To order a product, you need to do the following:
Choose a product. Locate and select the product in the Product explorer.
Obtain a price quotation. Click on the Buy button to open the Quotation module. Select one or more quantities and one or more delivery times (days) and then click on the Get Price button.
Add to the Shopping basket. Select a quantity/days/price combination and click on the Add to Basket button. After selecting a delivery address for the product, it is added to the Shopping basket. If you wish to order more of the same product, then select a new quantity/days/price combination and click Add to Basket again. Repeat steps 1 to 3 to order additional products.
Place the order. Click on the Check Out button in the Quotation dialog. After selecting an invoice address for the order, select a payment method and enter a purchase order number. Clicking on the Final Ordering button confirms all orders in the Shopping basket. Your order confirmation is displayed and the ordered products are added to the On order folder of the Product explorer.
Alternatively, you can ask for quotations from participating Electronics Manufacturing Service (EMS) providers to produce your product for you. This is done as follows:
Choose a product. Locate and select the product in the Product explorer.
Generate RFQs. Click on the RFQ for Assembly button to open the Generate RFQ for assembly dialog box. Specify one or more quantities and one or more delivery dates. Select whether or not you intend to purchase PCBs and/or components, enter any additional info, and then click on the OK button.
Choose a supplier. You should receive quotations by e-mail from the participating EMS providers within 2 working days. If you are satisfied with a quotation, you will need to contact the EMS provider directly to place your order with them.
Make sure your selected supplier has access to your product. Generating RFQs automatically shares your product with the EMS providers for a period of 10 days, but only for the purpose of viewing and quoting your product. You will need to edit the product share for your selected supplier so that they have Purchase or Manuf visibility, and so that the share does not expire until after they are finished with your product. A product share may be edited by right-clicking on the product and choosing Share|Edit. See the user manual for more info about editing product shares.