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

1. Click on Setup > Site Defaults
   

2. Click on MAP
   

3. 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

4. Click on SAVE
   

5. 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

6. Click on SAVE
   

7. 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

8. Click on SAVE
   

Setting up MAP per Manufacturer

9. Click on Products
   

10. Click on Products > Manufacturers
    

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

12. Click on Ruger
    

13. Click on MAP
    

14. Select the desired option from Map Policy
    

15. 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 *

16. 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: 05/29/2025