This chapter discusses how to:
Prepare and generate proposal information.
Configure labor defaults, bill options, and security.
Enter resource estimates.
Use the My Proposals page.
View customer relationship management (CRM) related information.
This section discusses how to prepare and generate proposal information.
Page Name |
Object Name |
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Usage |
GM_OPPTY_HDR |
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Enter general proposal information. |
Access the Maintain Proposal page.
Note. For proposals that you initiated from PeopleSoft Customer Relationship Management (CRM), the Status field on this page is view-only. The system displays the Ready button when the proposal is in Draft status. Click this button to change the proposal status to Ready and launch an enterprise integration point (EIP) that updates the status in PeopleSoft CRM. All other status changes are prompted by an EIP.
Proposal |
This is a display-only field. When you add a new proposal, the system displays NEXT. This automatically generates a system-assigned ID when you save the proposal. The system-assigned ID is derived from the Contracts table and remains the same throughout the Contract Generation process so that both the proposal and the contract in Contracts have the same ID. After you run the Generate process, the system turns this field into a link that enables you to access the contract on the Contract - General page in Contracts. |
Status |
Select a value to specify the state of the proposal. Options are:
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Enter a number between 1 and 100 to reflect your level of confidence that the proposal will be approved. The proposal planner usually enters or provides this number. The system translates the number that you enter here into a color-coded icon that represents the confidence level as either high, medium, or low. You determine confidence levels on the Contracts Business Unit - Confidence Level Setup page. The colored icon next to this field indicates the confidence level of this proposal. |
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Indicates a low confidence level. |
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Indicates a medium confidence level. |
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Indicates a high confidence level. |
Currency |
Select the currency to use in financial transactions if the proposal results in a contract. This code defaults from the Currency Code field that you selected on the Contracts BU Definition page during implementation. |
Customer |
Select the customer for whom you are creating the proposal. |
Start Date and End Date |
Select the estimated start and end dates of the project that you are proposing. |
Proposal Contact |
Select the person who is the contact for the proposal. |
Proposal Due |
Select the date on which the proposal is due for completion by the proposal planner. This date must be less than the proposal target date. |
Proposal Planner |
Select the name of the person who is drafting or planning the proposal. |
Displays a status based on the processes that you have run, either Pre-Spending or Contract Generation. Values are:
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Add to My Proposals |
Click to add the proposal to the My Proposal page. |
Click to initiate the Pre-Spending process. The Pre-Spending process creates the selected projects in Project Costing with a project status of Approved and a processing status of Active. The system also creates the corresponding activities. The system also displays a green check mark next to the version that you selected for pre-spending. The Pre-Spending process does not create a contract or generate any budget lines. When you run the Generate process, the system creates the contract and adds new activities with the appropriate dollar amounts. Note. The Pre-Spending process creates Project IDs and activities; it does not generate any budget lines or any contract entities. |
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Generate |
Click to generate a contract from the information that is entered on the proposal for the selected version. The system creates projects in Project Costing based on the information that you enter on the Resource Estimate and Maintain Version Estimate Detail pages. The system also displays a green check mark next to the version that you selected for pre-spending. |
Comments
Type |
Select the type of comment that you want to enter. Options are: Assumptions, Deliverables, Dependencies, Goals, Notes, Objectives, Purpose, or Risks. You can add each comment type only once. |
Description |
Enter the text of your comment. To add another comment, add a new row. |
Version |
Displays the versions associated with the proposal. You can select only one version for approval and eventually generate it into a contract. Click the version link to access the Resource Estimate page to view, add, or modify project information. |
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Click the Copy Version Information to New Version button to access the Copy Version page and copy the information to a new proposal version within the same proposal. |
Cost Amount, Bill Amount, and Proposed Amount |
Displays the total cost, total billing amount, and total amount that you propose to charge for both labor and non-labor for the proposal version, after adjustments. |
Labor Adjustment Percent |
Displays the percent amount that you entered in the Adjustment Percent field on the Labor Summary tab for overall time adjustments. This number applies to all activities that are included in the proposal version for labor detail lines only. It can be either a positive or a negative percentage. |
Nonlabor Adjustment Percent |
Displays the percent amount that you entered in the Adjustment Percent field on the Non-labor Summary tab for overall expense adjustments. This number applies to all activities that are included in the proposal version for non-labor detail lines only. It can be either a positive or a negative percentage. |
Labor Margin Percent |
Displays as a percentage the difference between the proposed amount and the cost amount for labor: |
Nonlabor Margin Percent |
Displays as a percentage the difference between the proposed amount and the cost amount for non-labor expenses: |
Adjustment Percent |
Enter the percent (either positive or negative) by which to make an overall adjustment to the proposed amount for labor. The number that you enter here applies to all activities in the proposal version for labor detail lines only. |
Margin Percent |
Displays as a percentage the difference between the proposed amount and the cost amount for labor: |
Version: Non-labor Summary Tab
Adjustment Percent |
Enter the percent (either positive or negative) by which to make an overall adjustment to the proposed amount for non-labor expenses. The number that you enter here applies to all activities in the proposal version for non-labor detail lines only. |
Margin Percent |
Displays as a percentage the difference between the proposed amount and the cost amount for non-labor expenses: |
This section discusses how to:
Configure proposal labor defaults.
Set up proposal bill options and security.
Page Name |
Object Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
GM_OPPTY_HDR_HRS |
Proposal Management, Proposal and Version, Maintain Proposal Click the Labor Configuration link on the Maintain Proposal page. |
Enter activity time. |
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GM_OPPTY_HDR_SEC |
Proposal Management, Proposal and Version, Maintain Proposal. Click the Set Up Options link on the Maintain Proposal page |
View customer contact information, set security options, and select billing options. |
Access the Labor Configuration page.
Set Activity Time As |
Select a value to specify how to calculate time on the proposal. The value that you select here appears as the column heading on the Units tab on the Maintain Version Estimate Detail page.
Note. Proposal Management does not enable you to change the value in this field if you have already created budget detail lines for the activities on the proposal. |
Access the Set Up Options page.
Proposal Target |
Select the estimated approval date. This date must be greater than current date. |
Customer Contact
Displays name, address, telephone, email, and information for the contact person at the customer site. The data displayed in this section is customer sold-to information.
Estimate Bill Options
When you initiate the Generate process, the system brings forward each item entered on the Maintain Version Estimate Detail page into the Budget Detail page in Project Costing. The items appear in the budgets grid as distinct lines.
The system also generates cost and bill rows for each labor and non-labor detail. Additionally, the system groups all of the cost and bill rows together within the budgets grid.
To control the type of information that the system creates during the Contract Generation process, select the values that correspond to your business needs.
Select a value to specify the types of budget transactions that you want the system to create in Project Costing when you run the Contract Generation process from the Maintain Proposal page. Options are:
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Select a value to specify the types of rate set target rows that you want to create for the rate set that the system will use for billing in Contracts. Options are:
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Security
To enable security you must first select Yes in the Security group box on the Contracts BU Setup page. When you select Yes, the list of users who can view a proposal includes only those to whom you have given security access to use the fields.
The system uses both the Department and the Employee Name fields as security filters.
Department |
Use this field to limit access to the proposal by department. The system gives everyone in the department view access to the proposal. |
Employee Name |
Use this field to limit access to the proposal by employee. To add multiple employees, click the Add button. |
This section discusses how to:
Create labor and resource estimates.
Make adjustments to the bill rate.
Create expense estimates.
Enter project control details.
Add attachments.
Add key words.
View time and expense summary information.
Page Name |
Object Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
GM_OPPTY_HDR |
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Enter general proposal information. |
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GM_PM_RSRC_EST |
Click the Version link on the Maintain Proposal page. |
Create or modify project and activity information. You can also view the total bill and cost amounts by activity. |
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GM_OPPTY_DTL |
Click the To Activity button in the Activity Summary grid on the Resource Estimate page. |
Enter resource information. |
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GM_SCEN_LINE_NOTE |
Click the Notes button in the Resources grid on the Maintain Version Estimate Detail page. |
View or modify information about the resource line. |
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GM_ADJUSTB_SECPNL |
Click the Adjust Current Limit Bill Rate button in the Resources grid on the Maintain Version Estimate Detail page. |
Make adjustments to the billing rate. |
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GM_OPPTY_PRJCT_CTL |
Proposal Management, Proposal and Version, Maintain Proposal, Version. Click the Project Control link on either the Time Estimate page or the Expense Estimate page. |
Displays high-level project information. You can change the PeopleSoft Project Costing business unit, type, and manager. |
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GM_OPPTY_DOC1 |
Click the Attachments and Keywords link on the Resource Estimate page. |
Add documents to the proposal. |
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GM_OPPTY_KEYWORD |
Click the Attachments and Keywords link on the Resource Estimate page; then click the Keywords tab. |
Add keywords to the proposal. |
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GM_OPPTY_SUMMARY |
Proposal Management, Proposal and Version, Maintain Proposal, Version, Summary |
View time and expense information at the project, activity, and overall time and expense levels. |
Access the Resource Estimate page.
Project Information
Project |
Display-only. If you are adding a new project, the system displays NEXT. This automatically generates a system-assigned ID when you save the proposal version. This ID is derived from the Projects table and remains the same throughout the generation process. Upon generation, both the Proposal ID and the Project ID remain in sync with the Contract and Project IDs. After you run the Contract Generation or the Pre-Spending process, the system turns this field into a link that you can click to access the Project General page in Project Costing. |
Click to access the Copy Project page. The system makes this field display only after you initiate the Contract Generation process. Note. You can copy projects within a proposal after you run the Pre-Spending process. If the proposal is in a Committed status, however, the system locks down the proposal and you can no longer add projects. |
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Project Control |
Click to access the Project Control page, which contains Project Costing related fields that the system uses in the project creation process. |
Activity Summary
Activity |
Select an activity type to add to the project that you are creating. You can select an activity type from the list or enter a new one (which does not appear in the prompt list). Activity cannot be NEXT. If the activity is not listed, enter a description for the activity in the field. After you run the Contract Generation or the Pre-Spending process, the system turns this field into a link that you can click to access the activity in Project Costing. |
Description |
Enter text to describe the activity that you are adding to the project. |
Total Cost |
Displays the total cost contained in the project across all activities. |
Total Bill |
Displays the total bill amount contained in the project across all activities. |
Margin Percent |
Displays as a percentage the difference between the total bill and the total cost for activities: |
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Click the Activity button to access the Maintain Version Estimate Detail page. |
Attachments and Keywords |
Click to access the Attachments and Keywords pages. |
Access the Maintain Version Estimate Detail page.
Project |
Click to access the General Information page. |
Select a value to specify the way in which the system prices the activity. When you run the Generate process, the system passes this information to Contracts.
After you initiate the Pre-Spending or Generate process, this field is display-only. |
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Product |
The entry in this field appears by default from the Contracts BU Setup page and is based on the value you select for the Pricing Method field. If you select a new value in the Pricing Method field, the entry in this field changes accordingly. You define products on the Product Definition pages and in Contracts. The product you select here is used for billing purposes in Contracts after your run the Contract Generation process. |
Total Cost |
Displays the total cost contained in the project for the activity. |
Total Bill |
Displays the total bill amount contained in the project for the activity. |
Calculate Totals |
Click to refresh the Total Cost and Total Bill amounts prior to saving the estimate. The system also updates Total Cost and Total Bill amounts when you save. |
View Class(es) |
Select to view specific Resource Classes on the Resources tab. |
Select to have the system create a project team on the pages in the Project Team component in Project Costing. When you save the proposal, the system creates the information in Project Costing. |
Resources - Resources Tab
Resource Class |
Select a resource class. Options are Asset, Labor, Material, and Other. |
Asset or Item |
Select an asset or item if you selected Asset or Material resource class. |
Resource Name |
Enter the person's name or text to describe the team member whom you are adding to the activity. When you create the resources team, the system concatenates the value in the Resource Name field with a system-generated sequence number. |
Project Role |
Select the role of the person who will work on the activity that you are creating. Project roles are tied to cost and bill rates. When you select a project role, the system automatically fills in the Unit Cost Rate and Unit Bill Rate fields on the Resources - Cost tab. Note. If the Project Role is set up in the project pricing structure, the system fills in the Unit Cost Rate and Unit Bill Rate fields. If rate is not set up, the system displays a warning message. |
Budget Item |
Select to identify a budget item with the resource class. |
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Click the Notes button to access the Resource Note page. |
Resources - Units Tab
Start Date |
Displays the start date that you entered in the Start Date field on the Maintain Proposal page. You can change the start date here for the project role, but it cannot be greater than the end date. |
End Date |
Displays the end date that you entered in the End Date field on the Maintain Proposal page. You can change the end date here for the project role, but it cannot be less than the start date. |
Unit of Measure |
Select a unit of measure. |
Hours |
Enter the number of hours for the labor resource class row. |
Resources - Cost Tab
QTY (quantity) |
Enter the number of people who will work on the activity who will have the role that you selected. |
Unit Cost Rate |
Display-only. Indicates the per-hour rate that you are paying the people assigned to the project role. |
Unit Bill Rate |
Display-only. Indicates the per hour rate that you are billing the customer for the people assigned to the project role. |
Actual Bill Rate |
Display-only. Indicates the Unit Bill Rate plus or minus any adjustments made on the Current Bill Rate page. |
Adjust |
Click to access the Bill Estimate - Current Bill Rate page. You can use this page to make adjustments to the bill rate as a flat amount, as a percentage, or as a new rate. Note. All rates must be greater than zero after the adjustment is made. A rate can not be negative number. |
Access the Bill Estimate - Resource Note page.
Access the Bill Estimate - Current Bill Rate page.
Unit Bill Rate |
Displays the rate that you are billing for the person who is assigned to the project role. |
Adjust Bill Rate |
Displays the new rate based on the adjustments you made. |
Flat Amount |
Enter the number by which to adjust the rate, either a positive or a negative number. When you click OK and then save the page, the system adjusts the rate by the number that you enter. (Adjustment Bill Rate = Bill Rate + Flat Amount) |
Percentage |
Enter the percentage by which you want to adjust the rate, either a positive or a negative number. When you click OK and then save the page, the system adjusts the rate by the number that you enter. Adjustment Bill Rate = Bill Rate * ( 100 + Percentage )/100 |
New Rate |
Enter the number that you want the system to use to calculate the proposed bill amount for the people who are assigned to the project role. You can only enter a positive number. When you click OK and then save the page, the system changes the rate to the number that you enter. Adjustment Bill Rate = New Rate |
No Adjustment |
Select this option if you want the system to use the original rate when it calculates the proposed bill amount for the project role. |
Apply Rate to all Resource lines with same Region/Project Role |
Select this option if you want to apply this rate to all the resource lines with the same region and project role in the current activity. |
Apply Rate to current Resource line |
Select this option if you want to apply the rate only to the current resource row. |
Access the Project Control page.
Note. When you initially enter proposal information, the link to this page is not available until you enter information in the Time Estimate and Expense Estimate pages, save the pages, and then return to the Time Estimate page from the Maintain Proposal page.
Detail
PC Business Unit (project costing business unit) |
Displays the Project Costing business unit that you selected when you set up the PC business unit. To control the project using another Project Costing business unit, select a new one. The value in the PC Business Unit field cannot be changed if you have created detail lines for Time or Expense, or when the project team has been created. Note. You cannot change the PC Business Unit after the system creates a project team, after you initiate Pre-Spending, or after you change the proposal to the Committed status. |
Project Type |
Select the type of project that you are adding to the proposal. You set up project types in Project Costing. |
Project Manager |
Select the name of the person who is the manager of the project. |
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Click the Add Attachment button to add a document to the proposal. Click Browse to locate the document on your system and then click Upload to attach the document to the proposal and return to the Attachments page. |
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Click the Delete Attachment button to delete an attached document. |
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Click the View Attachment button to display the contents of the attached document. |
Return to Maintain Version Estimate |
Click to return to the Resource Estimate page. |
Keyword |
Select the word that you want to associate with the proposal. |
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Click the Add Keyword button to access the Proposal Key Words page to enter new words that you can then associate with proposals. |
Return to Maintain Version Estimate |
Click to return to Resource Estimate page. |
This page summarizes detailed and overall resource information by activity and by project.
Summary By |
Select a value to change the way that the system displays time and expense information. Options are:
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This section discusses how to:
View proposal information.
Add and remove proposals from the My Proposal page.
Page Name |
Object Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
GM_MY_PROPOSAL |
Proposal Management, My Proposals |
View proposal information on the My Proposals page. |
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GM_MYOPP_ADD |
Proposal Management, My Proposals. Click the Edit List link on the My Proposals page. |
Add proposals to and remove them from the My Proposals list. |
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Click the View All related Version Data button to display version information for the proposal. |
Proposal |
Click to access the Maintain Proposal page to view that proposal. |
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Indicates a low confidence level. |
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Indicates a medium confidence level. |
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Indicates a high confidence level. |
Create New Proposal |
Click to access the Maintain Proposal page to add a new proposal. |
Version |
Click to access the Resource Estimate page that is associated with the proposal. |
Edit List |
Click to access the Add/Remove from My Proposals page. |
Access the Add/Remove from My Proposals page.
Proposal Description, Customer, and Proposal Contact |
Enter or select information to search for proposals. To find proposals using a partial value, enter the percent sign as a wildcard in the Proposal Description field. For example, to find all proposals beginning with Implementation, enter %Implementation. This search function is case sensitive. |
Select |
Select to add proposals to the My Proposals page. To remove proposals, clear this check box. |
This section discusses how to view CRM-related information.
Page Name |
Object Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
GM_OPPTY_HDR_CRM |
Proposal Management, Proposal and Version, Maintain Proposal Click the Additional Information link on the Maintain Proposal page. |
View CRM-related information for the proposal. |
Access the Additional Information for CRM page.
If you created a proposal from PeopleSoft CRM, you can view customer contact information and CRM-related data on this page. To access the order in PeopleSoft CRM, click the link next to the Capture ID field.
Note. The interface to your PeopleSoft Customer Relationship Management database is dependent on a URL identifier that PeopleSoft delivers called CRM_INTERFACE. If you are having trouble accessing your PeopleSoft Customer Relationship Management database, check the entry in the URL field on the URL Maintenance page under the PeopleTools menu navigation structure (select PeopleTools, Utilities, Administration, URLs.)