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<Session ID="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur1220m000" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Generate Requests for Quotation (tdpur1220m000)</Title>
   </Header>
   <HelpTopic>
      <AimSection>
         <Paragraph>Use this session to generate <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#RequesForQuo_td" role="glossary">request for quotations</Link> (RFQs) for a range of items and/or item groups.</Paragraph>
      </AimSection>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>If you select the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur1220m000#copy.from.asl" role="manual">Based on Approved Supplier List</GUIRef> check box, ERP Enterprise retrieves the buy-from business partners who
		  are approved for the specific item in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0110m000" role="session">Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
      </Note>
      <RelatedTopics>
         <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000092" role="manual">Request for quotation procedure</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/basictasks/000006" role="manual">To use From and To fields</Link>
         </RelTopic>
      </RelatedTopics>
   </HelpTopic>
   <Fields>
      <FieldHelp ID="rfq.cset">
         <Header>
            <Title>Criteria Set</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Select the <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000224" role="glossary">RFQ criteria set</Link> that you want to link to the generated RFQs.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="rfq.date">
         <Header>
            <Title>RFQ Date</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The date on which the request-for-quotation is entered into the
		system.</FuncDesc>
         <DefaultValue>
            <SectionTitle>Default value</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>The default RFQ date is the system date.</Paragraph>
         </DefaultValue>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="form.del.date">
         <Header>
            <Title>Receipt Date</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The date the items for which you sent a request for quotation,
		  are scheduled to be delivered. The items are scheduled to be delivered when the
		  buy-from business partner submits a quotation that is accepted by your company.</FuncDesc>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>When you copy the RFQ in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur1202m000" role="session">Convert Quotations to Contracts/Orders/Price Books (tdpur1202m000)</GUIRef> session, the delivery
			 date is copied to a purchase order, purchase contract, or price book. The
			 delivery date is copied after you accepted the buy-from business partner's
			 quotation.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="f.cprj" OtherIDs="f.cprj.desc">
         <Header>
            <Title>Project</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>An endeavor with a specific objective to be met within the
		prescribed time and financial limitation, and that has been assigned for
		definition or execution.</FuncDesc>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>If the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd0101s000#tcibd001.ppeg" role="formfield">Mandatory Project Peg</Link> check box is selected for an item
			 in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd0501m000" role="session">Items - General (tcibd0501m000)</GUIRef> session, RFQ lines must have a linked <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000600" role="glossary">peg</Link> distribution. To create a peg distribution for new RFQ lines, specify a value
			 in this field.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
         <RelatedTopics>
            <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000035" role="manual">Project pegging in Sales and Procurement</Link>
            </RelTopic>
         </RelatedTopics>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="f.cspa" OtherIDs="f.cspa.desc">
         <Header>
            <Title>Element</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The smallest part of an element structure. An element is used
		to define the (structure of the) work of the project, so that you can carry it
		out.</FuncDesc>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>If the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd0101s000#tcibd001.ppeg" role="formfield">Mandatory Project Peg</Link> check box is selected for an item
			 in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd0501m000" role="session">Items - General (tcibd0501m000)</GUIRef> session, RFQ lines must have a linked <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000600" role="glossary">peg</Link> distribution. To create a peg distribution for new RFQ lines, specify a value
			 in this field.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
         <RelatedTopics>
            <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000035" role="manual">Project pegging in Sales and Procurement</Link>
            </RelTopic>
         </RelatedTopics>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="f.cact" OtherIDs="f.cact.desc">
         <Header>
            <Title>Activity</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The smallest part of the activity structure used for a
		time-scaled budget. An entity that is used to represent a part of a project in
		an activity structure.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <List>
               <ListIntro>ERP Enterprise distinguishes these activity types:</ListIntro>
               <ListItem>
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/domains/pdm.tact#wbsel" role="option">WBS Element</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem>
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/domains/pdm.tact#cosac" role="option">Project Cost Account</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem>
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/domains/pdm.tact#worpa" role="option">Work Package</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem>
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/domains/pdm.tact#plapa" role="option">Planning Package</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
               <ListItem>
                  <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tp/domains/pdm.tact#milst" role="option">Milestone</GUIRef>
               </ListItem>
            </List>
         </SimpleSection>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>If the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd0101s000#tcibd001.ppeg" role="formfield">Mandatory Project Peg</Link> check box is selected for an item
			 in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ibd/tcibd0501m000" role="session">Items - General (tcibd0501m000)</GUIRef> session, RFQ lines must have a linked <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000600" role="glossary">peg</Link> distribution. To create a peg distribution for new RFQ lines, specify a value
			 in this field.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
         <RelatedTopics>
            <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000035" role="manual">Project pegging in Sales and Procurement</Link>
            </RelTopic>
         </RelatedTopics>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="copy.from.asl">
         <Header>
            <Title>Based on Approved Supplier List</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, RFQs are generated for
		  buy-from business partners who are approved for the specific item.</FuncDesc>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>You can approve buy-from business partners for a specific
			 item in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/ipu/tdipu0110m000" role="session">Items - Purchase Business Partner (tdipu0110m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="cofcyn">
         <Header>
            <Title>Fill Purchase Office in RFQ</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, a <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#PurchaOffice_tc" role="glossary">purchase office</Link> is defaulted to the generated RFQs.</FuncDesc>
         <RelatedTopics>
            <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
            <RelTopic>
               <Link href="/baanerp/td/onlinemanual/000375" role="manual">Default purchase office</Link>
            </RelTopic>
         </RelatedTopics>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="rfq.seri">
         <Header>
            <Title>RFQ Series</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Select the request for quotation (RFQ) series for which you
		  want to generate the RFQs.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="max.numb.item">
         <Header>
            <Title>Maximum Number of Items</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The maximum number of items in the given range for which you
		  want to generate a <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000239" role="glossary">request for quotation (RFQ)</Link>.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>If the maximum number of items is exceeded, a new RFQ is
			 created.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="max.numb.otbp">
         <Header>
            <Title>Maximum Number of Bidders</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The maximum number of <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#BuyfroBusine_tc" role="glossary">buy-from business partners</Link> that you want to link to the request for quotation (RFQ).</FuncDesc>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <List>
               <ListItem>If you enter a range of business partners and the maximum
				number of buy-from business partners is exceeded, the RFQ is only linked to the
				number of buy-from business partners that you specify in this field.</ListItem>
               <ListItem>If you select buy-from business partners from an <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000084" role="glossary">approved source list</Link>, the maximum number of business
				partners is linked to the item. Therefore, if you link a number of buy-from
				business partners to an RFQ, the maximum number of business partners will not
				necessarily match the value in this field. This is because each item can have a
				different number of approved suppliers and the maximum number of buy-from
				business partners is limited by the item and not by the RFQ. Each line on an
				RFQ can therefore have a different maximum number of suppliers.</ListItem>
            </List>
         </Note>
      </FieldHelp>
   </Fields>
   <FormCommands>
      <CommandHelp ID="define.specific.bps">
         <Header>
            <Title>Define Specific BPs</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Starts the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur1821s000" role="session">Enter Specific Business Partners (tdpur1821s000)</GUIRef> session in which you can enter up to
		  10 buy-from business partner for which you want to generate RFQs.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>Use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/td/pur/tdpur1821s000" role="session">Enter Specific Business Partners (tdpur1821s000)</GUIRef> session if the buy-from business
			 partner numbers that you want to link to the RFQ do not form a successive
			 range.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </CommandHelp>
      <CommandHelp ID="reset.specific.selection">
         <Header>
            <Title>Reset Selection</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Deletes the selection you entered. You can make a new
		  selection.</FuncDesc>
      </CommandHelp>
   </FormCommands>
</Session>