| Request for Quotation - Buy-from BP's (tdpur1505m000) |  |
| Use this session to: Manually link buy-from business partners to a request for quotation (RFQ). View, and maintain detailed request for quotation (RFQ) and buy-from business partner data. Note You can link more than one business partner to an RFQ. Related topics Request for quotation procedure
Fields | Description
Request for Quotation | The number of the request for quotation (RFQ).
Status | The request for quotation (RFQ) status indicates the steps of the RFQ procedure that are finished. Note The RFQ status is assigned by ERP LN. Allowed values Possible values
Buy-from Business Partner | The buy-from business partner for whom the request for quotation is intended. Note The following fields in the current session are filled by default if they are defined for the buy-from business partner in the Buy-from Business Partner (tccom4120s000) session: Line of Business Area Order Discount Purchase Price List Buy-from BP Currency Rate Determiner Buy-from Address Buy-from Contact Ship-from Business Partner Invoice-from BP Pay-to BP Delivery Terms
Line of Business | A group of customers, suppliers, or employees that work in the same business sector. Lines of business can be used as selection criteria when generating reports or inquiries of statistical and historical data. Default value If a default value comes up in this field, ERP LN retrieves it from the Line of Business field of the Buy-from Business Partner (tccom4120s000) session.
Area | The geographical area of the buy-from business partner from where the items will arrive.
Return Date | The last date on which the buy-from business partner can submit a quotation on the request-for-quotation. Default value ERP LN retrieves the return date from the Purchase Requests for Quotation (tdpur1501m000) session. Note If the return date has expired, and no quotation is submitted on the request for quotation (RFQ), you can remove the RFQ in the Delete Request for Quotations (tdpur1205m000) session.
Expiry Date | The quotation's expiry date which the buy-from business partner has submitted on your request for quotation. This date is given by the buy-from business partner. Note You can only enter/update an expiry date if the status of the RFQ is Returned. You can also enter/update the expiry date in the Expiry Date for Returned RFQ (tdpur1800s000) session. The expiry date cannot be before the return date.
Returned On | The date the buy-from business partner's quotation is received. Note If the RFQ's status is Returned, you can enter/update the displayed date in the Buy-from BP - Quotations (tdpur1506m000) session.
Order Discount | The discount that is valid for the entire request for quotation (RFQ) that is sent to the buy-from business partner. The order discount is expressed as a percentage of the transaction currency. It is also the currency in which the RFQ is expressed. Note This discount comes on top of the discount offered on each RFQ line.
Purchase Price List | The purchase price list that is valid for the request for quotation (RFQ)/buy-from business partner combination. Note According to the price book that you select in this field, the price fields and the discount fields of the Buy-from BP - Quotations (tdpur1506m000) session are filled by default.
Buy-from BP Currency | The currency in which the buy-from business partner's quotation is expressed.
Exchange Rate Type | A way to group currency exchange rates. You can assign different currency exchange rates to different invoice-to business partners and/or to different types of transactions (purchase, sales, and so on). Related topics To use currency exchange rate types
Rate Determiner | The method to decide which date is used to determine the exchange rates. During the composing process, all amounts in foreign currencies are converted to the home currency, based on the determined exchange rate. Note The options you have depend on a company's currency system, which you can define in the Currency System field of the Companies (tcemm1170m000) session. Allowed values Rate determiner Related topics To handle rate determiners in Purchase
Purchase Rate | The purchase rate is the exchange rate that is used to calculate the business partner's currency into the home currency. Default value ERP LN retrieves the default purchase rate from the Currency Rates (tcmcs0108m000) session. The default purchase rate is based on the value of the Exchange Rate Type field of the Invoice-from Business Partner (tccom4122s000) session. If no exchange rate type is defined in that session, the default purchase rate is based on the value of the Purchase field of the Companies (tcemm1170m000) session.
Rate/Rate Factor | The rate factor that is used to calculate the amounts into the home currency. Default value ERP LN retrieves the default rate factor from the Currency Rates (tcmcs0108m000) session. The default rate factor is based on the value of the Exchange Rate Type field of the Invoice-from Business Partner (tccom4122s000) session. If no exchange rate type is defined in that session, the default rate factor is based on the value of the Purchase field of the Companies (tcemm1170m000) session.
Currency | The currency that is used on the RFQ.
Rate/Rate Factor | The conversion between the home currency and the currency that is used on the RFQ.
Send RFQ | If this check box is selected, the request for quotation (RFQ) must be sent to the selected buy-from business partner. Note This field is defaulted to the Send RFQ check box in the Buy-from BP - Quotations (tdpur1506m000) session. If the check box is cleared in the Buy-from BP - Quotations (tdpur1506m000) session, you cannot print the RFQ in the Print Request for Quotations (tdpur1401m000) session.
Buy-from Address | The address of the buy-from business partner. Default value ERP LN retrieves the default buy-from address from the Buy-from Business Partner (tccom4120s000) session.
Buy-from Contact | The buy-from contact. Default value ERP LN retrieves the default buy-from contact from the Buy-from Business Partner (tccom4120s000) session.
Family Name | The contact's family name.
Ship-from Business Partner | The ship-from business partner who must deliver the items. Default value ERP LN retrieves the default ship-from business partner from the Buy-from Business Partner (tccom4120s000) session. The default ship-from business partner is the ship-from business partner that is linked to the buy-from business partner in the Buy-from Business Partner field. The ship-from business partner that you enter in this field must be related to the buy-from business partner in the Buy-from Business Partner field. Note If this field is filled, the following fields in the current session are filled by default: Ship-from Address Ship-from Contact
Ship-from Address | The address of the ship-from business partner. Default value ERP LN retrieves the default ship-from address from the Ship-from Business Partner (tccom4121s000) session. Note You can only enter a ship-from address if a ship-from business partner is entered in the Ship-from Business Partner field.
Ship-from Contact | The ship-from contact. Default value ERP LN retrieves the default ship-from contact from the Ship-from Business Partner (tccom4121s000) session.
Invoice-from BP | The business partner that sends invoices to your organization. This usually represents a supplier's accounts receivable department. The definition includes the default currency and exchange rate, invoicing method and frequency, information about your organization's credit limit, the terms and method of payment, and the related pay-to business partner. Default value ERP LN retrieves the default invoice-from business partner from the Invoice-from Business Partner (tccom4122s000) session. The default invoice-from business partner is the invoice-from business partner that is linked to the buy-from business partner in the Buy-from Business Partner field. Note The following fields in the Request for Quotation - Buy-from BP's (tdpur1505m000) session are filled by default if the corresponding fields have been defined for the invoice-from business partner in the Invoice-from Business Partner (tccom4122s000) session: Invoice-from Address Invoice-from Contact Pay-to BP Late Payment Surcharge Payment Terms
Invoice-from Address | The address of the invoice-from business partner. Default value ERP LN retrieves the default invoice-from address from the Invoice-from Business Partner (tccom4122s000) session. The default invoice-from address is the invoice-from address that is linked to the invoice-from business partner in the Invoice-from BP field. Note You can only enter an invoice-from address if an invoice-from business partner is entered in the Invoice-from BP field.
Invoice-from Contact | The invoice-from contact. Default value ERP LN retrieves the default invoice-from contact from the Invoice-from Business Partner (tccom4122s000) session.
Pay-to BP | The business partner to which you pay invoices. This usually represents a supplier's accounts receivable department. The definition includes the default currency and exchange rate, the supplier's bank relation, the number of days within which you must pay the invoices, and if the business partner uses a factoring company. Default value ERP LN retrieves the default pay-to business partner from the Invoice-from Business Partner (tccom4122s000) session. The default pay-to business partner is the pay-to business partner that is linked to the invoice-from business partner, as defined in the Invoice-from BP field. Note The following fields in the Request for Quotation - Buy-from BP's (tdpur1505m000) session are filled by default if the corresponding fields are defined for the pay-to business partner in the Pay-to Business Partner (tccom4124s000) session: Pay-to Address. Pay-to Contact.
Pay-to Address | The address of the pay-to business partner. Default value ERP LN retrieves the default pay-to address from the Pay-to Business Partner (tccom4124s000) session. The default pay-to address is the pay-to address that is linked to the pay-to business partner in the Pay-to BP field. Note You can only enter a pay-to address if a pay-to business partner is entered in the Pay-to BP field.
Pay-to Contact | The pay-to contact. Default value ERP LN retrieves the default pay-to contact from the Pay-to Business Partner (tccom4124s000) session.
Carrier/LSP | An organization that provides transport services. You can link a default carrier to both ship-to and ship-from business partners. In addition, you can print sales and purchase orders on a packing list, sorted by carrier. For ordering and invoicing, you must define a carrier as a business partner.
Delivery Terms | The agreements with the business partner, concerning the way the goods are delivered. Relevant information is printed on various order documents. Default value If a default value comes up in this field, ERP LN retrieves it from the Buy-from Business Partner (tccom4120s000) session. The default delivery terms are the delivery terms that are linked to the buy-from business partner entered in the Buy-from Business Partner field of the current session. Note You can only enter delivery terms if this field is empty. If this field is filled, you cannot change the delivery terms. Related topics Delivery terms
Point of Title Passage | The point at which the legal ownership changes. At this point, the risk passes from the seller to the buyer. Related topics Delivery terms
Payment Terms | Agreements about the way in which invoices are paid. The payment terms include: The period within which invoices must be paid. The discount granted if an invoice is paid within a given period The payment terms allow you to calculate: The date on which the payment is due The date on which the discount periods expire The discount amount Default value If a default value comes up in this field, ERP LN retrieves it from the Invoice-from Business Partner (tccom4122s000) session. The default payment terms are the payment terms that are linked to the invoice-from business partner entered in the Invoice-from BP field of the current session. Note You can only enter payment terms if this field is empty. If this field is filled, you cannot change the payment terms.
Late Payment Surcharge | The percentage that is charged over the goods amount or over rendered services that the recipient of the invoice must pay if the bill is not paid within a specified period.
Tax Classification | An attribute of order headers and order lines that you can use to define tax exceptions for the transaction. ERP LN retrieves the default tax classification from the invoice-from and invoice-to business partners. For example, you can use the tax classification to indicate: That payments to an invoice-from business partner are subject to withholding tax and social contributions To group business partners that have the same tax aspects for your company, for example, subcontractors, or agents That the tax must be paid in a country other than the sales office or service office's home country Default value This field is defaulted from the Business Partner Tax Classification field of the Invoice-from Business Partner (tccom4122s000) session. Related topics To model tax exceptions
Suppliers Quotations | The buy-from business partner's quotation number, which is submitted in answer to your RFQ.
Invoice External BP | If this check box is selected, freight costs are invoiced to the invoice-to business partner. Related topics Integration Freight Invoicing and Purchase Invoicing
Invoice Freight Costs Based On | A company can invoice freight rates to the invoice-to business partner, based on Freight Costs, Client Rates, and Freight Costs (Update Allowed). Related topics Integration Freight Invoicing and Purchase Invoicing
Reminder Status | Define the action that must be taken if a buy-from business partner does not respond to your request for quotation (RFQ). Note If the Reminder Status field has the Remind status: You can print reminders in the Print Request for Quotations (tdpur1401m000) session. You cannot delete the RFQ in the Request for Quotation - Buy-from BP's (tdpur1505m000) session.
Thank You for Bidding Letter | If this check box is selected, and the RFQ that is linked to the business partner is rejected, a thank-you-for-bidding letter can be printed in the Print Letter for Unsuccessful Bidders (tdpur1410m000) session.
Text | If this check box is selected, a text is present.
Commands | Description
Link Buy-from BPs to RFQ | Starts the Link Buy-from BPs to RFQ (tdpur1221m000) session.
Compare Quotations | Starts the Compare Quotations (tdpur1110m000) session.
Tax Numbers by Business Partner | Starts the Tax Numbers by Business Partner (tctax4100m000) session.
Open RFQ-BP | Only displays the RFQs with the Created, Printed, Modified, and Returned status.
All RFQ-BP | Displays all RFQs.