Use of scales in purchase info record

[Former Member]

Hello,

Scenario is as follows..

Would like to be able to utilize pricing scale functionality based on price breaks for various packaging, printing, etc. - Explanation of how this functionality works and/or performs for future use if system actually triggers correct pricing based on volumes being ordered for P.O.'s.

want to understand if it has any automated functionality?  When updating a P.O. based on quantity and the scale entries –  Does SAP have the capability to determine the pricing structure with the P.O., or is this a manual process of updating pricing as quantity selections are created and/or changed in a P.O.?  Or is this Scale functionality only a record keeping entry for review purposes?  

Please review and advise accordingly.

Thanks in advance!!

Regards,

PS Rao

[Former Member]

Hi Rao,

Let me put it in small words:

Imagine you have Vendor who has agreed to provide you a material in the following prices:

0-100 - $10

101-250 - $9.50

>251 - $9.00

Based on this the system will fetch the prices into the PO automatically referring the quantity mentioned in the PO. For instance if the PO has a qty of 300 the system the relevant price of $9 into the PO. You can test this as well just by changing the qty in the PO.

Now these scales can be maintained for the Vendor and Material combination in the following transactions:

MEK1 - Pricing Condition Records

ME11 - Purchasing Info Record (conditions tab)

ME31K - Contracts (item conditions)

/Manoj

[Former Member]

Hi PS,

Scales are divided into levels that have different values.

A scale consists of:

A scale header, which includes general information about the scale (scale base type, scale type, rounding rule)

An unlimited amount of scale levels, each of which is made up of a value (such as weight, volume, postal code or distance) and a calculation type.

Each scale is an independent piece of master data that can be used in many different condition records. When you create a condition record, you can also maintain the condition rates or condition percentage rates according to the assigned scales.

Steps to define Scales in PIR:

1.  Go to ME12 tcode..

2. Enter the PIR number, Organizational data , execute

3. Click on the conditions tab...

4. Select condition and  go to scales..

5. chose the type of scale....Define scales for each single condition....

6. Execute and save...

The scales for the info record are stored in table KONM - Quantity scales

KONW - Value scales.

You can see Conditions and Scales