Bid Header Information Page

Use this page to change the following information in a bid record's header:

Description	Bid Date	Close to Request
Bid Type	Bid Status

You cannot change the header's Year and Bid fields, since these to identify the bid.

Menu Path: Vendor Bidding > Entry & Processing > Bid Information > Bid Catalog Information > search for and select a bid record > click Change Bid Header on the Action Bar

Changing a bid record's header

Select Vendor Bidding > Entry & Processing > Bid Information > Bid Catalog Information to display the Bid Catalog Information page.
In the Search Criteria section, enter criteria identifying the records to list, and then click Find.
Select a bid record, and then click Change Bid Header on the Action Bar.
In the Bid Header Information page, change the desired fields.
Click OK to save the record.

Important
Most fields in a bid header do not need to be changed. However, after you create a Bid List for vendors, you should change the bid's Close to Request field from No to Yes to prevent additional requests from being entered. For the procedure for closing a bid, refer to Generating Bid Lists for Vendors.

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
Bid Description	Brief description of the bid. Character/50
Bid Status	System-defined code indicating whether a bid is still open for adding commodities or has already been used in a Bid List. Select: Open Listed
Bid Date	Date that should appear on the bid.
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.
Close to Request	Indicates whether requests can still be entered against the bid. Select: Yes - to close the bid to further requests. No - to leave the bid open for adding requests. When you set up a bid, you must leave this field at its No default to allow requests to be entered. After Bid Lists are generated for distribution to vendors, the field should be changed to Yes to prevent any additional requests.