Quote Order Processing in NAV

nshweihat

We are implementing NAV 5. We have been told that in the quote order processing we have to copy the original Quote Order so we can send it to multiple supplier. If we decide to buy from multiple vender, then we have to go to the related Quote order for the vendor and delete the items which we do not want to purchase from this supplier and then generate the Purchase Order. Then do the same for all of the Quote orders.

This really does not make sense and there should be an easier way to process the same quote to multiple vendors and then select which items to buy from this one quote and generate the purchase orders.

Would greatly appreciate it if anyone can help clarify this point. my email address is natheers@yahoo.com

thanks

matttrax

No, that sounds exactly how you should do it. The only thing you could do to speed up making the quotes (if they are all the same) is to use the copy document feature.

How do you feel it should be done?

DenSter

It looks like he wants to be able to copy documents for multiple vendors at the same time. I'd be thinking about adding a "Standard Quote Number" to the Vendor table and build a processing only report that loops through vendors to copy those into new quotes. We'd have to know much more about the requirement to really say something about this though.

nshweihat

Thank you for your replys...

I have used another software, in which we assigned multiple suppliers to the same quote order. When we printed the quote order to send to the suppliers, the system automatically printed copies for each selected supplier. Then, we enter the Suppliers responces on the same quote in a special form. The system then allows you to generate multiple Purchase Orders from the same quote based on the items that you select for each supplier. Therefor, you do not have to go to every quote order and delete the items that you do not want to purchase from that supplier. This deletion process is very tedious especially if you have a quote order with huge number of lines.

Thanks again.

DenSter

NAV doesn't do it like that. If you want to MAKE NAV do it like that you will have to develop it that way. It looks like you have a good grip on the requirements, now all you need to do is create your design and start writing code.

Good luck