Duplicate catalog item; price editable

Hi All,
I have a client running SRM server 550; they have an issue that when a user creates a shopping cart and adds a catalog item, the price is not editable (as it should be). However, if the user then creates a copy that item, using the "duplicate" button in the SC, then the price becomes editable.
It appears this is a known problem and there is a solution for this (note 1386176) for SRM7.0, does anyone know if the same solution can be applied for SRM 5.0, or if there is an alternative solution?
Thanks.

Tom,
I suggest you open a message with SAP. The problem here while copying the SC catalog line item is creating the condition type manual and hence it might be allowing you to edit the price. If my guess is correct, then you would be able to change the price on PO as well (obviously you should be on extended classic).
Bu using the Control UI Badi, and having an extended classic scenario, you may be deferring the problem from the SC to PO. You might want to do the same kind of development on the PO also.
Else, SAP has fixed the same issue for us on SRM 6.0. Of course, we could have done the meta data development on SRM 6.0 which we avoided and SAP gave a fix which is applicable for SRM 7.0 also.
Thank You,
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