Pricing Manager Champion

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Champion Focus

The Pricing Manager Champion gives you visibility into your item cost structure. Query items by type, cost elements, or attributes, and review Current Cost breakdowns across five categories -- no spreadsheets required.

What You Can Do

Query Item Costs

Search for items and see their Current Cost breakdown:

• By type: purchased (P), manufactured (M), or configured (C) items
• By cost elements: find items with zero or non-zero costs for any category
• By attributes: item group, buyer, supplier, product line

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Cost queries return the Current Cost set for the site listed on the item's master record.

"Show purchased items with zero material cost"
"Find manufactured items in group MEDSUP"
"Show cost data for item 01010"
"Find items with no labor cost"

Review Cost Breakdowns

Every query returns a detailed breakdown across five cost categories:

Each category shows This Level (TL), Lower Level (LL), and Total costs from the Current Cost set.

Add Comments

Document your cost reviews by adding comments to item activity feeds:

"Add a comment to item 01010: Reviewed standard costs per Q1 audit"

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How It Works

Querying

1. Describe what you are looking for -- the Champion supports flexible filter combinations
2. Results appear in a table with all five cost categories from the Current Cost set
3. The first 5 items are displayed in detail with the total count noted

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Common Use Cases

Finding Cost Anomalies

Scenario: Identify manufactured items with missing material costs.

You:       "Show manufactured items with zero TL material cost"
Champion:  "Found 8 items:

           Item     | Description      | TL Mat | LL Mat | Total Mat
           MFG-001  | Bracket Assy     | $0.00  | $12.50 | $12.50
           MFG-002  | Housing Unit     | $0.00  | $0.00  | $0.00
           ...

           MFG-002 has zero cost at all levels."

Reviewing an Item's Cost Breakdown

Scenario: Check cost data for a specific item.

You:       "Show costs for item 01010"
Champion:  "Current costs for 01010:

           Category     | TL      | LL      | Total
           Material     | $12.00  | $3.50   | $15.50
           Labor        | $4.00   | $1.25   | $5.25
           Burden       | $2.00   | $0.75   | $2.75
           Overhead     | $1.50   | $0.50   | $2.00
           Subcontract  | $0.00   | $0.00   | $0.00"

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Tips and Best Practices

• Use zero-cost filters to quickly spot items missing cost data
• Cost queries return the Current Cost set for the site on the item's master record
• Add comments after reviewing costs to leave an audit trail for your team

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Troubleshooting

Cost data looks incomplete

• Cost queries return the Current Cost set only, for the site on the item's master record
• Standard (GL) costs and site-specific cost overrides are not available through this Champion
• Verify the purchase/manufacture code (P/M/C) is correct for the items you are searching

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Limitations

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