Set Up a Sales Rep Hierarchy

Use the Sales Commission Hierarchy Maintenance (SCHM) program to set up a hierarchy that determines how sales reps are assigned to a sales order or line. You can also set up a rate hierarchy that determines which commission rates apply to a sales order or line. See Background and Road Map for more information.

When you select Rep Assignment and click OK, the program displays lists existing levels in the sales rep hierarchy.

Field Name

Displays

Level

The hierarchy level

Customer group

Customer: Specific customers
Cust type
: Customers of a certain type
Cust prc class
: Customers in a customer price class
Cust comm class
: Customers in a customer commission class
Cust sls region
: Customers in a sales region
Blank
: No customer group

Item group

Item: Specific items
Product class
: Items in a product class
Subclass
: Items in a product subclass
Item prc class
: Items in an item price class
Item comm class
: Items in an item commission class
Blank
: No item group

  1. Choose the appropriate options:

To

Do This

Add a level to the hierarchy

Click Add. See step 2

Delete a level from the hierarchy

Highlight the line and click Delete. See Delete.

Copy a level in the hierarchy

Highlight the line and click Copy.

Display a level in the hierarchy

Highlight the line and click Select or double click the line. See step 2

Print the sales rep hierarchy

Click Print. See Print.

Exit the sales rep hierarchy display

Click OK. See Set Up a Sales Rep or Commission Rate Hierarchy.

Return to the menu

Click Exit.

  1. Enter or change data in these fields:

Field Name

Type / Max Length

Action / Description

Level

Required

Accept the displayed level number or enter a different one. The commission routine starts with the lowest number and moves up the hierarchy. Therefore, you should assign specific types (for example, customer/item) to lowest levels and general categories (for example, customer type/product class) to highest levels.

This field cannot be changed after the level is created.

Customer group

Optional

Select

To set up sales reps for

Cust comm class

Customers in a customer commission class

Cust prc class

Customers in a customer price class

Cust sls region

Customers in a sales region

Cust type

Customers of a certain type

Customer

Specific customers

Item group

Optional

Select

To set up sales reps for

Item

Specific items

Item comm class

Items in an item commission class

Item prc class

Items in an item price class

Product class

Items in a product class

Subclass

Items in a product subclass

  1. Choose the appropriate options:

To

Do This

Change a field

Move the cursor to the field and make changes. Click Apply to accept the changes or click Cancel to reject the changes.

Delete the display level

Click Delete. See Delete.

Change the level number

Click Level.

This button displays only when you are adding a level.

Return to the sales rep hierarchy

Click OK.

If you added this level, the program prompts Level. See step 2 to add another level or click Cancel to return to the sales rep hierarchy.