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Respond to RFQ request

1. From the Sales menu, click RFQs. This displays a list of RFQ requests.

If you do not see this menu, then the logon ID does not have the appropriate authority to perform this task. Contact the site administrator.

2. Select the check box next to the RFQ request that to respond to.

3. Click Respond. The General form displays.

4. Or, to determine whether any previous responses to this request exist before you create a new one, click Responses. The RFQ Response page displays any existing responses for the selected request.

5. Click New to create a new response. The General form displays.

6. Type the name for the response into the Name field.

To avoid the possibility of duplicating an existing response name and the associated error message, the response name must be unique within the e-commerce site. For example, you could use a combination of unique personal information, date, time, and sequence number to create the name.

7. Type any remarks you wish to make into the Remarks text box.

8. Select the fulfillment center to be used from the list.

9. Determine whether all products must be accepted when the response is accepted by selecting yes or no. Details for performing the following actions are provided in the tasks listed in the Related Tasks section below.

10. Click Next to display the Attachments page.

11. After making any necessary responses to the attachments, click Next to display the Terms and Conditions page.

12. After making any necessary responses to the terms and conditions, click Next to display the Products page.

13. After making any necessary responses to the product price, quantity, units, specifications, or comments, click OK.

When making a response, you also have the option to substitute a product. See "Substituting a product in an RFQ response" in the WebSphere Commerce online help.

14. When all product-related responses have been made, click Finish to transmit the response to the buyer.

It will be submitted directly to the buyer if approval has not been enabled. If approval has been enabled, the response will be submitted to the approver for review.

You may also modify, retract, or cancel the response at this time.


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