How to add a new Tariff Cost

You can add a Tariff Cost in Administration / Tariff Cost menu.

This document will focus on how to add a new Tariff Cost from the Administration / Tariff Cost menu.

When in the Administration / Tariff Cost menu, click the button located in the top left-hand corner of the screen, highlighted below.

This will open the "Add Tariff Cost" screen.

From here, enter the relevant information into the fields shown above.

There are several steps that are involved in adding a new Tariff Cost which we will now discuss.

- Step 1

In Step 1, you select the type of Tariff that you wish to create. The options are as follows;

- Items

- Distance

- Weight

- Empty Running

- Step 2

In Step 2, you select the method of calculation for the Tariff Cost. The options are as follows;

- Unit

- Range

- Band

- Fixed

-Step 3

In Step 3, you select the currency that is to be used by the Tariff Cost. The options are as follows;

- Euro (€)

- Great British Pound (£)

- United States Dollar ($)

- Tariff Name

In Tariff Name, you select the name of the Tariff.

- Supplier Specific

If you wish to make the Tariff Cost for a specific supplier simply click the "Supplier Specific" button. This will launch a drop menu called "Supplier".

Select the drop menu, then select the supplier you wish to apply the Tariff Cost to, in this case "test1234", shown above.

NOTE: If the "Supplier" field is empty, go to the "Add a Supplier" article for further information.

- Item Types

Below "Tariff Name" are the Item Tariffs tabs. From here you can set the quantity levels and rates for each Item Tariff.

Note: Not all Item Tariffs need to be filled, however if you leave any fields blank and wish to save the Tariff Charge a prompt will appear. Here is an example of such a prompt.

Click the button to confirm that you wish to continue without filling in all Item Tariffs.

Click the button to return to the Item Tariffs.

(Optionally) You may also click the "Apply Tariff on all Tabs" button, i.e . This apply the same settings for all tabs in the Item Tariffs.

- Applying Ceiling on Tariff

Below Item Tariffs is the "Apply Ceiling on Tariff" button. When this button is "checked" it will apply a limit to the Tariff Cost.

After all steps are complete you may now save / add the new Tariff Cost.

Click the button to save / add the new Tariff Cost.

(Optionally) Click the button to cancel saving / adding the new Tariff Cost.

You have now successfully added / created a new Tariff Cost to the system.

In Summary

- Select the button to create a new Tariff Cost

- Follow the steps to enter the relevant information for the Tariff Cost.

- Click the button to save / create the new Tariff Cost.

- (Optionally) Click the button to cancel saving / creating the new Tariff Cost.

NOTE: It is best practice to double-check the Tariff Cost that has been added. To do this simply:

- Select a Filters in the "Tariff Cost" screen

- Select the newly created Tariff Cost.

- Check that all information is relevant to the Tariff Cost.

- Select the button again to exit.