How to enter a "Buy X, Get X" order

Use this process for entering a Buy/Get order from the Vendor.

If placing an order for a Game-One spiff/promo coming from Holland or Carroll, jump to the bottom of this page for the process on these.


BOGO Deal with Vendor:

  1. Begin a Quote (remember a Quote should always be entered first)
  2. In the Description field, enter "BOGO Deal with 'Vendor Name'."
  3. Select the Customer's In-Hand date based on the vendor's current lead time. 
  4. In Style Entry do the following. 
    1. Enter the FDM4 item number for the "Buy" items. (Items the customer is being charged for). If the item number isn't in FDM4, enter an items request. 
    2. Enter the Vendor's CST item and choose a Variant for the "Get" items. (Items the customer is getting for free). 
  5. Go to the Main tab of the quote
    1. Adjust the descriptions for any C-Items in step 4b. (This helps many departments and is REQUIRED)Examples of good descriptions (Item number - description - color - size): 
      1. 112RC - Trucker Cap - RD - 6 1/2" 
      2. 112+ - Rflex Trucker Cap - CH/BK - OSFM
  6. Add a Non-printable comments to the order stating which promotion and vendor this is for and the COST associated with the "buy" product. If you have a contact for the order to be sent to with the vendor, leave that contact information in your comment also. 
  7. Review & Complete the quote and release the order to a normal ORDER type when ready.

Spiff/Promo from Game-One:

To enter the "Buy X Get X" orders that must pull from our inventory, you will need to enter two separate orders, make sure that both orders are set to Bill Complete, and tie the orders together by updating one of the orders to match reference numbers with the other.

  1. Begin a Quote (remember a Quote should always be entered first)
  2. In the Description field, enter "GO BOGO Deal _____."
  3. Select the Customer's In-Hand date based on the appropriate lead time. 
  4. In Style Entry do the following. 
    1. Enter the FDM4 item number for the "Buy" items. (Items the customer is being charged for). If the item number isn't in FDM4, enter an items request. 
  5. Go to the Main tab of the quote and make sure the Bill Complete flag is selected. (See screenshot below, MAIN (1) > MISC (2)  > BILL COMPLETE (3)(blue checkmark),
  6. Add a Non-printable comment to the order stating which promotion this is for and information about the promotion.
  7. Review & Complete the quote and release the order to a normal ORDER type when ready.
  8. Start your second quote for the "Get" product (items the customer isn't being charged for).
  9. In the Description field, enter "GO BOGO Deal _____." (Match what is on the other order in step 2).
  10. Select the Customer's In-Hand date based on the appropriate lead time. 
  11. In Style Entry do the following. 
    1. Enter the FDM4 item number for the "Get" items. (Items the customer is NOT being charged for). If the item number isn't in FDM4, enter an items request. 
  12. Go to the Main tab of the quote and make sure the Bill Complete flag is selected. (See screenshot below, MAIN (1) > MISC (2)  > BILL COMPLETE (3)(blue checkmark),
  13. Add a Non-printable comment to the order stating which promotion this is for and information about the promotion.
  14. Review & Complete the quote and release the order to a normal ORDER type when ready.
  15. Change the reference number of the second order to match the first order's reference number using the function Change Order.
  16. This will now bill complete to the customer showing them what they received for promo and your BA will be able to invoice them together.