Bids (tpest3100m000)Use this session to view and filter the bids. To view the bid structure, select the Bid Structure option on the References menu. Note You can filter bid data using the options in the Bid Status group box:
Selection Options Sales Office The code of the sales office, specified in the Departments (tcmcs0565m000) session. Description The description or name of the code. Internal Sales Representative The code of the internal sales representative, specified in
the Employees (tccom0501m000) session. Description The description or name of the code. External Sales Representative The code of the external sales representative, specified in
the Employees (tccom0501m000) session. Description The description or name of the code. Expiry Date The From and To fields define a range of: dates, based on which you can filter
bids that are set to Expire soon. Apply Displays the bids based on the data specified in the Selection Options group box. Clear Clears the data specified in the Selection Options group box. Bid Status Preparing The total number of bids with the status, Preparing. Awaiting Response The total number of bids with the status, Awaiting Response. Won The total number of bids with the status, Won. Lost The total number of bids with the status, Lost. Due in 7 Days The total number of bids with the status, Due in 7 Days. Past Expiry The total number of bids with the status, Expired. Expiry Within 7 Days The total number of bids with the status, Expiry Within 7 Days. Expiry Beyond 7 Days The total number of bids with the status, Expiry Beyond 7 Days. Project The code that uniquely identifies the project Description The description or name of the code. Status The status of the project. Version The estimate version Description The description or name of the code. Status If the estimate version status is Free,
you can add structures to the estimate version, change the estimate version
amount, and so on. For example, you can still change the primary structure for
one of the other additional structures. If the version status is Final,
the version is frozen. You can change the status back to Free and/or change the sort structure. Bid Number The bid number. General Bid Details Description The description or name of the code. Business Partner The project business partner. Address The address of the business partner. Note Use the Maps section to view the location of the Address. You must select only one record at a time. Description The description or name of the code. Contact The contact. Use contacts to register the information that
you need about your customers' and suppliers' employees. For each business
partner you can define the business partner's contact. Use the browse arrow to zoom to the Contacts (tccom4540m000) session to select a record. Description The description or name of the code. Probability Percentage A percentage associated with a bid that represents the
probability of the business partner accepting the bid. The default success
percentage is zero. Reference Customer Reference The reference to identify the customer. First Reference The reference text to be printed on the bid, for example,
the name of a contact person or a customer reference number. Second Reference The reference text to be printed on the bid, for example,
the name of a contact person or a customer reference number. Internal Sales Representative The code of the internal sales representative, defined in
the Employees - General (tccom0101m000) session. Description The description or name of the code. External Sales Representative The name of the employee who is the external sales
representative for the bid, defined in the Employees - General (tccom0101m000) session. Bid Values Cost Amount The bid amount can be the calculated cost amount from the
bid lines or you can enter an amount. Currency The default estimate-version currency. Home Currency The cost amount in home currency. Currency The default business partner currency. Sales Amount The bid amount can be the calculated sales amount from the
bid lines or you can enter an amount. Home Currency The sales amount in home currency. Currency The currency of the profit margin. Profit Margin The profit is the difference between the cost and the sales
amount. Home Currency The profit margin in home currency. Sales Tax Amount The sales tax amount payable to the tax
authority. Home Currency The sales tax amount payable to the tax authority in the
home currency. Text If this check box is selected, a text is
present. Sales Office When you enter a bid, LN retrieves the sales office from the Sold-to Business Partner (tccom4110s000) session. This value can be changed. Description The description or name of the code. Invoicing Method The invoicing method for the bid. Description The description or name of the code. Invoice Discount The percentage calculated as a discount on the invoice
amount of the bid. Tax Tax Classification The tax classification for the bid, defined in the Tax Classifications (tctax0116m000) session. Description The description or name of the code. Tax Country The tax country for the bid. Description The description or name of the code. Own Tax Number The tax number allotted by the government. Tax Code The tax code defined in the Tax Codes by Country (tcmcs0536m000) session for the bid. Description The description or name of the code. BP Tax Country The tax country of the sold-to business partner for the bid. Description The description or name of the code. BP Tax Number The tax number allotted by the government to the sold-to business
partner. Tax Exemption Certificate The tax exemption certificate number, if tax is exempted for the bid. Note You can specify the tax exemption certificate number if the Exempt check box is selected. You can view this field if in the Tax Parameters (tctax0100m000) session:
Tax Exemption Reason The code that identifies the reason if tax is exempted on the contract line. Note You can enter the tax exemption reason if the Exempt check box is selected. You can view this field if in the Tax Parameters (tctax0100m000) session:
Description The description or name of the code. Payment Method The payment method for the bid. Description The description or name of the code. Payment Terms The payment terms for the bid. Description The description or name of the code. Competitor 1 The code that identifies the competitor company. Use the
browse arrow to zoom to the Competitors (tppdm0135m000) session to select a
record. Competitor 2 The code that identifies the competitor company. Use the
browse arrow to zoom to the Competitors (tppdm0135m000) session to select a
record. Competitor 3 The code that identifies the competitor company. Use the
browse arrow to zoom to the Competitors (tppdm0135m000) session to select a
record. Miscellaneous Bid Origin Bid Prepared By The employee who prepares the bid. Approved for Proposal Select the check box to approve the bid. Bid Approval By The employee who approves the bid. Bid Creation Date The date the bid is created. However, this value can be
modified, for example, if the bid process is initiated external to LN. Approval Date The date on which the bid is approved. This date is used
for tracking purposes. Bid Status The status of the bid. The bid can have the following
status: Allowed values Phase The code that identifies the phase. Use the browse arrow to zoom to the Phases (tppdm0147m000) session to select the record. Description The description or name of the code. Reason The reason code for the bid. The code is mandatory if the
bid is rejected. Expiry Date The date on which the bid is expired. If the expiry date is
in the past, all the fields except the Reason field and the Expiry Date field are disabled. Due Date The date by which the bid must be proposed to the
customer.
Preparing The number of bids that are yet to be approved for proposal
with the bid status set to Free,
are displayed. Awaiting Response The number of bids that are approved for proposal but awaiting
customer's response and the bid status is set to Free,
are displayed. Won The number of bids that are approved for proposal and the bid
status is set to Accepted, are displayed. Lost The number of bids that are approved for proposal and the bid
status is set to Rejected, are displayed. Due in 7 Days The number of bids that are due for the customer's approval,
within seven days, are displayed. Expired The number of expired bids are displayed. Expiry Within 7 Days The number of bids that are set to expire within seven days,
are displayed. Expiry Beyond 7 Days The number of bids that are set to expire in more than 7 days,
past the expiry date, are displayed. Show All Resets the filter and displays all the bids.
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