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To auto-populate product information and prices on an |RFQ |, configure products by going to
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- :menuselection: `Purchase app --> Products --> Products `. Select an existing product, or create a
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- new one by selecting :guilabel: `New `. Doing so opens the product form, where various sales and
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- purchasing data can be configured.
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+ :menuselection: `Purchase app --> Products --> Products `. Select an existing product, or create a new
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+ one by selecting :guilabel: `New `. Doing so opens the product form, where sales and purchasing data
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+ can be configured.
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- To configure purchasable products, tick the :guilabel: `Can be purchased ` checkbox, under the product
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- name. Then, go to the :guilabel: `Inventory ` tab, and enable the :guilabel: `Buy ` route.
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+ To configure purchasable products, tick the :guilabel: `Purchase ` checkbox, under the product name.
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+ Next, go to the :guilabel: `Inventory ` tab, and enable the :guilabel: `Buy ` route.
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+ .. important ::
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+ The :guilabel: `Inventory ` tab and routes are only visible if using the :doc: `Inventory app
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+ <../../inventory>`.
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+ .. seealso ::
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+ :doc: `Configure product types and track quantities <../../../inventory_and_mrp/inventory/product_management/configure >`
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.. image :: rfq/product-vendor-pricelist-config.png
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:alt: Required configuration for purchasable products.
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.. _purchase/manage_deals/vendor-pricelist :
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Vendor pricelist
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- In the :guilabel: `Purchase ` tab of the product form, input the vendor and their price, to have this
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- information auto-populate on an |RFQ | each time the product is listed.
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+ In the :guilabel: `Purchase ` tab of the product form, click :guilabel: `Add a line ` to input the
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+ vendor and their price, to have this information auto-populate on an |RFQ | each time the product is
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+ listed.
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.. seealso ::
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:doc: `../products/pricelist `
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- Default columns include :guilabel: `Quantity `, :guilabel: `Price `, and :guilabel: `Delivery Lead Time `,
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- but other columns like, :guilabel: `Product Variant ` or :guilabel: `Discounts `, can also be enabled.
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+ Default columns include :guilabel: `Quantity `, :guilabel: `Unit Price `, and :guilabel: `Delivery Lead
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+ Time `, but other columns like, :guilabel: `Vendor Product Code ` or :guilabel: `Discount (%) `, can also
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+ be enabled.
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To enable or disable columns, click the :icon: `oi-settings-adjust ` :guilabel: `(additional options) `
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icon on the right side of the header row to reveal a drop-down menu of additional columns that can
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be added (or removed) from the :guilabel: `Purchase ` tab.
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.. note ::
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- Alternatively, prices and delivery lead times for existing products can be added in bulk by
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- going to :menuselection: `Purchase app --> Configuration --> Vendor Pricelists `. Click
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- :guilabel: ` New ` in the top-left corner. In the :guilabel: `Vendor ` section of the pricelist form
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- that appears, add the product information as it pertains to the vendor.
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+ Alternatively, prices and delivery lead times for existing products can be added by going to
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+ :menuselection: `Purchase app --> Configuration --> Vendor Pricelists `. Click :guilabel: ` New ` in
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+ the top-left corner. In the :guilabel: `Vendor ` section of the pricelist form that appears, add
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+ the product information as it pertains to the vendor.
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Order products
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|POs |, and their status. The top of the screen breaks down all |RFQs | in the company, as well as
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individual ones (where the user is the buyer) with a summary of their status.
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- The top-right corner also provides a quick report of the company's recent purchases by total value,
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- lead times, and number of |RFQs | sent.
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+ The top-right corner also provides a report of the company's recent purchases by total value, lead
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+ times, and number of |RFQs | sent.
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Additionally, the dashboard includes buttons for:
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- :guilabel: `Late `: |RFQs | or |POs | where the :guilabel: `Order Deadline ` has passed.
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.. image :: rfq/rfq-dashboard.png
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- :align: center
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:alt: RFQ dashboard with orders and order statuses.
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- In addition to various view options, the :guilabel: `Requests for Quotation ` dashboard provides
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+ In addition to view options, the :guilabel: `Requests for Quotation ` dashboard provides
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:guilabel: `Filters ` and :guilabel: `Group By ` options, accessible via the search bar drop-down menu.
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.. _purchase/manage_deals/create-new-rfq :
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- Create new |RFQ |
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+ Create a new |RFQ |
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To create a new |RFQ |, click the :guilabel: `New ` button on the top-left corner of the
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:guilabel: `Requests for Quotation ` dashboard to reveal a new |PO | form.
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vendor. This comes in handy once products are received, and the |PO | needs to be matched to the
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delivery order.
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- The :guilabel: `Blanket Order ` field refers to long-term purchase agreements on recurring orders with
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- set pricing. To view and configure blanket orders, head to :menuselection: `Purchase app --> Orders
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- --> Purchase agreements `.
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+ With the :doc: `Purchase Agreements feature <blanket_orders >` activated, the :guilabel: `Blanket
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+ Order ` field appears, referring to long-term purchase agreements on recurring orders with set
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+ pricing. To view and configure blanket orders, head to :menuselection: `Purchase app --> Orders -->
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+ Purchase agreements `.
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- The :guilabel: `Currency ` can be changed, if purchasing products from a vendor in another country.
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+ .. important ::
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+ The :guilabel: `Purchase agreements ` view only appears if the :guilabel: `Blanket Order ` setting is
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+ enabled. To do so, navigate to :menuselection: `Purchase app --> Configuration --> Settings `, then
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+ tick the :guilabel: `Blanket Orders ` checkbox.
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Next, configure an :guilabel: `Order Deadline `, which is the date by which the vendor must confirm
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their agreement to supply the products.
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After the :guilabel: `Order Deadline ` is exceeded, the |RFQ | is marked as late, but the products
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can still be ordered.
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- :guilabel: `Expected Arrival ` is automatically calculated based on the :guilabel: `Order Deadline `
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- and vendor lead time. Tick the checkbox for :guilabel: `Ask confirmation ` to ask for signage at
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- delivery .
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+ :guilabel: `Expected Arrival ` is automatically calculated based on the :guilabel: `Order Deadline ` and
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+ vendor lead time. Tick the checkbox for :guilabel: `Ask confirmation ` to ask the vendor to confirm
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+ the shipping date by email .
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With the :doc: `Storage Locations feature
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- <../../inventory/warehouses_storage/inventory_management/use_locations>` activated,
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- the :guilabel: `Deliver to ` field appears, with options for the order shipment.
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+ <../../inventory/warehouses_storage/inventory_management/use_locations>` activated, the
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+ :guilabel: `Deliver to ` field appears, which specifies which warehouse operation (set in the
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+ **Inventory ** app) is used to receive the shipment.
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Select the receiving warehouse address here, or select :guilabel: `Dropship ` to indicate that this
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order is to be shipped directly to the end customer. When :guilabel: `Dropship ` is selected, the
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:guilabel: `Dropship address ` field is enabled. Contact names auto-populate here from the
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**Contacts ** app.
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+ The :guilabel: `Dropship ` options only appear if the :guilabel: `Dropshipping ` setting is enabled
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+ in the **Inventory ** app. To do so, navigate to :menuselection: `Inventory app --> Configuration
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+ --> Settings `, then tick the :guilabel: `Dropshipping ` checkbox.
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+ .. tip ::
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+ To create |RFQs | using different currencies, each currency needs to be enabled in the
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+ **Invoicing ** app settings. See :doc: `../../../sales/sales/products_prices/prices/currencies ` to
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+ learn more.
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In the :guilabel: `Products ` tab, add the products to be ordered. Click :guilabel: `Add a product `,
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and type in the product name, or select the item from the drop-down menu.
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To create a new product and add it, type the new product name in the :guilabel: `Product ` column,
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- select :guilabel: `Create [product name] ` from the resulting drop-down menu, and manually add the
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- unit price. Or , select :guilabel: `Create and edit... ` to be taken to the product form for that new
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- item.
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+ select :guilabel: `Create [product name] ` from the resulting drop-down menu and manually add the unit
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+ price. Alternatively , select :guilabel: `Create and edit... ` to be taken to the product form for that
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+ new item.
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the :guilabel: `Product ` name.
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+ Send the |RFQ |
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Clicking :guilabel: `Send by Email ` reveals a :guilabel: `Compose Email ` pop-up window, with a
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