Response Repository

The Response Repository stores previous answers to questions that have been used in Oracle Supplier Qualification Management initiatives, and as requirements in Oracle Sourcing negotiations.

The Response Repository

The Response Repository stores responses from both supplier and internal responders. For suppliers, the repository contains:

• Supplier responses to initiative questions that have been accepted by the supplier qualification manager.

• Supplier responses to sourcing negotiation requirements created using questions from the question library

• Supplier responses that have been approved during the supplier registration process.

A Sourcing category manager can use a question from the question library as a requirement in a negotiation. Then when the responding supplier views the requirements, values from any previous responses are displayed. The supplier can then either accept the values as still valid or can update them. Any updated response values are added to the response repository.

A Sourcing category manager awarding a negotiation can also see the history of responses to questions used as requirements. This information can help in making award decisions.