Product catalogs
Stock → Catalogs. A catalog is a price list — buy or sell — with an effective start and end date.
What they are for
The commonest use is a supplier's price list. For each product it carries the supplier's own code, description and unit price, so what you order matches what they quote.
They also cover:
- Divisional pricing — one entity or division selling at different prices from another, or from the company default.
- Special bid pricing — a supplier offering separate rates for government or major-customer orders.
- Quoted pricing — passing a special bid on to a customer as agreed prices for specific orders.
Catalog types
| Type | Applies to |
|---|---|
entity_default |
Sell prices used by any sales order whose Customer Of is that entity |
customer_default |
Sell prices used by any sales order for that customer |
supplier_default |
Buy prices used on any purchase order for that supplier |
There can be several of these at once — a customer may have an agreed price list and be covered by a short-window "specials" catalog for the entity.
Important
Where more than one price applies to a sales order line, the lowest is used. This is the rule to know before adding a catalog: a specials catalog does not override an agreed customer price, and an agreed price does not override a cheaper special. The customer gets the better of them.
Dates matter for the same reason — a catalog that has not started, or has ended, is not in the comparison.