The Buyers BOQ Workbench will be primarily used by buyers, who are responsible for the ordering of the materials, subcontract and plant specified in the bill of quantities. The main preparation of the bill is expected to be done by the estimator/surveyor via the development Template BOQ Workbench and Surveyors Lot BOQ Workbench.

The main focus of the Buyers BOQ Workbench is to allow you to generate orders in the Coins ERP+ Procurement module from lot bill items. Options allow you to nominate suppliers, apply/update prices and to view/order bill items by their associated material, plant or subcontract package. When raising orders you have the option to format the orders either in terms of bulk quantities or in terms of lot sets. You also have the option of adding lines (text or commodity) to the order, but you will not be able to amend lines sourced from a bill item.

On the Package Matrix, Resource Matrix and Estimating Sections matrix screens in various workbenches, you can nominate a supplier for selected lots/packages from the Companies.

The workbench also provides facilities to generate variation orders for items which have been amended since ordering. variation orders may be required for quantity changes, price changes, new lines added, lines cancelled, or replacement of one resource with another.

In addition there are options to cancel the balance of orders and re-order replacements for lost, damaged or stolen items.

Orders Requiring Variation shows a list of orders placed for the development, on which one or more items have been changed. You can then raise a variation order, or mark the changed item as not required.

Variation Matrix shows lots and packages. It shows whether quantities, prices, or items have been changed from what has been ordered. It also indicates if re-orders have been placed, or if there are any unordered items. You can raise variation orders or flag changes as not requiring an order.

The Items Basket shows items you have selected for ordering. You can then raise procurement orders for these items (as long as the items are ready to use, have a supplier nominated, and have an agreed price or are flagged as free of charge).

You can raise orders for all items in their basket, or for selected items only.

An order browse allows you to commit and print orders, and to create variation orders or cancellation orders.

po/bqmfrm

BQ Order Form

The list of names of the configurable documents used for printing Bill of Quantities material orders.

Note that BOQ bulk orders will use the document indicated by the PO parameter POFRM.

po/bqsfrm

BQ Order Form for S/C

The list of names of the configurable documents used for printing Bill of Quantities subcontract orders.

Note that BOQ bulk orders will use the document indicated by the PO parameter POFRM.

bq/bqpotype

List of Material order types available when generating an order from BQ

A comma-separated list of material order types that are available when generating an order from BQ.

If BQPOTYPE is blank, the only material order type available is N.

The order types in the list must not include T or R, and must not be listed in any of the following parameters:

bq/bqsctype

List of SC order types available when generating an order from BQ

A comma-separated list of SC order types available when generating an order from BQ.

The order types must also be set up as schedule of rates order types in the PO parameter SCSORTYP.

The order types in this list must not include N, T or R (these represent Normal, Template and Reserved subcontract orders), and must not be listed in the following parameters:

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