Can be used to define a tendering plan. It contains basic tendering data and is a prerequisite for automatic tendering. You can use a tendering profile when you manually create a tendering plan.
You can use an existing tendering plan to create a new tendering profile. You can also create a new tendering profile without reference to an existing tendering plan.
To use an existing plan to create a new profile, in SAP NetWeaver Business Client (NWBC), on the Tendering Overview screen, open the required road freight order (road FO). On the Tendering Execution area of the Edit screen, choose the existing tendering plan. On the Tendering Plan area of the Edit screen, choose the Tendering Profile pushbutton, and select Save as Tendering Profile.
To create a new tendering profile without reference to an existing plan, in the administration of the tendering profile, choose
.You can manually load a tendering profile to a tendering plan, or you can enable to system to load a profile automatically. The system loads a profile according to the freight order type you have defined, or the settings you have defined in Customizing for tendering.
To manually load a profile, in NWBC, choose Load. To enable the system to load a profile, choose Load and Determine.
The following are the main parts of a tendering profile:
Tendering step
You can specify one or more tendering steps.
Tendering type
The following are the tendering types:
Peer-to-Peer Tendering — Response Required
Peer-to-Peer Tendering — No Response Required
Broadcast Tendering — Best Offer
Broadcast Tendering — First Acceptable Offer
Tendering process mode
The following are the tendering process modes:
Freight RFQ Based, Award Manually
Freight RFQ Based, Award Automatically
Direct Tendering, Send Freight Order Directly
Carrier
The assignment of a carrier is optional in a tendering profile. When you use a profile to create a new tendering plan, the system can retrieve a carrier according to the carrier assignment strategy.
The following are the standard carrier assignment strategies:
Get Carriers from Ranking List
Get Carriers from the Transportation Lane Master Data
Get Assigned Carrier from Freight Order
Assign Carriers Manually
Relative price limit
You can set a relative price limit for each tendering step.
Maximum response duration
This is the longest period of time within which a carrier must respond.
Manual evaluation
This requires the tendering manager to manually evaluate each freight quotation (FQ).
Carrier-specific freight agreement (FA)
For more information, see Agreement Maintenance.
Visibility settings
For more information, see Visibility Settings.