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