When qualifiers are assigned to a qualifier group, all the qualifiers in the qualifier group are attached to the modifier or price list. Before you attach multiple qualifier groups, you must indicate how the process should coordinate the grouping numbers. You select one of the following grouping number options:
Retain Grouping Numbers Across Qualifier Groups: The grouping numbers of each attached qualifier remain as they appear in the qualifier group. In this case, the collection of attached qualifiers does not mirror the AND and OR combinations within each of the original qualifier groups.
Generate Unique Grouping Numbers Across Qualifier Groups: The process maintains the AND and OR combinations within each of the original qualifier groups and then creates OR conditions between the groups. The process attaches the first qualifier group with grouping numbers as is, then finds the highest grouping number used, increases it by one, and increases all of the grouping numbers of the second group by this number. The process attaches subsequent groups in the same manner, using the highest grouping number used by the previously attached group.
Both: If you attach qualifiers using one option and then re-access the window and attach additional qualifiers using the other option, the second round qualifiers attach differently depending on the option. If the second round option is Retain Grouping Numbers Across Qualifier Groups, the process attaches those qualifiers among the already existing qualifiers. If the second round option is Generate Unique Grouping Numbers Across Qualifier Groups, the process begins attaching groups using grouping numbers incremented from the highest existing grouping number.
The following tables show examples of how the process sets the grouping numbers when you use each option. These tables present the qualifiers grouped by each qualifier group:
| Qualifier | Qualifier Group | Qualifier Grouping Number |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | G1 | 1 |
| Q2 | G1 | 2 |
| Q3 | G1 | 2 |
| Q4 | G1 | 3 |
| Q5 | G2 | 1 |
| Q6 | G2 | 1 |
| Q7 | G2 | 1 |
| Q8 | G3 | 1 |
| Q9 | G3 | 2 |
| Q10 | G3 | 3 |
The grouping numbers within group G1, for example, create the qualification that the entity qualifies if it meets condition Q1 OR (condition Q2 AND condition Q3) OR condition Q4.
The following table shows the attached qualifiers when you select the Retain Grouping Numbers Across Qualifier Groups option. This table presents the qualifiers grouped by each qualifier grouping number to highlight that the option does not retain the original qualifier group relationships:
| Qualifier Group | Qualifier | Qualifier Grouping Number |
|---|---|---|
| G1 | Q1 | 1 |
| G2 | Q5 | 1 |
| G2 | Q6 | 1 |
| G2 | Q7 | 1 |
| G3 | Q8 | 1 |
| Null | Null | Null |
| G1 | Q2 | 2 |
| G1 | Q3 | 2 |
| G3 | Q9 | 2 |
| Null | Null | Null |
| G1 | Q4 | 3 |
| G3 | Q10 | 3 |
The following table shows the attached qualifiers when you select the Retain Grouping Numbers Across Qualifier Groups option. This table presents the qualifiers grouped by each qualifier group to highlight that this option does retain the original qualifier group relationships:
| Qualifier | Qualifier Group | Qualifier Grouping Number |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | G1 | 1 |
| Q2 | G1 | 2 |
| Q3 | G1 | 2 |
| Q4 | G1 | 3 |