Manage Pricing Algorithms

In this example, you remove tax calculations that a predefined pricing algorithm does so the price of each sales order that your users create in Order Management doesn't include tax.

This topic uses example values. You might need different values, depending on your business requirements.

Summary of the Steps

1. Examine the current behavior.

2. Create a new version of the algorithm.

3. Modify the pricing algorithm.

4. Verify your set up.

Examine the Current Behavior

1. Make sure you have the privileges that you need to manage sales orders.

2. Go to the Order Management work area.

3. Click Tasks > Create Order.

4. On the Create Order page, add a customer, add an item, then click Add.

   Attribute	Value
   Customer	Computer Service and Rentals
   Select Item	AS54888

5. In the Amount column, click the link, then notice that the Amount dialog includes an amount for tax.

   Price Component	Amount
   List Price	2,500
   Discount	100
   Tax	200
   Net Price Plus Tax	2,600

Create a New Version of the Algorithm

1. Sign out of Order Management, then sign into Oracle Applications with the privileges that you need to administer pricing.

2. Go to the Pricing Administration work area.

3. On the Overview page, click Tasks > Manage Algorithms.

4. On the Manage Algorithms page, locate the algorithm you must modify.

   Here's a summary of the attributes.

   Attribute	Description
   Name	Predefined pricing algorithms provide a wide variety of functionality. To locate the algorithm you must modify, read the links in the Name column, click one that looks promising, then examine the steps. It might be necessary to examine more than one algorithm. If you create a new algorithm, then capitalize each word in the Name attribute and include a space between each word. Suffix the name with the text Custom.
   Version	Each predefined algorithm uses version Zero or 1. Versions higher than 1 are versions you created. Pricing uses the latest version in the runtime environment.
   Status	Here are the statuses. In Progress. Editable but not available for Order Management. A pricing algorithm you're currently developing is typically In Progress. Published. Not editable and available in the calling application, such as Order Management. Inactive. No longer in use. Not available in the calling application.
   Public	You typically use No. Use Yes only if you plan to use the algorithm in more than one calling application, such as in Order Management and Contract Management.

   For this example, you disable tax calculation for a sales transaction, so, click the row that displays Price Sales Transactions in the Name column. For most situations, you modify the Price Sales Transactions algorithm to implement the logic you need.

5. Click Actions > Create Version.

   Notice that Pricing creates a new version and sets the Status to In Progress.

Modify the Pricing Algorithm

1. In the Name column of the version you created, click Price Sales Transactions.

2. On the Edit Algorithm page, examine the step names to verify that this pricing algorithm can implement the behavior you require.

   This algorithm includes steps that calculate tax, such as Compute Sales Tax, so its likely you can modify it to implement the behavior you need.

3. Click the row that contains Compute Sales Tax in the Name column, click the Delete icon, then click Save.

4. Click View Source, then make sure the dialog that displays includes a message like this.

   The following script has passed syntax check

5. On the Manage Algorithms page, click the row that contains the highest version of Price Sales Transaction, then click Actions > Publish.

   You might receive an error like this.

   Another user changed row with primary key.

   The Pricing Administration work area might indicate that it published the pricing algorithm. However, if you sign out, then sign in, it might display as not published. To avoid this problem, click Actions > Deactivate, click Actions > Activate, then click Actions > Publish.

Verify Your Set Up

1. Sign out of Pricing, then sign into Order Management.

2. Create a sales order, add a customer to the order, then add an item.

3. In the Amount column, click the link, then make sure the Amount dialog doesn't include an amount for tax.

   Price Component	Amount
   List Price	2,500
   Discount	100
   Net Price Plus Tax	2,400