Set-up Autoline

In order for the Fix prices for local market program to function correctly, you must carry out the Autoline system set-up.

Parameters

Set up the parameters that relate to the Fix prices for local market program:

To access the parameters:

• From the Main Menu, select the Manufacturers option in combination with company MB.

  The Mercedes-Benz Main menu is displayed.

• Select the Parts menu.

  The Parts Main Menu is displayed.

• Select the Fix prices for local market option.

  The Fix prices for local market program is opened.

• Select Parameter menu.

  Now you are able to select the Calculation Parameters or the Export parameters.

The parameters on the Calculation Group Defaults screen are explained below:

Local currency - Enter the name for the local currency.

Exchange rate - Enter the rate for the local currency.

Default Calculation Group - Enter the default calculation group.

• Warnings when:

  Margin % - Warn when the margin is less then or more then the entered percentage.

  Pricediff. % - Warn when the pricedifferance is less then or more then the entered percentage.

Calculation Groups

Calculation Groups are groups that can be used to divide the stockfile in groups. For every different group different calculation factors can be set to calaculate the retail prices from the costprices.

Fields in the calculation groups:

Calculation Group - The two characters long group code.

Desciption - Description of the Calculation Group.

Costprice Base - From what costprice the calculation is done. V = Vendor Nett Price (from master price file), L = Last costprice (from stockfile) or A = Average costprice (from stockfile).

CIF Factor - The safetyfactor used to multiply the costpice with to calculate the retail price.

Uplift % - Percentage that is added to the costprice.

Create a new calculation group

When you want to add a new calculation group, press the Add Group button and fill in the fields above.

To save your changes to the parameter record, select the save button.

Export Parameters

There are also parameters for the export and creating of the price file, these have to be setup before you export a file.

Export file name - Name of the export file.

Export File Type - Type of export file, in this case "cvs".

Field separator - Seperator between the fileds, in this case a ";".

Carr. return/Line-feed/Fixed - Does the file need one or more of these items, for example "CLF220".

Local or Server - File from the local computer or from the server.

Export Directory - Directory where the file is put.

Exclude Calculation Groups - The Calculation Groups you want to exclude for eport.

Export partnumber in print-format - When ticked partnumber is exported in printformat.

Export partnumber in sort-format - When ticked partnumber is exported in sortformat.

Export Manufacturer partnumber - When ticked the manufacturer partnumber is exported.

Export part description - When ticked description is exported.

Export Sales price in local currency - When ticked the salesprice is exported in local currency.

Export 70-parts buyback price - Export the buyback price for exchange parts.

Export MB Discount code - When ticked the MB discount code is exported.

Export marketing code - When ticked the Marketing codes is exported.

Export vendor list-price local currency - When ticked the vendor list-price is exported in local currency.

Export vendor list-price vendor currency - When ticked the vendor list-price is exported in vendor currency.

Export VLP minus discount in local currency - When ticked the Vendor list price minus the discount is exported in local currency.

Export VLP minus discount in vendor currency - When ticked the Vendor list price minus the discount is exported in vendor currency.

Local currency - When ticked the prices are transmitted in Local currency.

Vendor currency - When ticked the prices are transmitted in Vendor currency.

The rounding parameters are used to round off the Retail prices that are caculated with help of the Calculation groups.

From local price: Enter the start number of the rounding range.

To local price: Enter the end number of the rounding range.

Round up to next multiple of: Enter the rounding factor.

Example: