Angebote & Kalkulation
Positionen, Kalkulation, PDF und Kundenportal.
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Creating a quote
Customer, title, validity — that's all it takes to start. And something happens in the background you should know about: the eventual order is created right away too.
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Adding line items
Every line item is also a work step — that's the most important quirk of the quoting system. Line item types, fields, and the qualification requirement.
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Understanding the costing
Where the numbers in the markup panel come from: five cost types, the order in which Gantway searches for an hourly rate, and the warning when you quote below your own costs.
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Material line item from inventory
Add an item from inventory to the quote — with a locked purchase price and an adjustable sale price. And why no material demand arises yet.
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The quote as a PDF
Downloading a PDF always works — but whether your company details and logo appear depends on your master data. And once it's sent, the state freezes.
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Customer portal: acceptance
Your customer opens a link, sees the quote without logging in, and clicks "Accept" or "Decline". What sending really does — and what it doesn't.
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Scheduling an accepted quote
The quote is accepted — but there is no "Create order" button. Why that is, and how the order reaches the workshop with a scheduled date.
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Quote versions: renegotiate without chaos
A new version keeps the quote number, pulls fresh customer data — and invalidates the old portal link. When it is possible and what happens to the old version.
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The supplement: additional work on an ongoing order
Extra work on an accepted quote? A supplement is a separate add-on quote — when accepted, its line items flow into the main order.
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Quote statuses: from Draft to Expired
Five statuses, clear transitions — and the pivotal moment when you send, when the costing and line-item list are frozen.
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Discounts in a quote
As a percentage or a fixed amount, on a single line item or the entire quote — and the order in which the discounts are calculated.
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Free texts: introduction, closing and internal notes
The texts around the line items — with default texts from the document settings and one field the customer never sees.
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The number range for quotes
Prefix, year, sequential number: how quote numbers are created, where the scheme is configured — and which actions draw new numbers.
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Validity and expiration of quotes
Every quote has a valid-until date. What happens when it passes, why expiring isn't the end — and where the remaining time becomes visible.
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Cover page and appendix in the quote PDF
Attach your own cover page in front of and your terms and conditions behind every quote — unchanged, with no footer and no page number. Quotes already sent stay as they were.
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Your customer downloads their quote
The customer portal has its own box with a "Als PDF herunterladen" button. Your customer gets the quote without logging in — including after acceptance, rejection and expiry.
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Travel flat rate by distance
Set up a distance scale like "up to 10 km" once, enter the distance on the customer — and the quote suggests the matching flat rate as its own line item.
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Templates for other costs
Disposal, packaging, small parts: store recurring incidental costs once with a price and pick them in the "Add free position" dialog.