This function is used to record the responses of suppliers to a request for quote. There are several goals to the recording of responses:

  • Being able to compare the responses of the various suppliers
  • Using these responses to automatically create price lists
  • Using these responses when entering an order

Prerequisites

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Screen management

Header

This screen is used to enter the general information on the request for quote for which the user wishes to record the responses.

Among the information to be entered in this screen, let us mention the code of the site concerned and the code of the supplier who provided the response. This supplier can also be selected from the list of suppliers to whom a request for quote has been sent.

The user must then enter a request for quote number along with a line number. This information can be chosen in a list submitting all the request for quote lines without responses for the supplier concerned.

The modification and deletion of a response or a response line are prohibited if the latter has been turned into an order (or taken into account in an order).

Tab Product

This tab is split into two sections:

  • the first part displays the information on the request made for this product. This is only displayed information.
  • the second part makes it possible to enter the supplier's response date as well as general information on the product.

Tab Unit Price

This tab is used to record the prices and the various sales conditions of the supplier.

The entry of the various elements of the response (price, quantity, deadline, discount, etc.) is carried out in a grid whose display can vary from one supplier to another: the fields that can be entered are dependent on the price list structure code associated with the supplier in the supplier record or on the default price list structure code (refer to documentation Price list structure).

Reports

By default, the following reports are associated with this function :

  PRTSCR : Screen print

  PRESP : RFQ reply listing

This can be changed using a different setup.

Error messages

In addition to the generic error messages, the following messages can appear during the entry :

"Response turned into an order – Modification / Deletion impossible"

This message appears when deleting/modifying a response line if the latter has already been turned into an order. This message also appears when fully deleting a response if at least one line has been turned into an order.

"No line entered update impossible"

This message is displayed when trying to create, modify or duplicate a response while there is no line.

Tables used

SEEREFERTTO Refer to documentation Implementation