Last updated: 2025-09-11

Price units (window)

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In this window it is possible to add price units, which can be described as customised price conditions. The price units get their values from the order. The value can come from dimensions (e.g. weight/volume/distance) or products (quantity/pricing weight). There can be a maximum of two price units in a price matrix at the same time.

Function

Description
Name

The name of the price unit. The name is displayed together with the dimension when selecting conditions in the price matrix (e.g. "KM (Distance)"). The name also appears on customer invoices.
Dimension

The dimension to be charged for on the order. The dimension is displayed together with the name when selecting conditions in the price matrix (e.g. "KM (Distance)"). The dimensions have the following standard units in order reception:

  • [None]: No price is calculated when the price item is used on a service in the price list. This dimension is for price items that are manually added to the price item rows on the order.

  • Distance: kilometres

  • Load metre: metres

  • Packages: quantity

  • Length weight length: kilogram (length/width/height converted to weight, see Setting up weight calculation for long goods)

  • Pallet space: quantity

  • Pricing weight: kilo (other dimensions of the order are converted to weight, see Calculating the pricing weight)

  • Product pricing weight: kilo (weight, volume, Pallet space or load metre of the products are converted to weight, see Calculating the pricing weight)

  • Product quantity: the quantity of the product (displayed under Products in order reception)

  • Time: minutes

  • Weight: kilos

  • Volume: cubic metres

The standard units can be converted a different unit is required in the price matrix than the one in order reception (see Divide value by and the conversion table below).

The dimension Driving time in order reception cannot be priced in the price matrix. Copy the value to the Timedimension and use that dimension instead.
Divide value by

The values of the dimensions are taken from order reception in a standard unit (see above). If you want to enter the value in a different unit in the price matrix, for example hours instead of minutes, you can convert the default unit by specifying what to divide it by here ("60" if you want to enter hours instead of minutes in the price matrix). See the conversion table below for common conversions.

Default value: “1”. In other words, the values in the price matrix are entered in the same unit as in order reception.

If anything other than "1" is entered in this field, it is possible in the price matrix to switch between showing the default value and the converted value with the Show {0} instead of {1} checkbox.
Lowest unit

The lowest value to which the dimension is rounded. Works in conjunction with Rounding type below. See the conversion table below for common conversions.

For example, if there is a daily fee of SEK 9,000, and you want to charge for each 8-hour period or part thereof, enter "0.33" here and select Up for Rounding type.
Rounding type

How to round the values of the dimension. Works in conjunction with Lowest unit above. See the conversion table below for common conversions.

  • Down: The value of the dimension is rounded down to the value entered for Lowest unit.

  • Default: The value is rounded according to standard rules, but if the decimal is 0.5, it is rounded to the nearest even integer.

    • 5.1kg becomes 5.0kg (normal rounding)

    • 4.9 kg becomes 5.0 kg (normal rounding)

    • 4.5kg becomes 4.0kg (nearest even integer)

    • 5.5kg becomes 6.0kg (nearest even integer)

  • Up: The value of the dimension is rounded up to the value entered for Lowest unit. Select this option in order to charge for each unit started, such as each hour started, each tonne started and so on.
Default quantity

The default quantity is filled in the Price item row when the item is manually added to an order.

Conversion table for dimensions

The table below gives examples of how to set some common price units if you want to enter the prices in the matrix in a different unit than the one used in the Order reception. For example, time is entered in minutes in order reception, but it might be desirable to enter the time in hours in the price matrix. Or enter the weight in tonnes in the price matrix instead of kilograms.

If you want to price by weight, you can choose from three weight-based dimensions, Weight, Pricing weight and Length weight length. The weight is taken directly from the order, but the pricing weight and length weight length must be set. See Calculating the pricing weight and Setting up weight calculation for long goods.

What you want to price in the price matrix

Dimension and unit in order reception

Divide value by

Lowest unit

Rounding type

Results

Kilo

Weight/Pricing weight/Length weight length/, kilo

1

1

Default

The weight rounded to whole kg is charged.

100 kg

Weight/Pricing weight/Length weight length/, kilo

100

0.1

Up

Each started 10 kg is charged.

Tonne

Weight/Pricing weight/Length weight length/, kilo

1,000

0.1

Up

Each started 100 kg is charged.

Kilometre

Distance, kilometres

1

1

Default

The actual distance rounded to whole kilometres will be charged.

10 km

Distance, kilometres

10

1

Up

Each started 10 km is charged.

100 km

Distance, kilometres

100

0.1

Up

Each started 10 km is charged.

Miles

Distance, kilometres

1,6

1

Up

Each started mile is charged.

Hour

Time, minutes

60

0.25

Up

Hourly rate, but each started quarter of an hour is charged.

Half hour

Time, minutes

30

1

Up

Each half hour or part thereof is charged.

Quarter hour

Time, minutes

15

1

Up

Each started quarter of an hour is charged.

Cubic metres

Volume, cubic metres

1

0.5

Up

Each half cubic metre or part thereof is charged.

litres

Volume, cubic metres

0.001

100

Up

Each 100 litres or part thereof will be charged.

Load metres

Load metre, metres

1

1

Up

Each load metre or part thereof is charged.

Load metres in centimetres

Load metre, metres

0.01

50

Up

Each half load metre or part thereof is charged.

Number of packages

Packages, units

1

1

Default

The number of packages (minimum one) is charged.

Number of Pallet spaces

Pallet space, units

1

1

Default

The number of Pallet spaces (minimum one) will be charged.

Number of products

Product quantity, units

1

1

Default

The number of products (minimum one) is charged.

Product weight in kg

Pricing weight, kilos

1

1

Default

The actual pricing weight is charged.

See also