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The information contained in this section applies to IBM WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0.0.9 and Feautre Pack 8. The documentation also applies to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions.
Tutorials
WebSphere Commerce provides many tutorials.
Using WebSphere Commerce
WebSphere Commerce provides tutorials designed to introduce various tasks related to customizing, using, and enhancing WebSphere Commerce applications and features.
Creating requests for quotes
In this tutorial, you use the Advanced B2B direct starter store and WebSphere Commerce Accelerator to go through the tasks that are involved with using the request for quotes trading mechanism and RFQ notification messaging. Using the Advanced B2B direct starter store and WebSphere Commerce Accelerator you create a pilot version of your online store with the request for quotes (RFQ) trading mechanism and RFQ notification messaging enabled to serve as the basis for your operational store. In a buyer role in the pilot store, you create and send an RFQ. In a seller role in your store, you review and respond to a submitted RFQ. As the buyer organization you evaluate and select a winning RFQ response.
Closing an RFQ request (buyer)
This section refers to closing an RFQ request.

Closing an RFQ request (buyer)

This section refers to closing an RFQ request.

About this task

Responses cannot be accepted or rejected unless an RFQ is closed. When an RFQ is closed, no more responses will be accepted. The scheduler periodically checks the RFQ end time against the current time, and closes RFQs. When the RFQ end time is detected, the RFQ is closed.

For purposes of this tutorial, you should close the RFQ request manually from the advanced B2B starter store:

Procedure

From the advanced B2B starter store RFQ list page, click Close RFQ on the selected RFQ.
The RFQ list page updates, with the selected RFQ displaying a status of Closed.