Quote Request
Notice Kahua is a very flexible and customizable platform. In your domain, this application may have been modified to meet your company's needs. The online help uses default field labels for field names and describes standard workflows. Please check with your domain administrator for specific information about working in your organization's domain.
The Quote Request app allows you to request a quote from a contractor or vendor for specific work or materials.
Key elements to know about this app include the following:
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You can create a quote request with vendor, due date, scope of work, terms, disclaimer, notes, and supporting references.
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The Items section allows you to track individual requested items with an item description, activity code, quantity, unit of measure, and unit price.
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You can process a quote request into an Expense Change Request when the requested work needs to move forward in the cost workflow.
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You can upload or link supporting documents in the References section.
How to . . .
To create a new quote request, complete the following steps:
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Review the header to ensure that you are in the correct project or partition.
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Navigate to the Quote Request application (Apps > Cost Management > Expenses > Quote Request).
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Click New in the action bar.
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Complete the following fields as appropriate:
Note Depending on how this app is configured for your domain, there may be fields or sections listed here that do not appear for you, fields and sections that appear for you which are not listed here, or fields and sections which appear in a different order. If you have any questions, check with your domain administrator.
Field Description Details Number Allow Kahua to auto-number the record, or enter a different value.
Note The number format can be configured by your domain administrator. Refer to Number.
Date Enter the quote request date.
Description Enter a description of the purchase.
Status Select the appropriate status. Type Select the appropriate value.
Note This lookup list is managed in the Configuration app. Refer to Lookups.
To Select the contact or vendor the quote request is being sent to. From Select the contact sending the quote request. By default, your name may appear here.
Due Enter the due date for the quote response. Scope of Work Enter the scope of work or materials being quoted. Terms Enter the terms for the quote request. Disclaimer Enter disclaimer text as appropriate. Notes Enter internal notes. View Template If appropriate, select a portable view template other than the default here.
Note For more information on portable views, refer to Portable Views.
Items Click Insert to insert the selected number of lines on the grid. For more information on working with grids, refer to Item grids.
Number This field auto-populates and is read only. Item Description Enter a description of the item.
Activity Code Select the appropriate activity code.
Note Activity codes are set up and maintained in the Work Breakdown app. For more information, refer to Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
Qty / UOM / Unit Price Enter the appropriate values.
References Upload or select any relevant files or documents. You can use drag and drop to add a file to this section. For more information on using this section, refer to References section.
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Click Save when you are done.
If you have existing data that you want to import into this app, you can do so through the import process.
You will first generate an export of an existing record to access the correctly formatted spreadsheet file for the import. Once the exported file is available, add the appropriate values for the records you want to import to the exported spreadsheet. You can then import those records. For more detailed information on the importing process, refer to Importing records.
Once a quote request is returned, you may want to proceed with completing the work. You can use the Process function to copy information from a quote request into a new expense change request in the Expense Change Request app.
To copy information from the quote request into a new expense change request, complete the following steps:
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Review the header to ensure that you are in the correct project or partition.
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Navigate to the Quote Request application (Apps > Cost Management > Expenses > Quote Request).
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Right-click on the item and select Process, or open the detail view and select Process from the action bar.
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In the Target Application field, select Expense Change Request. By default, reference files are included. Clear the check boxes for any files you do not want to include.
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Click Start Processing.
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The Expense Change Request application opens to a new record with information from the quote request. Complete any additional fields and click Save.
You can generate a report from a selected log view, or use one of the built-in reports available by default in each application. For more information on creating your own reports, including how to set up scheduled reports, refer to Creating ad hoc reports.
Note For information on modifying the logo that appears on reports in your project, refer to Managing report logos.
To generate a report from a log view with up to 10,000 records, click the More icon
and select Print. If your log view contains more than 10,000 records, the Print option will be disabled and you can select
to download the records to a CSV file instead.
To generate an application report, complete the following steps:
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Navigate to the application.
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Select Reports in the application title bar.
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Select the report you want to run.
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Apply any desired filters.
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Select View or Download as appropriate. For more information, refer to Viewing Reports.
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Click the Close icon
when you are done.
(print, send, view history, delete, etc.)
From the detail view of a record, there are several standard actions you can take. Depending on your permissions, some or all of the following options may be available to you:
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View and View w/References - Select View or View w/References to open a PDF view of the current record. The PDF file can be printed or shared from the viewer by clicking on the Open PDF icon
.Note Only references where the Include on Send value is set to "Yes" are included in the View w/References.
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Discussions
- Select this icon to open the Discussions panel. If enabled in your domain, the discussions feature allows you to participate in public or private conversations associated with specific records. For more information, refer to Discussions. -
View History
- Select this icon to open the History page for the record. The history page provides details regarding all activity (creation, edits, saves, etc.) performed on the record. Click view edit to drill down into more detail on a specific action. Click hide edit to close the action detail. Click the Close icon
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Send actions
- Click this icon to select an appropriate Send action for the record. The following options may be available to you:-
Copy Link and Copy Portable View Link - Select this option to copy a URL link for the record or record's portable view to your clipboard. This link can be sent outside of Kahua. Users with the appropriate permissions will be able to open Kahua directly to that record or portable view by using the link.
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Copy QR Code and Copy Portable View QR Code - Select this option to generate a QR code for the currently open record or record's portable view. The QR code can be shared directly from your screen, or copied to your clipboard to be shared as appropriate. This QR code can be shared outside of Kahua. Users with the appropriate permissions will be able to open Kahua directly to that record or portable view by using the link.
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Send - Select this option to open a new Kahua message with the open record included as an attachment. References with the Include on Send value set to "Yes" are also included. For more information, refer to Messages app.
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Delete
- Select this option to delete the open record. You must agree to the confirmation message before the record is deleted.Alternatively, right-click on the record in the log view and select Delete, or select multiple records from the log view and select Delete.
Note If a record is deleted in error, your domain administrator may be able to recover it through the Recycle Bin app. For more information, refer to Using the Recycle Bin.
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Open in a new window
- Select this option to open the current record as read-only in a new window (desktop host) or browser tab (web host). This allows you to navigate to other records in the original Kahua instance while keeping the read-only window or tab open for reference. To re-open the record on the read-only window or tab in Kahua, select Open in the header. -
Maximize
and Minimize
- Select Maximize
to open the record to a full screen view. From the full screen view, select Minimize
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Close
- Select the close icon
to close the currently open item.
Your domain administrator or another user with the appropriate permissions can configure the app in the Configuration application.
Important When working in the Configuration app, it is important to review the header and ensure that you are working at the correct level in the hierarchy, either the root domain or at a partition or project level.
Settings that you establish at the root domain or lower levels will inherit down the hierarchy until they are overridden. For more information on the hierarchical structure of Kahua, refer to Understanding the hierarchical structure of Kahua.
The Configuration app can be accessed directly through the apps list (Apps > Administration > Configuration), or, in some applications, by right-clicking on an application in the launch bar and selecting Configure. When you select Configure for an app from the launch bar, the detail view of the configuration page for that application opens automatically.
For general information about the Configuration app, refer to Configuration app.
For general information on configuring this app in Configuration, refer to Application configuration.
Application roles determine which actions users can perform in the app. Roles are assigned to groups in the Groups app > Permissions tab. Members of the group then have the permissions associated with the roles assigned to the group.
The following roles are available for this application:
| Role | Details |
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| Administrator |
Full administration, including add, configure, create lists, edit, import, export, share, view, send, process, remove, and edit view templates. |
| Contributor |
Can add, edit, open, view, send, and process records. |
| Moderator |
Can add, edit, import, export, remove, share, open, view, send, and process records. |
| Observer |
Can open, view, send, and process records. |
| Referencer |
View-only access to records. |
| TemplateEditor |
Can edit view templates. |
Note To manage these permissions, open the Groups app and assign the appropriate application role to the group. Only users with the appropriate permissions can manage application roles. For more information, refer to Managing Permissions.






