SCM605--Free Goods

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1.Working with and Customizing Free Goods
*Free goods can be part of the order quantity, but are not included in the invoice; this is called an inclusive bonus quantity.

*Free goods can also take the form of extra goods that are free of charge. These are called exclusive bonus quantities. In exclusive bonus quantities, the extra goods are delivered free of charge and are not typically included in the invoice.

*To activate one-line inclusive bonus quantities, you must set the flag Inclusive/exclusive bonus quantity in the master record of the free goods to 3:Inclusive bonus quantity without generating item.

*The system uses the information about the sales areas, document determination procedure (from the sales document type), and customer determination procedure (from the customer master) to determine the free goods determination procedure. The procedure contains a list of the condition types for the free goods.

*You maintain the free goods in the master records for sales by:
.Using a different menu entry
.GoingtoPrices and Discounts/surcharges when maintaining the master records
*You can restrict master records for one level in many different ways:
.Validity period: The condition is only valid within this period
.Lowest quantity: The condition comes into affect when this quantity has been exceeded
.Delivery control: How you want free goods delivered in relation to the main item
.Calculation rule: How the system determines the free goods quantity from the additional and document quantities
.Scales
*Three calculation rules are provided in the standard system:
.The free goods quantity is the quantity that is calculated from the discount quantity (not the minimum quantity).
.The additional quantity is the quantity delivered free-of-charge.
.The document quantity is the quantity entered by the person creating the sales order.

Experience
The following example describes how the calculation rules work:
You offer to supply 20 units of free goods for every 100 units ordered.The customer orders 162 units (document quantity).

Rule 1 prorated: 32 units free goods [162*(20/100) = rounded down]
Rule 2 unit-related: 20 units free goods [100*(20/100) = rounded down ]
Rule 3 whole units: 0 units free goods [162 is not a complete unit of 100]