Alternation Calculation Type?

[Former Member]

Hi

What is the use of Alternate Calculation Type in the Pricing Procedure ?

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[Former Member]

Hi,

In sometime we want caliculate some value like margin or profit or tax these all are the involved with formul or multiple procedures, so in that case we can't able to caliculate value with using codition type only for that we are assigned one alternative caliculation type in that column.

what ever forumals or caliculation procedure are involved that maintained in the the routine that placed it in the alternative caliculation type field. while pricing procedure excuted sys will considered the caliculation type.

ex for profit margin formul :

• Profit margin

form frm_kondi_wert_011.

xkwert = komp-netwr - komp-wavwr.

endform.

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Hari Shankar

[Former Member]

hi refer below

Alternative Calculation Type:

Normally if you want to calculate a value you have to use a calculation type for determinating the value. This calculation type is either addition, subtraction or multiplication. Similarly SAP also has got a default calculation type in the control data of the condition type. There you have the options of either Qty based , Fixed Amount Based or Percentage based.

Here what happens is suppose if you define Your condition type that calculates the base price of a material on Qty based. Then the calculation will be done based on the quantity of the material. If the customer orders 10 Nos and you have maintained a unit price of 100 Rs for each material then the value determined is 1000 INR. Similarly if the discount condition type , you maintain the calculation type as %. This means if you maintain the value of 10 % in the condition record. Then this percentage is taken as the calculation type and the condition value is determined.

In some cases you have to forego the default calculation types and use the customer specific method for calculating a value. For ex if you are calculating the Freight charges for a Material . it depends on so many criteria like, the weight, volume and also the minimum amount etc etc, in those cases, you forego the default value and then use the alternative calculation type in calculating the condition value against the particular condition.

[Former Member]

Hi subhash,

In addition to the above inputs also have a look ath the link for more information.

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Sadhu Kishore

[Former Member]

Hello,

Generally if one wants to calculate a value, we have to use a calculation type for determinating the value. This calculation type is either addition, subtraction or multiplication. Similarly SAP also has got a default calculation type in the control data of the condition type. There one has the options of either Qty based, Fixed Amount Based or Percentage based.

Suppose if we define our condition type that calculates the base price of a material on Qty based. Then the calculation will be done based on the quantity of the material. If the customer orders 10 Nos and we have maintained a unit price of $100 for each material then the value determined is $1000. Similarly if the discount condition type is maintain as calculation type as %. This means if we maintain the value of 10% in the condition record. Then this percentage is taken as the calculation type and the condition value is determined.

Now, <i><b>in some cases one has to bypass the default calculation types and use the customer specific method for calculating a value</b></i>.

Example: Calculating the Freight charges for a Material . It depends on so many criteria like, the weight, volume and also the minimum amount etc, in these cases, we bypass/forego the default value and then use the alternative calculation type in calculating the condition value against the particular condition.

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Gauravjit

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[Former Member]

Hi,

Consider the foll scenario: A Garment comp sells its material on piece basis throughout the year and the condition record will be maintained based on qty. However, whenever this company participates in Exhibitions, as a promotional offer, would like to sell on Kgs. In this case, there is no need to change at the condition type level whereas they can use the alternate calculation type in the Exhibition Pricing proc (Special pricing proc) to define KG as the basis for calculating price.

hope, this helps!

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S. Siva