How to Use the Response Repository

The Response Repository contains previous supplier responses to questions that were used in an Oracle Supplier Qualification initiative as well as questions that were used as requirements in Oracle Sourcing negotiations.

Response Repository

The Response Repository stores responses from suppliers who have responded to requirements. The repository contains the supplier responses to initiative questions, supplier responses to sourcing negotiation requirements that were created using questions from the question library, and supplier responses that have been accepted by the qualification manager or approved during the supplier registration process.

If you use a question from the question library as a requirement in a negotiation, then when the responding supplier responds to the requirements, any response values from any previous responses are displayed. Also, if the question is mapped to an attribute in the supplier's profile, the current value for that attribute is 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, and used to update the supplier profile attribute.

After the negotiation is closed, from the Actions menu, you can use the Update Supplier Repository option to manually transfer all the requirement responses to the repository. Alternatively, if you decide not to do this manually, the application will automatically transfer all the requirement responses to the repository when you complete the award (for auctions/RFQs) or complete the RFI.