Glossary G

generation

Items grouped on an order that share a common ship date, order status, ship via, or shipping branch. An order generation is also created whenever a payment (including a pre-payment, such as a deposit) is received, and whenever a ship ticket is printed. Generations are identified by three-digit suffixes, which follow the order number and are applicable in all order entry programs.

For more information, see About Order Generations.

 

geocode

Identifiers comprised of numbers that identify the state, county, local county area, city, and local city area within a tax jurisdiction.

For more information, see Working with Geocodes.

 

global basis names

The names of the numeric points of reference that all price lines must have. global basis names are defined in Control Maintenance and assigned in Price Line Maintenance. The association of a global basis name to a local Basis name in Price Line Maintenance, which in turn is related to an actual dollar amount on the price sheet that is currently effective for a product, is how the system selects the price to use when that global basis name is referenced by any program or report. Global basis names force commonality on local basis names that have different names.

For more information, see Pricing Basis Fundamentals.

 

global ranking

A rank assigned when each product's activity is compared to the activity of all other products regardless of price line.

 

group quantity break

Allows for a group of products to make up a quantity break as opposed to only one product.