| # RFQs - additional processes A number of processes do not always occur in the RFQ procedure, but can be used depending on specific situations. These are the following processes: Printing RFQ reminders Project pegging Specifying supplier stage payments Subcontracted service items on RFQs Printing letters for unsuccessful bidders Viewing, printing, and deleting RFQ history Printing RFQ reminders If no response is received from a bidder before the response date, you can send the bidder a reminder, which you can print in the Print RFQ Reminders (tdpur1402m000) session. Note that to print a reminder in the Print RFQ Reminders (tdpur1402m000) session, the Reminder Status must be Remind in the RFQ Bidders (tdpur1505m000) session. Project pegging Project pegging in Procurement includes the pegging of project costs for purchase requisitions, requests for quotation, and purchase orders. If the item on the requisition, request for quotation or purchase order requires a peg, a peg distribution must be linked to these purchase objects. In a peg distribution, the required quantity of the parent business object is distributed across distribution lines for combinations of project/budget, project element and/or project activity. For example, if a distribution is used to peg the ordered quantity on a purchase order line, the goods are purchased for and the costs are booked to these projects, elements, and activities. Specifying supplier stage payments Supplier stage payments enable customers to pay suppliers before or after the ordered goods are actually received for a purchase order. The payments are spread over a period of time and the amounts must be paid to the supplier on specific dates. The purchase order item's invoice flow is separated from its goods flow. Supplier stage payments can be useful for items with characteristics such as long lead, high value, much engineering, and a fixed price. The stage payments can include the dates and events for which the supplier must complete specific tasks before receipt of any goods, such as providing design documents or test results. On the RFQ response, you can specify the stage payment lines in the Supplier Stage Payments (tdpur5120m000) session, which can be copied to the purchase order line during conversion. Subcontracted service items on RFQs In case of operation subcontracting, requests for quotation (RFQs) can include subcontracted service items. These RFQs can be manually specified or can be generated from a purchase requisition with a linked routing operation or production order. Printing letters for unsuccessful bidders You can use the Print Letter for Unsuccessful Bidders (tdpur1410m000) session to communicate to bidders that their RFQ response is not accepted. Note You can print letters for bidders only if the Thank You for Bidding Letter check box is selected in the Request for Quotation - Buy-from BP's (tdpur1505m000) session. Viewing, printing, and deleting RFQ history If the Log RFQ History check box is selected in the Request for Quotation Parameters (tdpur0100m100) session, you can review RFQ history information in sessions such as the following: Purchase Request for Quotation History (tdpur1550m000) Request for Quotation Lines History (tdpur1551m000) Request for Quotation - Buy-from BP History (tdpur1555m000) Buy-from BP - Quotation History (tdpur1556m000) Overview of RFQ History (tdpur1850m000) You can print RFQ history in the Print RFQ History (tdpur1450m000) session. If historical information is no longer needed, you can use the Delete Purchase Request for Quotation History (tdpur1204m000) session to delete the historical data. Related topics Project pegging in Procurement Supplier stage payments Subcontracted service items in Procurement Request for quotation procedure Overview of RFQ handling |