Creating a quotation
To create the quotation header, complete these steps:
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In the EQM mashup, click My Quotations, select the Search tab and click
New quotation.
'Quotation. Create' (QUS090) opens.
The default salesperson is retrieved from the user who is logged on to the solution. The default sales manager is retrieved from the relationship defined by the connected salesperson. See Defining quotation order types.
Note: You can also create quotations from these locations:- The Search tab in the All Quotations panel
- The Customer panel
- The Search and connect or Select and Configure tab in the
Equipment panel
See Creating a quotation line using the Select and Configure feature.
- From M3 Customer LifeCycle Management
- Specify a brief description for the quotation. To define a default value, select Actions > Settings or press F13.
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Specify a validity period.
You can use the default values from the quotation type. These dates are used to determine when the quotation is valid. These dates are also used to check that information such as maintenance agreements is valid within the date range of the quotation in many different ways.
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Specify a customer.
The customer can be a valid customer with the status 20. If the customer belongs to a temporary customer group, then a temporary customer is created in 'Customer. Open' (CRS610).
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Specify the requested date for the delivery of the equipment to
the customer.
You can use the default value from the quotation type. This value is used as a default value if certain information, such as spare parts, is linked to the quotation.
- Optionally, connect the quotation to a related quotation group or a quotation group.
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If required, specify the details of the product, including the
serial number details.
If you specify details, then a quotation line is automatically created for this equipment.
You can leave these fields blank and fill them at a later stage. The item number may be displayed, depending on the settings defined in 'Settings - Quotations' (CRS732).
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If required, specify the industrial application and the
environment.
This information is used to search for financing records or promotions.
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Specify the order quantity.
If you specify a quantity greater than one, then the matching number of sales order lines is created.
You can modify the default main facility and warehouse for the division. If you have accessed 'Quotation. Create' (QUS090) from the Search and Connect feature, then the facility and warehouse are set and protected. - To save the record and return to the My Quotations panel, click Next.
- To display the new record, click Refresh.