SD Condition Records Validity period

Use

Condition records for prices, discounts, and surcharges always include a validity period.The validity period is defined by a beginning date and an end date. If you do not specify a validity period in a condition record, the system automatically proposes one. The proposed validity period is set in Customizing for Sales.

Condition Records With Different Validity Periods

You can create different condition records (two material prices, for example) that contain the same data, except for the validity period. For example, you can create one condition record for a material price and define the validity period as the entire current calendar year. At the same time, you can create another condition record that partially overlaps the first record. The second record can define, for example, a special sales price for a limited validity period of just one month.

Changing Validity Periods

To change a validity period within a condition record, choose Edit ® Change validity. A dialog box appears in which you can change the validity start and end dates of the condition record as required.

What Happens to Overlapping Validity Periods?

Sometimes, when you create a new condition record or when you change the validity period of an existing record, the validity period overlaps the periods of other existing records. If this happens, the system displays the condition records that overlap. If you confirm the new or changed validity period, the system automatically deletes the overlapped period.

The following example demonstrates the effect created when validity periods overlap:

A condition record is created for the whole of the current year:

01.01. - 31.12.: 20 USD

At a later point, a further condition record is created, that falls within and splits the original condition record:

01.02. - 15.02.: 18 USD

The following condition records are now created:

1. 01.01. - 31.01. 20,- DEM
2. 01.02. - 15.02. 18 USD
3. 16.02. - 31.12. 20 USD

Note that condition records 1 and 3 have the same pricing information. This means that changes to the price of the first record automatically influence the third record and vice versa. 20 USD represents the basic price and 18 USD represents the promotional price.

If this system behaviour is not required, then splitting of condition records should be avoided. In the example above, you would have to shorten the year price and then create two independent periods.