Understanding Event Response

When bidders receive a fax or email notifying them that they are invited to an event, they access the Bidder Workbench to register for the event, accept or decline the invitation, preview the event, and respond to the event questions. Bidders and suppliers access the Bidder Workbench from the Bidder/Supplier SRM Portal.

If bidders have not yet participated in an event with your company, the system prompts them to first register by entering company information, which includes entering a currency code and payment terms. Bidders need to enter company information only once; they will not have to enter the information for the next event to which they are invited.

After they register for the event, bidders can then accept or decline the invitation to the event. To accept an invitation, bidders must agree to the event terms and conditions. To decline an invitation, bidders must select a reason code for declining, but they can select an option to receive updates about the event.