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RFQ email templates | ID: CI_RFQ_002

In this tutorial, we will discuss the email templates that are made available once the Connect : RFQ plugin has been enabled. Several default templates are available, each triggered at a different stage of the tendering process. Default content for these emails is already populated, however administrators are able to customise the content of these emails.

Tutorial Video Transcript

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In this tutorial, we'll discuss
the email templates

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that made available once
the Connect: RFQ plugin has been enabled.

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Several default templates are available,

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each triggered at a different stage
of the tendering process.

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Default content for these emails
is already populated.

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However, administrators are able
to customize the contents of those emails

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as they see fit.

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So details of the email templates provided
as part of the Connect: RFQ module

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are provided
on the Connect: RFQ Settings page.

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So if I just scroll down a little bit
on this page,

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you'll find there's a section there
to do with relevant email message

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templates.

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In order
to make changes to those templates,

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we do need to go to the email message
template section of the Infigo admin area

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and then all

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of the templates provided
with the Connect: RFQ module

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are automatically added to the Customs tab
within this area.

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So you won't find them
on the general system tab where you found

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most of your email message templates.

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If you have the RFQ module active,
those templates will be available

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on the custom tab.

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So each of those email templates
that are provided as part of the RFQ

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module are active by default,
meaning that when their trigger is hit,

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an email will be sent out
to the relevant party, which, depending

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on the email template, this could be
the suppliers that have been specified.

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It could be the person
that placed the order to notify

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that a supplier has placed a bid.

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For example,
any of the templates can be made inactive

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if you want to do so
by clicking on the edit icon

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on the end of the corresponding row.

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That will take you to the message
template details and you can deactivate it

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by just simply clicking this checkbox
and then clicking

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save.

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You can also edit the content
of those email templates

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within this same screen

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So if I go for example to the
request bid and go to edit

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so these

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templates can be amended
using the exact same methodology

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as other email message templates
that you may have worked on.

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And you can take a closer
look at that methodology

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by looking at the relevant
tutorial on email message templates.

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If you need an ID for that video,
it's BG 029.

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So by default,
you'll see there's a very basic structure

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where you can switch
also between the Code Mirror editor

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and the content template editor.

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If you want to build out a more

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easy on the email template, let's say

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and don't forget as well,
that you will need

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to utilize the provided tokens.

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So tokens are dynamic bits of information
that are pulled from elsewhere in Infigo.

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And when you're using the RFQ module,
you'll see that

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there is a separate section for RFQ

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related information.

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as a brief summary of the message
templates that are available.

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So as I mentioned, there's information
on this on the RFQ settings page,

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we have a request bit.

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So when the customer requests a quote,

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we will send a message to the relevant
suppliers.

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We have all bids received,
so once all of the relevant

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suppliers for that particular job
have actually place to bid

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will send an email to the customer
that placed the order

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to let them know
that all of the bids have been received

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and they can access them
in their saved quotes.

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We have no bids received,

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so this is if none of the suppliers
respond in the required timeframe,

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then the email will be triggered
to the customer to place the order

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no more available.

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So there's a few scenarios for this.

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So when the quote has a set lifespan
and the lifespan is invalid,

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we should send out an email
to all attached suppliers

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who did not place a bid informing them
that it's no longer valid

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for them to place a quotation.

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When we send out the supplier awarded
email, we'll also send an email

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to other suppliers
saying that it's no longer a valid quote,

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but then also when the user deletes
a quote manually,

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we would either inform the child,
quote, supplier or all suppliers

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who did not bid on the job.

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We also have bid placed,
so when a supplier places a bid,

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that message will go to the customer
who actually requested the quotation

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to say that one of the suppliers
has placed a bid.

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And then finally we have RFQ supplier won.

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So when the customer that requested

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the quotation
actually selects a particular quote,

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the supplier that actually won
that bid is notified

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via email as well.

 

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Step by Step Guide

CI_RFQ_002_RFQ email templates

In this tutorial, we will discuss the email templates that are made available once the Connect : RFQ plugin has been enabled.

Several default templates are available, each triggered at a different stage of the tendering process. Default content for these emails is already populated, however administrators are able to customise the content of these emails.

Creation Date: Feb 01, 2023
Created By: Sam Webster

1. Details on the email templates provided as part of the Connect : RFQ module are provided in the Connect : RFQ Settings page

Navigate to Connect Settings and configure the Connect : RFQ table entry to access these details.

Details on the email templates provided as part of the Connect : RFQ module are provided in the Connect : RFQ Settings page

2. Navigate to the Email Message Templates page

Navigate to the Email Message Templates page

3. Click on Custom

All templates provided with the Connect : RFQ module are automatically added to the Custom tab of Email Message Templates

Click on Custom

4. Provided email message templates for the Connect : RFQ module

Each of the email templates is active by default, meaning that when their trigger is hit, an email will be sent.

Any of the templates can be made inactive by clicking Edit and unchecking the Is Active column.

Provided email message templates for the Connect : RFQ module

5. The content and details of each email can be customised by clicking Edit

The content and details of each email can be customised by clicking Edit

6. Email content can be found to the left of the screen

These templates can be amended using the same methodology as other email templates.

See the following tutorial for additional details:

Email Message Templates | BG_029

Email content can be found to the left of the screen

7. Tokens can be applied to message templates, including some specifically added for quote information

Tokens can be applied to message templates, including some specifically added for quote information
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