Manage Special Pricing Claims

Here you'll learn how to manage special pricing claims.

The Claims page summarizes all the claims from the business units you have access to. The claim number generated is based on the Claim Source setup.

You can drill down to individual claims to resolve them.

  1. On the Claims search page, you can use keyword search and smart filters to quickly search for your special pricing claims. Use the program type filter to identify your special price agreement claims. These are typically in Settlement Pending or Settled status because they are generated during batch processing.
  2. Use the General tab to view the details of the claim.
  3. Use the Settlement tab to view the settlement method and association details.
  4. Use the Notes and Attachments tab to upload attachments and add notes, to capture additional information if necessary.
  5. Use the Confirmation tab to view the confirmed settlement.

General Tab

The following table displays the details of some of the fields in the General tab:

Field Details
Status The status of the claim.
Business Unit The Business Unit associated with the claim.
Claim Source The source from which the claim is created. For special price claims, this is Special Pricing Claim.
Owner The owner (username) of the claim.
Claim Number The claim number. If left blank, a unique claim number is automatically generated.
Date The claim date.
Age in Days The age of the claim.
Claim Amount The total claim amount.
Contact The contact for the distributor.
Bill to The bill-to account, site, customer, and address details.
Ship to

The customer, site, and address details.

Reference Reference details provided by the distributor. These details include:
  • Customer Reference: This is the Distributor Claim Number from the CSV file.
  • File Name: This is the name of the CSV file.
  • Agreement: This is the name of the Special Price Agreement.
Additional Information Descriptive flexfields with a global context.
Settlement summary The summary for the settlement. This details include Claim Type, Claim Reason, Remaining Amount, Submitted Date, Submitted By, Approved Date, Settlement Date, Settled Amount, Accounted Settled Amount, Accounting Date.

Settlement - Promotional Tab

The following table gives the details of some of the fields in the Settlement tab:

Field Details
Claim Type The default claim type assigned in the claim source setup. You can update the claim type while resolving the claim, in the open status.

Claim Reason

The standardized claim reason if this customer's trade profile has the customer reason codes mapped.

Comments for Approvers You can add comments for approvers in this field.
Settlement Method The settlement method for the special price agreement. It could be Credit Memo - On Account, Check, and Payables Default Payment.
Credit Memo on Account The details for the settlement method such as Bill To, Account and Site, Address, Contact, Transaction Type, Reason, Override Transaction Date, Accounting Date, and Transaction Salesperson.
Check Enter the details for the settlement method such as Supplier, Site, Override Transaction Date, and Accounting Date. These fields are enabled only if you selected a Payables related accounting method. This settlement method is applicable only for Manual Claims and Special Pricing Claims.
Payables Default Payment Enter the details for the settlement method such as Supplier, Site, Override Transaction Date, and Accounting Date. These fields are enabled only if you selected a Payables related accounting method. This settlement method is applicable only for Manual Claims and Special Pricing Claims.
Associated Accruals This section displays all associated accruals for the claim. Search for programs from the Available programs to associate section, enter amounts to associate, and associate them to the claim.