E-mail Request for Order Quotation
Explanation
This activity is used to e-mail a request for order quotation to your supplier(s).
The request will be attached to the e-mail as a Portable Document Format (PDF)
file.
Prerequisites
This activity has the following prerequisites.
- IFS/Print Server and IFS/Connect must have been installed.
- Print Server Archiving has to be enabled.
- The PDF_REPORT_CREATED event must be defined and enabled.
- On the Supplier/Address/General Address Info
tab, in the Comm. Method area, the communication method should
be set to E-mail and the receiver's e-mail address must be specified
in the Value field for the respective supplier name.
The same supplier name should be given in the Supplier Contact field
of the Supplier/Address/Purchase Address Info
tab.
- The request for order quotation should be in Released status.
System Effects
The request for order quotation is e-mailed to the specified supplier using
IFS/Connect and the rules specified for the event PDF_REPORT_CREATED.
If the the option B2B Supplier is selected in
Supplier/General tab, the revision of the
request for order quotation will be published and visible to the supplier in
the B2B solution