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Submitting an SPA Quote

Distributors must use Siebel Partner Portal to submit SPA quotes.

An SPA quote can contain multiple line items. Each line item represents a special pricing request for a specific product. The distributor must first create and save the SPA quote before adding line items to it. When the quote is complete, the distributor submits it to the supplier.

A vendor can create and submit an SPA quote on a partner's behalf using Siebel Partner Manager. The following steps apply to both Siebel Partner Portal and Siebel Partner Manager.

This task is a step in Process of Managing SPA Quotes and Claims.

To submit an SPA quote

1. In Siebel Partner Portal or Siebel Partner Manager, navigate to the SPA Quotes screen.
2. Click New to create an SPA quote, and enter information about the quote.

   Some fields are described in the following table.

   Field	Description
   Registration ID	The design program that is associated with the components for the project.
   End Customer	OEM manufacturer in whose end products the components are used.
   Resale Customer	The customer who buys the part. The customer is often a contract manufacturer. A contract manufacturer produces the final, finished product on behalf of an OEM manufacturer (end customer).
   Total Exposure	Sum of all the Total Line Item Cost field values for all approved line items.
   Last Name	The name of a contact at the distributor organization. This field is auto-populated with the login name. You can modify this field.

3. Click Save.
4. Drill down on the new SPA quote, and create a new record in the Line Item Detail form beneath the Line Items list.
5. Enter information about the line item.

   Some fields are described in the following table.

   Field	Description
   Product	Component for which the distributor is requesting special pricing.
   Quantity	Total number of units for which the distributor is requesting special pricing.
   Competitor Name	Name of the competitor for the component listed in the line item.
   Competitor Product	Name of the competitive product.
   Competitor Part Price	Price of the competitive product.
   Purchase Cost	Price the distributor originally paid to purchase the components.
   Requested Cost	Special (reduced) pricing that the distributor is requesting.
   Authorized Cost	Cost authorized by the supplier.
   Book Cost	Price at which the component was originally sold to the distributor by manufacturer.
   MSRP	The manufacturer's suggested retail price.
   Requested Resale Price	Resale price at which the distributor wants to sell the components.
   Suggested Resale Price	Resale price suggested by the manufacturer.
   Total Line Item Cost	Quantity of the line item multiplied by the difference between the authorized and requested costs.

6. Repeat Step 5 for each additional line item in the SPA quote.
7. When the SPA quote is completed and ready for approval, click Submit.

   NOTE:  The Line Items view for the SPA quote becomes read-only. To enter or change line items, set the status to Recalled, and click Save. You can then modify the line items.

The SPA quote is automatically assigned to the partner manager responsible for the given distributor.