Depending on location and use this can be used for Grain Assessment, Indemnity, or Check Off.

Setup Discount Code

Go to GRN>Commodity Tables>Discount Codes, enter the code you want to use. For this example, we are using Grain Assessment as GA.

The field that says “Included In Calculation of Value Amount?” needs to be marked Yes for any Quality discount. Example: Tw, Mo Damage, FM, Splits, Dockage. Any factor that lowers the grains quality.

Then there are service items, like DP/Storage Charges, Grain Assessments, Freight, & Weighing/Inspection, that should not to be included in the calculation and will need to be marked N.

Answer the questions as needed for your business, the discount/premium should be set to 0 and the grade factor to 1.

Open

Add Discount Table

Go to GRN>Commodity Tables>Discount Tables> Add New Discount Table

Enter Discount Code and Commodity Code

Open

Enter the table number as Y and the date the assessment starts. The effective date is what will determine what tickets it will be applied to.

Title your table and set it to a rate of 1

For a cent per bushel rate, you will enter the amount a a whole number then set the rate type at either cents per gross or cents per net. If you look at the chart on the side it will give you the ways the assessment can be set up and show you how the number should be entered. In my example, I am using Ohio’s rate of 3/4 a penny per net bushel.

For beans the Ohio rate is 1% of the value of the grain, that would mean what the farmer gets paid after deductions. It is setup with 1 as a whole number and 0 as the rate type.

You will also need to set up a no discount table, this table will be N. This will be used for customers that do not get grain assessment, such as other elevators.

Add Default Table

Go to GRN>Commodity Tables>Discount Tables>Default discount tables

Enter commodity and Location

Select all

It will bring up each application type. Any applications that will get a settlement, needs to have the discount code and table added under the settlement column. Having a ? will tell the system to look at the name id to determine if a grain assessment needs to be taken. Hit next to move to the next application type.

Name ID Flag

The purpose of the flag on the name id is so you can ensure that only producers are getting the assessment. Assessment is only taken on the first purchase of the grain, so if you buy from another elevator or source, you can set them not to get assessment on their settlement.

When you go into Edit Name ID, under General Information, there is a field called Commodity Discount table. Enter a Y for people who should get the assessment and an N for those that do not get the assessment. The system defaults to Y.

What To Do When The Rate Changes

When the rate changes, you will want to add a new table with the same table codes. So you would add in a Y table with a new effective date. The new effective date is what will tell the system to use that table instead. If you add the new table in with the same Y code, then none of the other setup needs to change. You can follow the directions from add a table above. A new N table does not need to be added.