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[Former Member]

what is the difference between the alternative condition types and the altenative condtion base value

[former_member227476]

hi santosh

Alternative formula for condition type:

We can specify the alternative formula instead of standard one as a condition type in the form of routines Ex: routine no: 11 -- profit margin can be used as a alternative formula for condition type to calculates profit margin. As there is no standard condition type to calculate profit margin.

Alternative formula for condition base value:

Instead of using from column as a basis to calculate further value for particular condition type. We can use a formula in the form of routine to use base. Ex: routine no: 12 or 13 (gross weight or net weight) can be used with the condition type “KF00” to calculate freight charges. As for freight charges always weight of the material taken as a base.

hope it clarifies ur issue now

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siva

[Former Member]

Hi Santosh

<b>1. Alternate Calculation Type:</b>

This field is mainly indicated to use a formula or calculation type which u define in

the form of a routine ,if u want the system to calculate the result basing on that

user defined formula .

we use this especially to calculate complex scenarios.

<b>2. Alternative Condition Base Value:</b>

This field is used when u want the system to calculate a value based on the formula defined there, apart from the regular one.

<b>Alternative Calculation Type:</b>

Normally if you want to calculate a value you have to use a calculation type for determination 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.

<b>Alternative Condition Base value :</b>

If you have to calculate any value then you have to have a base value for it. For ex if you want to calculate the discount of 10 % for a material then you have to have a base value on which this 10% is calculated. Normally you take the condition value of the base price of the material to calculate the value.

Now you don't want to take the base value and take other values as base value which are derived on some formulae. So you create a routine which will do the mathematical operations in the routine and derive you a value which is now used as the base value for calculating the condition value for a particular condition type.

Reward if helpful

Sunil