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# 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
![Step 1 screenshot](https://coreware-screenshots.s3.amazonaws.com/coreFORCE_-_Setting_Up_MAP_Policies_1.png)


2. Click on MAP
![Step 2 screenshot](https://coreware-screenshots.s3.amazonaws.com/coreFORCE_-_Setting_Up_MAP_Policies_2.png)


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

![Step 3 screenshot](https://coreware-screenshots.s3.amazonaws.com/coreFORCE_-_Setting_Up_MAP_Policies_3.png)


4. Click on SAVE
![Step 4 screenshot](https://coreware-screenshots.s3.amazonaws.com/coreFORCE_-_Setting_Up_MAP_Policies_4.png)


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

![Step 5 screenshot](https://coreware-screenshots.s3.amazonaws.com/coreFORCE_-_Setting_Up_MAP_Policies_5.png)


6. Click on SAVE
![Step 6 screenshot](https://coreware-screenshots.s3.amazonaws.com/coreFORCE_-_Setting_Up_MAP_Policies_6.png)


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**

![Step 7 screenshot](https://coreware-screenshots.s3.amazonaws.com/coreFORCE_-_Setting_Up_MAP_Policies_7.png)


8. Click on SAVE
![Step 8 screenshot](https://coreware-screenshots.s3.amazonaws.com/coreFORCE_-_Setting_Up_MAP_Policies_8.png)


### Setting up MAP per Manufacturer


9. Click on Products
![Step 9 screenshot](https://coreware-screenshots.s3.amazonaws.com/coreFORCE_-_Setting_Up_MAP_Policies_9.png)


10. Click on Products > Manufacturers
![Step 10 screenshot](https://coreware-screenshots.s3.amazonaws.com/coreFORCE_-_Setting_Up_MAP_Policies_10.png)


11. Type the manufacturer you're looking for, in this example we'll use Ruger
![Step 11 screenshot](https://coreware-screenshots.s3.amazonaws.com/coreFORCE_-_Setting_Up_MAP_Policies_11.png)


12. Click on Ruger
![Step 12 screenshot](https://coreware-screenshots.s3.amazonaws.com/coreFORCE_-_Setting_Up_MAP_Policies_12.png)


13. Click on MAP
![Step 13 screenshot](https://coreware-screenshots.s3.amazonaws.com/coreFORCE_-_Setting_Up_MAP_Policies_13.png)


14. Select the desired option from Map Policy
![Step 14 screenshot](https://coreware-screenshots.s3.amazonaws.com/coreFORCE_-_Setting_Up_MAP_Policies_14.png)


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** *

![Step 15 screenshot](https://coreware-screenshots.s3.amazonaws.com/coreFORCE_-_Setting_Up_MAP_Policies_15.png)


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

![Step 16 screenshot](https://coreware-screenshots.s3.amazonaws.com/coreFORCE_-_Setting_Up_MAP_Policies_16.png)