PowerSchool ERP Purchasing

Bid Status Report

Use this option to track the status of bids after entering the prices submitted by vendors. You can select records by year, bid number, item type, and location code. In addition, you can sort the report in six different ways.

Alternate bids are included in the Bid Status report. If an item is identified as an alternate, its pricing appears in the Alt. Price column.

Menu Path:  Vendor Bidding > Reports > Vendor Bidding Reports > Bid Status Report

Generating the Bid Status report

  1. Select Vendor Bidding > Reports > Vendor Bidding Reports > Bid Status Report to display the Bid Status Report page.

  2. In the Report Criteria section, enter criteria identifying the bids to include.

  3. Click OK.

  4. In the Print window, specify how to generate the report, and then click OK.

Fields

Field

Description

Year

Year identifying the bid, in combination with the bid number.

Bid

Number identifying the bid, in combination with the year. You may use the following to include multiple bids:

  • Less Than (<) - accesses all bids with bid numbers less than the number indicated, for example, <1000.

  • Greater Than (>) - accesses all bids with bid numbers greater than the number indicated, for example, >1000.

  • From-To ( : ) - accesses all bids in a range of bid numbers, for example 1000:1500.

  • Pipe (|) - accesses multiple bids when inserted between bid numbers, for example,1221|1225|1230.

  • Blank - includes all bids that match your other criteria.

Items

Determines the type of bid items to include in the report.

Select:

A - Awarded Items Only
P - Converted Items Only
O - Open Items Only

To specify two items, insert the pipe symbol between codes, for example,A|P. To include all bid item types, leave the field blank.

Location

Code identifying the requester's location, as defined in Security's Location Codes table. To select multiple locations, insert the pipe symbol between codes, for example,110|140|220 .

Sort Order

Determines the order of the bids included in the report.

Select:

Option

Default File Name

Bid/Commodity Code/Vendor Number

bidstatc.rpt

Bid/Commodity Name/Vendor Number

bidstata.rpt

Location/Bid/Commodity Code

bidstatl.rpt

Location/Bid/Commodity Name

bidstatl.rpt

Vendor Number/Bid/Commodity Code

bidstatv.rpt

Vendor Number/Bid/Commodity Name

bidstatv.rpt