Tater Treasure: BOM Health 🩺
BOM Health is on and available for all users for the month(ish) of May! Take advantage of checking the health of your BOMs (250 MPNs daily limit) until the next release.
Check out this sick vid of DJ Product Manager Mikey Mike explaining what BOM Health is and where to find it:
Questions? Want to tell us how excited you are? Reach out via the in-app chat in the bottom left-hand corner and we'll get you squared away!
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What's New in QuoteCQ?
Review Button Updates: Material NRE Review 👀
Your review button is getting better and better - users can now check out their Material NREs when reviewing other important information on the Materials Tab.
Why do I care? Users now have the ability to reviews the Material NREs before submitting their materials tab.
More Review Button Updates!! MORE COLUMNS FOR ALL TABS!! 😲
Y'all, it's happening. Description, Part Class, and Reference Designator columns are available in every view on the Review Button on the Materials Tabs!
Why do I care? Review the information that is important to YOU as you're finalizing your materials.
ANOTHA REVIEW BUTTON UPDATE!!! Add to BidSheet now includes Bid by Line Card!! 🙀
Isn't this the best day ever? Now, immediately send bids by Line Cards via the Review Button and get on with your day!
Why do I care? Send bids sheets in one swift move while sending the the proper line card to your suppliers so faster and more accurate quoting.
Material Lead Time is now considered on the Summary Tab ⏰
Check out the icon next to the turn time on the Summary Tab! This addition serves as a handy notification, instantly informing users about their longest material lead time. Not only that, but users can also seamlessly adjust their quote's turn time to match this duration with just a few clicks.
Why do I care? Now use more accurate turn times on your final quote by seeing the longest material lead time on the summary time. Adjusting the turn on the summary will adjust the overall turnt time so users don't have to go back to the RFQ form to change the time.
Unit Price now allows for 10 Digits #️⃣🔟
This will help our users with more accurate currency conversions! Check it out the next time you're in the CQ Price Selector.
Unit Price Now Updates the Supplier's Original Currency when the Package Count is Updated 💶
Now our users who work back and forth in different currencies will auto-calculate the total price in the supplier's original currency after adding in the Packaging Count via the CQ Price Selector.
Why do I care? Now you have the option to see the supplier's original currency when review pricing via the review button on the materials tab.
What's New in ShopCQ?
PDFs are now sent when POs are sent via OrderAPIs 📄
PDF copies of your POs will now also be sent to your supplier reps when sending POs through the OrderAPIs.
Order Status Update: New Column available for Rescheduled Shipment Dates (Available for TI) 📅
Now users can see if their TI PO has been rescheduled and the new date provided!
AutoSelect Filters Added: Lifecycle and Obsolete 🔄
Now use Lifecycle and Obsolete filters to ensure you're selecting the best options for your demand list.
UOM Logic added to ShopCQ for Package Count 📦
The Purchase UOM and Purchase UOM Pack Size information will come straight from your Supplier API Connections!
If the system cannot find this information in the API response, it utilizes your past preferences (saved for a specific MPN) to apply the correct Purchase UOM and Package count. Note: DigiKey and Farnell are the only suppliers with this capability in their APIs.
Why do I care? You do not have to manually adjust the Purchase UOM and Package count making purchasing wire and cable much easier!
What's New in DevCQ?
Manufacturer Standardization 👯♂️👯♂️
The CQ Team has done lots of scrubbing and data research to help standardize the many different spellings and variations to help with better component matching and better data scrubbing!
Why do I care? Standardizing Manufacturers means easier component matching which means faster comparisons for users.
What's New in BidCQ?
Country of Origin added as a BidCQ Column and New Document Import Icon 📎
Now BidCQ Users (Suppliers and CQ Customers!) can attach documents to the overall bid and to line items if needed.
Why do I care? Add general documents to the bid to send back to your customer instead of having to attach them to a specific line.