Quotes

The Quote Details Screen - Quote Header

An overview of the Quote Header subscreen of the Quote Details screen.

Quick Reference

  • The Quote Header subscreen contains all of the basic information about the Quote, including its owner, Customer and Contact information, equipment defaults, and revision history. To access this subscreen, access the Quote Details screen, then select “Quote Header” in the left navigation menu.
  • After editing the contents of the Quote’s header, click the “Save” button Save Button Blue - Service Agreement Quoter in the top-right corner of the screen to save your changes.

The Quote Details Screen

This page is part of a series on the Quote Details Screen in Service Agreement Quoter. The structure of this screen and its subscreens is as follows:

Introduction

The Quote Details screen in Service Agreement Quoter contains all of the information about an existing Quote. It comprises a number of subscreens, one of which is the Quote Header subscreen.

The Quote Header subscreen contains all of the basic information about the Quote, including its owner, Customer and Contact information, equipment defaults, and revision history. To access this subscreen, access the Quote Details screen, then select “Quote Header” in the left navigation menu.

Quote Header

Quote Details Page - Quote Header NUMBERED NARROWER

  1. Save Button
    Click to save your changes to the Quote.
  2. Quote Information Panel
    Contains basic information about the Quote. Click on the panel header to expand or collapse it.
    1. Quote Date
      The Quote’s date. This defaults to the date of the Quote’s creation but can be manually overwritten.
    2. Quote Status
      The Quote’s current status. This can be changed via the action buttons in the top-right corner of the current subscreen. See “The Quote Details Screen” for more information.
    3. Contract Type
      The Quote’s Contract type. Contract types are managed via the Contract Types page.
    4. CPI Checkbox
      Check to subject the Contract to year-over-year price escalation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Uncheck to opt out of price escalation.
    5. CPI % / Year
      The yearly CPI price increase of the Contract, expressed as a percentage of the Contract amount. Accepts a value from 0% to 100% with up to two decimal places. If the CPI checkbox (3d) is enabled, the price of the Contract will automatically increase by the CPI % each year.
    6. Owner
      The Quote’s owner. Click on the drop-down to open a list of Users, then select a User to make them the owner of the Quote.
    7. Phone
      The owner’s phone number. This number is pulled from the owner’s profile and cannot be edited from this screen.
    8. Mobile Phone
      The owner’s mobile number. This number is pulled from the owner’s profile and cannot be edited from this screen.
    9. Email
      The owner’s email address. This address is pulled from the owner’s profile and cannot be edited from this screen.
    10. Branch
      The branch to which the Quote belongs. Branches are managed via the Branches and Cost Centers screen in Texada ServiceLink.
    11. Cost Center
      The cost center to which the Quote belongs. Cost Centers are managed via the Branches and Cost Centers screen in Texada ServiceLink.
    12. Description
      A description of the Quote.
    13. Comment
      Any additional comments.
  3. Customer Information Panel
    Contains information on the Quote’s Customer. Click on the panel header to expand or collapse it.
    1. Customer Name
      The name of the Customer for whom the Quote is being built. Click on this field to open the Customer Search window and select a Customer.
    2. Customer Number
      The Customer’s number. This number is pulled from the Customer’s profile and cannot be edited.
    3. PO Required Checkbox
      Indicates whether a PO number is required for the selected Customer. This value is pulled from the Customer’s profile and cannot be edited from this screen.
    4. PO Number
      The PO number of the purchase order associated with this Quote.
    5. Terms
      The Customer’s payment terms (charge, COD, etc.)
    6. Exempt No.
      The Customer’s tax exemption number.
    7. Address 1
      The first line of the Customer’s street address.
    8. Address 2
      The second line of the Customer’s street address.
    9. Address 3
      The third line of the Customer’s street address.
    10. City
      The Customer’s city.
    11. State
      The Customer’s province or state.
    12. Zip/Postal Code
      The Customer’s zip or postal code.
    13. Charge Codes
      The Customer’s charge codes. Up to two charge codes can be selected.
    14. Tax Codes
      The Customer’s tax codes. Up to five tax codes can be selected.
  4. Contact Panel
    Contains information on the Customer Contacts associated with the Quote. Click on the panel header to expand or collapse it.
    1. Add Contact Button
      Click to add another Contact (Name, Type, Phone, Mobile, Email) to the Quote.
    2. Name
      The Contact’s name.
    3. Type
      The Contact’s type (SMU, Invoice, or Location). This value is used in the Customer Quote document and will later be pushed to Equipment Monitoring Toolkit (EMT).
    4. Phone
      The Contact’s phone number.
    5. Mobile
      The Contact’s mobile phone number.
    6. Email
      The Contact’s email address.
    7. Delete Button
      Click to remove a Contact from the Quote.
  5. Equipment Defaults Panel
    This panel contains a number of default options that will be applied to the equipment added to the Quote. Click on the panel header to expand or collapse it.
    1. Package
      Click to select a Package that will be automatically applied to each eligible piece of equipment added to the Quote. Packages are managed via the Packages screen.
    2. Expires By
      Select whether the Contract will expire by Service Meter Units (Hours), Date, or Both. If “Both” is selected, the Contract will expire by whichever comes first.
    3. Contract Length SMU
      The default Contract length in Service Meter Units (hours).
    4. Start Date
      The default Contract start date.
    5. Contract Length Months
      The default Contract length in months.
    6. End Date
      The default Contract end date.
  6. Revision List Panel
    This panel summarizes the Quote’s various revisions.
    1. Revision List
      This table contains a list of all the Quote’s revisions. Click on a column header to sort the table by the contents of that column. Click and drag a column header to rearrange the order of the columns.
    2. Revision Number
      Click on a revision’s number to view its details. See “The Quote Details Screen - Revision Details” for more information.

Revision List - Columns

The Revision List table comprises the following columns:

  • Revision Number: The revision’s number. Quote revisions are numbered sequentially starting from 1 as they are created.
  • Status: The revision’s current status.
  • Equipment Count: The number of pieces of equipment included in the revision.
  • Total Parts: The total cost of the Parts components of all Events quoted in the revision. 
  • Total Labor: The total cost of the Labor components of all Events quoted in the revision. 
  • Total Misc: The total cost of the Misc components of all Events quoted in the revision. 
  • Total: The total quoted cost of the revision.
  • Total Cost Per Hour: The total quoted cost of the revision per hour of labor.