A quote moves through six stages from creation to outcome. The table maps each stage to the page where you do the work and the status the quote shows.
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Stage |
What happens |
Status |
See |
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Start |
You create the quote from a customer's request for quotation or from nothing, and choose the customer and the quote template. |
Draft |
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Extract |
If you uploaded a request, Vertibid reads it and extracts the line items. |
Draft |
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Match |
The line items are matched against your product catalog. The Material match column reads Matching, then Ready for review. |
Draft |
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Build and price |
You review the matches, add or change lines, and price them from your manufacturer price lists. |
Draft |
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Issue |
You download the quotation PDF or send it. |
Sent |
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Outcome |
You record the customer's answer. |
Accepted, Declined or Expired; can be Archived |
To revise a quote after issuing it, create a new version; see C1.1 Quote versions.
A distributor emails an RFQ on Monday. You start a quote from it; by the time it opens, its lines are extracted and matching. You approve the matches and price the lines on Tuesday, send the quotation on Wednesday, and mark it Accepted when the order arrives.