coreFORCE - Catalog: Setting Up MAP Policies
MAP is the Minimum Advertised Price in which a manufacturer dictates any item can be sold at. coreFORCE offers a variety of settings on how to adjust your pricing to stay within a manufacturer's compliances.
## # Setting up MAP Overall
Click on Setup > Site Defaults

Click on MAP

Select MAP is minimum, but selling price can be more from Default MAP Policy ID
This option will _Never_ allow an item to sell below the item's MAP price

Click on SAVE

Select Use Manufacturer's Map Policy from Default MAP Policy ID
This option will allow the manufacturer's individual policy to dictate the MAP rules

Click on SAVE

Select MAP is always the selling price from Default MAP Policy ID
This policy will _Always_ utilize MAP for a product if present.
Note: If NO MAP policy is present the price will default to Base Cost x Markup</u>

Click on SAVE

## # Setting up MAP per Manufacturer
Click on Products

Click on Products > Manufacturers

Type the manufacturer you're looking for, in this example we'll use Ruger

Click on Ruger

Click on MAP

Select the desired option from Map Policy

Understanding your options
Sale Price shows in cart - The sale price for an item will not show until the item is in the cart. only the List Price will be shown while browsing.
Always sell for MAP Price - No matter what calculations and pricing structures are established MAP will be utilized over any other price, be it higher or lower.
Ignore MAP - MAP is ignored as a field and the Base cost x Pricing structure will dictate the price.
MAP is minimum price - The calculated price will never fall below the transmitted MAP price but it is able to calculate higher
See price in cart - Similar to sale price shows in cart, however there is no price shown on the store tile, only the text "See price in cart"
Strict MAP Policy - Customers will be able to request a custom email quote for an item
Note : This will send _automatically_

MAP Holidays
MAP Holidays are a range of dates that MAP is ignored, these should typically only be set upon special request from a manufacturer

## # Setting up MAP Overall
Click on Setup > Site Defaults

Click on MAP

Select MAP is minimum, but selling price can be more from Default MAP Policy ID
This option will _Never_ allow an item to sell below the item's MAP price

Click on SAVE

Select Use Manufacturer's Map Policy from Default MAP Policy ID
This option will allow the manufacturer's individual policy to dictate the MAP rules

Click on SAVE

Select MAP is always the selling price from Default MAP Policy ID
This policy will _Always_ utilize MAP for a product if present.
Note: If NO MAP policy is present the price will default to Base Cost x Markup</u>

Click on SAVE

## # Setting up MAP per Manufacturer
Click on Products

Click on Products > Manufacturers

Type the manufacturer you're looking for, in this example we'll use Ruger

Click on Ruger

Click on MAP

Select the desired option from Map Policy

Understanding your options
Sale Price shows in cart - The sale price for an item will not show until the item is in the cart. only the List Price will be shown while browsing.
Always sell for MAP Price - No matter what calculations and pricing structures are established MAP will be utilized over any other price, be it higher or lower.
Ignore MAP - MAP is ignored as a field and the Base cost x Pricing structure will dictate the price.
MAP is minimum price - The calculated price will never fall below the transmitted MAP price but it is able to calculate higher
See price in cart - Similar to sale price shows in cart, however there is no price shown on the store tile, only the text "See price in cart"
Strict MAP Policy - Customers will be able to request a custom email quote for an item
Note : This will send _automatically_

MAP Holidays
MAP Holidays are a range of dates that MAP is ignored, these should typically only be set upon special request from a manufacturer

Updated on: 06/25/2024
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