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    Charging different customers different amounts ?

    Hi all,

    I have one client (my brother and his Car Repair business) He is using an invoicing app based roughly on the sample Alpha Sports application (same set layout). He has asked me if it is possible to charge different prices for the same part based on the customer. For example Joe Regular gets charged cost price plus 20% for each part on the invoice. Mr Big Customer gets charged cost price plus 12%, being a better customer he gets a better deal. The current invoice has an embedded browse which shows the unit price which is a lookup direct from the parts table. This is multiplied by quantity to get the extension.

    The prices in the parts table will be changed to the cost price and he would like the invoice then to show the cost price times the uplift % per customer.

    I tried having a script attached to the browse that displays the invoice items but I got the "maximum stack depth exceeded error"

    Any pointers as to how this could be accomplished.

    Many thanks
    Ciaran
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    RE: Charging different customers different amounts

    "I tried having a script attached to the browse that displays the invoice items but I got the "maximum stack depth exceeded error" "

    Try showing us the script. "maximum stack depth exceeded error" usually is caused by something being executed multiple times without closing a table, form, etc.
    There can be only one.

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      #3
      RE: Charging different customers different amounts

      Hi Ciaran,

      I have an app that does exactly what you want, in fact this is a lulu.
      My client not only charges different rates for each customer but also
      adds different values for before 8:00AM, after 5:00PM, Saturdays,
      Sundays, holidays, you name it he wants it. The long and the short of
      it is a 1-many set where the parent is the customer profile and the
      child is the labor and parts. In the customer profile table insert a
      field for discount, example 10 or 15 or whatever he chooses. This value
      can then be used in a calc field for the final cost.

      Have fun,
      efs

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        RE: Charging different customers different amounts

        Edward,

        Are you using an embedded browse for the invoice line items ?

        I have one and there is a calculated field in the parts table called extension which is quantity * price. My "client" wishes to see a different base price, based on customer, right there in the browse while building the invoice. I guess the question is "Is it possible to change embedded browse values on the go?"

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          #5
          RE: Charging different customers different amounts

          Ciaran,

          Yes, the expression to compute the extended price can include conditional components.

          Assume initial expression is

          qty * price


          Then assume the existence of a field called Price_Plan in the Customers table that specifies REGular or DIScount pricing for her.


          The expression could be changed to:

          qty * (if(Customers->Price_plan = "DIS", Price * 0.88, Price))

          By the way, AlphaSports runs on Vers 5, and you're posting in the Version 4 forum. If you're actually using Vers 5 you'll do better in the long run to post over there, instead of here.

          -- tom

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            #6
            RE: Charging different customers different amounts

            Tom,

            Thanks for that. I never even considered expanding the original price*Quantity expression. This should be sufficient for my needs.

            I'm using Alpha Five v4.5 but I was referring to the original Alpha Sports application in the Alpha Five Tutorial book. I think it was from version 1.0 ? It wasn't really an application as such, just an invoice and set design excercise.

            I'm staying with 4.5 as I cannot yet justify the cost of version 5 :-(

            Thanks for your help.

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              #7
              RE: Charging different customers different amounts

              Ciaran,

              In vers 4 (including 4.5) there's a sample database called "Invoice", located in the Invoice subfolder of the Samples folder in the program directory. By convention, folks here refer to it as the Invoicing Sample.

              It is quite different from the AlphaSports 'sample' database that ships with Vers 5, which is what prompted my comment.

              If you're referring to the Invoicing Sample and call it 'AlphaSports' you'll very likely confuse folks (like me) who have both versions and regularly visit both forums.

              -- tom

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                #8
                RE: Charging different customers different amounts

                Tom,

                Ooops, point taken. I didn't realise I was causing confusion.

                Back to your original answer though, I have a question.
                When building the calculated field expression, the only fields that are visible are those of the INVOICE_ITEM table, so I cannot make reference to the DIS or REG field in CUSTOMERS (I've called it uplift)

                I think I need a bit of Xbasic to copy the value in the uplift field in CUSTOMERS into the INVOICE_ITEM table at the start of each invoice creation. (The uplift field is the value by which to increase that customers prices ie 1.2 for 20% etc)

                Hmmm..time to get thinking.

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                  RE: Charging different customers different amounts

                  Ciaran,

                  The availablility of field values from other tables when entering a new record into a different table often turns on the context in which data entry is occurring.

                  If you're working with a form based on the set, then the values should be visible.

                  If you're working with a form based on the items table, then you'll either have to pass them to that form when it's opened, or 'look them up' once the new record begins.

                  Passing values to the called form is illustrated in the Code Archive. Search for a piece called something like "Pass Values to Called form".

                  Lookups can be done with one of the several different Lookup() functions. Check the xbasic reference manual for details.

                  It's even possible to arrange to use a field rule table lookup from the items table, to 'find' the right customer or invoice and then populate fields like customer number, invoice number, and 'uplift' value.

                  Lots of choices for you.

                  -- tom

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                    RE: Charging different customers different amounts

                    Hi Ciaran,

                    Yes, the embedded browse reflects the parts ans labor, the calc field is part of the browse but gets it's value from a lookup to the parent profile.
                    The discount value is part of the customers profile.
                    efs

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                      #11
                      RE: Charging different customers different amounts

                      Tom,

                      Many thanks for the pointers to possible solutions. I finally settled on the following approach.

                      In my customer table I added an extra field called uplift. In this field I store a numeric value such as 1.15 which equates to 15%. When I depart the embedded browse, I multiply the price (in the browse) by the uplift value and the price then diaplayed on the invoice is the baseprice increased by 15% (or whatever value is in the uplift field)

                      After stepping back I could finally see the wood !

                      Cheers,
                      Ciaran

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