Administration
Rules and parameters that govern every recommendation.
Pricing rules
Edit a parameter in place or toggle a rule. Changes apply from the next recalculation.
| Rule ID | Rule | Scope | Parameter | Used by | Active | Last changed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R-01 | Maximum increase per cycle | All parts | Part rationalePrice list | 2026-02-11 | |||
| R-02 | No decreases without review | All parts | Engine only | 2025-11-04 | |||
| R-03 | Inflation pass-through | Cost-driven updates | Part rationalePrice list | 2026-03-02 | |||
| R-04 | Minimum margin | All parts | Win curve | 2025-09-18 | |||
| R-05 | Cap remainder deferred to next cycle | Capped parts | Part rationalePrice list | 2026-01-27 | |||
| R-06 | Price-point rounding | Parts under EUR 500 | Engine only | 2025-08-30 | |||
| R-07 | Complexity premium bands | Tiers 1 to 3 | Part rationalePrice list | 2026-02-11 | |||
| R-08 | Manual review required | Estimated confidence parts | Engine only | 2025-12-09 | |||
| R-09 | Central review threshold | Quotations | Linked requests | 2026-05-20 | |||
| R-10 | Urgency adjustment band | Deal guidance | Deal guidance | 2026-04-14 | |||
| R-11 | Competitor reference validity | Market intelligence | Market areas | 2026-06-03 |
Repricing triggers
Conditions that queue parts for recalculation. The triggers screen reads the same set.
| Trigger | Condition | Threshold | Currently breaching | Active | Last fired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-01 | Supplier cost increase exceeds threshold | 41 parts | 28 Jul 2026 | ||
| T-02 | Own manufacturing cost change | 12 parts | 21 Jul 2026 | ||
| T-03 | Alloy / commodity index movement | 88 parts | 29 Jul 2026 | ||
| T-04 | FX movement against EUR beyond band | 23 market area price lists | 02 Jun 2026 | ||
| T-05 | Part flagged slow-moving / obsolete | 156 parts | 01 Jul 2026 |
Open the triggers screen to see breaching parts and queue recalculations.
Complexity scoring
See how a part is scoredMaterial and alloy grade
Mass and size class
Wear duty
Machining complexity
Casting method
Criticality to uptime
Total100 / 100
Tier 1 at and above
Tier 2 fromto 74
Tier 3 below50
Score distribution
Last scoring run: today 06:00, 180,043 parts scored.
Approvals
Who signs off in each situation, and how fast they must respond.
| Situation | Approver | Response SLA |
|---|---|---|
| Change above % | ||
| Change above % | ||
| Quote above EUR 100,000 | ||
| Line below margin floor | ||
| Linked-request merge | ||
| Estimated-confidence part |
Quotation
Targets and thresholds for the quotation module. Its Settings page reads this data.
- SLA target, standard RFQs
- SLA target, special RFQs
- Auto-send threshold
- Approval required
- Central review threshold
- Intake channels
- Email (quotes@metso.com), customer portal, EDI (14 connections)
- Quote export
- SAP SD, document output via existing quote template QT-STD-EN
- Price source
- Syncron global list price, contract discounts from SAP
Connections
The systems both applications read from and write to.
- SAP ERPReadCosts, orders, transactions2.4M records · last sync 14 min ago
- SyncronRead and writeGlobal and market area price lists52 price lists · last sync 14 min ago
- SalesforceReadCustomers, quotes, win-lossConnected
- Market intelligenceReadWon and lost quotes, distributor lists, field reports1,240 references · median age 41 days
- Document outputWriteQuote PDFsTemplate QT-STD-EN
Users and roles
| Name | Role | Scope | Permissions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Korhonen | Pricing manager | EMEA | Approve to 20% and edit rules | Active |
| J. Mäkelä | Commercial operations | Global | Edit quotation settings | Active |
| M. Chen | Pricing analyst | Greater China | Propose only | Active |
| L. Moreau | Business line head | Crusher wear | Approve above 20% | Active |
| S. Osei | Sales lead | Africa | View and assistant | Active |
| T. Virtanen | Administrator | Global | Full access | Active |
Model
- Current model
- v2.4, trained 12 Jun 2026, 41 features
- Validation
- Median absolute error 4.1% on holdout
- Confidence thresholds
- High at 0.8 and above is auto-apply eligible. Medium 0.5 to 0.8 goes to review. Low below 0.5 is manual.
- Retraining
- Monthly, next run 04 Aug 2026
Version history
- v2.4trained 12 Jun 2026Current
- v2.3trained 12 May 2026
- v2.2trained 09 Apr 2026
Audit log
The last 12 changes across all sections. The change-history popovers on pricing rules read from this log.
| Timestamp | User | Section | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-22 14:08 | T. Virtanen | Users | S. Osei added, view only |
| 2026-07-14 09:32 | A. Korhonen | Scoring | Tier 2 boundary 50 to 48 |
| 2026-06-24 11:15 | T. Virtanen | Triggers | T-04 FX trigger disabled |
| 2026-06-17 10:41 | A. Korhonen | Pricing rules | R-03 inflation pass-through 80% to 78%, reverted the same day |
| 2026-06-12 07:55 | T. Virtanen | Model | v2.4 promoted to current after the June training run |
| 2026-06-03 15:20 | A. Korhonen | Pricing rules | R-11 competitor reference validity 120 days to 90 days |
| 2026-05-28 13:02 | J. Mäkelä | Quotation | Extraction confidence cutoff 0.85 to 0.90 |
| 2026-05-20 09:47 | J. Mäkelä | Pricing rules | R-09 central review threshold EUR 15,000 to EUR 10,000 per customer per 14 days |
| 2026-05-06 16:33 | J. Mäkelä | Approvals | Special quotation approver set to Application engineering |
| 2026-04-21 08:19 | T. Virtanen | Connections | Market intelligence feed reconnected after credential renewal |
| 2026-04-14 11:50 | A. Korhonen | Pricing rules | R-10 urgency adjustment band 0 to +6% widened to 0 to +8% |
| 2026-02-11 10:05 | A. Korhonen | Pricing rules | R-01 maximum increase per cycle 12% to 15% |