Add New Bid Page
Use this page to create new bids. Only five fields need to be completed to add a bid: Year, Bid, Description, Bid Type, and Bid Date.
After you set up a bid, you can assign commodities to the bid using the Action Bar's + Class, Link Commodity, and + Commodity items. For details, refer to the following sections:
Menu Path: Vendor Bidding > Entry & Processing > Bid Information > Bid Catalog Information > click Add New
Following is the procedure for adding bid records. For the procedures for adding commodities to a bid, refer to the sections listed above.
Adding a bid
Select Vendor Bidding > Entry & Processing > Bid Information > Bid Catalog Information to display the Bid Catalog Information page.
Click Add New to display the Add New Bid page.
Complete the page's fields.
If you are adding more than one bid, leave the Continuous checkbox selected.
If you are only adding one bid, clear the Continuous checkbox.
Click OK to save the record.
If the Continuous checkbox is selected, you return to the Year field. Repeat Steps 3-4 for each additional record. When you save the last record, click Back.
Otherwise, the page closes, and you return to the Bid Catalog Information page.
Fields
Field | Description |
|---|---|
Year | Year identifying the bid, in combination with the bid number. |
Bid | Number identifying the bid, in combination with the year. Character/8 |
Description | Brief description of the bid. Character/50 |
Bid Type | User-defined code identifying the type of bid, such as RFB (for request for bid) or RFP (for request for proposal). These codes are defined in Vendor Bidding’s Bid Type table. |
Bid Date | Date that should appear on the bid. |