Trade spend: with funds association at trade spend level, a suitable fund is determined for each trade spend used in your trade promotion.A trade promotion having 2 product and 2 trade spends assigned gets the funds determined for the products for the first available funds type: This assumes that the fund used at the product level is applicable for all the trade spends you set up for the trade promotion. The system retrieves the funds applicable to the product (also including product category, product group, and product segment) based on the fund determination rules. Product: with funds association at product level, a level suitable fund is determined for each product included in the trade promotion.This is used for general purpose as the funds that are not for specific trade expenses. This should be used if the funds don't have product attributes defined. Root: with funds association at root level, funds are determined based on the data in the trade promotion header.In case more products or more expense types are used in the trade promotion the number of different funds returned depends on the fund association level.įunds can be associated at the following levels If a fund is returned by the fund determination the fund association is generated accordingly. System validates the fund attributes against the trade promotion attributes. The FUND_ASSOCIATION_HANDLER triggers the funds determination and returns the correct fund for each product dimension / expense type combination. Technically the same happens from the FUND_ASSOCIATION_HANDLER. Once a certain status is reached the fund association is generated. The funds plan is to be entered in the header of the trade promotion. Once the funds plan is assigned to the trade promotion, system ensures that the currencies of the trade promotion and the funds plan match, and that the date range for the trade promotion falls within the planning period of the funds plan, and finally that the funds plan is released. The integration of funds management into trade promotion management starts with the assignment of the funds plan to the trade promotion. The sample funds plan contains 3 funds from different funds types, generated for different product categories. Once the funds are released, they can be used in the trade promotion. Several funds are grouped together within a funds plan. The available budget together with several other key figures are available in the fund checkbook. Once a fund is in status preliminary any budget may be posted on the fund. Additionally the funds type defines the fund attributes used for funds determination. The fund type defines the usage of a fund, the fund type is linked to a specific expense type. The funds plan type further defines which fund types can be assigned within the funds plan.Ī fund is the object used for managing funds. The funds plan type defines the technical details of the funds plan and define the scenario where the funds plan is supposed to be used, such as TPM or MDF scenario. Once the funds plan is released it can be used in trade promotions. A funds plan is created as a certain funds plan type, for a certain planning period, for a certain currency and for certain organizational data. The funds plan is the most top object in funds management. The expenses expected for the trade promotion are determined and budget is reserved accordingly. The correct funds to be used for the trade promotion activities are determined based on specific criteria, the particulate funds are associated to the trade promotion at various levels. The trade promotion has a funs plan assigned, that contains several funds. Having funds management integrated in trade promotions enables further planning options within the trade promotion cycle.