Pricing methods
Applies To: Dynamics CRM 2013
Microsoft Dynamics CRM uses the ProductPriceLevel.PricingMethodCode attribute to determine prices. The value of this attribute affects the following:
How the price for the product is determined for each unit of measure that is defined for that product.
What attributes are required when you create or update a product price level and its associated product.
The following table lists the formulas that are used for each value and the attributes that are required by each value.
Drop-down list value and equivalent Pricing Method value |
Description and required attributes |
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Currency Amount |
The price is specified for each unit of measure for each product. For each unit of measure for each product, use the ProductPriceLevel.Amount attribute. Note The ProductPriceLevel.Amount attribute is not Platform Required, if you are not using the pricing methods provided by Microsoft Dynamics CRM. However, if you use the Currency Amount pricing method to determine a price, this attribute is Platform Required and you must specify a value for this attribute. |
Percent of List |
The price is calculated based on the manufacturer's or distributor's list price. For each unit of measure for each product, you must enter data for the following attributes:
|
Percent Markup - Current Cost |
The price is calculated as a percentage of your current cost for the item. For each unit of measure for each product, you must enter data for the following attributes:
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Percent Margin - Current Cost |
The price is based on the profit percentage you want to achieve and your current cost for the item. For each unit of measure for each product, you must enter data for the following attributes:
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Percent Markup - Standard Cost |
The price is calculated as a percentage of the standard cost of the item. For each unit of measure for each product, you must enter data for the following attributes:
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Percent Margin - Standard Cost |
The price is based on the profit percentage you want to achieve and the standard cost of the item. For each unit of measure for each product, you must enter data for the following attributes:
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To set the values for the ProductPriceLevel.PricingMethodCode attribute and the other product price level entity attributes, use the IOrganizationService.Update method, passing an instance of the ProductPriceLevel class. To set the values for the product attributes, use the methods in the Product class.
See Also
Product catalog entities
Discount entity messages and methods