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Library components enable you to store portions of sourcing documents for reuse. The table design library enables you to store custom table formats. You add a table format to an RFx on the Questions tab.

Note Note

You can access the RFx Table Design page by choosing Enterprise Sourcing in the navigation bar and then choosing RFx Table Design Library from the Library submenu.

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Features

Field Help for RFx Table Design Page

The fields on the Design page determine the design of a table containing table-based questions. The following is a description of some fields in this page.

Function

Description

Question

Enter the table-based question.

Description for Suppliers

Enter the question description to be seen by suppliers.

Table Orientation

This field determines whether the table displays attributes as columns or rows.

  • Entries are Rows: Choose to use entries as table rows. Entries are data elements that suppliers provide in response to your question.

  • Attributes are Rows: Choose to use attributes as table rows. Attributes are data elements that you define, such as color, size, and so on.

Entry Labels

This field determines the format of supplier responses.

  • Numbered with Total # of Entries: Choose to number the supplier responses, and type the total number of responses to enable for each attribute.

  • Value List: Choose to use a list of pre-defined values for supplier responses, and then choose the value list to use by choosing the Lookup icon that appears.

Entry Settings

Allow additional entries in response: Check to create an Add in the table to enable suppliers to create additional entries.

Required Entries

This field determines entry requirements.

  • Not Required: Choose to indicate that entries are not required.

  • All Entries Required: Choose to indicate that all entries are required.

  • Minimum Entries Required: Choose and enter a number to indicate the minimum number of required entries.

Activities

Creating an RFx Table Design

To create an RFx table design:

  1. Choose   Setup   Document Setup   RFx   RFx Table Design Library  .

  2. On the RFx Table Design page, choose Create.

  3. On the Creating: RFx Table Design page, fill in the fields with basic information.

  4. Choose the Design tab.

  5. Fill in the fields with design information.

  6. Choose the Preview tab to preview the table design.

  7. Save your entries.