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MAKE SMARTER BUYING DECISIONS WITH DTN PRICEPOINT™

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DTN PRICEPOINT OVERVIEW

• Easy online rack price analysis:• Pre-populated rack prices, suppliers and locations

from your DTN DataConnect account saves time during set up.

• DTN PricePoint gives you the flexibility to define special discounts, adjustments and much more.

• Make your best buying decisions with analysis, sorting, and charting by price, supplier and terminal.

• Exporting gives the whole team access to the same accurate price data.

• Let’s get started:• From DTN DataConnect, click PricePoint.

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ANALYSIS SCREEN

• The first screen you’ll see is the Analysis screen. Analyze the data by setting filters on the data: date, terminal, specific products or all products, price type from posted or adjusted, and brand type.

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DTN PRICEPOINT RACK PRICES

• You can sort gross prices, or set up net discounts or adjustments on prices. • You’ll learn how to set up these discounts during this

training.• You can view branded prices, unbranded prices

or both.• Note: Brand designations are assigned at the supplier

level, not at the product level.• Prices are already mapped to standard terminal

and product codes. • All current prices are shown in gray and white. Flagged

prices are as follows:• “?” indicates a suspect price that has not met the quality

control parameters. • A line through the price indicates an outage, which drops

to bottom of the list.

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ANALYSIS SCREEN – SORT BY TERMINAL

• We’ll start by sorting the prices by Terminal. Filter by Date, Location, Product, Price Type, Brand Type and click Refresh.

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ANALYSIS SCREEN – SORT BY LOCATION

• You can also sort by Location. Filter by Date, Location, Product, Price Type, Brand Type and click Refresh.

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ANALYSIS SCREEN – SORT BY CUSTOM GROUP

• To sort by Group, you must first customize a group on the Setup screen. Click Setup from the toolbar.

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SETUP SCREEN – DEFINE CUSTOM GROUP

• On the Setup screen, click Location Groups.

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SETUP SCREEN – DEFINE CUSTOM GROUP

• Click New and name your new Location Group. Select Cities and click ->. When you are done, click Submit. Click Analysis.

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ANALYSIS SCREEN – SORT BY CUSTOM GROUP

• Sort by Group on the Analysis screen. Filter by Date, Location, Product, Price Type, Brand Type and click Refresh.

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ANALYSIS SCREEN – SORT BY SUPPLIER

• Sort by Supplier on the Analysis screen. Filter by Date, Location, Product, Price Type, Brand Type and click Refresh.

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SUPPLIER STATUS SCREEN – CHECK LAST UPDATE

• Click Supplier Status from the toolbar to learn when DTN received the last update from Suppliers.

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OVERVIEW – DEFINE CUSTOM DISCOUNTS

• Discounts and adjustments can be applied as either a percentage amount or a dollar amount.

• Supplier level discounts and adjustments are applied in the order they are set up. If values are set for both Adjustment 1 and Adjustment 2, Adjustment 1 will be applied before Adjustment 2.

• Discounts and adjustments can either be deducted from the gross price (treated as a discount,) or added to the gross price (treated as a surcharge.) • Values entered are assumed to be deductions from the gross price

(discounts.) To create a surcharge, the value needs to be entered as a negative amount. For example, to create a 1% surcharge, enter -1 and select %.

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SETUP SCREEN – OTHER DISCOUNTS & ADJUSTMENTS

• There are several levels at which discounts and adjustments can be applied:• Supplier Level – discounts or adjustments applied at the supplier

level are applied to all prices received for that supplier, regardless of product type or terminal location.

• Terminal Level – when applied at the terminal level, all products listed at a terminal for the particular supplier will have the discount or adjustment applied.

• Terminal/Product Group Level – discounts and adjustments can be applied at the terminal level to specific product groups. All products belonging to the selected product group at the selected terminal for a particular supplier will have the discount or adjustment applied.

• Terminal/Product Level – discounts and adjustments can be applied to specific products at a terminal.

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SETUP SCREEN – DEFINE CUSTOM DISCOUNTS

• Now let’s set up custom discounts and adjustments. Click Setup on the toolbar. Click Discounts.

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SETUP SCREEN – SUPPLIER LEVEL DISCOUNTS & ADJUSTMENTS

• On the Supplier Discount tab, select Supplier, enter Discount, select $ or %, select start and end date and click Submit.

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SETUP SCREEN – OTHER DISCOUNTS & ADJUSTMENTS

• On the Product Entry tab, you can set up Terminal, Product Groups, and Product discounts and adjustments.

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SETUP SCREEN – OTHER DISCOUNTS & ADJUSTMENTS

• To set Terminal level discounts and adjustments, select Supplier. A list of terminals will appear. Hold the Ctrl key to select more than one Terminal. Enter Adjustments, Type, Start and End Date and click Submit.

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SETUP SCREEN – OTHER DISCOUNTS & ADJUSTMENTS

• To set Product Group level discounts and adjustments, select Supplier. Select Product Group. Hold the Ctrl key to select more than one Product Group. Enter Adjustments, Type, Start and End Date and click Submit.

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SETUP SCREEN – OTHER DISCOUNTS & ADJUSTMENTS

• To set Product level discounts and adjustments, select Supplier. Select Product. Hold the Ctrl key to select more than one Product. Enter Adjustments, Type, Start and End Date and click Submit.

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SETUP SCREEN – ADD NEW PRICE RECORD

• If you wish to add prices manually, you need to add a price record first. Click Setup from the toolbar and click Price Add. Select Supplier, State and Terminal, and Product. Enter Price, Effective Date, Time (hhmm.)

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PRICES SCREEN – MANUALLY MANIPULATE PRICES

• Now you’ll learn how to manually manipulate the price records in DTN PricePoint. Click Prices on the toolbar. Click Price Input to manually add new prices to existing records.

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PRICES SCREEN – INPUT PRICE RECORDS

• Select Supplier and Terminal. Select Product(s) and type Price. Select Date when the price becomes effective. Click Add Marked Prices.

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PRICES SCREEN – EDIT PRICE RECORDS

• To edit prices, click Prices from the toolbar, and click Price Edit. • Select Supplier, Terminal, Product and Effective Date to edit.

Change the gross or net values, or mark price as suspect or outage. If you have set discounts/adjustments, leave the net amount blank for automatic recalculation. Click Update Price.

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ANALYSIS SCREEN – SHARE DATA WITH YOUR TEAM

• DTN PRICEPOINT HAS A NUMBER OF BUILT-IN REPORTS, INCLUDING POSTED DETAIL BY CITY AND ADJUSTED DETAIL BY CITY.

• TO SHARE DATA WITH YOUR TEAM, CLICK ANALYSIS FROM THE TOOLBAR. FILTER DATA TO REPORT ON. SELECT TYPE OF REPORT TO VIEW.

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ANALYSIS SCREEN – SHARE DATA WITH YOUR TEAM

• Click Print Analysis. You can e-mail reports click the File menu and click Send, Send Page by e-mail.

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EXPORTS SCREEN – SHARE DATA WITH YOUR TEAM

• With DTN PricePlus, standardized pricing information is also available for export into your back-office system. Click Export from the toolbar. Select date and desired export. Click Generate Export.

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EXPORTS SCREEN – SHARE DATA WITH YOUR TEAM

• Open file, or save it to your computer to upload into your back-office system. With DTN PricePoint, your whole team has access to accurate, electronic rack prices.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION

• A comprehensive user manual is available on the DTN PricePoint application. Click Help from the toolbar.

• Right-click on Open Manual. Click “Save Target As” to download to the correct folder on your computer.

• If you have any additional questions, please call the DTN Call Center at 1-800-779-5779.