Add Bids to Solution

This page is accessed via:

• Sourcing > Bid Analysis > Scenario > Actions > Add Bids to Solution.
• Sourcing > Bid Analysis > Scenario > Actions > Solution Summary. Then click Add More Bids on the Solution Summary screen.

This action adds one or more bids manually to any existing scenario. This includes manually created scenarios or solutions created by the Sourcing solver. For all manually added bids, the Fixed check box on the solution detail record is selected by default. When this check box is selected, the solution detail record is not replaced if the Sourcing solver runs.

To add bids to a scenario/solution, the bids must:

• Be in the same bid round as the one specified on the selected scenario.
• Have a status value of COMMITMENT_COMMITTED.

Adding Bids to a Solution

1. Select a scenario and click Actions > Add Bids to Solution.
   
   Or, select a scenario and click Actions > Solution Summary. Then, click Add More Bids on the Solution Summary screen.
   
   You see the Bids results screen listing all bids from the bid round of the selected scenario that have a status of COMMITMENT_COMMITTED.
2. If necessary, click Refine Query to adjust the query so that the appropriate bids are returned.
3. On Bids results screen, select the bids to add to the solution.
4. Click Finish to add bids to the solution. You see the Add Bids to Solution Result screen which lists the Bid ID, Action Status (SUCCESS or FAILURE), and Action Message (SUCCESS or reason for the failure).
   
   A solution detail record is created for this bid.

Note: You can view the Manual Awards Report to see the manual awards for each lane compared to that of demand and the total awarded. If the Fixed option on the solution detail record is selected, then the award is considered manual. To view the report, go to Sourcing > Reports and run the Manual Awards Report.  This report will only list the equipment group for lanes with a shipment type of OCEAN.