How You Use Descriptive Flexfields for Negotiations

In negotiations, descriptive flexfields are supported to capture information specific to your business on the negotiation header (internal, and visible to suppliers), negotiation line (internal), and the negotiation abstract.

Descriptive Flexfields are used to track additional information important and unique to the business that would otherwise not be captured. Automatic transfer of DFF values can eliminate manual work to bridge the gap between negotiations and purchase documents.

Parameters are available to derive and validate the values in the descriptive flexfields when creating a negotiation. This can be done using page composer-based configurations. Descriptive flexfields can be configured using these negotiation attributes:

• Sourcing Negotiation Abstracts
  • AuctionHeaderId

• Sourcing Negotiation Header
  • Negotiation Type
  • DocumentNumber (Negotiation Number)
  • AuctionHeaderId
  • ProcurementBUId
  • RequisitionBUId
  • Buyer Id
  • DocumentStyleId

• Sourcing Negotiation Lines
  • CategoryId
  • ItemId
  • LineTypeId
  • ProcurementBUId
  • RequisitioningBUId
  • LineDescription
  • AuctionHeaderId
  • LineNumber

Values for the following DFFs can be passed from the negotiation to the outcome purchase order, or purchase agreement.

• Name: Supplier Negotiation Headers
  • Description: Fields for capturing additional information on the supplier negotiation header. These are internal DFF values that aren't visible to suppliers.
• Name: Supplier Negotiation Headers for Suppliers
  • Fields for capturing additional information on the supplier negotiation header that are displayed to both the internal and external parties.
• Name: Supplier Negotiation Lines
  • Description: Fields for capturing additional information on the supplier negotiation line.