Sales Quotes

Form ID: (CR304500)

On this form, you can specify the details of a new sales quote. Also, you can use the form to view or edit the details of an existing sales quote. For more information about sales quotes, see Opportunity Management: Sales Quotes.

This form is available only if the Sales Quotes feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Form Toolbar

The form toolbar includes standard buttons and form-specific buttons and commands. For the list of standard buttons, see Form Toolbar and More Menu. The form-specific commands can be shown as buttons on the form toolbar, as commands on the More menu, or in both places. These commands are listed in the following table in alphabetical order.

Command Description
Approve

Approves the quote (that is, changes its status to Approved); it can then be printed or sent to the customer.

This command is available if the quote has the Pending Approval status.

This command appears on the More menu only if a quote approval map is specified on the General tab of the Customer Management Preferences (CR101000) form and the following features are enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form:

  • Approval Workflow
  • Sales Quotes

If you are specified as an approver in the approval map for sales quotes on the form Approval Maps (EP205015) form, a reason for rejection is required or optional, and you click this command, the system opens the Enter Reason dialog box, in which you specify a reason to complete the quote approval. For more information, see Managing Assignment and Approval Maps.

Convert to Invoice

Opens the Create Invoice dialog box, in which you can specify the basic settings the system will use to create a new invoice based on the quote.

This command is available for a quote with the Draft, Prepared, Sent, or Approved status.

If you save the invoice that the system opens on the Invoices and Memos (AR301000) form, the status of the primary quote will be changed to Converted.

Convert to Order

Opens the Create Sales Order dialog box, in which you can specify the basic settings the system will use to do the following:

  • Create a new customer if the selected business account has the Business Account type
  • Create a new sales order based on the quote

If your user account does not have the appropriate access rights to create a customer, when you click this command, an error is displayed indicating that you do not have access rights to create a customer and should contact a system administrator.

If you save the sales order that the system opens on the Sales Orders (SO301000) form, the status of the primary quote will be changed to Converted.

This command is available for a quote with the Draft, Prepared, Sent, or Approved status.

Copy Quote Opens the Copy Quote dialog box so that you can enter the needed settings and then create a quote whose settings will be copied from the currently selected quote.
Create Email Opens the Email Activity (CR306015) form in a pop-up window. On this form, you can create an activity of the Email type that is associated with this quote.
Create Phone Call Opens the Activity (CR306020) form in a pop-up window. On this form, you can create an activity of the Phone Call type that is associated with this quote.
Create Task Opens the Task (CR306010) form in a pop-up window. On this form, you can create a task that is associated with this quote.
Edit

Changes the status of the quote to Draft.

This command appears on the More menu if the status of the associated opportunity is New or Open and the quote has one of the following statuses: Prepared, Pending Approval, Approved, Rejected, Declined, Sent, or Accepted.

Mark as Accepted

Changes the status of the quote to Accepted.

This command appears on the More menu if the quote has the Prepared, Approved, or Sent status.

This command is available if the quote has the Prepared, Approved, Sent, Declined, or Converted status.

Mark as Converted

Changes the status of the quote to Converted in either of the following cases:

  • You have manually changed the status of the of the quote to Converted.
  • You have converted the quote to a sales order or invoice.

This command appears on the More menu if the quote has the Prepared, Approved, Sent, Accepted, or Declined status.

This command is available if the quote has the Prepared, Approved, Sent, or Accepted status.

Mark as Declined

Changes the status of the primary quote to Declined.

This command appears on the More menu if the quote has the Prepared, Approved, Sent, Accepted, or Converted status.

This command is available if the quote has the Prepared, Approved, Sent, or Accepted status.

Print Quote

Opens the Sales Quote (CR604500) report with a print-friendly version of the selected quote.

This command is available if the quote has the Prepared, Approved, Sent, Accepted, Converted, or Declined status.

Reassign

Opens the Reassign Approval dialog box, in which you can specify a new approver to reassign the selected record to this approver if the reassignment of approvals is allowed in the related rule of the approval map on the Approval Maps (EP205015) form.

This command appears only if a quote approval map is specified on the General tab of the Customer Management Preferences form and the following features are enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form:

  • Approval Workflow
  • Sales Quotes
Recalculate Prices

Opens the Recalculate Prices dialog box so that you can update prices and discounts for the quote.

This command is available if the quote has the Draft, Approved, Sent, or Accepted status.

Reject

Rejects the quote; an employee can then edit the quote and submit it for approval again. When you click this command, the system changes the status of the quote to Rejected.

This command is available for a quote with the Pending Approval status.

This command appears on the More menu only if a quote approval map is specified on the General tab of the Customer Management Preferences form and the following features are enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form:

  • Approval Workflow
  • Sales Quotes

If you are specified as an approver in the approval map for sales quotes on the Approval Maps form, a reason for rejection is required or optional, and you click this command, the system opens the Enter Reason dialog box, in which you specify a reason to complete the quote rejection. For more information, see Managing Assignment and Approval Maps.

Request Approval

Changes the status of the primary quote to Prepared or to Pending Approval (if an approval workflow for sales quotes has been configured).

This command appears on the More menu only if a quote approval map is specified on the General tab of the Customer Management Preferences form and the following features are enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form:

  • Approval Workflow
  • Sales Quotes

This command is available only if the quote has the Draft status, and the status of the associated opportunity is New or Open.

Send

Creates an email activity to which a print-friendly version of the selected quote is attached, sends the email to the customer, and changes the status of the quote to Sent.

This command is available if the quote has the Prepared, Approved, or Sent status, as well as if the quote has the Draft status and the approval workflow for quotes has not been configured.

The system generates the email in accordance with the customer management mailing settings. For details about mailing settings for sales quotes, see Opportunity Management: Sales Quotes.

Set as Primary

Defines the quote as primary for the associated opportunity. As a result, the following settings are copied from the quote to the opportunity: the list of products or services, the currency and the currency rates, the location, and the tax and discount details.

This command is available only if the status of the associated opportunity is New or Open.

Validate Addresses

Validates the addresses specified for the document on the Contact, Financial, and Shipping tabs through integration with a specialized third-party software or service.

This command appears only if the Address Validation Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Table 1. Recalculate Prices Dialog BoxYou use this dialog box to specify the settings the system will use for updating the prices and discounts of the document selected on the current form.
ElementDescription
Recalculate

The way prices and discounts are calculated.

You can select one of the following options:

  • Current Line To recalculate prices and discounts for the selected line of the document
  • All Lines: To recalculate prices and discounts for all lines of the document
Set Current Unit PricesA check box that indicates (if selected) that the system must replace the item prices with the current prices if they have changed.
Override Manual Prices

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system must replace the prices that have been modified manually with the current prices if they have changed.

The check box is available if the Set Current Unit Prices check box is selected.

Recalculate Discounts A check box that indicates (if selected) that when you click OK, the system will recalculate the discounts for the selected line or all lines. If the check box is cleared, the system will leave the discounts unchanged.
Override Manual Line Discounts A check box that indicates (if selected) that when you click OK, the system will remove the manual discounts for the selected line or all lines (depending on the option selected in the Recalculate box of the dialog box) and will search for the applicable automatic discounts. If the check box is cleared, the manual line discounts will remain unchanged in the document, and the system will apply automatic line discounts to document lines with no manual discount applied.
Override Manual Group and Document Discounts A check box that indicates (if selected) that when you click OK, the system will remove any manual group and document discounts from the document, and will search for applicable automatic group and document discounts. If the check box is cleared, the manual group and document discounts will remain unchanged in the document, and the system will apply automatic group and document discounts to the document.
This dialog box has the following buttons.
OKCloses the dialog box and recalculates the prices and discounts, applying the specified options to the document.
CancelCloses the dialog box without recalculating the prices and discounts or preserving the specified settings.

Copy Quote Dialog Box

You use this dialog box to specify the settings the system will use to create a quote whose settings will be copied from the currently selected quote. This dialog box opens when you click Copy Quote on the More menu of this form.
Element Description
Description The description of the new quote. By default, the description of the original quote is inserted in the box, with a hyphen and copy added to the end.
Recalculate Prices A check box that indicates (if selected) that the prices will be recalculated for the new quote.
Override Manual Prices

A check box that indicates (if selected) that in the new quote, the system must replace any prices that have been modified manually (in the existing quote) with the current prices if they have changed.

This check box is available only if the Recalculate Prices check box is selected.

Recalculate Discounts

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system must recalculate the discounts for the new quote.

Override Manual Line Discounts

A check box that indicates (if selected) that for all lines of the new quote, the system will cancel any manual discounts that have been applied to lines of the existing quote and search for applicable automatic discounts. If the check box is cleared, the manual line discounts will remain unchanged in the new quote, and the system will apply automatic line discounts to any lines of the quote with no manual discounts applied.

This check box is available only if the Recalculate Discounts check box is selected.

Override Manual Group and Document Discounts

A check box that indicates (if selected) that for the new quote, the system should cancel any manual group and document discounts applied to the existing quote and search for applicable automatic group and document discounts. If the check box is cleared, the manual group and document discounts will remain unchanged in the new quote, and the system will apply automatic group and document discounts to the new quote.

This check box is available only if the Recalculate Discounts check box is selected.

This dialog box has the following buttons.
OK Closes the dialog box and creates a copy of the selected quote on the current form, applying the specified settings.
Cancel Closes the dialog box without creating a copy of the selected quote or preserving the specified settings.

Create Invoice Dialog Box

By using this dialog box, you can enter the initial data that the system will use to create an AR invoice that will be associated with the currently selected sales quote. This dialog box opens when you click Convert to Invoice on the More menu of this form.
Element Description
Reference Nbr.

Required. The number of the document, which you enter manually.

This box appears in the dialog box if on the Numbering Sequences (CS201010) form, the Manual Numbering check box is selected for the ARINVOICE numbering sequence. (It is ARINVOICE by default, but can be overridden.)

Set Quote as Primary

Defines the selected quote as the primary quote for the specified opportunity. As a result, the following settings are copied from the quote to the opportunity: the list of products or services, the currency and the currency rate, the location, and the tax and discount details.

The check box is available only if the Primary check box in the Summary area is cleared.

Recalculate Prices A check box that indicates (if selected) that the prices will be recalculated for the new invoice.
Override Manual Prices

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system must update the prices that have been modified manually with the current prices.

This check box is available only if the Recalculate Prices check box is selected.

Recalculate Discounts

A check box that indicates (if selected) that when you click OK to exit the dialog box, the system will recalculate the discounts for the new invoice. If the check box is cleared, the system will leave the discounts unchanged.

Override Manual Line Discounts

A check box that indicates (if selected) that when you click OK to exit the dialog box, the system will remove any manual group and document discounts from the invoice, and will search for applicable automatic group and document discounts. If the check box is cleared, the manual group and document discounts will remain unchanged in the invoice, and the system will apply automatic group and document discounts to the invoice.

This check box is available only if the Recalculate Discounts check box is selected.

Override Manual Group and Document Discounts

A check box that indicates (if selected) that for the new invoice, the system should cancel any manual group and document discounts applied to the existing quote and search for applicable automatic group and document discounts. If the check box is cleared, the manual group and document discounts will remain unchanged in the new invoice, and the system will apply automatic group and document discounts to the new invoice.

This check box is available only if the Recalculate Discounts check box is selected.

This dialog box has the following buttons.
Create Creates the invoice whose settings you have specified. The system closes the dialog box and returns you to the current form.
Cancel Closes the dialog box and cancels the process of creating an invoice associated with the sales quote.

Create Sales Order Dialog Box

By using this dialog box, you can enter the initial data that the system will use to create a sales order that will be associated with the currently selected sales quote. This dialog box opens when you click Convert to Order on the More menu of this form.

Table 2. Create Sales Order Dialog Box: Main TabOn this tab of the dialog box, you specify the settings of the sales order you are creating and associating with the sales quote. If the selected business account is a prospective customer, you can also specify the needed settings to extend it as customer on the fly.
Element Description
Sales Order Section

This section consists of the following elements.

Order Type

Required. The type of the order to be created, which is one of the predefined or custom order types that have been created on the Order Types (SO201000) form. The list of order types is filtered to display the types with the following automation behaviors:

  • Sales Order (default): Documents of this type are created to record customer requests to purchase goods and are used to prepare shipments.
  • Invoice: Documents of this type are used to bill a customer for shipped goods.
  • Blanket Order: Documents of this type are used to record planned sales of large quantities of items according to a long-time agreement between the selling and purchasing companies.
  • Quote: Documents of this type are used to register a customer's intention to buy goods in the specified quantity, on the specified date, and at the specified price.
Order Nbr.

Required. The number of the document, which you enter manually.

The box appears in the dialog box if on the Numbering Sequences (CS201010) form, the Manual Numbering check box is selected for the SOORDER numbering sequence.

Set Quote as Primary

Defines the selected quote as the primary quote for the opportunity. As a result, the following settings are copied from the quote to the opportunity: the list of products or services, the currency and the currency rates, the location, and the tax and discount details.

The check box is available and selected by default only if the Primary check box in the Summary area is cleared for the quote.

Recalculate Prices A check box that indicates (if selected) that the prices will be recalculated for the new sales order.
Override Manual Prices

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system must update the prices that have been modified manually with the current prices.

This check box is available only if the Recalculate Prices check box is selected.

Recalculate Discounts

A check box that indicates (if selected) that when you click OK to exit the dialog box, the system will recalculate the discounts for the new sales order. If the check box is cleared, the system will leave the discounts unchanged.

Override Manual Line Discounts

A check box that indicates (if selected) that when you click OK to exit the dialog box, the system will remove any manual group and document discounts from the document, and will search for applicable automatic group and document discounts. If the check box is cleared, the manual group and document discounts will remain unchanged in the document, and the system will apply automatic group and document discounts to the document.

This check box is available only if the Recalculate Discounts check box is selected.

Override Manual Group and Document Discounts

A check box that indicates (if selected) that for the new quote, the system should cancel any manual group and document discounts applied to the existing quote and search for applicable automatic group and document discounts. If the check box is cleared, the manual group and document discounts will remain unchanged in the new invoice, and the system will apply automatic group and document discounts to the new sales order.

This check box is available only if the Recalculate Discounts check box is selected.

Customer Section

This section appears in the dialog box only if the selected business account has the Business Account type—that is, if the business account has not been extended as customer. The section contains the following elements.

Customer ID The name of the customer, which is the same as the name of the business account. The box is filled by the system and unavailable for editing.
Customer Class

Required. The customer class that the customer will belongs to. The list of classes available in this box is restricted based on the roles assigned to the signed-in user.

By default, the system inserts the default customer class that has been specified on the General tab (Data Entry Settings section) of the Accounts Receivable Preferences (AR101000) form, if one has been specified.

This box is not available if an error message is displayed in the dialog box.

Customer Email

The email address of the business account.

The system inserts the existing email address of the business account automatically.

This box is not available if an error message is displayed in the dialog box.

Table 3. Create Sales Order Dialog Box: Attributes TabOn this tab of the dialog box, you specify any required attributes of the customer class for the customer you are creating and associating with the sales quote. The table is populated with the attributes for which the Required check box is selected on the Customer Classes (AR201000) form for the customer class selected on the Main tab of this dialog box; you need to select the attribute values for the customer you are creating. This tab appears in the dialog box if the selected business account has the Business Account type (that is, if the business account has not been extended as a customer).
Column Description
Customer Section

This section has a table with the following columns.

Name Read-only. The name of the required attribute for the customer class of the customer that you are creating.
Value The value of the attribute for the customer being created. You must specify a value in this column if there is a row for the attribute and the Name column of the row is filled in.
Table 4. Create Sales Order Dialog Box: User-Defined Fields TabIf any user-defined fields are defined as required on the Customers (AR303000) form, the system displays these fields on this tab. In the Value column of each row, you need to specify the value of the field. This tab appears in the dialog box if the selected business account has the Business Account type (that is, if the business account has not been extended as customer).
Column Description
Customer Section

This section has a table with the following columns.

Name

The name of the user-defined field.

To be listed in this table, the user-defined field must be listed and defined as required on the Customers form.

Value

Required. The value of the user-defined field to be inserted for the new customer.

Table 5. Create Sales Order Dialog Box: ButtonsThe dialog box has the following buttons.
Button Description
Create and Review

Verifies that all required boxes in the dialog box are filled in, creates the new customer based on the existing business account (if the business account has the Business Account type), and then creates the sales order whose settings you have specified, and opens it on the Sales Orders (SO301000) form.

Create Customer

Opens the Customers (AR303000) form in a new browser tab.

The button appears in the dialog box if the extension of the business account to be a customer of the selected customer class requires more information to be filled in for the customer. If this is the case, the following error message is displayed in the dialog box: You need to extend the business account to be a customer. Click Create Customer, and fill in the required settings of the class on the Customers (AR303000) form. Then you can create the sales order..

You can fill in all required information on the Customers form, save your changes, and return to the current form to continue creating a sales order for the sales quote.

Cancel

Closes the dialog box and cancels the process of creating a sales order associated with the sales quote.

Address Lookup Dialog Box

In this dialog box, you can add a new address, update an existing address, and fill in the missing address information in a record that has address settings. You can also search for the name of the company and select the company's address. You can click the link to view the address in a new browser tab. If the address is correct, you can click Select to fill in the boxes in the Address section of the applicable form with the company location details. The addresses you can select from the list are limited to the countries specified for the address provider.

Tip:
  • If needed, you can use only a keyboard to select an address in the dialog box. When the Address Lookup dialog box has been opened, the system moves the focus to the Enter a Location box. You enter the known part of the address in the box, select the address by using the arrow keys, and press Enter. Then you can check the address and press Enter to close the dialog box.
  • You can expand the size of the Address Lookup dialog box to see the map in a larger scale by dragging the edges or corners of the dialog box.

This dialog box is available only if the Address Lookup Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form and integration with a web map service has been set up as described in Integration with Web Map Services.

ElementDescription
Enter a Location

A box for searching for the company's address.

You can find the address by doing the following:

  • Find a company address by a postal code if no other address details are available: If you enter the postal code into this box, the system displays the address options with the cities and country (and the state, if the country has states) that are valid for the postal code.
  • Find a full address by a street address: If you enter the street address into this box and select the address, the system will fill in the country (and the state, if applicable), city, and postal code on the form.

The web service selected as an address provider on the Site Preferences (SM200505) form searches for the information that matches your search criteria and lists all the search results below this box. You can click the needed value in the list, and the web service populates the box with this value and displays the address in the map area.

Map area

The area that displays the map, which takes most of the space of the dialog box. Depending on the address provider, Google Maps or Bing Maps can be used.

In this area, you can view the existing company location. If you click the Address Lookup button, the company address is shown in the dialog box as a location on the map.

This dialog box has the following buttons.
SelectCloses the dialog box and populates the current section with the address details that you have selected in this dialog box.
CancelCloses the dialog box and cancels the selection of the company address.

Reassign Approval Dialog Box

In this dialog box, you can specify the new approver to whom you want to reassign the selected record or records.

ElementDescription
New ApproverThe name of the employee to whom you want to reassign the selected record or records.
Ignore Approver's Delegations

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the system will assign the selected records to the specified new approver but not to their delegate, even if the new approver is unavailable and has a delegation set up for the current date.

If the check box is cleared and if the new approver is not available and has a delegation set up for the current date, the system will reassign the selected records to the delegate if the delegate is available. If the delegate is unavailable, the system will reassign the requests to the delegate of the delegate. The system will continue the search in this way until it assigns an approver that has no active delegations set up for the current date or it detects a loop in the chain of delegations (in which case you will have to specify a different approver).

This dialog box has the following buttons.
ReassignCloses the dialog box and reassigns the selected record or records to the specified new approver if the reassignment of approvals is allowed in the related rule of the approval map on the Approval Maps (EP205015) form.
CancelCloses the dialog box and cancels the reassignment of the selected record or records to a new approver.

Summary Area

You use the elements in this area to create a quote or to select an existing quote for editing.

Element Description
Opportunity ID Required. The identifier of the opportunity associated with the selected quote.
Quote Nbr. The identifier of the quote.
Primary A check box that indicates (if selected) that the quote is set as primary for the associated opportunity.
Status

Read-only. The status of the quote.

This box contains one of the following options:

  • Draft: The sales quote is being prepared and can be edited. This is the default status of a new sales quote.
  • Sent: The quote has been emailed to the customer—that is, an email activity with the quote attached to it has been created and sent to the customer contact.
    Note: The Sent status does not guarantee that the sales quote has been delivered to the recipient or has been read.
  • Pending Approval: The sales quote requires an approval or multiple approvals, which are determined based on the approval map assigned to sales quotes.
  • Approved: The sales quote is approved within the company.
  • Rejected: The sales quote has been rejected by an approver within the company.
  • Accepted: The sales quote has been accepted by the customer.
  • Converted: The sales quote has been converted to a sales order or invoice, and no further work on the quote is planned.
  • Declined: The customer has rejected the offer presented in the sales quote.
Date The date when the quote was issued.
Expiration Date The date when the offer expires.
Description

Required. The subject of the quote.

The system copies the value from the Subject box on the Opportunities (CR304000) form of the associated opportunity.

You can override the default value in this box.

Business Account

The business account of the prospect or customer of the associated opportunity. You can select the business account from the list of the business accounts, which have been created on the Business Accounts (CR303000) form. You can also view or edit the settings of the selected business account by clicking the Edit button right of the box.

You can change the business account for a sales quote if both of the following conditions are met:

  • The quote, whether or not it is primary, has the Draft status.
  • The opportunity associated with the sales quote has the New or Open status.

If you try to change the business account for a sales quote, and on the Contact, Shipping, or Financial tab, the Override check box has been selected (meaning that the quote's contact, financial, or shipping settings may have been modified), the system displays a warning dialog box. You can override the settings on the Contact, Shipping, or Financial tab with the contact settings from the newly selected business account or leave these settings unchanged.

If the type of the business account is Customer, and the Customer and Vendor Visibility Restriction feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form, the list of customers available for selection may be limited based on the role assigned to the user. For details, see Visibility of Customer Records.

Location

The location of the prospect or existing customer that is selected in the Business Account box. You can view or edit the default location setting on the data entry form by clicking the Edit button right of the box.

You can change the value in the box if the selected quote is not the primary quote and has the Draft status.

If the selected quote is primary and the opportunity is inactive (that is, the Active check box is cleared for the opportunity), the box is unavailable for editing.

Contact

The contact associated with the quote.

If you initially specify or change an account in the Business Account box of the current form, the system uses the following rules, which are based on the settings of the business account on the Business Accounts (CR303000) form:

  • If the business account has an active primary contact specified on the General tab, this contact is inserted.
  • If the business account has only one active contact specified on the Contacts tab, this contact is inserted.
  • If the business account has no active primary contact and no associated active contacts specified on the Contacts tab, or the account has more than one active contact, the box is left empty.
Note: If a contact is specified in this box, and you clear the Business Account box and save changes to the form, the contact remains unchanged.

If you change the contact in the primary sales quote of an opportunity, the system will also update the contact in the opportunity in the Contact box of the Opportunities form.

Currency

The currency of the quote.

The system inserts the currency in this box based on the Business Account setting on the current form. For details, see Opportunity Management: Currency in Opportunities and Sales Quotes.

You can change the currency of the quote if all of the following are true:

  • The business account has a different currency than the opportunity or sales quote currently has, and the Enable Currency Override check box is selected for the business account on the Business Accounts (CR303000) form.
  • If a sales quote is selected as primary for the opportunity associated with this sales quote—that is, if the Primary check box is selected in the Summary area of the current form and the quote has the Draft status.

You can change the currency rate of the sales quote if the following conditions are met:

  • The Enable Rate Override check box is selected on the Customer Management Preferences (CR101000) form.
  • If the current sales quote is the primary quote of the selected opportunity, the quote has the Draft status.

If you change the currency, rate type, effective date, or exchange rate of the primary quote with the Draft status, the system changes the currency of the opportunity appropriately. If you change the currency, rate type, effective date, or exchange rate of the opportunity on the Opportunities form, the system changes the currency of the quote accordingly.

Attention: If the selected sales quote is the primary quote of the opportunity and has any status except Draft, the box is unavailable for editing.

This box appears on the form only if the Multicurrency Accounting feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Owner

The person assigned to work with the sales quote.

Manual Amount

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the amount of the quote is specified manually, rather than calculated automatically.

If the selected quote is primary, the box is unavailable for editing.

Amount

The total of all item lines specified in the quote.

Discount

The amount of the discount offered on the quote.

The system will apply automatic group and document discounts even if the value in the Inventory ID column for a line on the Details tab is empty.

Tax Total The total amount of tax or taxes calculated for the quote.
Total

The total of the quote, which is calculated by the following rule: Total = Amount – Discount + Tax Total.

If the Estimating feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form, and a sales quote is linked to an estimate, the total of the quote is calculated by the following rule: Total = Amount – Discount + Tax Total + Total Price.

Details Tab

This tab contains a list of items that represents a potential sale.

If the selected quote is the primary quote for the associated opportunity, and the opportunity is inactive (that is, the Active check box is cleared for the opportunity), the elements on this tab are unavailable for editing. You can add a note, if needed.

Table 6. Table Toolbar

The table toolbar includes standard buttons and buttons that are specific to this table. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar. The table-specific buttons are listed below.

Button Description
Add Matrix Items Opens the Add Matrix Item: Table View dialog box, in which you can select matrix items to be added to the sales quote.
Configure

Opens the Configuration Entry (AM306000) form.

This button is displayed on the table toolbar if all of the following conditions are met:

Table 7. Table Columns
Column Description
Configurable

A check box that indicates whether the line is a configured item.

This check box is displayed only if the Product Configurator feature under the Manufacturing group of features is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Is Supplemental

A check box that indicates that the configured line is a supplemental item, as described in Product Configurator: Supplemental Items.

This check box is displayed only if the Product Configurator feature under the Manufacturing group of features is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Inventory ID

The inventory ID of the stock or non-stock item.

Subitem

The code of a subitem, which is a subcategory of an item that shares all the settings of the inventory record but has different additional properties, such as size or color.

Available only if the Inventory Subitems feature is enabled in your system on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Important: The Inventory Subitems check box has been removed from the Enable/Disable Features form because the functionality associated with the Inventory Subitems feature will be phased out. If you have this feature enabled in your system, the associated functionality remains available. To disable the feature, contact your MYOB support provider.
Description The item or service description.
Free Item A check box that indicates (if selected) that the inventory item specified in the row is a free item.
Warehouse

The warehouse from which the specified item should be delivered.

The system inserts the default warehouse, which it copies from the Shipping tab of the Account Locations (CR303010) or Customer Locations (AR303020) form, depending on the type of the business account on the Business Accounts (CR303000) form: Business Account or Customer. If the warehouse has not been specified for the location of the business account or customer, the system copies the warehouse from the General tab of the Stock Items (IN202500) form for the specified item.

This column is available if the Multiple Warehouses or Multiple Warehouse Locations feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Quantity The quantity of the product.
UOM The unit of measure for the product.
Unit Price The price per unit of the product.
Ext. Price The extended price of the product.
Discount, % The discount percent offered for the product. By default, sales discounts are associated with inventory items, but the percent may be changed manually if needed.
Discount Amount The discount amount calculated on the product amount. By default, sales discounts are associated with inventory items, but the amount may be changed manually if needed.
Amount The total amount for the product.

The system calculates this amount using the following formula:

Amount = Ext. Price – Discount Amount + Inclusive Line-Level Tax Amount
Manual Discount

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the discount applicable to this inventory item was changed manually. When cleared, the discounts associated with the inventory item are restored.

This column is available only if the Customer Discounts feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Discount Code

The code of the line discount that has been applied to this line automatically or manually.

This column is available only if the Customer Discounts feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Tax Category The tax category assigned to the product.
Project Task The project task associated with the quote.
Cost Code

The cost code associated with the line.

The column is shown if the Cost Code feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Mark for PO

A check box that is automatically selected for the lines with non-allocated items if the Mark for PO check box is selected for the corresponding order line.

This check box is cleared for completed and canceled purchase order lines that are linked to a sales order.

Vendor ID The identifier of the vendor.
Line Nbr. The line number of the quote.
Parent Line Nbr.

The configured parent sales order line number for the supplemental item. This column should be used when printing sales documents in order to list the supplemental items under their parent.

This column is displayed only if the Product Configurator feature under the Manufacturing group of features is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form

Config. Key

The configuration key of the item in the line. A configuration key is a user-specified identifier for a configuration. The format of the key is specified on the Configuration Maintenance (AM207500) form. The selection of the configuration key is available only for lines where the configuration is not completed or finished.

This box is displayed only if the Product Configurator feature under the Manufacturing group of features is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Table 8. Add Matrix Item: Table ViewIn this dialog box, you can select both existing and non-existing matrix items to be added to the document by specifying attribute values in the table. The system creates matrix items with new combinations of attributes when adding the items to the document.
Important: You must use either the table view or matrix view to select the matrix items to be added to the document. If you select the items in the table view and then switch to the matrix view, the selection of items in the table view will be discarded.
Element Description
Selection Area
Template ID The identifier of the template item whose attributes are displayed in the table columns.
Description

The description of the template item.

The value of this box is read-only and copied from the Description box of the Template Items (IN203000) form.

Warehouse

The warehouse where the items are stored.

This box is available only if the Multiple Warehouses or Multiple Warehouse Locations feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form (or both features are enabled).

In the table, you can select matrix items by specifying attribute values and enter the quantity for each item. The table contains columns displayed for any template item selected in the Template ID box and columns with attribute values that are specific for the template item.

The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.

Quantity The quantity of the matrix item to be added to the document.
Inventory ID

The identifier of the matrix item.

For an existing item, this value is copied from the Inventory ID box of the Stock Items (IN202500) or Non-Stock Items (IN202000) form (depending on whether the item is a stock or non-stock item). For a new item, the identifier is generated based on the settings specified on the Attribute Configuration tab of the Template Items form.

Description

The description of the matrix item.

For an existing item, this value is copied from the Description box of the Stock Items (IN202500) or Non-Stock Items (IN202000) form (depending on whether the item is a stock or non-stock item). For a new item, the description is generated based on the settings specified on the Attribute Configuration tab of the Template Items form.

New A read-only check box that indicates (if selected) that the item with the selected combination of attribute values does not exist in the system and will be created automatically when you click Add and Close.
Stock Item A read-only check box that indicates (if selected) that the matrix item is a stock item. If the check box is cleared, the matrix item is a non-stock item.
Default Price

The default price of the matrix item.

For an existing item, this value is copied from the Default Price box of the Price/Cost Info tab of the Stock Items or Non-Stock Items form (depending on whether the item is a stock or non-stock item). For a new item, the default price is based on the settings on the Price/Cost Info tab of the Template Items form.

Item Class

The item class to which the matrix item is assigned.

The value of this box is copied from the Item Class box of the General tab on the Template Items form.

Tax Category

The tax category to which the matrix item is assigned.

The value of this box is copied from the Tax Category box of the General tab on the Template Items form.

The dialog box has the following buttons.

Open Matrix View Opens the Add Matrix Item: Matrix View dialog box.
Important: You must use either the table view or matrix view to select the matrix items to be added to the document. If you select the items in the table view and then switch to the matrix view, the selection of items in the table view will be discarded.
Add and Close Adds the selected matrix items to the document and closes the dialog box.
Cancel Cancels the changes and closes the dialog box.
Table 9. Add Matrix Item: Matrix View Dialog BoxIn this dialog box, you select existing matrix items to be added to the document in the matrix view. In addition, you can view availability details for each item.
Element Description

The Selection area of the dialog box has the following elements.

Template ID The identifier of the template item whose matrix items are displayed in the Matrix table.
Column Attribute ID The attribute identifier to be used in matrix columns. By default, the system copies the value of the Default Column Attribute ID box on the Template Items (IN203000) form to this box.
Row Attribute ID The attribute identifier to be used in matrix rows. By default, the system copies the value of the Default Row Attribute ID box on the Template Items (IN203000) form to this box.
Display Availability Details A check box that you select to display the availability details of each matrix item in the footer of the Matrix table. To view the details, you click the cell of the matrix item.
Warehouse

The warehouse where matrix items are stored.

This box appears only if the Multiple Warehouses feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Additional Attributes table A table that displays attributes that were assigned to the template item in the Attributes table on the Attribute Configuration tab of the Template Items (IN203000) form and were not selected as column or row attributes. For each attribute, you select the value that the system will use to display matrix items.
Matrix table A table that displays the values of the attributes that you have selected in the Column Attribute ID and Row Attribute ID boxes in columns and rows of the matrix correspondingly. In the cells of the matrix that display the 0.00 value by default, you can specify the quantity of the matrix item to be added to the document. An empty cell value means that the item does not exist in the system.

The dialog box has the following buttons.

Open Table View Opens the Add Matrix Item: Table View dialog box.
Add and Close Adds the selected matrix items to the document and closes the dialog box.
Cancel Cancels the changes and closes the dialog box.

Estimates Tab

On this tab, you can create a new estimate, add an existing unreferenced estimate, or remove an estimate from the current from the selected document on the form.

Attention: This tab is displayed only if the Estimating feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

The table toolbar includes standard buttons and buttons that are specific to this table. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar. The table-specific buttons are listed below.

Button Description
Add Opens the Add Estimate dialog box, which you use to create a new estimate or select an existing estimate that does not already have a link to an opportunity, sales quote, or sales order.
Quick Estimate Opens the Quick Estimate dialog box, which you use to edit the estimate selected in the table. This is useful when you need to enter a quick summary estimate or to view the summary cost breakdowns.
Remove Removes the link between the selected estimate or estimate revision and the document selected on the current form. When you click this button, the system deletes the estimate line and removes the links from the estimate.
Table 10. Add Estimate Dialog BoxYou use this dialog box to add an existing estimate or create a new quick estimate. For a new estimate, you can use the Quick Estimate dialog box to add summary costs or drill down to create an estimate and enter summary or detailed information.
Element Description
Add Existing A check box that indicates (if selected) that the Estimate ID box is editable and the value from the existing estimate is used.
Estimate ID The estimate identifier. This box is read-only when you are adding a new estimate. Only existing estimates that do not reference a sales order, quote, or opportunity are displayed in the selection list. For new estimations, IDs are incremented automatically based on the numbering sequence specified in the Estimate Number Sequence box on the Estimate Preferences (AM103000) form.
Revision The estimate revision. For a new estimate, the default starting revision is copied automatically from the Default Revision box of the Estimate Preferences form. For an existing estimate, you can select a revision.
Inventory ID The inventory ID of an existing or new inventory item. In the box, you can select a stock or non-stock item or type the ID of the new item that will be regarded as non-inventory. You can change the inventory ID in an estimate at any time; that is, you can enter a new inventory ID or select a different stock or non-stock item.
Non-Inventory

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the entered inventory ID represents a non-inventory item. The system selects this check box automatically when you have entered a new inventory ID in the Inventory ID box. If this check box is cleared, the item selected in the Inventory ID box is a stock or non-stock item.

This check box is read-only.

Subitem

The subitem to be used with the inventory ID.

This column is visible only if the Inventory Subitems feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Important: The Inventory Subitems check box has been removed from the Enable/Disable Features form because the functionality associated with the Inventory Subitems feature will be phased out. If you have this feature enabled in your system, the associated functionality remains available. To disable the feature, contact your MYOB support provider.
Warehouse The warehouse to be used with the estimate. If you have selected an existing estimate, the warehouse is copied from the estimate settings. You can select another warehouse if necessary.
Item Description The description of the item.
Estimate Class The class of the estimate. For a new estimate, you select the class from the list. For en existing estimate, the system copies the value of this box from the estimate settings.
Item Class The item class of the selected inventory item. The box is optional, and its default value is provided by the selected estimate class. If the item is a stock or non-stock item, this box is unavailable and the item class is copied from the item settings.
UOM The unit of measure related to the order quantity. The default value is provided by the stock or non-stock inventory item; for a non-inventory item, it is copied from the item class, if one is specified. All estimates must have a unit of measure.
Branch The branch related to the estimate in the reference.
The dialog box has the following buttons.
OK Adds the estimate and closes the dialog box.
Cancel Cancels the changes and closes the dialog box.
Table 11. Quick Estimate Dialog Box

Typically, you use this dialog box to change the order quantity or markup percentage to recalculate the selling price for the opportunity of the sales order or quote. You can also use this dialog box to enter or modify the total costs of each cost element without opening the Estimate (AM303000) form.

You must select the Override box in order to modify any of the total fields.

Note: When the Override check box is selected, you have in effect stopped the totaling of the costs from the operations and their details, and now the unit cost is calculated by dividing the Total Cost by the Order Quantity. To ensure correct calculations, change the order quantity first to obtain new rolled-up costs and then select the Override.

If you clear the Override check box for a cost element, its costs are recalculated automatically by rolling up the estimate details.

Element Description
Estimate ID The system-maintained identifier of the estimate.
Revision The current and Active revision of the estimate.
Inventory ID The inventory ID of an existing or new inventory item. The selector allows the selection of a stock or non-stock item as well as the entry of a new inventory ID value not existing in inventory (non-inventory). You can change the inventory ID on an estimate at any time; that is, you can enter a new inventory ID or select a different stock or non-stock item.
Non-Inventory A check box indicating that the entered inventory ID is a non-inventory item (when selected) or a stock or non-stock item (when cleared). You will not be able to produce or add a non-inventory item to the entity selected on the current form.
Subitem

The subitem to be used with the inventory ID.

This box is only visible if the Inventory Subitems feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Important: The Inventory Subitems check box has been removed from the Enable/Disable Features form because the functionality associated with the Inventory Subitems feature will be phased out. If you have this feature enabled in your system, the associated functionality remains available. To disable the feature, contact your MYOB support provider.
Warehouse This default value is copied from the estimate but can be edited.
Item Description The item description for the entered inventory ID. If a stock or non-stock item is selected, this box contains the description entered for the item.
Estimate Class The required estimate class, which is used for classifying estimates for reporting and field defaults.
Fix Labor Cost The total estimated fixed labor cost. This is a calculated value based on the routing and work center rates. It can be overridden when the Override check box is selected. The box is unavailable when the Override check box is cleared. If the Override check box is selected, the system no longer calculates the total estimated fixed labor cost.
Var Labor Cost The total estimated variable labor cost. This is a calculated value based on the routing and work center rates. It can be overridden when the Override check box is selected. The box is unavailable when the Override check box is cleared. If the Override check box is selected, the system no longer calculates the total estimated variable labor cost.
Machine Cost The total estimated machine cost. This is a calculated value based on the routing, work center, and machine rates. It can be overridden when the Override check box is selected. The box is unavailable when the Override check box is cleared. Once the Override check box is selected, the system no longer calculates the total estimated machine cost.
Material Cost The total estimated material cost. This is a calculated value based on the total entered material and the associated cost. It can be overridden when the Override check box is selected. The box is unavailable when the Override check box is . Once the Override check box is selected, the system no longer calculates the total estimated material cost.
Tool Cost The total estimated tool cost. This is a calculated value based on the total entered tools and the associated cost. It can be overridden when the Override check box is selected. The box is unavailable when the Override check box is cleared. Once the Override check box is selected, the system no longer calculates the total estimated tool cost.
Fix Overhead Cost The total estimated fixed overhead cost. This is a calculated value based on the entered overheads and the associated cost of fixed overhead types. It can be overridden when the Override check box is selected. The box is unavailable when the Override check box is cleared. Once the Override check box is selected, the system no longer calculates the total estimated fixed overhead cost.
Var Overhead Cost The total estimated variable overhead cost. This is a calculated value based on the entered overheads and the associated cost of variable overhead types. It can be overridden when the Override check box is selected. The box is unavailable when the Override check box is cleared. Once the Override check box is selected, the system no longer calculates the total estimated variable overhead cost.
Total Cost The sum of the cost elements, which is calculated automatically.
Order Qty The estimated order quantity to manufacture. The quantity is used to apportion fixed costs and to set up cost and fixed overhead. The default value is provided by the estimate class.
UOM The unit of measure related to the order quantity. The default value is provided by the stock or non-stock inventory item; for a non-inventory item, the default value is provided by the item class, if one has been selected. All estimates must have a unit of measure.
Unit Cost A cost that is calculated by dividing the total cost by the order quantity. Calculating this way allows for cost efficiencies with fixed cost types, such as labor and overhead spread over the order quantity.
Markup Percent The price markup percentage over the unit cost applied to the unit price when the unit price override is not checked. The default value is provided by the estimate class.
Unit Price

The unit sales price. If the Override check box is selected, this box is available for editing. If the Override check box is cleared, this box is unavailable and the price is calculated from the unit cost and markup percent by using the following formula:

Unit Cost * (1 + Markup Percent/100)

This value will be the selling price on any quotes or sales orders.

Total Price The total price of the estimate, which is the unit price multiplied by the order quantity.
The dialog box has the following buttons.
OK Saves your changes and closes the dialog box.
Cancel Cancels your changes and closes the dialog box.
Table 12. Estimate Table

All of the information in this table is read-only and comes from the estimate. You can either use the Quick Estimate button to modify summary information for the estimate or click the link in the Estimate ID column to open the Estimate (AM303000) form.

Column Description
Branch The branch related to the estimate on the reference.
Inventory ID The inventory item or non-inventory item on the estimate.
Subitem

The subitem value to be used with the inventory ID.

This column is visible only if the Inventory Subitems feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Important: The Inventory Subitems check box has been removed from the Enable/Disable Features form because the functionality associated with the Inventory Subitems feature will be phased out. If you have this feature enabled in your system, the associated functionality remains available. To disable the feature, contact your MYOB support provider.
Item Description The item description for the entered inventory ID. If a stock or non-stock item is selected, this column will contain the item's description.
Warehouse The ship-from warehouse, if it is specified on the estimate.
UOM The unit of measure related to the order quantity. The default value is provided by the stock or non-stock inventory item; for a non-inventory item, it is copied from the item class, if entered. All estimates must have a unit of measure.
Order Qty The estimate order quantity to manufacture. The quantity is used to apportion fixed costs and to set up cost and fixed overhead. The default value is copied from the estimate class.
Unit Price The unit selling price.
Total Price The total price of the estimate, which is the unit price multiplied by the order quantity.
Estimate ID The identifier of the estimate.
Revision The revision of the estimate.
Owner The owner of the estimate, which is a user. The selector shows all user names. By default, this column contains the user creating the estimate. The value can be changed at any time.
Engineer The engineer user ID of the estimate. The default value is provided by the estimate class. The selector shows all user IDs.
Request Date A user-enterable estimated request date.
Promise Date A user-enterable estimated promise date.
Estimate Class The required estimate class, which is used for classifying estimates for reporting and field defaults.

Contact Tab

This tab provides the contact information related to the quote. The settings on this tab are copied from the Contact tab of the Opportunities (CR304000) form for the opportunity associated with this quote, and are unavailable for editing. If no business account or contact is selected for this sales quote, the boxes on the tab are empty and available for editing. If a business account or contact is selected in the Summary area of this form, the information on this tab is copied from the settings of a business account created on the Business Accounts (CR303000) form or contact created on the Contacts (CR302000) form. In this case, the information is displayed as read-only by default, but it can be modified if you select the Override check box.

Element Description
Override A check box that indicates (if selected) that the contact information specified on this tab can be modified or already differs from that of the contact or business account selected in the Summary area of this form.
Table 13. Contact Section
ElementDescription
First Name The first name of the contact.
Last Name The last name of the contact.
Account Name The legal business name of the contact's company.
Job Title The contact's job title.
Email The email address of the contact.
Type and Phone Number

The type and the phone number for the contact; you select the type (which is filled in by default) and then enter the phone number.

You select one of the following options as the type of the phone number: Business 1, Business 2, Business 3, Cell, Assistant , Fax, Home, or Home Fax.

There are four elements to enter phone number types and phone numbers for the contact.

Web The website of the contact.
Table 14. Address Section
Element Description
View on Map

A button you click to open the map specified on the Site Preferences (SM200505) form and provided by the Google Maps or Bing Maps web map service to view this address on a map, which is opened in a new tab.

This button is displayed on the form if the Address Lookup Integration feature is disabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Address Lookup

A button you click to open the Address Lookup dialog box.

This button is displayed on the form if the Address Lookup Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form and if the integration with web map services has been set up, as described in Integration with Web Map Services.

Address Line 1 The first line of the contact's address.
Address Line 2 The second line of the contact's address.
City The city of the contact's address.
State The state or province of the contact's address.
Postal Code The postal code. An input validation mask can be set for the country postal codes on the Countries/States (CS204000) form.
Country The country of the contact's address.
Validated

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the specified address has been validated through integration with a specialized third-party software or service. You initiate address validation by clicking Validate Addresses on the More menu of this form.

This check box appears only if the Address Validation Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Financial Tab

This tab is used to store the prospective and existing customer's default payment information and the billing address.

Table 15. Bill-To Address SectionThe initial settings in this section are copied from the customer specified in the Business Account box in the Summary area of the current form, although the settings can be overridden. These settings are copied from the Bill-To-Address section of the Customers (AR303000) form for the customer (if one has been created) or the Business Accounts (CR303000) form for the business account (if no customer has been created).
Element Description
Override

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the settings of the billing address specified in this section can be modified or already differ from the settings of the customer or business account selected in the Summary area of this form.

The check box is cleared by default.

View on Map

A button you click to open the map specified on the Site Preferences (SM200505) form and provided by the Google Maps or Bing Maps web map service to view this address on a map, which is opened in a new tab.

This button is displayed on the form if the Address Lookup Integration feature is disabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Address Lookup

A button you click to open the Address Lookup dialog box.

This button is displayed on the form if the Address Lookup Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form and if the integration with web map services has been set up, as described in Integration with Web Map Services.

Address Line 1 The first line of the billing address.
Address Line 2 The second line of the billing address.
City The city of the customer's billing address.
State The state or province of the prospective or existing customer's billing address.
Postal Code The postal code. An input mask for the postal code can be set on the Countries/States (CS204000) form.
Country The country of the prospective or existing customer's billing address.
Validated

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the billing address has been validated.

The check box is displayed only if the Address Validation Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Table 16. Bill-To Info SectionThe initial settings in this section are copied from the customer specified in the Business Account box in the Summary area of the current form, although the settings can be overridden. These settings are copied from the Bill-To-Info section of the Customers (AR303000) form for the customer (if one has been created) or the Business Accounts (CR303000) form for the business account (if no customer has been created).
Element Description
Override

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the contact settings specified in this section can be modified or already differ from the settings of the contact settings of the customer or business account selected in the Summary area of this form.

The check box is cleared by default.

Account Name The legal business name of the customer's company to appear on the documents.
Attention The attention line as it is used in your company's business letters, which would be used to direct the letter to the proper person if the letter is not addressed to any specific person. The attention line may contain something like Purchase Orders Department or To whom it may concern.
Type and Phone Number

The type and the phone number for the customer; you select the type (which is filled in by default) and then enter the phone number.

You select one of the following options as the type of the phone number: Business 1, Business 2, Business 3, Cell, Assistant, Fax, Home, or Home Fax.

There are two elements to enter phone number types and phone numbers for the prospect or customer.

Email

The customer's email address.

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Table 17. Financial Settings Section
Element Description
Branch

The branch of your company that will be used to ship the products or provide the services to the customer, if a sale occurs. Depending on the type of the business account (Business Account or Customer) that is specified in the Summary area, the branch is copied from the Account Locations (CR303010) or Customer Locations (AR303020) form, respectively, for the location of the business account that is specified in the Location box of the Summary area.

If the type of the business account is Customer, the Customer and Vendor Visibility Restriction feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form, and a branch or a company without branches is selected in the Restrict Visibility To box on the Financial tab (Financial Settings section) of the Customers (AR303000) form, the system copies this branch or company to this box. For details, see Visibility of Customer Records.

The box is available for editing if the status of the quote is Draft.

Credit Terms

The type of credit terms used in operations with the customer. Terms can be created and viewed on the Credit Terms (CS206500) form. If the customer has not been created for the opportunity associated with this quote, the box is empty, but you can override it.

Table 18. Other Settings Section
Element Description
Project

The default project, which has been specified in the account or customer location (depending on the type of the business account: Business Account or Customer) on the Account Locations (CR303010) or Customer Locations (AR303020) form, respectively, for the business account selected in the Business Account box (Summary area) of the current form. The system uses the project when it creates a document, based on the selected sales quote, such as a sales order.

This box is unavailable for editing if a project quote has been created on the Project Quotes (PM304500) form and set as primary for an opportunity associated with this sales quote.

External Ref. The external or additional reference number of the opportunity the quote is associated with.
Workgroup Read-only. The workgroup assigned to the opportunity the quote is associated with.

Shipping Tab

This tab contains the shipping settings related to the sales quote. The system populates the shipping settings by using the first applicable rule it finds from the following:

  1. If a particular project is selected on the Financial tab and the Calculate Project-Specific Taxes check box is selected on the Projects Preferences (PM101000) form, the information in the Ship-To Address section is copied from the project settings that are specified on the Addresses tab (Project Address section) of the Projects (PM301000) form.
  2. If the sales quote was created from an opportunity, the system copies the shipping settings specified on the Shipping tab of the Opportunities (CR304000) form.
  3. If the system has not yet found an applicable rule, for the business account location selected in the Summary area of the current form, the settings on this tab are copied from the Account Locations (CR303010) or Customer Locations (AR303020) form depending on the type of the business account (Business Account or Customer) selected in the Summary area.

The settings can be modified if you select the Override check box in the corresponding section. For more details about shipping information in sales quotes, see Opportunity Management: Sales Quotes.

Table 19. Ship-To Address Section
Element Description
Override

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the settings specified in this section can be modified or already differ from the settings of the customer or business account selected in the Summary area of this form.

View on Map

A button you click to open the map specified on the Site Preferences (SM200505) form and provided by the Google Maps or Bing Maps web map service to view this address on a map, which is opened in a new tab.

This button is displayed on the form if the Address Lookup Integration feature is disabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Address Lookup

A button you click to open the Address Lookup dialog box.

This button is displayed on the form if the Address Lookup Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form and if the integration with web map services has been set up, as described in Integration with Web Map Services.

Address Line 1 The first line of the shipping address.
Address Line 2 The second line of the shipping address.
City The city of the shipping address.
State The state or province of the shipping address.
Postal Code The postal code. An input validation mask can be set for the country postal codes on the Countries/States (CS204000) form.
Country The country of the shipping address.
Latitude

The latitude coordinates, which are entered for a customer location if there is no postal address or the postal address cannot be validated. The system uses the coordinates to identify the tax jurisdiction if the postal code is not available.

This box is displayed if the External Tax Calculation Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form and the automatic calculation of taxes is configured through the integration of MYOB Advanced with the AvaTax service by Avalara or the Vertex Tax service by Vertex. For details, see Integrating MYOB Advanced with External Tax Providers.

Longitude

The longitude coordinates which are entered for a customer location if there is no postal address or the postal address cannot be validated. The system uses the coordinates to identify the tax jurisdiction if the postal code is not available.

This box is displayed if the External Tax Calculation Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form and the automatic calculation of taxes is configured through the integration of MYOB Advanced with the AvaTax service by Avalara or the Vertex Tax service by Vertex. For details, see Integrating MYOB Advanced with External Tax Providers.

Validated

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the specified address has been validated through integration with a specialized third-party software or service. You initiate address validation by clicking Validate Addresses on the More menu of this form.

This check box appears only if the Address Validation Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Table 20. Ship-To Info Section
Element Description
Override

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the shipping address specified in this section can be modified or already differs from the settings of the customer or business account selected in the Summary area of this form.

Account Name The legal business name of the business account to appear on documents.
Attention The attention line as it is used in your company's business letters, which is used to direct the letter to the proper person if the letter is not addressed to any specific person. The box may contain something like Purchase Orders Department or To whom it may concern.
Type and Phone Number

The type and the phone number for the contact; you select the type (which is filled in by default) and then enter the phone number.

You select one of the following options as the type of the phone number: Business 1, Business 2, Business 3, Cell, Assistant, Fax, Home, or Home Fax.

There are two elements to enter phone number types and phone numbers for the contact.

Email The email address of the representative to be contacted about the shipping.
Table 21. Tax Settings SectionThe initial settings in this section are copied from the business account specified in the Business Account box in the Summary area of the current form. These settings are copied from the Tax Settings section on the Shipping tab of the Business Accounts (CR303000) form for the business account.
Element Description
Tax Registration ID The potential or existing customer's taxpayer identifier associated with the location. An input mask can be set for this ID on the Tax Zones (TX206000) form.
Tax Zone

The tax zone of the potential or existing customer.

The system searches for the tax zone by using the first applicable rule it finds from the following:

  1. If a sales quote is related to a particular project (that is, if a project is selected in the Other Settings section of the Financial tab) and the Calculate Project-Specific Taxes check box is selected on the Projects Preferences (PM101000) form, the system copies the project's tax zone from the Revenue Tax Zone box on the Addresses tab of the Projects (PM301000) form.
  2. If a sales quote was created from an opportunity that has a tax zone specified, the system copies the tax zone specified for this opportunity on the Opportunities (CR304000) form.
  3. If the system has not yet found an applicable rule, the system searches for a tax zone that matches the range of postal codes specified on the Tax Zones (TX206000) form. If no tax zone is found, the system continues searching for a tax zone that matches the state of the shipping address. If no tax zone is found, the system searches for a tax zone that matches the country of the shipping address. The postal codes included in a particular tax code are specified on the Ship-To Addresses tab of the Tax Zones form. For details, see Tax Zones and Categories: Automatic Assignment of a Tax Zone in Documents. If the postal code is not mapped to any tax zone, the customer tax zone is the tax zone assigned to the branch specified for the sales quote (on the Financial tab of the current form). The tax zone of the branch is specified on the Delivery Settings tab of the Branches (CS102000) form.
Tax Calculation Mode

The tax calculation mode to be applied to the documents created for the potential or existing customer.

This box contains one of the following options:

  • Tax Settings (default): The document uses the settings of the selected potential or existing customer, or of the potential or existing customer's location if the Business Account Locations feature has been enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.
  • Gross: The tax amount is included in the item price.
  • Net: The tax amount is not included in the item price.

This box appears on the form if the Net/Gross Entry Mode feature has been enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Tax Exemption Number The tax exemption number issued by the IRS.
Entity Usage Type

The corresponding entity usage type.

The setting is sent to Avalara to specify the reason for tax exemption in a document with the current business account or account location if integration with Avalara is configured. If the Taxable - Override Exemption option is selected, the document's exemption is overridden, and taxes are calculated in the external tax service.

This box is available only if the External Tax Calculation Integration feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features form.

Table 22. Shipping Instructions SectionThe settings in this section are copied from the business account specified in the Business Account box in the Summary area of the form. These settings are copied from the Shipping Instructions section of on the Shipping tab of the Business Accounts (CR303000) form for the business account.
Element Description
Warehouse

The warehouse to issue the goods to the prospective or existing customer.

This box appears only if the Multiple Warehouses feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

Ship Via The carrier used to ship the goods.
Shipping Terms The shipping terms used for the customer.
Shipping Zone The identification of the shipping zone of the customer to be used to calculate freight.
FOB Point The location at which the title for the shipment passes from your company to the customer.
Residential Delivery A check box that you select to indicate that the delivery will be performed to a private home, rather than a business.
Saturday Delivery A check box that you select to indicate that this customer allows delivery on Saturdays.
Insurance A check box that indicates (if selected) that insurance is required for the order.
Shipping Rule

The way the orders should be fulfilled for this customer.

You can use one of the following options:

  • Ship Complete: Only completely fulfilled orders are allowed.
  • Back Order Allowed: Back orders are allowed for the customer if some items are out of stock.
  • Cancel Remainder: Orders should be shipped even if the quantities shipped are less than the quantities specified on the order. If all the requested items are out of stock, the order should be canceled.

Activities Tab

This tab displays the list of emails, tasks, events, phone calls, and other activities associated with the quote.

The tab includes, in addition to the columns described below, columns (labeled with icons) that you can use to attach notes and files to the activity, see if it is completed, check its priority level, and notice whether there are associated reminders. For descriptions of these columns, see Managing Emails and Activities.

Table 23. Table Toolbar

The table toolbar includes standard buttons and buttons that are specific to this table. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar. The table-specific buttons are listed below.

Button Description
Create Task Opens the Task (CR306020) form in a pop-up window, which you can use to create a new task.
Create Event Opens the Event (CR306030) form in a pop-up window, which you can use to create a new event.
Create Email Opens the Email Activity (CR306015) form in a pop-up window, on which you can create a new email.
Create Activity

Contains a menu with commands that correspond to the list of activity types configured on the Activity Types (CR102000) form.

By clicking a menu command, you open the Activity (CR306010) form in a pop-up window, which you use to create an activity of the corresponding type. The following commands are available by default: Create Note, Create Chat, Create Escalation, Create Message, Create Phone Call, and Create Work Item.

To change the list of menu commands, you can add or remove activity types by using the Activity Types form.

Table 24. Table Columns
Column Description
Type The type of the activity, which can be one of the following: Event, Task, Email,Note, Chat, Escalation, Message, Phone Call, or Work Item.
Summary The description of the activity, which is also a link to the Activity (CR306010), Email Activity (CR306015), Event(CR306030), or Task (CR306020) form, depending on the type of the activity.
Status

The status of the activity.

This column contains one of the following options: Draft, Open, Processing, Completed, Approved, Rejected, Canceled, Pending Approval, or Released .

Start Date The start date and time of the activity.
Created At The date and time when the activity was created.
Time Spent The total time spent on the activity.
Workgroup The workgroup that the activity is assigned to (if any).
Owner The name of the person whom the activity is assigned to.

The tab also has the Activity Description area below the table. The area displays the full description provided for the activity selected in the table. To edit the description, click the link in the Summary column of the activity. This opens the Activity (CR306010) form in a pop-up window; on this form, you can add a description and edit other settings corresponding to the activity.

Relations Tab

You can use this tab to indicate the one-way and bidirectional relations between the selected sales quote and the records associated with the sales quote; the type of each relation is determined by the relational role selected in the Role column for the listed record.

One-way relations are shown only on the Relations tab of the form where the relation was initially added to the selected record. Bidirectional relations are shown on this tab of the forms of both the record where the relation was initially added and the associated record. For details, see Managing Relations.

The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.

Column Description
Role

Required. The relational role of the associated record, which describes the way it relates to the record selected on the current form. One-way and bidirectional roles are available for selection.

You can select any of the following one-way roles:

  • Business User, Decision Maker, Evaluator, Related Entity, Referrer, Support Engineer, Source, Supervisor, or Technical Expert: These roles all represent contacts that are related to the record selected on the form; your organization determines how to use these informational roles. When you select any of these roles, Contact is inserted in the Type column. In this row, you need to select an existing business account (which causes the name to be inserted), a specific contact, or both, and other columns are filled in automatically.
  • Source: This role indicates that the record in the row is the one from which the relation comes. When you select this role, you need to select its type and then select a particular record of the type in the Document column; the specified elements for the record are inserted in the row.
  • Related Entity: This role indicates that the record in the row is related to the record selected on the form in some way that does not fit the other roles. When you select this role, you need to select its type and then select a particular record of the type in the Document column; the specified elements for the record are inserted in the row.

You can select any of the following bidirectional roles:

  • Source: The record in the row is the one from which the relation comes.
  • Derivative: The record in the row is the associated record selected for the relation.
  • Parent: The record in the row is the primary record in the hierarchical parent-child relation.
  • Child: The record in the row is the subordinate record in the hierarchical parent-child relation.

For a one-way role, the row that has the information about the relation is shown only on this tab of the current form.

For a bidirectional role, the row is shown on both this tab and the Relations tab of the creation form of the associated record (if the associated record has the Relations tab).

After a row with a relation has been added and the changes to the form have been saved, this column is unavailable for editing.

Primary

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the current row is considered the primary relation of the selected role.

This check box can be selected for multiple listed relations, but only one relation can be primary for each role.

This check box is informational; no system functionality is connected to its use.

Type

Required. The type of the associated record.

This box contains one of the following options:

  • AP Invoice: An AP invoice created on the Bills and Adjustments (AP301000) form
  • AR Invoice: An AR invoice created on the Invoices and Memos (AR301000) form
  • Business Account: A business account created on the Business Accounts (CR303000) form
  • Campaign: A marketing campaign created on the Marketing Campaigns (CR202000) form
  • Case: A case created on the Cases (CR306000) form
  • Contact: A contact created on the Contacts (CR302000) form
  • Customer: A customer created on the Customers (AR303000) form
  • Employee: An employee created on the Employees (EP203000) form
  • Expense Receipt: An expense receipt created on the Expense Receipts (EP301010) form
  • Lead: A lead created on the Leads (CR301000) form
  • Opportunity: An opportunity created on the Opportunities (CR304000) form
  • Purchase Order: A purchase created on the Purchase Orders (PO301000) form
  • Sales Order: A sales order created on the Sales Orders (SO301000) form
  • Sales Quote: A sales quote created on the Sales Quotes (CR304500) form
  • Vendor: A vendor created on the Vendors (AP303000) form

Depending on the role selected for this row, you select the type of the record as follows:

  • For any one-way role except Related Entity, only the Contact type can be selected.
  • For Related Entity or any bidirectional role, all options listed above are available for selection.

After a row with a relation has been added and the changes to the form have been saved, this column is unavailable for editing.

Document

The identifier or display name (or both) of the document (that is, record) related to the record selected on the current form. The lookup table includes the documents or records of the type that is selected in the Type column of this row. Once this column has been filled in, the specified document becomes a link that you can click to open the record on its creation form in a pop-up window.

This column is available for editing only if a bidirectional role or Related Entity is selected in the Role column.

If the selected type is Customer or Vendor, the list of customers or vendors available for selection may be limited based on the role or roles assigned to the user account to which you are signed in if the Customer and Vendor Visibility Restriction feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form. For details, see Visibility of Customer Records and Visibility of Vendor Records.

Account

The identifier of the business account associated with the selected record (if a record has the associated business account).

The specified identifier becomes a link that can be clicked to open the business account on the Business Accounts form in a pop-up window.

Name

The name of the business account.

The name is inserted by the system if a business account is selected for the row.

Contact

The contact associated with the role (if the Type is Contact) or the contact associated with the record selected in the Document column.

The specified contact becomes a link that you can click to open the contact on the Contacts form in a pop-up window.

You can change the contact if in this column, the Lead, Business Account, or Customer option is selected.

Email The email address of the contact person.
Add to CC

A check box that indicates (if selected) that the contact should receive a copy of emails.

If a bidirectional role is selected in the Role column of a row, on the Relations tab of the creation form of the associated record the check box is cleared for the corresponding row.

Taxes Tab

This tab contains information about taxes calculated for the potential sales. You can use this tab only if a tax zone has been specified on the Shipping tab of this form.

The values on this tab are copied from the Taxes tab of the Opportunities (CR304000) form for the opportunity associated with the sales quote.

Table 25. Table Toolbar

The form toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Form Toolbar and More Menu.

Column Description
Tax ID The identifier of the tax that is applicable to the items. The list of available taxes depends on the tax zone specified on the Shipping tab of this form.
Tax Rate The tax rate.
Taxable Amount The taxable amount for the items.
Tax Amount The tax amount calculated for the items.

Discounts Tab

On this tab, the discounts applied to the document are shown.

This tab is available only if the Customer Discounts feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form.

The values on this tab are copied from the Discounts tab of the Opportunities (CR304000) form for the opportunity associated with this sales quote and are unavailable for editing.

The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.

Column Description
Skip Discount A check box that you select to cancel the discount for the document. When you select the check box, the total and the line amounts of the document are updated, but the record of the canceled discount is not removed from the table.
Discount Code The identifier (code) of the discount applied to the document automatically or manually.
Sequence ID The identifier of the discount sequence applied to the document.
Type The type of discount whose sequence was applied to the document.
Manual Discount A check box that indicates (if selected) that the discount shown in this row has been applied manually.
Discountable Amt. The amount discount calculation is based on if the discount is defined as being based on the amount.
Discountable Qty. The quantity the discount calculation is based on if the discount is defined as being based on the item quantity.
Discount Amt.

The amount of the discount. This column is available for editing for document discounts and external discounts.

The system will apply automatic group and document discounts even if the value in the Inventory ID column for a line on the Details tab of the current form is empty.

Discount Percent

The discount percent if the discount is defined to be calculated as a percentage. This column is available for editing for document discounts and external discounts.

Free Item The inventory ID of the free item if one is specified by the discount applied to the document.
Free Item Qty. The quantity of the free item to be added as the discount.
External Discount Code

The code of an external discount. You can enter this code for informational purposes when you manually enter an external discount in the document.

Description

A brief description of the discount, which helps users to identify it.

Approvals Tab

This tab holds information on approvals of the sales quote. Authorized users can approve quotes on the current form by clicking Approve on the form toolbar, or they can use the Approvals (EP503010) form to approve quotes along with documents of other types.

This tab is available only if the Approval Workflow feature is enabled on the Enable/Disable Features (CS100000) form and an approval map is created and specified for sales quotes on the General tab of the Customer Management Preferences (CR101000) form.

The table toolbar includes only standard buttons. For the list of standard buttons, see Table Toolbar.

Column Description
Assignee ID The identifier of the employee who is assigned to approve the document.
Assigned To The name of the employee who is assigned to approve the document.
Workgroup The workgroup of the employee assigned to approve the document.
Approved By (ID) The identifier of the employee who actually approved the document.
Approved By The name of the employee who actually approved the document.
Approval Date The date of the approval.
Status The status of the document, which can be Pending Approval, Approved, or Rejected.
Reason The reason the document has been approved or rejected (if applicable).