Price lists are organized in an inheritance structure in which the prices in one list, called a base list, are available to lists that descend from it. Because the inheritance structure can be several levels deep, deleting one price list has consequences for others related to it. Consider the following price list hierarchy:
United States
East Coast
New England
Prices defined in the United States list are inherited by the East Coast list. Some prices in East Coast list may be modified, so the prices inherited by the East Coast list are different from those in the United States list. The same may also be true for the New England list. For example:
Price List | Suppell Helmet | Suppell Hybrid 1071 Bike | Fast Racer Shoes |
|---|---|---|---|
United States | $89.99 | $3679.00 | $73.99 |
East Coast | $89.99* | $3850.00 | $83.99 |
New England | $89.99* | $3850.00* | $85.99 |
* = Inherited price
If you delete the East Coast price list, New England’s new base list automatically becomes the United States list. Where the New England list uses an inherited price, as is the case with the Hybrid 1071 Bike, the United States price is now used. If you delete the East Coast list, the other lists appear as follows:
Price List | Suppell Helmet | Suppell Hybrid 1071 Bike | Fast Racer Shoes |
|---|---|---|---|
United States | $89.99 | $3679.00 | $73.99 |
New England | $89.99* | $3679.00* | $85.99 |
* = Inherited price
If, instead, you delete the United States list, prices inherited from that list by others are eliminated. In this case, all prices in the United States and East Coast lists that are entered in those lists remain the same; the only price that changes is the Suppell Helmet price, which is now empty. The East Coast and New England lists appear as follows:
Suppell Helmet | Suppell Hybrid 1071 Bike | Fast Racer Shoes | |
|---|---|---|---|
East Coast Price List | Null | $3850.00 | $83.99 |
New England Price List | Null | $3850.00* | $85.99 |
Because lists depend on other lists for prices, it’s important to note how deleting one list alters others, and avoid deleting base price lists whenever possible. Keep mind that a price list is used only when it is assigned to a user segment, so there’s no harm in letting unassigned price list remain.
