Condition Types - SAP Documentation

Use

A condition type is a representation in the system of some aspect of your daily pricing activities. For example, you can define a different condition type for each kind of price, discount or surcharge that occurs in your business transactions.

Example Example

Example of a Condition Type

You define the condition type for a special material discount. You specify that the system calculates the discount as an amount (for example, a discount of USD 1 per sales unit). Alternatively, you can specify that the system calculates the discount as a percentage (for example: a 2% discount for orders over 1,000 units). If you want to use both possibilities, you must define two separate condition types. The following figure illustrates how condition types can be used during pricing in a sales document.

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In the example in the preceding figure, two discounts apply to the item in the sales order. The first discount is a percentage discount based on the quantity ordered. The second discount is a fixed discount based on the total weight of the item.

Note Note

You determine the calculation type for a condition type in Customizing. This determines how the system calculates prices, discounts and surcharges for a condition. When setting up condition records, you can enter a different calculation type than the one in Customizing. At present all available calculation types are permitted. The field ‘Calculation type’ can however not be accessed if this field is left empty. After the data release has been printed, if the field has not been completed manually, the proposal is automatically taken from Customizing. After this it is no longer possible to make manual changes.

If you use different calculation types for what are otherwise the same conditions (for example, percentage, as a fixed amount or quantity-dependent), you do not have to define different condition types in Customizing. You can set a different calculation type when maintaining the individual condition records.

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Condition Types in the Standard Version of the SAP System

The standard system includes, among many others, the following predefined condition types:

Condition type	Description
PR00	Price
K004	Material discount
K005	Customer-specific material discount
K007	Customer discount
K020	Price group discount
KF00	Freight surcharge (by item)
UTX1	State tax
UTX2	County tax
UTX3	City tax

Creating and Maintaining Condition Types

You can change and maintain condition types provided in the standard version of the SAP System or you can create new condition types to suit the needs of your own organization. You create and maintain condition types in Customizing.

To reach the condition type screen from the initial Customizing screen for Sales and Distribution:

Basic Functions Pricing Pricing Control Define condition types .

A dialog-box appears, listing the transaction options. Select the corresponding transaction for defining the condition types.
In the Conditions: Condition Types view, you can change existing condition types or create new ones.