Fixed amount
A stable amount for a product, package or service.
Control hub: €420
Live product pricing guide
Every price, explained from product choice to approved quote.
A product configurator pricing engine turns valid dimensions, materials, options and quantities into the correct commercial result for a customer, dealer, market and date. The result should be immediate, reproducible and traceable—not a number detached from the configured product.
Clear definition
Live pricing is a calculation contract.
A connected pricing engine receives an accepted configuration: the exact product family and revision, stable option IDs, dimensions, quantities and derived values. It combines that product state with commercial context such as price list, account, channel, country, currency, date, discount permissions, services and tax treatment.
It returns a structured result. That result can include base price, option and quantity lines, surcharges, services, discounts, net value, tax, gross value, currency, messages, approval status and the calculation revision. The visible total is only the last line of a much more important record.
Configurix can connect 3D product configuration to formula, matrix, unit, dimension, account and market pricing. The exact source of truth and calculation responsibilities are defined for each implementation so the website, salesperson, quote and receiving system do not invent separate answers.
Interactive pricing lab
Change the product. See every price decision.
This worked example exposes the calculation order for a bioclimatic pergola. Its sample values demonstrate the method; they are not a Configurix subscription price or a customer quotation.
Configuration inputs
Bioclimatic pergola
Price result · PR-1042
Dealer account · European Union · EUR
€13,954
Gross · 21% example tax
Bioclimatic frame
BASE-BIO
€2,450
14.7 m² configured area
AREA-ROOF
€5,072
Louvered roof package
ROOF-LOUVERED
€2,450
Integrated zip screen
SCREEN-ZIP
€1,280
Dimmable LED package
LED-DIM
€430
Installation package
INSTALL
€853
Configured subtotal€12,535
Dealer account adjustment · 8%−€1,003
Net price€11,532
Example tax · 21%€2,422
Validation
Accepted
Discount policy
Within policy
Price revision
EU-2026.08
Reproducible result
Configuration revision, stable item codes, commercial context and ordered price lines can travel together to the quote or receiving system.
Pricing method library
Ten building blocks for configurable-product prices.
Most real catalogues combine several methods. The important work is defining units, precedence, boundaries, fallbacks, revisions and evidence for every method used.
Per unit
Quantity multiplied by an accepted unit price.
Heaters: 2 × €310
Length or perimeter
Profiles, screens, rails or finishing priced from calculated length.
Front screen: 4.2 m × €185
Area or volume
Roofing, glazing, fabric, panels or capacity priced from geometry.
Roof: 14.7 m² × €345
Band or block
A controlled price applies when a quantity or dimension enters a range.
Width 4.01–5.00 m: band B
Matrix lookup
Two or more inputs select an approved price cell or table row.
Width band × projection band
Formula
A documented expression uses dimensions, quantities or derived values.
Base + area rate + post count
Percentage
Margin, uplift, discount, commission, tax or another controlled adjustment.
Dealer adjustment: −8%
Conditional surcharge
A valid selection, site condition or combination activates an amount.
Reinforced beam when span exceeds 5 m
Minimum or maximum
A price floor, cap or minimum service charge controls the result.
Installation minimum: €850
Calculation order
A pricing waterfall people can audit.
Order matters. A discount applied before a surcharge can produce a different result from the same discount applied after it. The calculation sequence should be explicit, versioned and repeated consistently.
Accepted product state
Product family, model revision, stable selections, dimensions, quantities and derived values pass validation first.
Base and configuration price
Apply base product, size, material, component, package, option and dependency-driven amounts.
Commercial context
Resolve price list, account, channel, market, currency, quantity tier and effective date.
Services and project charges
Add survey, installation, delivery, engineering or other scoped project-level charges.
Discount and approval controls
Apply allowed promotions and user adjustments, then enforce margin, floor and approval rules.
Tax, rounding and result
Use the agreed tax owner, currency precision and rounding policy before returning a versioned result.
Source-of-truth design
One owner for every pricing responsibility.
Configurix does not require every business to move pricing into one new database. It can calculate, synchronize or call an existing authority. The important decision is who owns each field and what the customer journey does when that owner changes or becomes unavailable.
SubjectTypical ownerRequired contract
Product validity
Configuration model
Only an accepted product state can request a sellable price.
Product and option identity
Catalogue, PIM or ERP
Stable IDs identify every priced family, option, component and service.
Price lists and conditions
ERP, CPQ or pricing service
Name the authoritative list, condition record, date and synchronization policy.
Account and opportunity
CRM, B2B portal or commerce
Pass the correct account, segment, channel and authorization context.
Tax
ERP, commerce or tax service
Define whether displayed prices are net or gross and which system calculates liability.
Issued quote
CPQ or document workflow
Lock configuration, price result, currency, terms and revision at issue time.
Price result contract
Store enough evidence to reproduce the answer.
A price result is a versioned business record. It should identify what was priced, which commercial context applied, how every adjustment was calculated and whether the result can be quoted, approved, ordered or only reviewed.
Identity
Result ID, configuration ID and revision, product-model revision and status.
Context
Account, channel, market, currency, quantity, effective date and price-list revision.
Calculation
Stable line codes, quantities, units, rates, formulas, adjustments, net, tax and gross.
Governance
Messages, approval state, user changes, expiry, destination and audit timestamps.
{
"priceResultId": "price_1042_r3",
"configuration": { "id": "cfg_7X4P2", "revision": 3, "state": "valid" },
"context": { "accountId": "dealer_18", "market": "EU", "currency": "EUR" },
"source": { "priceList": "DEALER-EU", "revision": "2026.08", "effectiveAt": "2026-08-19" },
"lines": [
{ "code": "BASE-BIO", "quantity": 1, "unit": "each", "amount": 2450 },
{ "code": "AREA-ROOF", "quantity": 14.7, "unit": "m2", "amount": 5072 },
{ "code": "ROOF-LOUVERED", "quantity": 1, "unit": "each", "amount": 2450 },
{ "code": "SCREEN-ZIP", "quantity": 1, "unit": "each", "amount": 1280 },
{ "code": "LED-DIM", "quantity": 1, "unit": "package", "amount": 430 },
{ "code": "INSTALL", "quantity": 1, "unit": "project", "amount": 850 }
],
"adjustments": [{ "code": "DEALER", "type": "percent", "value": -8, "amount": -1003 }],
"net": 11529,
"tax": { "status": "calculated", "rate": 21, "amount": 2421 },
"gross": 13950,
"approval": "within_policy"
}Markets, currencies and channels
The same product can have several correct prices.
Product validity and commercial result are related but different. An anthracite pergola can be valid in several countries while using a retail price in one market, a dealer list in another and a negotiated account price for a specific business customer. Language alone does not choose the price.
A market context can control catalogue availability, price list, fixed overrides, currency, tax display, units, freight, services, promotion eligibility and legal terms. A B2B context can additionally control company location, buy price, sell price, margin visibility, payment terms and approval permissions.
Treat currency conversion, market pricing and accounting settlement as separate concerns. Explicitly test minor units, rounding, fixed local prices and the amount received by ecommerce, payment and ERP systems. Do not recalculate a market's price from a displayed base amount when another system owns the contextual answer.
Quote and revision lifecycle
Live price now. Historical truth later.
A live calculation can update with every choice. An issued quote needs a stable record of what the customer received. Design both behaviors before launch.
Working configuration
Recalculate when price-relevant product or context fields change. Clearly show incomplete, estimate, review and final states.
Saved project
Store the configuration and price reference. On reopen, preserve, warn or reprice according to an explicit policy.
Issued quote
Lock the accepted configuration revision, result, terms, currency and expiry. Changes create a new quote revision.
Accepted order
Carry the exact approved commercial lines and product identity forward; reconcile later changes through controlled amendments.
Permanent regression pack
Eight tests before anyone calls the price accurate.
Use approved source calculations and keep the cases after launch. Re-run them when product rules, price data, currencies, tax, integrations or calculation code change.
Known-price configuration
Calculate a representative product whose expected line items and total were approved independently. Match every amount, not only the grand total.
Invalid product state
Create an incompatible combination. The interface must not present an apparently final price for a product that cannot be supplied.
Boundary dimensions
Test just below, on and just above every important band, increment, minimum, maximum and formula threshold.
Account and market context
Price the same valid product for retail, dealer and distributor audiences in every priority market and currency.
Discount permissions
Attempt allowed, approval-required and prohibited discounts. Verify price floor, margin visibility and audit ownership.
Effective-date change
Price before and after a controlled list change. New work uses the correct version while an issued quote keeps its accepted history.
Save, resume and reprice
Reopen a configuration after a price change. Follow the agreed policy to preserve, flag or reprice instead of silently changing the result.
Destination reconciliation
Send the accepted result to quote, cart, CRM or ERP and reconcile IDs, quantities, currency, tax, line amounts and total.
Failure patterns
A fast price is not automatically a dependable price.
Price without validity
A number appears while required choices are missing or the product violates a compatibility rule.
Better: Gate sellable pricing on an explicit validation state and surface review states separately.
Labels used as price keys
A translated or renamed option breaks a formula, list lookup or integration.
Better: Use stable IDs for calculation and localize only the displayed explanation.
Hidden waterfall
A total is visible but nobody can explain the base, surcharge, discount, service or tax contribution.
Better: Return a structured price ledger with rule, source and revision references.
Two calculation paths
The website estimates one amount while sales rebuilds another amount in a spreadsheet or ERP.
Better: Choose an authority, reuse one calculation contract and reconcile every destination.
Silent historical repricing
An old saved project or issued proposal changes when the current price list is edited.
Better: Version price inputs and define preserve, warn, reprice or migrate behavior for each lifecycle state.
Currency and tax ambiguity
A figure lacks market, currency, net/gross status, tax source, date or rounding policy.
Better: Make commercial context part of the request, result, quote and acceptance evidence.
Primary references
Read the systems that define real pricing behavior.
These official sources inform the architecture and buyer questions in this guide. They are reference models, not claims that every Configurix implementation uses the same platform or calculation sequence.
SAP Variant Configuration and Pricing
Official reference describing pricing procedures, discounts, surcharges, quantity and currency conversion, variant conditions and pricing APIs for configurable products.
SAP: creating pricing items
Official development guidance showing product, quantity, access date, account and configuration-derived attributes as pricing context, with structured price results.
Salesforce CPQ product pricing
Official explanation of list, contracted, regular, customer, partner and net price stages and why calculation order needs to remain visible.
Shopify Markets catalog pricing
Official documentation for contextual catalogs, price lists, fixed and relative prices, currencies and prioritization across markets and B2B company locations.
Stripe supported currencies
Official payment documentation covering currency minor units and amount formatting—important when a result continues to payment or deposit collection.
Pricing engine FAQs
Detailed answers for buyers, product owners and technical teams.
Continue the evaluation
Connect pricing to the rest of the product system.
Product rules engine
Validate the product state and derived quantities that enter pricing.
Product data model
Give price inputs, results and revisions stable product identities.
Configurator BOM generation
Turn accepted product state and derived quantities into sales, engineering, manufacturing and installation outputs.
Configurator security and privacy
Protect account prices, discounts, approval functions, public responses, audit evidence and pricing-service boundaries.
Visual CPQ software
Connect configuration, commercial controls, quotes and approvals.
Configurator integrations
Define how ERP, CRM, commerce and pricing services exchange results.
Requirements checklist
Turn pricing ownership and test cases into vendor acceptance language.
Implementation guide
Prepare source price data, owners, examples and review responsibilities.
Configurator testing and QA
Connect known-price ledgers to rules, 3D, quote revisions, integrations, saved projects and release gates.
Bring one real product and its approved price examples.
We will map the product inputs, price methods, account and market context, result ledger, quote lifecycle and acceptance tests required for your workflow.