Help for Sourcing Buyers

Topics

Buyers - Using the Negotiations Home Page
Creating Negotiations
Understanding Earnest Money Deposit (EMD)
Creating Auctions and RFQs
Creating a Negotiation
Creating a Request for Information
Using the Demand Workbench
Creating a Negotiation Header
Managing Responses in Multiple Currencies
Restricting a Supplier to a Particular Currency
Using Lots and Groups
Adding Lines to a Negotiation
Defining Service-Related Lines
Understanding Response Controls
Approving an Award Recommendation
Conducting Research on a Particular Supplier
Inviting Suppliers to Participate in a Negotiation
Restricting Suppliers to Particular Negotiation Lines
Submitting a Negotiation for Approval
Reviewing and Publishing a Negotiation
Using templates, spreadsheets, and lists
Using Sourcing Document Templates
Creating Negotiation Templates
Creating and Editing a Reusable Invitation List
Using an Item Category in a Negotiation
Using Attributes or Price Factors in a Negotiation
Using line attributes, attribute scoring, cost factors, and price breaks
Using Requirements
Defining Requirements
Using Team Scoring
Defining Scoring Teams
Adding Line Attributes to Negotiation Lines
Adding Line Attributes to Auction or RFQ Lines
Basing Award Decisions on Line Attributes
Defining Weighted Attributes and Scores for Negotiation Lines
Understanding Transformational Bidding and Quoting
Using Cost Factors
Creating Cost Factor Lists
Associating Cost Factors and Cost Factor Lists with Negotiation Lines
Applying a Buyer Cost Factor to a Supplier
Using Price Tiers
Analyzing Price Breaks
Additional creation topics
Renegotiating an Existing Blanket Purchase Agreement
Using Negotiation Strategies
Using a Sourcing Event
Using Two-Stage RFQs
Using a Two-Stage Surrogate Quote
Using Draft Negotiations
Using Abstracts and Forms
Using Notes and Attachments
Using a Deliverable in a Negotiation Document
Copying a Sourcing Document
Viewing Backing Information for AutoCreated Lines
Using Amount Based Line Types
Using Approvals Management Engine (AME) in RFQs, RFIs, or Auctions
Working with Collaboration Teams
Processing Notifications
Understanding Security Levels
Negotiating Complex Services
Using Global Agreements
Understanding Large Negotiations
Using Oracle Services Procurement and Oracle Procurement Contracts
Negotiating for different kinds of Services
Using Contract Terms and Conditions in a Negotiation
Monitoring Negotiations
Finding Negotiations
Tracking Negotiations
Viewing Responses
Responding on Behalf of Suppliers - Surrogate Bid
Viewing the Published Negotiations section
Using Live Console to compare Bids or Quotes
Using the Monitor Supplier Activities page
Downloading Responses
Analyzing Responses
Communicating while a Negotiation is in progress
Inviting Additional Suppliers to a Negotiation
Extending an In-progress Negotiation
Changing AutoExtend Settings
Shortlisting Suppliers
Initiating a New Round of Responses
Closing a Negotiation
Pausing a Fast-Moving Auction
Creating an Amendment to a Negotiation
Printing Negotiation Information
Canceling or Deleting a Negotiation
Managing Deliverables Assigned to a Negotiation
Awarding Negotiations
Unlocking and Unsealing a Sealed RFQ or Auction
Scoring Responses to a Negotiation's Requirements
Using Knockout Scores
Completing a Two-Stage RFQ
Awarding in different ways
Awarding Business in an RFQ or Auction
Using Award Optimization
Using Supplier Incentives
Using a Downloaded Spreadsheet to Award Negotiation Items
Allocating Awarded Items Among Suppliers
Disqualifying Auction or RFQ Responses
Using the Award Summary Page
Viewing Negotiation Information
Submitting Award for Approval
Viewing Award Approval History
Generating a Purchase Order Document
Understanding Contract Binding
Using Search