A price list is made up of several elements. These are listed in the left column of the editor. The contents of this list depend on the type of price list (supplier, retail, or freight), as well as the type of product (for factory prices). The picture above shows a portion of the price elements for a rigid PCB factory price list.
For example, a supplier price list for a rigid PCB supports price elements for about 75 parameters: total area, buildup properties, surface finish, mechanical properties, and more.
When an item in the price element list is selected, the parameters for that price element are shown, together with a help text describing the parameter and how it may be specified.
The Settings item specifies basic settings and limitations of the price list.
Specifying other price elements depends to some degree on the parameter involved. These details are described in the help text shown at the right.
General concepts
Typically, a price element can do one or more of the following:
- Set limitations, such as no price if the parameter is above or below a threshold
- Calculate a surcharge (in the price list currency), optionally multiplied by the total area, order quantity, or another parameter
- Increase the price by a percentage of the area price, or the area+buildup price, or the total price
- Increase the minimum order value and/or lead time
- Add a setup charge (in addition to the surcharge or percentage)
In many cases the surcharge or percentage may be defined either as a constant or as a curve (a function of the parameter). A typical example would be an increasing surcharge per m² as the thickness of a PCB layer buildup increases. The curve editor is used to define the function.
When a price list has a mix of surcharge and percentage price elements, the order in which percentages are added makes a difference. Normally, the total price is calculated in the order of the price element list. However, if an element specifies a percentage of the total price, then this percentage is added after all other elements, except the lead time and minimum order value (MOV) price elements. The lead time price element is always added last, and then the final price will be the larger of the total price calculated or the MOV.
Selector tabs
For some price elements, it may be desirable to specify different pricing for different cases. For example, the surcharge for high-Tg laminate material might be different for 0-2 layer PCBs than for multilayer. Click on a selector tab to specify the price element for the selected condition. Selector tabs may be managed with the menu button at the top of the price element editor pane.
