Each time a ticket is entered in MS Ticket Entry, the system performs a hierarchical search of the various files in which material pricing can be defined. As described throughout the Material Sales help system, the standard search begins with the quote files. However, because quotes have their own hierarchical setup, the system must search the various levels within a quote to determine where the material’s unit price will come from.

When you set up a quote, you have several options as to how to define a material’s unit price. For customer quotes, the first option is whether you will define pricing at the customer level (often called the Master quote), the customer job level, or the customer PO# level. When the system performs its search, it will first look to see if a quote exists at the customer PO# level, then the customer job level, then lastly, at the customer (or master quote) level.

Once a quote is located, the system must then search the different levels of the quote for the material price. The first level searched is the quote detail. This level defines pricing at the location/material level, and if a job quote, will include an additional location/material/phase level. If pricing cannot be found for the material at these levels, the system then checks for price overrides. Within this level, pricing can be defined using the minimum set of information (i.e. Location Group/Category/UM) or the maximum set of information (Location Group/Location/Category/UM or, if a job quote, Location Group/Location/Category/UM/Phase). If no price overrides are found at either of these levels, the system then checks to see if the quote specifies an override price template. If an override price template exists, it will use that template to determine material pricing. If no override price template is specified, then the price template assigned to the purchaser (in AR Customers, JC Jobs, or IN Location Materials) is used.