When you are happy with the calculation results, the next logical step is to post the results.
‘Posting’ saves the results to the Rebates database. This action is a bit like ‘signing-off’ or ‘locking’ the results for that specific period, to ensure they are not overwritten the next time you run a calculation. The posted results represent the rebates you can pay your customers or claim from your suppliers. It does not issue that payment or claim, nor does it write anything into your ERP system.
Posting is a manual task because it should only be done after you have reviewed the calculation results and are confident that the data is correct. You can post whenever required, such as at the end of a quarter, at the end of a campaign or annually. You can post the transactions for an individual calculation result, a selection of results or all results simultaneously.
Ensure you are ready to post the transactions, as rules that have posted transactions cannot be edited or deleted (see troubleshooting tip below). You can, however, still change whether a rule is active or inactive, as this can be useful for filtering.
On the project’s page > Results tab, select the checkboxes of the result(s) (or click the Select All button in the top right corner of the grid), then click Post.
Troubleshooting: I posted transactions but now need to edit the rule
When transactions have been posted, the rule can no longer be edited. If you need to change anything in the rule setup, for example, if you made a mistake or the agreement changes, set the rule to inactive and recreate the rule. Otherwise, delete the posted transactions. This action means you will need to recalculate and post the results again for all rules in the project.
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