Use the MDF Request Edit page to add a market development fund (MDF) request or update the details for an existing MDF request. The MDF Request Edit page shows the complete set of fields for an MDF request.
The following table provides additional information regarding some fields.
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Field
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Description
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Key MDF Request Information
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ID
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The MDF request identifier (ID).
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Request Name
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The unique name of the MDF request.
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Principal Partner Account
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The partner company, which is taking the lead in submitting the MDF request.
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Fund
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The name of the fund associated with the MDF request.
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Submission Status
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The status of the submission, such as Submitted, Not Submitted, or Recalled.
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Due Date
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The date by which you must have the MDF request approved. It is set to today's date plus 7 days by default.
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Expiration Date
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The date on which the MDF request is no longer valid.
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Campaign
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The name of the campaign with which the MDF request is associated.
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Marketing Purpose
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The marketing reason for the MDF request.
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Region
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The region for which the MDF request is being made.
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Category
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The category to which the MDF request belongs.
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Partner Program
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The name of the partner program with which the MDF request is associated.
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MDF Request Currency
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The requested currency for the MDF request.
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MDF Request Detail Information
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Start Date
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The date and time that the marketing activity starts.You can use the calendar controls to change this date.
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End Date
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The date and time that the marketing activity ends. You can use the calendar controls to change this date.
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Amount Requested
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The total requested amount for the marketing activity.
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Amount PreApproved
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The brand owner enters the total approved amount for the marketing activity.
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Approval Status
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The current approval status for the MDF request.
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Request Date
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The date and time that the MDF request was created.
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Submitted Date
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The date and time that the MDF request was submitted.
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Pre-Approval Date
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The date and time that the MDF request was preapproved.
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Approver
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The name of the current approver.
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Last Approved By
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The name of the previous approver.
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Reason Code
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The reason that the marketing activity was not approved. The default values are: Duplicate, Incorrect Information, Insufficient Information, and Other.
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Claim Information
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Total Claim Amount Requested
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The total claim amount that the partner is requesting for the marketing activity.
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Total Claim Amount Approved
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The total claim amount that is approved by the brand owner for the marketing activity.
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Claim Status
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The current status of the claim.
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Claim Decision Date
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The date on which a decision was made about the claim.
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Additional Information
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Owner
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The owner of the MDF request record.
Generally, the owner of a record can update the record, transfer the record to another owner, or delete the record. However, your company administrator can adjust the access levels to restrict or expand a user's access.
The value in the Owner field affects which records are included in reports that you or your managers run from Reports and Dashboard pages.
Depending on the record ownership mode that your company administrator sets up for the record type, you might see the Owner field, or the Book field, or both of these fields on the record Detail page, and one or both of the fields might be blank. For more information about record ownership modes, see About Data Access, Record Sharing, and Record Ownership.
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Description
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Additional information about the MDF request. This field has as a limit of 250 characters.
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Owner Partner Account
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The partner account for which the owner works. So, if the owner is a partner, then the owner account is populated with the name of the partner account to which the partner belongs.
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Channel Manager
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The channel manager is responsible for maintaining the relationship between the partners and the brand owner company. Channel managers serve as the primary contact for the partner.
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Originating Partner Account
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The name of the partner who started the MDF request.
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