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  • Quick overview of FUTURA Smart
  • Login to FUTURA Smart
  • Creating RFIs and RFQs in 5 steps
  • Managing ongoing sourcing events
  • General functions
  • Opening of quotations and responses / Price comparison and Rating Matrix
  • Placing orders and contracts in SAP
  • Administrative area in FUTURA Smart
  • Release Notes of versions
  • Support Center for suppliers
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  • Quick overview of FUTURA Smart

    • Introduction / System Requirements
    • Dashboard - the homepage of FUTURA Smart
    • Status of requests / displaying and opening the request lists
    • 'Easy Access' for suppliers
    • Information about the Item Hierarchies function in SAP

  • Login to FUTURA Smart

    • First login with newly created account
    • Forgot password - Request a password link
    • Login with Single sign-on (SSO)
    • Help for Suppliers: System mails were not received

  • Creating RFIs and RFQs in 5 steps

    • Creating a Request for Information - Step 1
    • Creating an RFQ with purchase requisition items - Step 1
    • Creating an RFQ with material items - Step 1
    • Creating an RFQ with contract items - Step 1
    • Creating an RFQ with free text items - Step 1

  • Managing ongoing sourcing events

    • Managing RFIs
    • Managing RFQs
    • Changing the submission deadline
    • Managing suppliers in ongoing or closed sourcing events
    • Creating and sending messages
    • + 5 more pages

  • General functions

    • Instructions and notes for creating item lists via GAEB files
    • Working with GAEB item lists and regular item lists
    • Creating a structured item list using Excel ("Item Hierarchies" in SAP)
    • Deleting a sourcing event
    • Changing the status of a sourcing event manually
    • + 2 more pages

  • Opening of quotations and responses / Price comparison and Rating Matrix

    • Opening of quotations to item lists (RFQ)
    • Opening of responses to questionnaires (RFI)
    • ZIP download issues with Microsoft Edge and solutions to fix the problem

  • Placing orders and contracts in SAP

    • Placing a purchase order based on a quotation
    • Creating a contract based on a quotation

  • Administrative area in FUTURA Smart

    • Reporting (Analysis)
    • Creating a new user
    • List of users / User management
    • Supplier management
    • Settings for the company profile
    • + 3 more pages

  • Release Notes of versions

    • Updates of version 2.8
    • Updates of version 2.7
    • Updates of version 2.5
    • Updates of version 2.4
    • Updates of version 2.3
    • + 14 more pages
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  • Imprint / Impressum
  • Privacy notices / Datenschutzhinweise
  • FUTURA Smart: Privacy notices / Datenschutzhinweise
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