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Anchortop-of-pagetop-of-pageThe Service Provider receives a Quote Request from a Customer and finds the item in the Catalogue. The next step is to complete a Quote Request form for the item. The Quote Request form consists of the following sections:

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Project Details

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Product Specification

Due to the very wide range of different product specifications, they are not described here. It should simply be a matter of entering the sizes, colours and other features - as specified in the Customers' Quote Request - in the clearly labelled fields.

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Different types of product have different types of specification. For example, a business card specification will

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things like colours on front and back, material type and weight, and matt or gloss finish. In contrast, the specification for a bound booklet will include things like the cover size, number of pages, and bindings. All product specifications are set using simple input fields and such as the following:

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Special Instructions

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The Service Provider can send the Supplier and/or the Customer special instructions concerning the order. The instructions are included on the Part PDF. 

To only send instructions to the Customer, select the Customer checkbox

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To only send instructions to the Supplier, select the Supplier checkbox

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The Service Provider can attach any kinds of files to be sent to the Supplier. Examples would be documents containing additional information, or design artwork.

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Delivery Details

Delivery date / time

The Delivery Details section allows the Service Provider to specify the time and date of delivery to the Customer.

  • Select the Delivery Date box.
    A calendar will appear.
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  • Select the date the product needs to be delivered to the customer.
    Select the delivery time.Use the increment hour and increment minute arrows to set the time.
    NOTE: The time uses the 24 hour clock.
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    Select DateSelect Date

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    Select Time

    Select Time
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    Set TimeSet Time

    Delivery Address

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    The Delivery details section allows the Service Provider to specify the delivery address(es) for the products. The address is set automatically when the (mandatory) Customer name is entered into the Contact field in the Project Details section. Both the address and FAO (For the Attention Of) field can be edited.

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    Edit FAO

    • Select the text in the FAO field and delete / edit it.

    Edit Address

    1. Click the Edit button.
    2. Edit the address fields and click the Save button.

    Search Address

    Click the Search button and the Search address box appears:
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  • Select the address type (e.g. Customer Addresses), then the specific address from the displayed list.
    If the list is very long you can type part of the address in the search box and only addresses containing those words will display.
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    Adding a Part

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    Next: Service Provider selects Suppliers


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