Buyers can view the status of RFQ responses and award Purchase Orders at the line item level after comparing the line item prices.
To use the QuoteCompare tool, choose a Quote from the quote list and tap it to open it.

Tap on the "RFQ Responses" button.

The RFQ Responses summary will open displaying the key RFQ Details at the top such as the RFQ Reference, Date sent, Subject, Status, Vessel Details, and the Buyer's Header Comments.
In the lower half of the screen you will find the details of the responses from the suppliers the RFQ was sent to. If the Supplier quoted the RFQ, you will see the total amount of their quote in the currency quoted in, a graphical representation of the portion of the line items that were quoted/declined, the quoted Delivery Date, the quote status and the Date Quoted.
If you feel you have sufficient quotes from the suppliers to further analyze, tap the "Quote Comparison Tool" in the upper corner.

In the Quote Comparison Tool, each line item description is listed on the left, along with its buyer-specified Part No, optionally quoted Supplier Part No, Unit of Measure, Original quoted quantity, the Order Qty. On the right, each supplier's quoted line item pricing is shown in a column, in your default common currency (shown in the upper left corner). Please note that although the Quote Comparison Tool shows the prices in a common currency, the POs will be
The RFQ Header Details are displayed on the right side. To collapse the Header Details drawer (and increase viewing area for the quoted line items), tap the "collapse" arrow to the right of the label "Header Details".
For your easy reference, the item with the lowest price in each row is labeled "Cheapest".
Select the items you wish to include in Purchase Order for a given supplier. You may change the quantity in the "Order Qty" field and then tick the box in the column for the supplier you are ordering from.
You may create partial POs for select items, or award all the items to a singe supplier. The choice is yours.
When you are finished selecting the items for each supplier, tap "Create PO" at the bottom of the supplier column(s) you wish to award POs to.

A PO will be created. Review the Header details (add an Order Reference) and the Line Items. The items which you did not select will be shaded in red. You may check the box on the left if you choose to include the item (and then the red shading will be removed).


After reviewing the line items, you can Cancel, Save the Draft, or Submit the PO to the supplier.
You will be returned to the PO list in that Window.
At the top of the screen, return to the Window Tab labeled "Quote Comparison" followed by the RFQ Reference. There you can tap "Create PO" to award PO(s) to subsequent suppliers. Return to the "Quote Comparison" tab to create each additional PO.
