How To: Running the Markdown Control Report (05-35)

Overview

This report shows a history of price markdowns (any decrease in the Selling Price on a transaction) by item for a specified region and date range.

IMPORTANT: Before using this selection, make sure that the ‘If SellPrice change, ask Reason’ (58) preference in Trans Entry Pre-Prompt (02-18-01) is set to ‘Y.’

Special Notes

  • This report can only be printed to a laser printer or PDF file.
  • You can sort a report column by clicking on the Column Heading.
  • You can move a report column by clicking on the Column Heading and dragging to the desired location.

Step-by-Step

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  1. From the ‘Region’ drop-down list, select a region to include on the report. Select ‘All’ to include all regions.

  1. In the ‘From’ and ‘To’ fields, enter a date range for the report or select it from the calendar.

  1. Specify whether the report should include Written or Delivered Sales.

  1. Click Refresh and the Detail report results appear.
    • Whenever you change the report criteria, you will need to click Refresh to update the report results.

  1. Click the ‘Store, Department’ and ‘Store’ tabs at the bottom of the screen to view additional markdown information.

  1. Click the Print button to print a paper copy of the report (optional). At the prompt, enter the ID of a physical printer, or enter “PDF” to save the report to a PDF file. If printing to a PDF, accept the pre-prompted save location on your computer, or enter a new one.

  1. Click Export Detail File to download the report to your computer (optional). Accept the pre-prompted save location, or enter a new one. Then click Ok.
    IMPORTANT: Since the exported file is tab delimited, save it with a ‘.txt’ extension.