Linking Bids

Users must perform the following steps to link the bid items to inventory items:

Click Masters ➜ Link Bids. The Link Bids page appears.

Select the supplier’s name from the Supplier drop-down list. The unlinked bids associated with supplier appears under the Supplier Bids section.

Select the inventory item from the left pane and the item to be linked (with the selected inventory item) from the right pane.

Click the Link icon corresponding to the item details.

Link as many items with the inventory item list as required.

Click the Link Bids button present at the top-right corner of the page that displays the number of linked bids.

The Linked Bids page appears with the list of recently linked item details.

Field	Description
Item	The name of the item as in the inventory item.
Number	The unique identification number of the item.
Supplier Description	The name of the item as in the supplier bid.
Cost	The updated cost of the inventory item.
Unit	The unit of measure.
Pack Size	The standard item pack size of the inventory item.
Supplier Pack	The supplier item pack size.
Expiration Date	The expiry date of the item.
Regions	The region where the bid is effective.
Position	The position of the item.
Unit Abbreviation	The abbreviation of the unit.
Alt ID	Reference to the supplier item number.
Remark	Additional remarks on the item.
Actions	The Unlink Bid option allows users to unlink a linked bid corresponding to the item.

Click Save. The following snackbar message appears on top of the page: Bids linked successfully

Once linked, the bids no longer appear under the Supplier Bids panel of the Linked Items page. The linked bids can be accessed from the inventory item details under Master ➜ Inventory List ➜ Supplier Bids tab and Master ➜ Suppliers ➜ Supplier Bids tab.