What does the Update Prices button do?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUpdate Prices displays products and prices that match your filter criteria. Click it AFTER you select your filters.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteRefresh will update the display pane with new prices from your suppliers. Click it when the Price Alerts button at the very top of the screen is red and blinking.
Read MoreWhat does the Get Prices button do?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGet Prices displays products/prices that match your filters. Click it AFTER you select your filters.
Read MoreWhat does a Best Rack search return?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe search returns a list of the suppliers offering the products at your locations or custom location groups. The list is sorted by best average price, weighted by the number of gallons entered for each product. If you have set up freight costs and destinations through Freight Management, Best Rack will show you how freight costs
Read MoreWhat does “Set by Admin” mean?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEA-defined settings are identified as ”Set by Admin.” In most cases, users cannot change or delete customizations that have been set by the EA. Also, in most cases, users will still be able to customize their own settings and use them in addition to the EA-defined settings. That will enable users to personalize DTN Fuel
Read MoreWhat do I need to do to upgrade from Standard to Enhanced Freight Management?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf you previously used the Freight Management available through the Price Management menu, you will need to take the following steps to upgrade to EFM: Freight Rates: The master freight rate table used by standard users is not accessible to EFM users, therefore you will need to define at least one freight rate table within EFM.
Read MoreWhat criteria does DTN FastRacks use for posting Supplier prices?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA supplier should maintain a steady supply of product(s), sell to anyone that meets their customer terms of agreement, supply DTN FastRacks pricing information on a daily basis or an agreed upon schedule, price is not customer specific, not a contract price or not re-posted on another or multiple suppliers’ rack price.
Read MoreWhat can be included in each workbook?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEach workbook can contain two columns with up 15 Content Panes. The following can be included in a Content Pane: Futures Chain: Lists futures contracts for a commodity. Futures contracts define an agreement to purchase or sell a commodity for delivery in the future. Options Chain: Lists the available options for a commodity. An option is a
Read MoreWhat are the spot market prices based on?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSpot market prices are based on the financial market and the bulk wholesale market, which are primarily determined by the market’s opinion on the supply and demand outlook over the coming days and weeks. The refined fuels spot market, like other commodity markets, is based on the cost of replacement. In other words, a supplier will
Read MoreWhat are the freight costs used to calculate Best Rack prices?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis calculation includes the number of gallons to be transported, the type of product (gasoline or diesel), the mileage between the origin and destination, the freight rate in effect for that product type and mileage, the surcharge to be applied, and any flat rate charges associated with the destination.
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