This report provides a summary view of an auction event's setup and line items and a complete bid history for each of the line items for further analysis of the bidding progress.
This report is generated for the selected auction and can be run during any phase of the auction.
The following is a description of the fields in this report.
This report section displays information about the auction event setup parameters.
Field |
Description |
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Preview Start |
The date on which this auction is visible to suppliers |
Pre-bid Start |
The date and time when suppliers can enter pre-bids before the auction bidding begins |
Bidding Start |
The date and time when the auction bidding phase opens |
Bidding End |
The date and time when the auction bidding phase closes based on the earliest line item close time. If Automatic Early Close is enabled, the auction may close later than the displayed time. |
Automatic Early Close |
Indicates whether the auction can close after the line item minimum bid duration, if no bids are entered during the inactivity interval |
Inactivity Period (minutes) |
A period of time preceding the current line item close time when a lack of bid activity will result in the close of line item's bidding phase at the current line item close time |
Extension (minutes) |
If any bids are received during the inactivity period, the bidding will continue for the defined extension |
Staggered Line Items |
Indicates whether this auction allows line items to start and/or end at different times |
This report section provides summary information for each line item in the auction.
Field |
Description |
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Line Item |
The line item sequence number |
Location |
The location associated with this line item |
Current Price |
The price of this line item based on current contract or market pricing |
Target Price |
The goal price that you hope to attain through this auction |
Leading Price |
The best bid among all the bids entered |
Savings Percentage |
The percentage savings over the current price [(Current Price - Leading Price)/Current Price] * 100 |
Savings Amount |
The amount of savings over the current price [(Current Price - Leading Price) * Requested Quantity] |
Bid Count |
The number of bids submitted for this line item |
This report section provides a list of bids submitted for each line item. This may include only your bids or other suppliers' bids depending on the event's disclosure rules.
Field |
Table |
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Line Item |
The line item sequence number |
Bidder |
The name of the supplier company that submitted the bid |
Rank |
The relative supplier rank for a line item. Only the best bid per supplier has an assigned rank. |
Bid Quantity |
The quantity bid by supplier. This is the same as the requested quantity, except in partial quantity auctions. |
Bid Unit Price (Base Currency) |
The price bid by the supplier in the auction event's default currency |
Bid Unit Price (Bid Currency) |
The price bid by the supplier in the default currency, if this is a multicurrency auction |
Total Bid Amount (Base Currency) |
The extended price shown in the auction event's default currency |
Total Bid Amount (Bid Currency) |
The extended price shown in the default currency, if this is a multicurrency auction |
Date & Time |
The date and time that the bid was entered |
Bid Comment |
Any comment entered with a bid, if bid comments are enabled for the auction type |