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Quotations
General Information
This screen enables you to save a new
order as a quotation or turn a existing quotation into an actual
order. This screen is accessed from the Order Edits menu on the
order tool bar and/or the button on the tool bar.
How to Use the Screen
To Save a New Order as a Quotation
Orders that are saved as quotations do
not effect inventory quantities. Quotations can be looked up using
the Order Number, and in addition, a special "Quotation" status can
be used in the Order Status report to make a list of
quotations for inquiry purposes.
To save an order as a quotation, the
order cannot have any payments applied against it nor can it have
any shipped items on it. Any/all information normally associated
with an order can be entered in the quotation, including the items,
shipping method, payment method, etc.
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Because the order is new, the radio
button at the top of the screen defaults to SAVE ORDER AS
QUOTATION. Make sure that this radio button is selected.
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If you want to print a copy of the
quotation upon leaving this screen, check the box for PRINT A COPY
OF QUOTATION. The quote is printed to whatever printer you have set
for invoices in Maintain Global Parameters -
Printers.
Note: As an alternative to printing
copies of quotations as in Step 2 above, you can also use the key
word %%QUOTE in a customer notice to list the entire contents of a
customer's quotation. This notice can be selected and sent using
the option on the order tool bar.
See Customer Notices Maintenance.
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Optionally, enter a QUOTATION
EXPIRATION DATE. This date is only for your information, but M.O.M.
advises you that the expiration date has passed if you change an
expired quotation into an order.
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Press the OK button when you are done
to return to the Customer Information screen. If you have selected
to print a copy of the quotation, it is printed when you press the
OK button. If you review the order, the general status is changed
to "Quotation" and the status code for all items in the quotation
is displayed as QO.
To Change a Quotation Into an Order
Once a quotation has been created, it
can be changed into an order at any time.
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Select the TURN QUOTATION INTO AN ORDER
radio button.
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If you want to preserve the stock item level special
pricing or order promotions,
leave the
KEEP ORIGINAL QUOTED PRICES check box
selected.
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Press the OK button to return to the
order review screen to enter payment information, shipping method,
etc. for the order.
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