Vendor Requests
This profile feature allows you to communicate with and make requests from third-party vendors. Only profiles with this feature enabled can see the Vendor exchange UI.
Set up vendor requests
- Open Xactimate online.
- Go to the User preferences page.
- Find the Vendor exchange card containing a list of vendors.
- Select the checkboxes for the vendors you want available in your profile.
Edit vendor details and set defaults
- Select Edit defaults [the pencil icon] to the right of a vendor’s name.
- Enter the necessary information.
- Select Save.
Send requests and messages to third-party vendors inside an estimate
- Open the estimate.
- Select Vendor exchange to see a list of the vendors you selected in the User preferences page.
- Select Create New Request [the + button] on the vendor line. Enter the appropriate information.
- Select Send.
You can check the status of all vendor requests in the Vendor exchange window.