You can copy a quote and create a new quote and a new opportunity for an existing
customer. For example, you may want to use an existing quote, which you had created for a customer,
for a different customer. In such a scenario, you can copy the quote along with the product
information, and payment and shipment terms, and then define the customer information to create a
new quote and opportunity for the new customer.
About this task
To create a copy of a quote from the Opportunity
Details screen:
Procedure
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Log in to Sterling™ Field Sales.
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From the application sidebar menu, click Opportunities.
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The Opportunities home page is displayed. Expand the Search
Criteria panel and enter the appropriate search criteria.
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Click Search. The search results display opportunities matching the
search criteria.
- If only one opportunity matches the search criteria, the Opportunity Details
screen is displayed.
- If multiple opportunities match the search criteria, the list of opportunities is
displayed in the search results. Click the corresponding Opportunity Name hyperlink. The Opportunity
Details screen is displayed.
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In the Quotes panel, click
and select Copy as New Quote option for the quote that you want to
copy.
Notes:
- The Copy as New Quote option is displayed only if there is at least one
quote associated with the opportunity.
- You can only copy one quote at a time.
- The Create Quote screen is displayed. In
the Name* box, enter a name for the quote.
- Click the Calendar icon adjacent
to the Expiration Date box to select the date by which the
quote will expire.
Note: If
you do not select a date, the expiration date of the quote will be
defaulted based on the configuration.
- In the Customer panel,
perform the following steps:
- Select the Existing Customer* radio
button.
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Click the Search icon adjacent to the Existing Customer* radio button to search
for the customer.
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The Customer Search dialog box is displayed. By default, it displays all the available business
customers. If you want to search for consumer customer, expand the Search
Criteria panel and select the Consumer radio button.
- Enter the other search criteria and click Search.
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The list of customers matching the search criteria is displayed in the Search Results
panel. Click the corresponding Customer ID hyperlink to select the customer.
The Customer ID of the customer is populated in the box adjacent to the Existing Customer
radio button.
- Click Save to create
the new quote.
Note: * indicates
that the field is mandatory.