Quote Form Fields

The Quote definition form contains many pre-defined fields organized in to various buckets, the list of fields (from top to bottom of the form) and their intended use is detailed below - all fields marked with a * are mandatory, the rest are optional.

Quote Information

  • Subject*
  • Enter text or name to recognize this quote - this could be the company name, source sales channel, product description - whatever methodology makes the most sense for your business. e.g. "Company Inc. - Sweaters Quote".
  • Potential Name
  • Select a potential if the intended recipient of the Quote is a Potential customer
  • Quote Stage
  • Select a stage for the Quote and manage the status as it progresses. The list is populated from "Settings > Picklist Settings > Edit Quote Picklist" and can be customized there.
  • Customer No
  • Customer PO number or other Identifier (if any)
  • Valid Till
  • Enter a date that the Quote expires
  • Account Name*
  • Select an Customer Account
  • This field supports auto-complete.
  • Contact Name
  • Select a Customer Contact - this list is filtered based on the selected "Account Name"
  • This field supports auto-complete.
  • Team
  • Enter a team or department name at the customer
  • Assigned To
  • Assign the Quote to a user at your company, by default the user creating the Quote is selected.
  • Default Price Book
  • Select the PriceBook that will be used for this customer - if a default has been set up for the Customer Account, this will automatically be filled when the "Account Name" field is selected
  • Sales Order
  • This is a non-editable field and is automatically filled in with a reference to a Sales Order once the Quote is converted to a Sales Order after the customer agrees to the sale.
  • Default Currency
  • Automatically populates if default currency is selected in Customer Account, otherwise can be selected for the Quote. Note: the Default Currency here and the currency in the selected PriceBook for the order must match.
  • Exchange Rate
  • Displays the rates entered for the Default Currency selection or can be manually entered when creating the Quote.

Shipping Information

  • Carrier*
  • Select a Shipping Carrier that will be used - if a default has been set up for the Customer Account, this will automatically be filled when the "Account Name" field is selected

Shipping Method

  • Select a Shipping Method for the selected Shipping Carrier - if a default has been set up for the Customer Account, this will automatically be filled when the "Account Name" field is selected
  • Deliver From*
  • Select the Stock Location from which the product will be shipped - if a default has been set up for the Customer Account, this will automatically be filled when the "Account Name" field is selected

Address Information

  • Bill To, Ship To
  • Enter the name of the contact - this will automatically be filled when the "Account Name" and "Contact Name" fields are selected or can be edited here
  • Billing Address*, City, State, Code, Country
  • Enter the Billing Address of the customer
  • Shipping Address*, City, State, Code, Country
  • Enter the Shipping Address of the customer
  • Use this button to copy the "Billing Address" to the "Shipping Address"
  • Use this button to copy the "Shipping Address" to the "Billing Address"

Product Information

  • Product*
  • Select the product by clicking the magnifying glass icon and selecting the product in the dialog that comes up OR
  • Begin typing the name or product code of the product and the text field will display a drop-down with products that starts with the partially typed name or product code. Select a product from the drop-down list. As you continue to type the list will refine further filtering the list based on the typed text.
  • This field supports auto-complete.
  • Notes
  • Enter any Notes necessary to be included for this product line item using this text area field.
  • Qty in Stock
  • Displays the inventory Quantity in Stock for the selected product (at the selected "Deliver From" location above).
  • Qty on Order (PO|SO)
  • Displays the inventory Quantity on Order (PO - purchases awaiting receiving from vendor, SO - sales orders waiting to be shipped) for the selected product (at the selected "Deliver From" location above).
  • Qty*
  • Qty of Selected product to be included in this quote.
  • Unit Cost
  • Displays the Unit Cost of the selected product (from "Unit Cost" field in Product definition).
  • List Price*
  • Displays the price from the selected "Default Pricebook" for the selected product
  • Discount (line item)
  • Enter a discount on this product for this quote - if a default has been set up for the Customer Account, this will automatically be filled when the "Account Name" field is selected
  • Total
  • Displays the Total amount quoted to the customer for the product
  • Discount (order)
  • Enter a order discount (applied to the entire order).
  • Sub Total
  • Displays the order sub total after discounts.
  • Shipping
  • Enter Shipping cost charged to customer for this quote.
  • Taxes
  • Select the Tax Authority - the sales tax is then automatically calculated based on the tax rate for that Tax Authority. This drop-down list is populated from "Settings > Tax Authority" and the list can be setup there based on the tax jurisdictions that are relevant to your business.
  • If using Auto Sales Tax Rates Providers and the connection to your Account there has been setup, please select "Auto-Calculated Avalara" from the drop-down and let the system generate the Sales Tax automatically.
  • Grand Total
  • The final Quote total to customer including shipping and taxes.

Terms and Conditions

  • Specify any terms and conditions of sale here - if a default has been set up for the Customer Account, this will automatically be filled when the "Account Name" field is selected

Description

  • Enter any other additional information that should be captured for this quote.