Approving new item proposals

Use this procedure to accept new item proposals after all reviewer records are accepted. Coordinators can also accept new item proposals that have no reviewers.

  1. Select Supply Management > Item Lifecycle Management Processing > Manage Notices > New Item Proposals.
  2. Click Approve Proposed Items.
  3. Specify this information:
    Create Proposed Contract
    Optionally, select this check box to create a contract for the proposed item.
  4. Click OK.

    A record is created and is displayed in the Interface and Add Item Master Info > Maintain Item Worksheet.

  5. An Item Master Specialist can create the new item, and an email notification is sent to the coordinator.
  6. Select Supply Management > Item Lifecycle Management Processing > Manage Notices > New Item Proposals > Proposed New Products to view a link to the new item.

    If you selected the Create Proposed Contract option, then you can view proposed contracts. Select Supply Management > Contract Processing > Manage Contracts > Proposed Contracts.

  7. Process the contract as usual.
  8. If no further processing is required for the replaced items, then the new item proposal state is Completed Item Creation Pending. When the item is created, the status for the item is Closed .
  9. If further processing is required with replaced items, then run the Product Transaction Query with the Create Tasks check box selected. Alternatively, you can create tasks manually.

    The new item proposal is released.