DETAILS

Use this tab to enter general Request for Quote (RFQ), buyer, and vendor information for the vendor quote.

RFQ

Use this, or use to select, the RFQ ID for which this quote is being prepared.

Establish RFQs using the Manage Request for Quotes by Vendor screen, Manage Request for Quotes by Item, or the Create Request for Quotes for Proposals screen.

Quote Status

Select the status for the quote line. The selections are:

• Open — This indicates that this vendor quote is valid and has not expired.

• Closed — This indicates that this vendor quote has expired or is no longer valid.

Quote Date

Use this field to enter, or click to select, the date the quote was prepared or received.

Trans Currency

This field displays the transaction currency code that is specified for the quote in the Exchange Rates subtask. All amounts on this screen are in this currency, unless the field is denoted as Func Curr (functional currency).

Expiration Dt

Use this field to enter, or click to select, the last date on which the information in this quote is valid.

Expiration Days

Use this field to enter the number of days from the Quote Date the vendor considers this quote valid. Costpoint calculates this number if you entered an Expiration Dt.

Quote Type

Use this field to enter, or click to select, the quote type code that defines how this quote was received; for example: Verbal, Written Proposal, and so on.

Establish quote types using the Manage Vendor Quote Types screen.

Terms

Use this field to enter, or click to select, the payment terms the vendor has offered for this quote.

Buyer

Use this field to enter, or click to select, a buyer ID for the vendor quote. The name of the buyer displays in the adjacent field.

Establish buyer information in the Manage Buyers screen in Costpoint Purchasing.

FOB Point

Use this field to enter the free on board point the vendor has offered for this quote.

Ship Via

Use this field to enter the shipment method the vendor has offered for this quote.

Vendor Contact

Use this group box to enter vendor contact information for the vendor quote.

Last Name

Use this field to enter, or click to select, the last name of the vendor's contact person.

First Name

Use this field to enter the first name of the vendor's contact person.

Phone

Use this field to enter the  telephone number of the vendor's contact person.

Fax

Use this field to enter the facsimile number of the vender's contact person.

Recalculate Exchange Rates

Click this button to recalculate the functional currency amounts for the vendor quote.

Autoload

Click this button to load all RFQ lines for the selected RFQ.