Negotiation responses in the negotiation pipeline
There are two organizations involved in a negotiation process. The initiator organization and the negotiator organization. Negotiation is carried over by sending responses to each other.
A response can be for one order line or all of the order lines. Once a response of one organization is accepted by the other organization, the negotiation moves to completed status. After negotiation is completed, the negotiated terms are applied to the original document.
A response is identified by a response number. Every response needs to have a "for response number" which is the response number of the last response from the other organization. The following table describes the negotiation responses.
Response number | Response name | Description |
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1100 | Offer | The response is an offer from the initiator. Only the initiator organization can send this response. |
1200 | Counter Offer | The response is a counter offer from the negotiator. Only the negotiator organization can send this response. |
1300 | Reject | The response is a rejection from the negotiator. Only the negotiator organization can send this response. |
1400 | Remove | The initiator wants to remove the line from negotiation. Only the initiator can send this response. This response is available only at the line level. Once a line is removed, it is assumed that the line has been negotiated and no further negotiation is allowed on that line. |
1500 | Accept | The sending organization accepts the terms of the other organization. Both the initiator and negotiator can send this response. Once a header or line is accepted, it is assumed that the header or line has been negotiated and no further negotiation is allowed on that header or line. |