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How to Create a Supplier Quote and Plan This Cost?

Create a supplier quote and link it to an invoice.

 🔓 Permissions required

Team: Manage providers

Project: Manage service providers

Reading time  5 min
Setup length  5 min
Steps  3

Summary


I/ Creating a Supplier

II/ How to Create a Supplier Quote

III/ How to Generate an Invoice from a Quote

 

I/ Creating a Supplier

Navigate to the left-hand Costs menu > External Companies tab > List tab, then click the + Company button.

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Fill out the form with:

  • Supplier Name,
  • Email Address,
  • Phone Number.
  • Select Labels to assist in analytics.

Click Save.

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You have created a supplier! 🎉

II/ How to Create a Supplier Quote

Before you can create supplier quotes, ensure that the module is enabled. Click on your First Name at the top right > Settings > Modules on the left > General tab > check Estimates.

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Go to your Project > Costs tab > Estimates tab > click + Job.

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In the form, select:

  • Subcontractor,
  • Phases (optional),
  • Appendices (optional),
  • Currency.
  • In the form, enter:
  • Quote Title,
  • Date,
  • Budget,
  • Description.
  • Add the associated quote in the square on the left.

Click Save.


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You have created a supplier quote! 🎉

💡 You can also create a quote by clicking on the Costs menu on the left > External Companies tab > Estimates tab > then click the + JOB button.

 

III/ How to Generate an Invoice from a Quote

If you approve the quote, you can create an invoice linked to it.

For this, you have two paths: from the left-hand Costs menu > External Companies tab > Invoices tab, then click the + Invoice button.

From the Project > Costs tab > Invoices tab, then click the + Invoice button > select the relevant Quote and follow the steps.

💡 Complete the form and then click Save. 

Complete the form and here is the article to create a provider invoice!

Done! 🎉