Oracle Sourcing Default Value Settings

You can use the Sourcing region of the Configure Procurement Business Function page to specify default values for certain properties used throughout Oracle Sourcing. These are default values only. Users can modify them when performing sourcing tasks.

The table shows the sourcing attributes for which you can set predefined values.

Attribute	Comments
Negotiation Type	Auction, RFQ, or RFI
Negotiation Style	The default style to use. Can be a predefined style or a configured style
Rank Indicator	The type of indicator used to rank responses
Maximum Requirement Score	Maximum possible value for scored requirements
Enable weights in requirements	Allow weighting to be used in requirements
Purchasing Documents	Specify whether purchasing documents are created in Oracle Purchasing or exported to an external application
Initiate Approval	Select to initiate approval by default for purchasing documents created in Oracle Purchasing.
Automatically add new supplier items to item relationships	Select to automatically add new supplier items (captured in negotiation responses) to item relationships in PIM.
Display requirement scoring criteria to suppliers	Allow suppliers to view the criteria used when scoring responses to requirements
Automatically populate responses to predefined questions	For predefined questions from the question library, automatically default the supplier responses from the response repository for the Procurement BU. The question library is managed in the Supplier Qualification work area.
Display rank in blind negotiations	Display the current rank of the supplier's response
Display best price in blind negotiations	Display the current leading response price In blind negotiations
Enforce supplier's previous round price as start price	When a negotiation is opened for a new round of responding, force the supplier to offer a response price lower than that supplier's last price in the preceding round
Enable negotiation approval	If enabled, the negotiation document must pass the defined approval requirements
Enable award approval	If enabled, the negotiation award decision must pass the defined approval requirements.