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<Session ID="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur1110m000" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Compare Quotations (tdpur1110m000)</Title>
   </Header>
   <HelpTopic>
      <AimSection>
         <Paragraph>Use this session to compare the quotations
		  that are returned on the request for quotation (RFQ).</Paragraph>
      </AimSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <List>
               <ListIntro>In this session you must first select the RFQ lines that
				you want to compare. After selecting the lines, from the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#specific" role="glossary">appropriate</Link> menu, you can
				start one of the following sessions:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem> 
                  <Link href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur1805m000" role="session">Quotation - Bidder Ranking Based on Total Amount (tdpur1805m000)</Link>: in this session the total amounts per
				buy-from business partner are displayed.</ListItem>
               <ListItem> 
                  <Link href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur1806m000" role="session">Quotation - Bidder Ranking Based on Criteria Set (tdpur1806m000)</Link>: in this session the prices and scoring
				values are displayed by RFQ and buy-from business partner.</ListItem>
            </List>
         </Note>
         <Paragraph>You must enter the received quotations in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur1506m000" role="session">RFQ - Quotations (tdpur1506m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
      </GeneralSection>
      <RelatedTopics>
         <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000092" role="manual">Request for quotation procedure</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000070" role="manual">Calculating total scoring values per criterion</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000071" role="manual">Ranking quotations</Link>
         </RelTopic>
      </RelatedTopics>
   </HelpTopic>
   <Fields>
      <FieldHelp ID="tdpur101.qono">
         <Header>
            <Title>Request for Quotation</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The number of the <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#RequesForQuo_td" role="glossary">request for quotation (RFQ)</Link> of which you want to compare the returned quotations.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tdpur101.pono">
         <Header>
            <Title>Position</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The position number of the <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000239" role="glossary">request for quotation (RFQ)</Link> line on which the buy-from business partner returned a
		  quotation.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tdpur101.srnb">
         <Header>
            <Title>Alternative</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000239" role="glossary">request for quotation (RFQ</Link>) line's sequence number, which you must define manually.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>If an RFQ-line contains an item that can be an alternative
			 for the preferred item and for which you send a request for quotation (RFQ) at
			 the same time, the sequence number has a number greater than zero.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
         <SimpleSection>
            <SectionTitle>Example</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>The sequence numbers defined in the current field,
			 represent the RFQ lines in the most suitable alternative sequence. So, sequence
			 number one represents the first preferable item that can be an alternative for
			 the originally preferred item, sequence number two represents the second item
			 that can be an alternative, and so on.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>You can enter multiple alternative items on a request for
			 quotation, in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur1502m000" role="session">Request for Quotation Lines (tdpur1502m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tdpur101.item">
         <Header>
            <Title>Item</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>In ERP Enterprise,
		the raw materials, subassemblies, finished products, and tools that can be
		purchased, stored, manufactured, sold, and so on.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>An item can also represent a set of items handled as one kit,
		  or exist in multiple product variants.</Paragraph>
            <List>
               <ListIntro>You can also define nonphysical items, which are not held
			 in inventory but can be used to post costs or to invoice services to customers.
			 The following are examples of nonphysical items:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem>Cost items (for example, electricity)</ListItem>
               <ListItem>Service items</ListItem>
               <ListItem>Subcontracting services</ListItem>
               <ListItem>List items (menus/options)</ListItem>
            </List>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
   </Fields>
   <FormCommands>
      <CommandHelp ID="select.all.lines">
         <Header>
            <Title>Select All Lines</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Selects all the request for quotation lines.</FuncDesc>
      </CommandHelp>
      <CommandHelp ID="exec.user.2">
         <Header>
            <Title>Open Comparison Based on Criteria Set</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Starts the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur1806m000" role="session">Quotation - Bidder Ranking Based on Criteria Set (tdpur1806m000)</GUIRef> session.</FuncDesc>
      </CommandHelp>
      <CommandHelp ID="exec.user.1">
         <Header>
            <Title>Open Comparison Based on Total Amount</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Starts the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur1805m000" role="session">Quotation - Bidder Ranking Based on Total Amount (tdpur1805m000)</GUIRef> session.</FuncDesc>
      </CommandHelp>
   </FormCommands>
</Session>