Requestor: Upper Forms (Form Designer - Upper Form)

To access the Upper Forms for Requestor:

  1. Go to the Company Workspace tab and switch to Admin mode.
  2. In the left Navigator, click uDesigner > Business Processes.
  3. In the Designer - Business Processes log, select the request for bid BP.
  4. In the left Navigator, expand the selected request for bid BP node.
  5. In the left Navigator, expand the Requestor node, click the Upper Forms sub-node, select a form, and click Open from the toolbar options.

The following lists the fields for the Upper Forms for Requestor:

General block

Field Name

Description

Record Number

This is a read-only field that Unifier populates when you send the form to the Approval step.

Title

This is a required field - Enter a name for the bid record.

Project Number

This field is auto-populated from the project.

Project Name

This field is auto-populated from the project.

Due Date

This is a read-only field. This field is pre-populated from the workflow setup.

Status

This read-only field is blank while on the Creation step. The status will change when the task is accepted on the next step in the workflow.

Bid Package Details block

Field Name

Description

Bid Package Revision Number

This is a required field - Enter the revision number of the bid package.

RFP Due Date

This is a required field - Use the calendar icon to select the date the RFB is due.

Bid Sponsor

To select the bid sponsor from the list that becomes available when you click the Select button.

Sponsor Phone

To enter the sponsor's phone number.

RFB Initiate Date

To capture the date when the first ever invite for the bid was sent out. Enables the user to determine how much time the bidders had before submitting their bids.

Whether or not the DE is present on any of the upper forms, after the first invitation is sent out, system should capture the date and time of the invitation sent out on this DE.

If this DE is added on any of the upper forms, the value would be reflected.

The DE will automatically get added in read-only mode.

Order Delivery Date

This is a required field - Use the calendar icon to select the date a date for the order delivery.

Question Cut Off Date

This is a required field - Use the calendar icon to select the cutoff date for questions about the bid requirements.

Sponsor Email

To enter the sponsor's email address.

Bidders Count

This is a read only field. Initially the value is 0.

Bid Count

This is a read only field. Initially the value is 0.

Bid Priority

This is a required field - Select a value from the field's drop-down menu.

Bid Scope block

To capture detailed description and requirements of the overall bid package. All bidders can see this.

Field Name

Description

Bid Scope

To enter a detailed description of the overall Bid Package and requirements. This will be visible to all Bidders.

Instructions block

To capture detailed instructions in order to assist the bidders with completing and submitting the bid package.

Field Name

Description

Bid Package Instructions

To enter detailed instructions to assist bidders in completion and submittal of Bid Package.

Vendor Requirements block

To capture detailed qualifications or criteria that need to be satisfied by the vendor in order for the bid to be evaluated.

Field Name

Description

Qualifications

To enter any qualifications or other criteria that needs to be satisfied by vendor in order for bid to be evaluated.

Certifications

To enter any required certifications.

Insurance Coverage

To enter the insurance qualifications that you expect the vendor to carry.

Bidder Meeting Details block

Field Name

Description

Location

To enter a where you can meet with the bidder; for example, teleconference, virtual meeting space, or physical address.

Date and Time

To enter a date and time for the meeting.

Dial-in Instructions

To enter the instructions to call into the meeting.

P6 Activity

To select a P6 activity to associate with this record.

P6 Planned Cost

This is a read-only field.

P6 Planned Start

This is a read-only field.

P6 Planned Finish

This is a read-only field.

Hidden block

To include fields that must be hidden.

Field Name

Description

Publish Path

To enter publishing path within Unifier.

The following lists the fields for the Item Logs (Log Items tab) for Requestor:

General block

Field Name

Description

Cost Code

This is a required field -Enter the cost code for this line item. You can either enter it directly or use the cost code picker.

Short Description

This is a required field - Enter a brief description for the line item.

Code Name

This read-only field is auto-populated from the cost code.

Item Unit Cost

This is a required field - Enter the price of the item specified on the line item.

Item Quantity

This is a required field - Enter the number of items specified on the line item.

Unit of Measure

To select the Unit of Measure for the item specified on the line item line item.

Amount

This read-only field is auto-calculated using the formula (Item Quantity X Item Unit Cost).



Last Published Monday, June 3, 2024