MANAGE VENDOR QUOTES BY ITEM

Use this screen to add quote information from multiple vendors for one item. If any quote lines were created (and added to proposal costs) using the Manage Proposal BOM Cost Estimates - Indented or Manage Proposal BOM Cost Estimates - Summarized screens in Costpoint Materials Estimating, they also display on this screen. Similarly, any new quotes that were added on the Apply PO Info to Purchase Requisitions or Apply PO Information to Purchase Requisitions by Line screen display on this screen.

Location

Item

Use this field, or use to select, the item ID for which to create quotes. The description for this item displays in the field adjacent to the Rev field.

Establish items in Costpoint Product Definition.

You can add provisional parts to quote records only using the Manage Vendor Quotes by Vendor screen.

Rev

This field displays the latest revision number of the selected Item. If you are using multiple part revisions, you can enter, or click to select, a different revision number in this field.

Item Type

This field displays the classification code of the selected Item. The possible values are:

Order U/M

This field displays the ordering unit of measure, if the selected Item is a part, or the unit of measure, if it is a good or service.

Commodity

This field displays the commodity code assigned to the selected Item.

Table Window

Use this table window to view all vendor quotes associated with the selected Item.

Vendor Quote

This field displays the number that uniquely identifies this vendor quote throughout Costpoint. This quote number is incremented and automatically assigned only if you selected the Auto-Assign Quotes check box on the Configure Vendor Quotes Settings screen and entered a Last Quote ID. Costpoint increments the Last Quote ID on the RFQ Settings screen by one. You can skip this field when adding a new quote line. When you save the line, Costpoint assigns the next available number.

Vendor

Use this field to enter, or click to select, a valid vendor ID. The vendor must not be flagged as a payroll vendor, and its Approval Code must not be Not Approved. If the vendor has an Approval Code of Pending, Costpoint displays a warning.

Establish vendors using the Manage Vendors screen.

Vendor Name

This field displays the descriptive name of the selected Vendor.

Quote Line

This field displays the system identifier of a line on the quote. It is a sequential number assigned by Costpoint to track the line items of the quote.

Quote U/M

Use this field to enter, or click to select, a valid unit of measure for the selected Item.

Minimum Quantity

Use this field to enter the minimum quantity of the selected Item that the vendor is willing to sell in one order.

Trans Currency

This field displays the transaction currency code that is specified for the quote in the Exchange Rates subtask. All amounts on this screen are in this currency, unless this field is denoted as Func Curr (functional currency).

Default Gross Unit Cost

Use this field to enter the default gross unit cost for the selected Item.

Default Volume Disc

Use this field to enter the default volume discount for the selected Item.

Default Net Unit Cost

This field displays the default net unit cost. You can enter the unit cost calculated from the gross unit cost and volume discount.

Func Curr Default Gross Unit Cost

This field displays the default gross unit cost of the item in functional currency. This field is calculated as Default Gross Unit Cost x Trans to Func rate in the Exchange Rates subtask.

Func Curr Default Net Unit Cost

This field displays the default net unit cost of the item in functional currency. This field is calculated as Default Net Unit Cost x Trans to Func rate in the Exchange Rates subtask.

Ship ID

Use this field to enter the ship ID of the location to which the quoted item is to be delivered.

Manufacturer

Use this field to enter, or click to select, the identification code of the manufacturer assigned to the selected item.  

You can establish manufacturers in the Manage Manufacturers screen in Costpoint Product Definition.

Manufacturer Part

Use this field to enter, or click to select, the manufacturer part number of the selected item.

Mfg Rev

Use this field to enter the manufacturer part revision number of the selected item.

Vend Part

Use this field to enter, or click to select, the vendor part number of the selected item.

Vend Rev

Use this field to enter the revision for the vendor part to be quoted.

The Manufacturer, Manufacturer Part, Mfg Rev, Vend Part, and Vend Rev fields are automatically populated if the part/vendor combination exists in the Manage Alternate Parts screen in Costpoint Product Definition.

Project

Use this field to enter, or click to select, the project ID for this RFQ line. Projects are initially entered in the Project Master menu in Costpoint Project Setup.

Proj Abbrev

Use this field to enter, or click to select, the project abbreviation for this RFQ line.

Line Status

Use this field to enter the status of the quote line. Valid options are:

RFQ

Use this field to enter, or click to select, the RFQ ID to which this quote is in response.

Establish RFQs using the Manage Vendor Quotes by Vendor, Manage Request for Quotes by Item, or Create Request for Quotes for Proposals screen.

RFQ Line

Use this field to enter the RFQ line number to which this quote is in response.

Update Alt Parts

Select this check box to add the manufacturer and vendor part number data to the Alternate Parts table.

Quote Type

Use this field to enter, or click to select, the quote type ID that defines how this quote was received.

Establish quote types on the Manage Vendor Quote Types screen.

Quote Type Desc

This field displays the description of the selected Quote Type.

Quote Status

Use this field to enter the status for this vendor quote. Valid options are:

Quote Date

Use this field to enter, or click to select, the date on which this vendor quote was prepared or received.

Expiration Date

Use this field to enter, or click to select, the last date through which the information in this quote is valid.

Expiration Days

This field displays the number of days the vendor considers this quote valid (from the quote date). Costpoint calculates this as the difference between the Quote Date and the Expiration Date. You can enter a different value in this field.

Vendor Contact First Name

This field displays the first name of the default contact person for the selected Vendor. You can enter a different first name in this field.

Vendor Contact Last name

This field displays the last name of the default contact person for the selected Vendor. You can enter, or click to select, a different last name in this field.

Vendor Contact Phone

This field displays the telephone number of the contact person for the selected Vendor. You can enter a different telephone number in this field.

Vendor Contact Fax

This field displays the facsimile number of the contact person for the selected Vendor. You can enter a different facsimile number in this field.

Buyer

Use this field to enter, or click to select, the buyer that received the quote information.

Establish buyers using the Manage Buyers screen in Costpoint Purchasing.

Enter, or use Lookup to select, the buyer that received the quote information. Establish buyers on the Buyers screen in the Purchasing Controls menu of Costpoint Purchasing.

Terms

Use this field to enter, or click to select, the payment terms that the vendor has offered on this quote.

FOB

Use this field to enter the Free on Board (FOB) point that the vendor has proposed for this quote.

Ship Via

Use this field to enter the shipment method that the vendor has offered on this quote.

Proposal

This field displays the proposal ID assigned to the RFQ, if applicable, on the Manage Request for Quotes by Item and/or Manage Request for Quotes by Vendor screens.

Proposal Line

This field displays the proposal line number for the selected Item if it resides in the referenced proposal.

Requisition

This field displays the requisition ID assigned to the RFQ, if applicable, on the Manage Request for Quotes by Item and/or Manage Request for Quotes by Vendor screens.

Line

This field displays the requisition line number for the selected Item if it resides in the referenced requisition.

Quotes Reqd

This field displays the number of quotes required for the Procurement Type.

Procurement Type

This field displays the description of the procurement type code assigned to the Requisition.

Quote Reqd Date

This field displays the date by which the vendor's response should be received for the RFQ associated with this vendor quote.

Valid Through Date

This field displays the date through which the vendor's quote is valid when responding to the associated RFQ.

Quote Hdr Notes

This field displays miscellaneous information about this vendor quote at header level.

Quote Line Notes

This field displays miscellaneous information about this vendor quote at line level.

Subtasks

Subtask

Definition

Qty Breakpts

Click this link to open the Qty Breakpts subtask and enter quantity and cost information for a quoted item.

Line Charges

Click this link to open the Line Charges subtask and set up additional charges for a vendor quote line.

Exchange Rates

Click this link to open the Exchange Rates subtask and modify the transaction currency exchange rate for the selected quote line if it occurs in a non-functional currency.