Sales - Create a Quote

Quotes are a great way to give customers an accurate sale price, without removing any items from inventory. A Quote can even be converted to a Sale if the customer decides they want to make a purchase.

Written By Ascend knowledge base (Administrator)

Updated at August 20th, 2024

Create a quote

  1. Select the Quote icon or Create > Quote from the Ascend desktop.
    Screenshot of Ascend desktop with Create menu open and Quote selected
  2. Find and select your customer. Quotes must have a customer attached to save them.
  3. In the transaction screen, scan any items you want to include in the Quote. If an item can't be scanned, use the product search bar to find it.
    As you add items, you can see the Subtotal, Tax, and Total  for the items in the sale summary.
  4. You can also add any Shipping costs, if needed.
  5. Once you're ready, click the Print icon or Email icon depending on how the customer would like to receive their Quote.

Convert a Quote to a Sale

The Quote can easily be converted to a sale by unselecting the Quote icon or selecting Tools > Convert Quote to Sale, or simply accepting a payment.

Screenshot with Tools menu open and Convert Quote to Sale selected and Quote icon highlighted

Save a Quote

The Quote can also be saved for purchase at a later date if the customer wants to think about it.

In the Quote transaction, select the Save icon on the upper left. A customer record must be attached to the Quote transaction for it to be saved.

Screenshot with Save icon highlighted

Open a saved Quote

If the customer comes back and wants to purchase their quoted items at a later date, you can pull it up a couple different ways:

  1. If the customer has the printed Quote, select Tools > Finish Sale to scan the barcode.
  2. Select View > Quotes on the Ascend desktop, then double-click the customer's quote to open it.

Note

Ascend best practice recommends clearing out old Quotes regularly. You can take it a step further by regularly checking your quotes (maybe monthly) and giving those customers a call (or sending an email) to remind them of the products they were interested in.

Additional Resources

KB22-024