SAP Knowledge Base Article

Symptom

Oneofthetwoinformationmessagesappears:

"Price RFx Response Opening has not been performed" or "Technical RFx Response Opening has not been performed"

Environment

SRM 5.0 and onwards with PPS activated.

Resolution

Performthefollowingstepsinordertoinitiatetheopeningof"PriceRFxResponse"and"TechnicalRFxResponse":

1. Create a Bid invitation with the transaction type that is configured for two envelope bidding. 2. Enter the mandatory information: submission deadline, bidders, items, permissions for technical/price/tender fee opening. 3. Publish RFx. 4. Loginwithbidderuserandclickon"Participate"buttontoreceiveemailsregardingthebiddingprocess. 5. Iftenderfeeisrequested,paytenderfeewithbidderuser. 6. CreateanRFxResponsewithbidderuserandsubmittheresponse. 7. Nowwaittillthesubmissiondeadlinehasbeenpassedtoallowotherbidderstoparticipateinthebiddingprocess. 8. Afterthesubmissiondeadlinehasbeenpassed,thepurchaserhasto"InitiatePrice/TechnicalRFxResponseOpening"foracertaingiven

time. This time can be changed to an earlier time. 9. A new pop up window appears to start the simultaneous logon.

10. Providethepasswordandclickthe"Approve"button. 11. Thepopupwindowwilldisplaythetechnicalopenersnameandtheremainingtimetoperformtheprice/technicalopening. 12. Inthenextstep,thepurchaserhastologintoperformthetechnicalopening.Donotclosethiswindowordonotlogofffromtheportal.Ifyou

think you will require more time to perform the technical opening you can extend this time. This will give additional minutes to perform the opening.

13. To perform technical opening follow these steps: Login to WTS or open a new session of Internet Explorer and login to Portal with the Technical Opener/Reviewer user. At this point, you will have two sessions: - one on your local computer - and one in WTS/New session

14. Open the RFx and click on "Open Technical RFx Response" button. 15. The Technical Opener/Reviewer now authenticates herself/himself by entering the password. After it press "Approve" button. 16. InthenextsteptheTechnicalOpenerwillreceiveamessage:"Userapprovalsuccessful". 17. The Simultaneous Logon and Opening Of Technical/Price RFx Response is now performed. 18. Hit on Close button to close the pop up. 19. Hit on Close to close the RFx screen. 20. You have to wait till the Response opening time has been passed. 21. Only after the opening time has been passed the RFx Response can be opened.

Ifthedocumentchangesinthemeantimeandifitneedsapproval(noautomaticapprovalisconfigured)youhavetoapprovethedocumentintheprocess with a given user.

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Product

References

1731159 - Price RFx response opening has not been performed

Version 1 Validity: 06/18/2012 - active Language English

Released On 12/27/2012 10:40:36 Release Status Released to Customer Component SRM-EBP-QUO Quotation, Bid

SRM-EBP-BID Bid Invitation

PSM-GPR-RFX PPS Functions in RFx

Priority Normal Category How To

Product Product Version

SAP Supplier Relationship Management All versions

SAP enhancement package for SAP Supplier Relationship Management All versions

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