Sub-assemblies

This function is provided to allow two or more items to be sold as one without the need to pre-assemble the item beforehand. An example could be the sale of a $400 upgrade kit that includes three standard stock items ($320) and $100 for the labour (non-diminishing labour item) to install the unit. In this case, an item could be created in your stock file and assigned to a sub-assembly category. During order entry, Micronet prompts the user to list the items to be included in the sub-assembly. The resulting selling price of $400 would then be shared and spread evenly across each item entered.

Mixed quantity breaks

Where you sell items from the same product category and the overall quantity break and selling price is determined by the combination of the items, Micronet can scan the total order and recalculate the final selling prices. For example, a stationery company sells pens where each colour has a different part number but the customer gets a lower price, based on quantity, on all pens from the same category. Their order is for 30 blue, 20 red, 50 black and 20 green pens. If the price break is set to more than 100 pens, then Micronet adds the total number of similar pens together, in this case 120, and then returns the lower price.

Multi-currency invoicing and debtors

Customers can be assigned a currency number from the currency table. When invoices are created, the $AUD value is converted into the overseas value for printing on their invoices. The debtor's account is then maintained in both the base book value and the equivalent current overseas exchange value.

Notional quantities

Notional quantities can be used where a sales order is in one ordered quantity, e.g. lineal metres of steel, but the sales quantity differs, e.g. sold in tonnes of steel. The invoice value is then the sales quantity x price. Other examples could be in the meat industry where orders are for each but the value is calculated in kilograms, etc.

Unit recognition

Unit recognition is described in more detail in the maintenance section of this manual (refer to "Edit Company - Edit - Unit Recognition (v2.7)"). During the order entry process, Micronet unit recognition assists the user to ask for a series of dimensions to determine the sales quantity. An example could be the timber industry where timber is sold in stick measurements as follows: 10 x 3.6 m, 10 x 2.4 m, 20 x 1 m. The resulting quantity would be 96.0 lineal metres. Additional fields exist for surface area, volume, tiles, etc.

Levies, rebates and surcharges

These are specific functions provided for co-operatives, buying groups and individual customer buyer loyalty plans.