BP Processing Bid Proposal Print Report overview
Function acronym: BPEPB
Use this report to produce a hard copy of a single bid. This bid can be submitted to each customer or prospect listed on the BP Submit Bid Entry (BPESS) screen in character Distribution SX.e (CHUI), or to one customer or prospect only. When printed, the bid can be accompanied by the cover and trailer letters defined in BP Administrator Options (BPAO) (CHUI).
Any exceptions, such as improper stage, are printed on an exception report separate from the proposal. Bid proposals cannot be printed unless they are in Stage 1 (Entered), 2 (Revised), or 3 (Submitted).
You can print the proposal without updating the stage as many times as needed. When you select to update the stage, the stage is changed to Stage 3 (Submitted). Depending on your option settings in BPAO, prices may be locked once a bid is submitted, so you may not want to update the stage until the final version of the proposal is sent to the customer or prospect.
The format of the bid proposal can be manipulated by selecting several print options.