Custom Groups Screen
Custom Groups is yet another way Margin Master can help you to organize your Skus into an effective Pricing Strategy. Custom Groups can be added, edited, and deleted at any time. Skus can belong to as many groups as needed.

Finding the Custom Group Screen
The Custom Group Screen is conveniently located in all of the places you will need to access it from. From the Margin Master Main Menu Screen, click Tools | Manage Custom Groups (Ctrl-G). In the Margin Master Screen, click Strategy | Manage Custom Groups (Ctrl-G). Finally, in the Pricing Strategy Screen, click Tools| Manage Custom Groups (Ctrl-G). Using the Crtl-G shortcut is probably the easiest way to quickly jump to the Custom Groups Screen.

Creating New Groups
Adding a new Custom Group is as easy as clicking the first line in the Custom Group Listing. Enter a unique name for the new Custom Group as show below. A description can be added if desired. Also, if known, a Pricing Strategy can be created at this time. If you are not sure what the Pricing Strategy will be for this group, no problem - it can be edited later

Editing an Existing Group
By selecting any group from the Group List and clicking Edit - or Double Clicking the name - the Custom Group Edit Screen shown here will appear. Make the desired changes and click Save.

Creating the Group Pricing Strategy
Either when the group is originally created or when editing a group, you can create a Pricing Strategy Rule for the Group.  Understand that this rule will be applied to All Skus in the group when the Pricing Strategy is Executed.  Group Rules can be Plugged Retails, Plugged Margins, or Plugged Deviations. Rounding is also available so a certain rounding scheme can be applied as part of the group rule.

Adding Skus to the Group
After the group has been created - Skus are added from the Custom Group Listing screen shown above.  Click the line in the Sku Listing Section and type your Skus. Press Enter between each Sku you wish to Add.

Hierarchy
Just like everything else in Pricing Strategy - sequence is critical. The same holds true in Custom Groups.  You can utilize the Move up/Move Down buttons to rearrange the Custom Groups to the desired order.  Custom Groups also have their own place in the overall Pricing Strategy. Just as Sku Level Exceptions are always assigned the final step in the strategy, Custom Groups are always assigned the second to last step - just above Sku Level Exceptions.

Active/Inactive
Also like the rest of Pricing Strategy - by toggling the Active/Inactive box, Groups can easily be included/excluded from execution as part of the pricing strategy.

Group Copy
Custom Groups can easily be copied to a new custom group. Simply click Copy and enter the new group name. After a copy is made, changes to either group will be independent of the other group. This can be useful if you have a group of Skus that you want to apply one rule for one store, and another rule in another store. Same Skus - Different Rule!

Import/Export Custom Groups
The ability to Import and Export Custom Groups is available in the Tools Menu at the top of the screen.  The easiest way to learn the structure of the Import File is to create a sample Custom Group and Export the file. Review the file and you should be able to determine the proper setup for creating an Import File.

Mass Changes
Both the Sku Listing and Group Listing can have mass changes applied by right clicking the appropriate header.