VENDOR QUOTE INQUIRY

Use this screen to trace vendor requests for quotes and quotes throughout the entire quote obtaining process. You can also access the Vendor Quote Inquiry application in Costpoint Materials Estimating and Procurement Planning.

Vendor

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the ID of the vendor for which you need quote information.  You can use this field in conjunction with the Select Status group box. The vendor's name and location will display based on the vendor ID entered. Enter vendor information in the Maintain Vendors screen in Costpoint Purchasing, Procurement Planning, and Accounts Payable.

The vendor must not be flagged as a payroll vendor. If the vendor has an Approval Code of "Not Approved" or "Pending," or if its Vendor Status for PO is "On Hold," you will receive a warning.

Quote

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the quote ID for which you wish to view information.

RFQ

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the request for quote ID for which you wish to view quote information.

Show Expired Quotes

Select this checkbox to include expired quotes in the result set.

Requisition

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the requisition ID linked to the quotes you wish to view.

Select Status

Use this group box to define whether you wish to view quotes with a status of Open, Closed, or both in the result set.

Open

Select this checkbox to view quotes with a status of Open.

Closed

Select this checkbox to view quotes with a status of Closed.

Table Window

Vendor

This column displays the vendor ID.

Vendor Name

This column displays the vendor name.

Location

This column displays the vendor location.

Quote

This column displays the quote ID.

Quote Type

This column displays the quote type. Quote types, which can be entered in the Enter Quotes by Item and Enter Quotes by Vendor screens, are user-defined in the Quote Types screen in Costpoint Procurement Planning.

Status

This column displays the quote's status.

Quote Date

This column displays the quote's creation date.

Expiration Date

This column displays the quote's expiration date.

Original RFQ

This column displays the request for quote, if any, that initiated this quote.

Original Requisition

This column displays the requisition, if any, that initiated this quote.

Trans Currency

This field displays the transaction currency code that is specified for the quote in the Exchange Rates subtask in the Enter Quotes by Vendor and/or Enter Quotes by Item screens. All amounts on this screen will be in terms of this currency, unless the field is denoted with Func Curr (functional currency).

Vendor Approval Status

This field displays the vendor's Approval Code that was set in Accounting » Accounts Payable » Vendor Info » Approve Vendors. This is "A" if the vendor is approved, "N" if the vendor is not approved, or "P" if the vendor's approval status is pending.

Header

Select this pushbutton to enter the Quote Header subtask, where you can view header information associated with a particular quote.

Lines

Select this pushbutton to enter the Quote Lines subtask, where you can view specific line information associated with a particular quote.