Supplier RFQ Fields

Here is a description of the fields on a supplier RFQClosed Request for Quote.

Key: * – Mandatory field

Field   Description
Association * The record identifier. The format is S2S followed by a generated number, for example: S2S-{000000000}. This field is automatically populated.
Customer Quotation   The customer quotation that relates to the supplier RFQ.
Deliver   Contains a link to deliver the RFQ to the supplier.
Established Supplier   The supplier site that relates to the supplier RFQ. Use this field if the supplier is a known supplier that you have done successful business with historically.
Established?  

If selected, the association is with an established supplier. This field is automatically set by the system when the association is created.

Building Information   The mailing address information for the supplier RFQ.
Mailing City  
Mailing Country  
Mailing State / Province  
Mailing Street  
Mailing Street Additional Information  
Mailing Zip / Postal Code  
PageReferenceDeliver  

For internal use only. Used to host the page address for the deliver link.

We recommend that you don't add this field to your page layouts.

PageReferencePrint  

For internal use only. Used to host the page address for the print link.

We recommend that you don't add this field to your page layouts.

Potential Supplier Contact Name   The name of your contact at the potential supplier. Use this field if you have defined a supplier in the Potential Suppliers Name field.
Potential Suppliers E-Mail Address  

The email address of the potential supplier. Use this field if you have defined a supplier in the Potential Suppliers Name field.

Potential Suppliers FAX Number   The fax number of the potential supplier. Use this field if you have defined a supplier in the Potential Suppliers Name field.
Potential Suppliers Name   The name of the potential supplier. Use this field if the supplier is an unknown supplier that you have not done business with historically.
Potential Suppliers Phone Number   The phone number of the potential supplier. Use this field if you have defined a supplier in the Potential Suppliers Name field.
Preferred Communication  

The preferred communication vehicle for correspondence. The available options are:

  • E-Mail
  • FAX
  • Phone
  • Mail
Print   Contains a link to open a print preview of the RFQ.
Sourcing   The sourcing request that relates to the supplier RFQ.
Status  

The status of the RFQ. Indicates whether the RFQ has been sent to the supplier or not. The available statuses are:

  • RFQ Delivered
  • RFQ Not Delivered
Status Change Date   The date and time that the status changed.
Supplier   The RFQ's supplier. This field populates automatically. If the Established Supplier field is defined, the value is taken from this field. If the Established Supplier field is not defined but the Potential Suppliers Name field is defined, then the value is taken from the Potential Suppliers Name field.
Supplier Address   The address of the supplier. If the Established Supplier field is defined, this field populates automatically with the full mailing address from the related supplier site.
Supplier Contact   The supplier contact that relates to the supplier RFQ. Use this field if you have defined a supplier in the Established Supplier field.
Supplier Office Phone   The office phone of the supplier. If the Established Supplier field is defined, this field populates automatically with the office phone from the related supplier site.
Supplier Phone   The phone of the supplier. If the Established Supplier field is defined, this field populates automatically with the office phone from the related supplier site. If the Established Supplier field is not defined but the Potential Suppliers Name field is defined, then the value is taken from the Potential Suppliers Phone Number field.
Type  

The type of association between sourcing requests and suppliers. It can be created either manually, from a catalogue, or based on the history from a purchase order or a quote. The available options are:

  • Manual
  • PO History
  • Quote History
  • Catalogue