SYSPRO: Trade Promotions

The SYSPRO TPM System FlowThe SYSPRO TPM SYSTEM flow starts with SalesOrder Processing. Once the merchandise lines havebeen added, the Complex Pricing and QualificationRules are applied to the items. Then, Accounts Receivableis updated through Invoice Processing.When the customer pays for the items, the paymentis processed as a Cash Receipt. At the timethe Cash Payment is processed, the Systemchecks to establish whether deductions and allowancesneed to be taken into account.The Deduction Review stage updates the TPMSystem and Accounts Receivable tables as required,depending upon the actions taken. And finallya Promotions Review facility updates the TPMSystem, Accounts Receivable and/or AccountsPayable tables.SYSPRO Multi-Tier Credit CheckingIntegration with SYSPRO ERP modules enablesTPM System users to take advantage of multi-levelcredit checking capabilities. Facilities are availableto establish multi-level hierarchy of customerscontained within the ERP System in additionto corporate holding companies, external to theSystem. Credit limits can be set and checkedagainst any level; Selective inclusion of outstandingdeductions can be addressed in credit checking;and Credit limit checking can be made forSYSPRO EDI ordersThe SYSPRO TPM System establishes a multitiercredit checking hierarchical relationship betweenboth active and non-active customers. An“active” customer is one that is part of theSYSPRO ERP System, while an “inactive” customeris one defined within the TPM System sub-System itself.Inactive customers are linked into the overall creditchecking hierarchy that is defined for a group. Creditlimits may be linked to inactive customers andtaken into account when the credit limit is checked.From a multi-tiered credit checking perspective, acredit limit needs to be set and checked againstthe highest tier within the hierarchy. All lower tiertransaction will be rolled up to the highest tier forcredit checking purposes.The facility to selectively include Receivable Deductionsin the credit checking process is also included,as is automatic multi-tiered credit checkingfor EDI orders.SYSPRO TPM System ReportsThe SYSPRO TPM System includes a host ofstandard reports, provides the facilities to generatecustom reports as well as to write reports usingthird party reporting tools. SYSPRO developeddata dictionary tools facilitate reporting on informationwithin the TPM module using the SYSPROReport Writer or third party reporting tools.Full SYSPRO ERP IntegrationERP integration is sadly lacking in many of theTrade Promotion Management products being offeredtoday. Either the product being offered isconsidered to be “stand-alone” whereby the issuesof TPM are dealt with in an isolated fashion, or thesolution is designed for the high end Fortune 500companies, and therefore out of the price rangefor the small to medium business.Because the SYSPRO TPM System integrateswith SYSPRO General Ledger, Accounts Receivable,Inventory Control, Sales Order & Invoicingmodules, among others, data enteredinto the TPM System automatically updates datain all the associated modules. With integrationinto SYSPRO EDI, orders transmitted in thismanner can be automatically entered with applicablepricing for qualified promotions applied.Additionally, with integration into Microsoft Outlook,email confirmations can be automaticallygenerated. Furthermore, integration withSYSPRO Customer Relationship Managementhelps to advance complex business relationships,while integration with SYSPRO Advanced Planning& Scheduling helps to maximize on-timedeliveries throughout the supply chain and integrationsto SYSPRO E-Commerce, SYSPROWeb Applications and SYSPRO EDI serves to facilitatesupply chain communications.