Line Groups

During event creation, users can select lines that they want to group to attempt to get better pricing through a bundled price quote. Users use the Line Details page to add line items to a group. Users can add the same line to multiple groups. When a line is added to a group, the line's bid factors are copied into the group bid factors but remain associated with their respective items. The line weightings and bid factor weightings will be prorated within the group. Users can modify the bid factor questions and the best, worst, or ideal values for the bid factors within the group.

When a user creates the group, the user defines the group details, including group bid parameters, on the Line Details page. Users can define price breaks at the group level for RFx events. Users also can indicate that a line can be bid on only as part of the group. If selected, the line is not available for bidding outside of a group. Users can specify at the event-level whether bidder-initiated groups are even allowed. The user can filter on all lines and groups, only lines, or only groups.