The Cost centre allocation for service-package revenue reductions functionality is integrated into the Amend Menu / Warranty Codes or MB WIP program.
Note: In case XENTRY Portal Pro is used, the Amend Menu / Warranty Codes form is replaced with the MB WIP from.
It is necessary to split the menu discount into a maximum of ten different cost centres. The menu discount results of a fixed price menu compared to the standard retail menu price.
This discount splitting applies only to fixed priced packages and does not apply to the standard individual line-discounts or special individual line prices which normally are customer account related.
Depending on the parameter configuration in Point of Sale a screen is available, in which it is possible to allocate the menu discount originated from fixed priced packages.
Depending on the parameter configuration it is possible to force the operator to allocate cost centres for each package before invoicing. Otherwise an invoice will not be produced. Depending on the parameter configuration it is possible to post the default calculated customer discounts on the individual WIP line as standard customer discount, and allocate separately the remainder menu discount to these up to ten different cost centres
The allocation of the menu discount to different cost centres could be keyed-in as a percentage or as an amount value. The resulting amount can be split into a share of parts- and/or labour discount, or the keyed-in amount or percentage can be considered as one single menu discount amount regardless which share is on parts or on labour.
What do you want to do?
This form is displayed when you click:
Tools in the Menu bar within Point of Sale > and you select Edit menus to display the Amend Menu / Warranty Codes form or MB WIP form > and you right-click on the Negotiate icon in the grid > and you select Allocate cost centres to display the Allocate Cost Centres form.
Menu Bar and Toolbar:
| Menu bar | Toolbar | Action |
|---|---|---|
| File > Save | |
Saves the cost centres allocation. |
| File > Exit | |
Returns you to the previous form. |
| Edit > Undo | |
Undo any changes made in the cost centres grid. |
| Help > Help | |
Displays this help topic in a web browser. |
| Help > About | Displays product and version information. | |
WIP information:
Company: Displays the POS company number.
WIP number: Displays the WIP number.
Menu: Displays the selected menu code.
Warranty code: Displays the warranty code.
Description: Displays the description of the menu.
Item Grid:
The Item grid displays the total costs of labour, parts and other costs of the current menu in the Gross column. The Net column displays the gross amounts reduced by the discount amounts. Each column is totaled.
Note: NDL only: In case the parts prices contain an uplifted value and the field Activate Selective Pricing is ticked on the NDL specific tab within the MB General POS parameters form, only the standard retail parts prices are displayed as total value in the columns below. Additionally the Menu discount to allocate is then always calculating the discount from the standard parts retail prices.
Amount of unit prices: Displays the total net amount of the selected menu.
Negotiated / Fixed price: Displays the negotiated or fixed price amount of the selected menu.
Standard customer discount: Displays the total net amount.
Note: The Standard customer discount field is only displayed if the field Standard customer discount to be included into total menu discount in the Cost centre allocation for menu discounts parameter is not selected. If the field Standard customer discount to be included into total menu discount is selected, the discount amount is added to the amount you have to share between several cost centres.
Menu discount to allocate: Displays the menu discount that must be allocated on the cost centres.
Cost centres Grid:
The Cost centres grid displays the total menu discount to allocate and the predefined cost centres from the Cost centre allocation for menu discounts parameter. The discount can either be shared in percent or as a value.
Menu discount to allocate: Displays the menu discount that must be allocated on the cost centres.
Cost centres: Displays the defined cost centres from the Cost centre allocation for menu discounts parameter.
Menu discount still to allocate: Displays the outstanding discount amount.
Note: The complete menu discount must be allocated to the cost centres. If the Menu discount still to allocate field contains a value, it is not possible to save the cost centre allocation.
To enter the menu discount amount as a value:
Click in the Cost centres fields within the Value column in the Cost Centres grid.
Enter the menu discount to allocate.
The percentage of the amount is calculated automatically and displayed in the Percent column and the outstanding discount amount is reduced in the Menu discount to allocate field.
Note: Only if the total of the values for each cost centre in the Value column are equal to the menu discount to allocate, the Save button is activated and you can store the cost centre allocation for the current menu.
To enter the menu discount amount as percentage:
Click in the Cost centres fields within the Percent column in the Cost Centres grid.
Enter the menu discount to allocate.
The value of the amount is calculated automatically and displayed in the Value column and the outstanding discount amount is reduced in the Menu discount to allocate field.