Choose a supplier and click on Next to proceed with the Auction.
- Click on Continue to proceed with the Auction.
- Under the Q and A tab, you can ask few questions and mark whether they are mandatory for proceeding with the auction.
- Click on Add Question button to add a question to the auction.
- Add Question pop up window appears.
Different Answer Types
| Answer Type | Description |
| Date | Supplier will be provided with a date field to enter the corresponding to the question. |
| Free Text | Any descriptive text |
| Multiple Choice | Supplier will be provided with multiple options and multiple selections can also be made. |
| Numeric | Can enter any number |
| Single Choice | · Supplier to make one choice of the items listed, as a buyer you can specify the weightage for the question and for each option the weightage is automatically calculated.
· The sum of the weightage values given to questions under an auction should be equal to 100. (Weightage is made invisible to Suppliers). · If the weightage is provided as 10 for example, If there are only two choices, then “Yes” =10 and “No” =0. · If there are more than two answers, the weightage is provided in the order – 10,9, 8, etc. The maximum number of choices is limited to 10. · Weightage = Supplier Response * Weightage |
5. Click on Mandatory, to make this question mandatory(1), Click on Add to Question Bank (2) to save this question for the future – which needs to be filled by the Supplier as he begins the Auction process. Followed by the Next button to proceed with the Auction.
6. Now click on Continue, to proceed with the Auction Request.
7. Under the Approvals tab, against each role select the Approver. Also, click on (+) Symbol to add any approvers. Click on Submit to submit the form for Approval. You may click on Save Draft to save the entered request as Draft.