Accessory Pricing Tool User Guide

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1 Accessory Pricing Tool User Guide 6/29/16 Introduction The Accessory Pricing Tool is intuitive and powerful web service to price and market all Subaru accessories with applicable retail installation costs. It also offers the versatility to simply set all accessories pricing at once with a Discount from MSRP, Mark-up over cost, or a more indepth approach by setting each individual model year and carline with a varying pricing structures. This tool ensures everyone is viewing the most up-to-date pricing and allows pricing to be changed easily at any time. This service will replace the old Dealer Price Sheets and any previous excel pricing tables. Quick Start 1. To begin, select the Model Year(s) and Carline(s) for which you would like to create pricing parameters. You can create pricing parameters for multiple Model Years and Carlines when selected. Once you ve selected your Model Year(s) and Carline(s), then click the Create Draft button to begin setting pricing. This will open the Accessories Pricing Parameters Entry window. Page 1

2 2. In this window you must first enter your Internal Labor Rate and Retail Labor Rate. These are required fields and you will not be allowed to continue without filling in these fields. 3. Next, choose your pricing parameter, either Discount from Part MSRP or Markup Over Part Cost. If you choose to use a Discount from Part MSRP, proceed to Step 5A. If you choose to use a Markup Over Part Cost, process to Step 5B. Page 2

3 4A. Discount from MSRP: Enter the Internal % Discount from Part MSRP, and then enter the Retail % Discount from Part MSRP. You can enter 0% to price at MSRP, or simply check the Use MSRP box. Ex. (20% Internal Discount from Part MSRP, 10% Retail Discount from Part MSRP) 4B. Markup Over Cost: Enter the Internal % Markup Over Part Cost, and then enter the Retail % Markup Over Part Cost. 0% Markup over cost means pricing at cost. To price at MSRP, check the Use MSRP button. Ex. (20% Internal Markup Over Part Cost, MSRP Retail Part Price) Page 3

4 5. After all applicable fields have been completed, click the Save Draft button in the bottom right, or click the Cancel button to start over. 6. You will be returned to the Accessories Price Publication Dashboard and will see the Drafts column populated for each Model Year(s) and Carline(s) you previously selected in step 1. To review or edit the pricing before publishing, click the Pencil icon. To delete the draft, click the Trashcan icon. To publish the draft without reviewing, click the Red Arrow icon and then clicking Confirm Publish Draft in the popup window. If you wish to review or edit the draft before publishing, please scroll to page 7 of this User Guide. Page 4

5 7.Click Confirm Publish Draft when prompted in the pop-up. Publishing a draft makes it available to customer facing platforms or Cancel to go back. 8. Once you have successfully published your draft, your pricing parameters will move from the Drafts column to the Published Column. Now that you have published your Accessories Pricing, you can view the Cost Parameters by clicking on the Eyeball icon. You can restore to default port pricing by clicking on the circular Undo Arrow icon. You can also Copy to New Draft, by clicking on the Left Pointing Arrow icon, which will create a Draft Copy of your current Published Pricing. Time Stamp and User ID will also be displayed Page 5

6 9. The Costing Parameters Summary Overview shows you at a glance the Pricing Parameters you have set for a specific Model and Carline. For this example, Internal Labor rate is $50.00, Retail Labor Rate is $100.00, Internal Part Price is discounted 20%, and Retailer Part Price MSRP. 10. Congratulations, you have now successfully updated your Accessories Pricing. Page 6

7 Editing Your Drafts 1. Clicking the Pencil icon will open the Edit Accessories Pricing Parameters window. Here you can review the pricing for each accessory available to that Model Year(s) and Carline(s). You also have the option to override Labor Times (Hours) and Accessory Pricing. Page 7

8 2. To create Labor Overrides, click on the NA link in the Optional Retailer Labor Override column for the selected accessory. Then enter the amount of labor hours you would like to override from the SOA Suggested Installation Time and click the Save button. You can click Clear to remove Labor Overrides. 3. To create Price Overrides, click on the NA link in the Optional Price Override column for the selected accessory. Then enter the amount in $ that you would like to override from the Retailer Installed Price and click the Save button. You can click Clear to remove Price Overrides. 4. When you have finished reviewing/editing pricing, click the Update Draft in the upper right corner. Then click Return to Dashboard to Publish these changes. (You can also delete all overrides by clicking Clear All Overrides Page 8

9 5. Now that you ve finished reviewing your draft, click the Red Arrow to publish the draft. Publishing a draft makes it available to customer facing platforms. 11.Click Confirm Publish Draft when prompted in the pop-up. Time Stamp and User ID will be documented. Page 9

10 Retail Accessory Pricing Tool User Guide - Advanced 1. Now that you have published your Accessories Pricing, you can view the Cost Parameters by clicking on the Eyeball icon. You can restore to default port pricing by clicking on the circular Undo Arrow icon. You can also Copy to New Draft, by clicking on the Left Point Arrow icon, which will create a Draft Copy of your current Published Pricing. Page 10

11 2.Viewing Published Pricing Once you have clicked on the Eyeball icon, you will see the pricing for each individual accessory for the selected model year and carline. Retailer and Internal Labor Rates are shown in the upper left-hand corner. You can use the slider at the bottom to scroll over to see Overrides. Click the Close icon in the lower right-hand corner to close pop-up window and to return to the Accessories Publication Dashboard. Page 11

12 2. Restore to Default Port Pricing When you click on the circular Undo Arrow it will remove any pricing changes you have made on the selected carline, and will revert to Default Port Pricing. Click Confirm Restore to Port Pricing to process, or Cancel to exit. 4. Copy to New Draft When you click the Left Pointing Arrow a copy of the published Cost Parameters will be saved as a Draft. This does not un-publish the current Cost Parameters. It will also display a time stamp and User ID. Page 12

13 Pricing Matrix The Pricing Matrix allows you to set accessory pricing at a specific percentage Discount from MSRP, or Markup Over Cost by set price ranges. The Pricing Ranges with either be Accessory MSRP or Accessory Cost and will depend on your previous selection in the Accessories Pricing Parameters. The Pricing Matrix only applies to Retail Part Prices; it does not alter Internal Part Prices. 1. First, to open the Matrix Pricing entry fields, click the Add Matrix Pricing button. Then, to setup an interval in the Matrix pricing, click in the "Minimum" box and type in the lowest $ value for this interval. Next, click in the "Maximum" box and type in the highest $ value for this interval. Then, select the percentage box and input the percent you would like to set this interval above cost or below MSRP (your selection of Cost Plus Pricing or MSRP Minus pricing is designated above). Lastly, click "Add Interval" to insert another interval in the matrix pricing. You will need to click "Save" when you have completed setting up the matrix pricing. If you would like to remove any of the created intervals, please click the "Remove Interval" button on the row you would like to eliminate. (Remember, pricing is exact all the way down to $.01) Once you have finished adding your Pricing Intervals, click the Update Draft button to save those changes. Finally, you will need to publish that draft to make to activate the Pricing Matrix. Page 13

14 3. You will then need to click on the Return to Dashboard button. 3. In order to apply the Pricing Matrix, you must Publish your updated Draft. First, click on the Red Arrow, then click on the Confirm Publish Draft button and you will overwrite your previous published Pricing Parameters. Page 14

15 4. Now that you have published your Matrix Pricing, you can preview it in the Costing Parameters Overview in the Accessories Pricing Dashboard. The Retailer Installed Pricing displayed in the Accessory Desking Tool will be updated immediately. Please contact with any questions. Page 15