
MB amend warranty codes screen: Select the option required.
MB-Amend warranty code deactivated (default)
1 Activate MB-Amend warranty code for MB only
RTS code for cust. requests: Select the RTS code used for loading customer concern text line on the WIP.
Active (re)arranged printing: Select to activate re-arranged printing of workshop invoice are activated in Point-of-Sale. Required in case you would like to group WiP lines on repair volume id.
Note: Only applicable if the POS parameters Menu-style invoices is set to I (Invoices - Re-arranged printing is available for invoices), J (Job cards - Re-arranged printing is available for job cards) or B (Both - Re-arranged printing is available for invoices and job cards), and if Menu-style sort type is set to 1 (Menu sort).
Use blank lines to separate menus: Select to separate the different repair volumes by a blank line.
Create repair volumes: Select to use the repair volumes the in Mercedes-Benz WiP functions, for example Mercedes-Benz WiP form and Xentry Portal pro.
Tip: Via the New product ellipsis button for Customer concern on the Point-of-Sale form you can access the Extra Text form to add a Customer concern to the WiP.
Create new repair volume per VHC menu: Select to create a new repair volume per set of VHC (touch) lines loaded on the WiP with the same menu assignment.
Labour time setting:
When selecting multiple MB rts-codes, pop-up the labour screen if the time allowed is zero (ZM).: Select to display the labour form, when the time allowed is zero (ZM) during selection of multiple MB rts codes.
Sundry Calculation:
Sundry deviation in %: Enter the sundry deviation percentage. This value is used to determine the variance and whether the Sundry Calculation form should be displayed, when extra labour line(s) or part line(s) are added to the WIP. To disable the functionality a percentage of 0 (zero) should be entered.
Tip: If the calculated percentage [ (Old Sundry Amount - New Sundry Amount) / New Sundry Amount * 100 ], is above the percentage in the parameter, the sundry form is displayed.
Note: Menu pricing and a Price that is included in a Negotiation will not use this Sundry calculation functionality.
This parameter is used to identify non productive labour rates when exporting data to the DCRC interface. In some cases is DCRC also known as GBMS (Global Business Management System).
Non Productive Labour Rates (Used in the DCRC Interface) Grid:
Franchise code: Displays the code of the vehicle for which the labour rate is valid.
Labour rate code: Displays the labour rate code.
Labour rate description: Displays the description of the labour rate.
Non Productive Labour Rates (Used in the DCRC Interface) Grid Shortcut Menu:
Delete: Deletes the corresponding record (database row) from the file and refreshes the grid.
Fields:
Franchise code: Select the code of the vehicle for which the labour rate is valid.
Labour rate code: Select the labour rate code.
Option button:
Save: Adds or changes a record (database row) in the grid above, populated with data from the fields, for which you clicked Save and refreshes the grid.
Switch on the Customer Search form when creating a WIP coming from CRM:
Display the Customer Search form: Select to have the Customer Search form displayed when creating a WIP from CRM My Shortcuts menu.
Default After Splitting for Each Splitted WIP-Line the Accounts-Standard Discounts Will Be Applied:
Parts no discount W-Code’s: Enter the W-Code’s for which no discount should be calculated.
Unless combined with next W-Codes: Enter the W-Code’s which should overrule the W-Code’s entered in Parts no discount W-Code’s.
Labour no discount W-Code’s: Enter the W-Code’s for which no discount should be calculated.
Unless combined with next W-Codes: Enter the W-Code’s which should overrule the W-Code’s entered in Labour no discount W-Code’s.
Note: This tab is only displayed in a Mercedes-Benz Niederlassungen environment.
Post effort reduction or markup for labour lines:
Starting date in order to activate posting of effort reduction/markup for labour lines if no discount/markup percentage is given on the WIP line: Enter the date from which the gross sales method has to be used within invoice buffer-/ AOI- postings for all relevant possibilities in POS to give a discount/ surcharge.
Cost Center Validation Rules Table:
Starting date in order to activate the cost center validation by use of the NDL Validation Cost Center Rules table for the Extended Receiver data: Enter the starting date from which cost centres are validated for the Extended receiver data by the NDL Cost Center Validation Rules table.
Markup setting:
Depending on the setup of customer discount-codes and parts discount-tables, a discount OR an uplift / mark-up might be applicable for the specific customer. A combination of discount and mark-up will not be possible, in other words: there will be calculated OR an uplift/mark-up OR a discount OR nothing. When using special parameterized payment-codes and the discount-tables will indicate an uplift/mark-up is applicable for that specific part for that customer, then the uplift/mark-up will be ignored, meaning that the part will be sold against the normal retail-price without any discount or mark-up percentage.
Activate Selective Pricing: Tick to activate selective pricing in POS.
Payment codes for which NO uplift/mark-up will be calculated: Enter the warranty codes for which no uplift/markup will be calculated in POS.
Note: If Selective Pricing is activated it has to be assured that the uplift/markup cost center and account is setup within the Nominal Codes form.