RFQ Negotiations (tdpur1109m000)

Use this session to specify a bidder's response (bid), or a negotiator's counter proposal to the bid.

This session is used as a tab in the RFQ Negotiations (tdpur1606m000) session.

Note

After a bid or counter proposal is specified, the Acknowledged check box must be selected for the negotiation line.

Next, the negotiation process can be:

  • Continued, by specifying another counter proposal or bid
  • Finished, by changing the response line's status from Negotiating to Accepted or Rejected in the RFQ Responses (tdpur1506m000) session

 

Request for Quotation
A purchasing document that is used as a request to bidders to submit their terms, such as price, discount, delivery time, and payment terms for delivering a (quantity of a) product.

You can send the RFQ to several bidders. The bidders can submit RFQ responses for the specified items.

You can record the responses, negotiate, and compare the prices and discounts that are offered by different bidders.

An accepted response can be copied to a contract, an order, or a price book.

Status
The status of the RFQ response line.

Allowed values

RFQ Status

Response Line
A response to a request for quotation line, which includes a bidder's bid for the RFQ line. A bid offers goods or services for a certain price and terms of sale and can be considered as an offer to sell.
Alternative
The request for quotation (RFQ) line's sequence number, which is greater than one if it includes an item that can be an alternative for the preferred item.

You must manually specify alternatives in the Purchase Request for Quotation Lines (tdpur1502m000) session.

Example

The sequence numbers defined in the current field, represent the RFQ lines in the most suitable alternative sequence. So, sequence number one represents the first preferable item that can be an alternative for the originally preferred item, sequence number two represents the second item that can be an alternative, and so on.

Bidder
The business partner from whom you order goods or services; this usually represents a supplier's sales department. The definition includes the default price and discount agreements, purchase-order defaults, delivery terms, and the related ship-from and invoice-from business partner.
Item
In LN, the raw materials, subassemblies, finished products, and tools that can be purchased, stored, manufactured, sold, and so on.

An item can also represent a set of items handled as one kit, or exist in multiple product variants.

You can also define nonphysical items, which are not held in inventory but can be used to post costs or to invoice services to customers. The following are examples of nonphysical items:

  • Cost items (for example, electricity)
  • Service items
  • Subcontracting services
  • List items (menus/options)
Negotiation Line
The number of the negotiation line that is linked to the response line.
Acknowledged
If this check box is selected, the bid or counter proposal is acknowledged for the negotiation line.
Note

To select this check box, on the appropriate menu, click Acknowledge.

A new negotiation line can be specified only when all other negotiation lines are acknowledged for the response line.

Acknowledge Date
The date on which the bid or counter proposal was acknowledged for the negotiation line.
Negotiator
The person who performs the negotiations for the negotiation line.
Counter Proposal Response Date
The date on which a response is expected on the negotiator's counter proposal.
Response Date
The date on which the bid was specified.

Default value

Current date.

Counter Proposal Date
The date on which the counter proposal was specified.

Default value

Current date.

Planned Receipt Date
The date on which the items are scheduled to be delivered on the response.

Default value

The Planned Receipt Date from the RFQ Responses (tdpur1506m000) session.

Expiry Date
The date on which the bidder's bid expires.
Counter Proposal Planned Receipt Date
The date on which the items are scheduled to be delivered on the counter proposal.
Receipt Period Start Date
The start date of the period that the items are scheduled to be delivered on the response.

Default value

The Receipt Period Start Date from the RFQ Responses (tdpur1506m000) session.

Counter Proposal Receipt Period Start Date
The start date of the period that the items are scheduled to be delivered on the counter proposal.
Receipt Period End Date
The end date of the period that the items are scheduled to be delivered on the response.

Default value

The Receipt Period End Date from the RFQ Responses (tdpur1506m000) session.

Counter Proposal Receipt Period End Date
The end date of the period that the items are scheduled to be delivered on the counter proposal.
Lead Time
The order lead time on the response.
Lead Time Unit
The unit in which the lead time is expressed.
Counter Proposal Lead Time
The order lead time on the counter proposal.
Counter Proposal Lead Time Unit
The unit in which the lead time is expressed.
Price
The price per item unit that is offered by the bidder. The price is expressed in the bidder's currency.

Price change

The price is updated automatically when the Item and Supply Quantity fields are changed.

Currency
The currency unit in which the item's price is expressed.

Default value

The default value is the purchase price unit recorded in the Item - Purchase (tdipu0101m000) session.

You can purchase items in a unit other than the one in which their inventory is registered. Therefore, the price can be stated in different units. Goods can, for example, be stored in grams and purchased in kilograms, but priced in boxes.

Note

You must first define the currency units in the Units (tcmcs0101m000) session. In this session, you can define the conversion factor for conversion of the unit to the basic unit. If you want to use a purchase price unit that is not the same as the basic unit, this unit must first be defined in the Conversion Factors (tcibd0103m000) session. In the Conversion Factors (tcibd0103m000) session, the conversion factor from the alternative (purchase price) unit to the inventory unit is also recorded. You cannot use this method for cost items or service items. For such items, all units can be used, as they are not kept in stock.

Price Unit
The item unit in which an item's purchase price is expressed. This unit can differ from the item's inventory unit.
Counter Proposal Price
The price per item unit that is counter offered by the negotiator.
Counter Proposal Price Unit
The item unit in which an item's purchase price is expressed. This unit can differ from the item's inventory unit.
Price Book
The price book on the response.
Counter Proposal Price Book
The price book on the counter proposal.
Multi Level Discount
If this check box is selected, a multilevel discount is applied to the response.
Counter Proposal Multi Level Discount
If this check box is selected, a multilevel discount is applied to the counter proposal.
Discount %
The discount percentage on the response.
Counter Proposal Discount %
The discount percentage on the counter proposal.
Discount Amount
The discount amount on the response.
Counter Proposal Discount Amount
The discount amount on the counter proposal.
Discount Schedule
The discount schedule on the response.
Counter Proposal Discount Schedule
The discount schedule on the counter proposal.
Discount Code
The discount code on the response.
Counter Proposal Discount Code
The discount code on the counter proposal.
Discount Method
The discount method on the response.
Counter Proposal Discount Method
The discount method on the counter proposal.
Total Amount
The total amount offered by the bidder.

This amount is calculated as follows:

 Supply Quantity * Price Current Bid
Total Discount %
The total discount percentage offered by the bidder.

This percentage is calculated as follows:

 Total Discount Amount Current Bid / (Supply Quantity * Price Current Bid) * 100%
Total Discount Amount
The order line discount amount offered by the bidder.
Total Net Amount
The net order line amount offered by the bidder.
Net Price
The net price offered by the bidder.

This price is calculated as follows:

 Total Net Amount Current Bid / Supply Quantity
Price Unit
The unit in which the net price is expressed.
Contact
The bidder's contact.
Full Name
The contact's first, middle, and last name.
Office Phone
The phone number at the business address.
Mobile
The contact's mobile phone number.
E-Mail
The contact's e-mail address.
Contact Name
A bidder's nonformal contact. You can freely specify a contact name in this field.
Contact Phone
A bidder's nonformal contact phone. You can freely specify a phone number in this field.
Contact E-mail
A bidder's nonformal contact e-mail. You can freely specify an e-mail address in this field.

 

Create Negotiation
Starts a negotiation process for a response line.
Acknowledge
Acknowledges the negotiation line. Therefore, the Acknowledged check box is selected.

A new negotiation line can be specified only when all other negotiation lines are acknowledged for the response line.

Unacknowledge
Unacknowledges the negotiation line, after which it can be updated or deleted. The Acknowledged check box is cleared for an unacknowledged line.

A negotiation line can be unacknowledged only when no other unacknowledged lines are available for the response line.

Response Price and Discounts
Starts the Price and Discounts (tdpcg1600m000) session for the response.
Counter Proposal Price and Discounts
Starts the Price and Discounts (tdpcg1600m000) session for the counter proposal.
Notes
Starts the Notes (tcstl1550m000) session.
RFQ Negotiation History
Assign To Me
Assigns the negotiation line to yourself. As a result, your user name is displayed in the Negotiator field.
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Starts the Contact (tccom1640m000) session.
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