# Alert during the Billing if the Product Margin goes negative with Red color

**YouTube:** [Negative Margin Alert in Billing](https://youtu.be/iXZFVeE-7dw?si=jQD9YAELO4JdlaPb)

### 📊🛑 **Margin Alert Feature in Sale Bill Touch Screen – Logic ERP**

In this tutorial, we'll explore how to use the **Margin Alert** feature in the **Sale Bill Touch Screen Window** of **Logic ERP.** This tool helps identify 💸 **negative margins** and avoid potential losses 🚫.

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### ⚠️**Real-Time Margin Alerts**

🧾 While adding items to the **Sale Bill**:

* 😬 Suppose you accidentally enter a **40% discount** instead of **4%.**
* ❗As a result, the system detects a **negative margin** (loss!),  indicating a loss on the transaction.
* 🔴 **The entire line is highlighted in red** – alerting you to the issue.
* 🛠️ Reduce the discount to **4%.**
* ✅ Margin turns **positive**, removing the red alert.

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### 👁️**Enabling the Margin Column**

🛠️ If **Margin Percent** is not visible in the **Sale Bill window**:

1. Navigate to the **Setup Column Attributes** ⚙️.
2. ✅ Tick **"Margin Percent"** to enable it.\
   Now you can **monitor margins** in real-time! 📉📈.

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### 🧮 **Adjusting Margin Calculation**

To modify the **Margin Percent Calculations:**

1. 📋 Navigate to the **Sale Voucher Configuration** Window.
2. 🧾 Select the appropriate **Sale Bill Series.**
3. Navigate to:\
   `Other Settings 1 → Other Settings → Defaults-2`
4. 🧩 Select **"Define Bill-wise Profit".**
5. 🛒 Configure the following for accurate sales margin calculation:
   * **Purchase Rate As**
   * **Pick Rates From**
   * **Sale Value As**
6. ✅ Make sure **"Display Profitability in Bill"** is enabled.

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#### ✅ **Why Use Margin Alerts?**

By activating and using this feature:

* ❌ Avoid pricing mistakes.
* 💰 Maintain profitability.
* 🧾 Ensure accurate and responsible discounting.

Stay on top of your margins and make smart selling decisions with Logic ERP! 📈💡


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