Linking Commodities to Bids
Use the Link Commodity item on the Bid Catalog Information page's Action Bar to select commodities from the Commodity Codes table and link them to a bid. The Link Commodity item displays the Add Bid Catalog Item page, which provides two fields for adding the commodity: Commodity and Price.
Menu Path: Vendor Bidding > Entry & Processing > Bid Information > Bid Catalog Information > search for and select a bid > click Link Commodity on the Action Bar
Linking commodities to a bid
- 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 bids to list, and then click Find.
- Select a bid, and then click OK.
- If commodities have already been added to the bid, they will display in the section at the bottom of the page as soon as you select the bid.
- When you click OK the page's Action Bar will display the following items: + Class, Link Commodity, + Commodity, and Full Commodity Description.
- Click on the Action Bar's Link Commodity to display the Add Bid Catalog Item page.
- In the Commodity field, select a commodity.
- In the Price field, enter a price.
- In the Continuous checkbox, leave the box selected if you want to add another commodity, or clear the box if this is the last commodity being added.
- Click OK to save the commodity to the current bid.
- If you left the Continuous checkbox selected, repeat Steps 5-8 to link another commodity to the bid.
Otherwise, you return to the Bid Information Catalog page.
Fields
All fields in the Add Bid Catalog Item page are display only, except the following:
Field | Description |
|---|---|
Commodity | Select a code from the Commodity Codes table to link the commodity to the bid. If the table does not include the commodity you want, use the Action Bar's + Commodity item to add the commodity to the table and link it to the bid. For details, refer to Adding New Commodities. |
Price | Enter the price that applies to the measurement indicated in the Measure field. This price will be used in bids to determine the extended price (Extended Price = Quantity x Unit Price). If needed, the price entered can be changed later in the Update Bid Catalog Item page. For details, refer to Updating Commodity Prices. |