CombineNet ASAP Release Notes

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ASAP v.4.3 Release Notes

Release Date: March 2010

This document is intended to provide you with a high level overview of the new capabilities introduced in v4.3 of ASAP. This release includes a significant new feature that enables users to create, modify and reuse RFx solutions via Template Management. ASAP v4.3 also includes a completely redesigned user interface specifically engineered to improve usability by both buyer and supplier users. Additional updates to a number of existing features and reports are also included to enhance usability and flexibility. There are also notable bug fixes reported by our users.

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Major New Features in ASAP 4.3

RFx Template Management

• Create new RFx templates from previous ASAP sourcing events.
• Edit existing templates, including CombineNet Sourcing Solution templates, to modify data fields, adjust cost-models, configure reports, set default event features and upload supplier and item data.
• Create new sourcing events from your templates with the click of a button.
• Improve sourcing strategies from event to event by making configuration changes within the template.

Updated User Interface Design

• Improved color-scheme draws users focus to the data and detail of each page.
• User-friendly navigation menus that are consistent and clear.
• Improved customer branding of sourcing events.

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Feature Improvement

Historics Manager

• Utilize MS Excel to bulk upload historic supplier and pricing information for each item in your event.
• Use the online Historics Manager to identify items that require updates and edit them online (maintaining an audit history of changes).
• Add multiple historic suppliers and prices for an item online.

Q&A Manager

• Ability to upload a pre-defined set of Questions and Answers that are frequently asked or discussed by suppliers in your sourcing events.
• Answer multiple supplier questions at once while offline using our download and upload features.

Consolidated Bid Builder Suite

• New filtered bid sheets for offline bidding reduce clutter.
• Improved bid sheet validation helps reduce bid entry errors.
• A new bid upload error workflow assists suppliers in quickly locating errors and fixing them to ensure that all bids are submitted correctly.

Updated Report Configurability and Filtering Capabilities

• All Analytics Reports are now configurable: show/hide data fields, rearrange column order, enable filters for specific data fields, etc.

Streamlined Bulk Data Management

• Download and upload filtered bulk data sheets within the online reports where the data is reviewed, monitored and managed.
• See changes in bulk data immediately in the online reports.

Fully Featured Bid Timeline Management in Event Configuration Wizard

• Utilize the Configure Event Features Wizard to setup unlimited bid rounds.
• Override the bid timeline for all suppliers to suspend a bid with ease.
• Manage supplier-specific bid phases within a bid round to allow for manageable monitoring of bid activity.

Multi-Field Award Summary Allocation Report

• Configure the award summary report using one-to-many data fields.
• Download the report into MS Excel or .csv format.

Notable Bug Fixes

Negotiation Guide Download and Configuration

• Configuration of negotiation guide options is now persistent for multiple users within the sourcing event.
• Downloaded versions of the negotiation guide now honor the online configuration options.

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