Proposals Overview

Overview

Proposal Builder allows Responsive customers to create sales proposal documents quickly using pre-created templates or craft them from scratch using content from Content Library or your own custom content.

The Proposals page displays all your existing organization's proposals as well as start new proposals, edit existing ones, and collaborate with your team to secure wins.

The proposals page is organized in to the following four subpages:

1. Active
2. My Proposals
3. Archive
4. Trash

Proposals (Active) page overview

To view the active proposals, click Proposals from the quick navigation menu.

The Proposals page lists all the proposals created by users within your organization.

1. Displays the Bulk options that can be performed when multiple proposals are selected.
   1. Move to Archive - Archives the proposal by moving it to the archive page.
   2. Move to Trash - Move the proposal to the trash page. While moving to trash, you will have an option to either permanently remove the proposals or move them to trash.
   3. Clear - Deselect/Clear the currently selected proposals.
2. Displays the list of proposals that have been generated within the organization.
3. Allows customizing the columns. You can add or remove the columns to be displayed on the page.
4. Quick actions you can perform by hovering the mouse over a proposal
   •  - Generate a preview of the proposal.
     Note: The Preview icon will be displayed only for the proposals in the statuses- Ready or Shared. You can click anywhere on the row to view the preview.
   •  - View the proposal's engagements and analytics.
   •  - Edit or make changes to the proposal.
     Note: The Edit icon will be displayed only for the proposals in the statuses- Draft or Redraft. You can click anywhere on the row to edit the proposal. You will be navigated to the edit proposal workflow.
5. The three-dot menu houses the following actions.
   1. Move to Archive - Archives the proposal by moving it to the archive page.
   2. Move to Trash - Move the proposal to the trash page. While moving to trash, you will have an option to either permanently remove the proposals or move them to trash.
   3. Activity Log - Displays the activity log of the actions performed on the proposal.
6. Displays the current version number of the proposal.

My Proposals page overview

To view the proposals you have created, click My Proposals from the quick navigation menu.

In the My Proposal page, you will find proposals that have been created by you.

1. Displays the Bulk options that can be performed when multiple proposals are selected.
   
   • Move to Archive - Archives the proposal by moving it to the archive page.
   • Move to Trash - Move the proposal to the trash page. While moving to trash, you will have an option to either permanently remove the proposals or move them to trash.
   • Clear - Deselect/Clear the currently selected proposals.
2. Displays the list of proposals you have built.
3. Allows customizing the columns. You can add or remove the columns to be displayed on the page.
4. Quick actions you can perform by hovering the mouse over a proposal
   •  - Generate a preview of the proposal.
     Note: The Preview icon will be displayed only for the proposals in the statuses- Ready or Shared. You can click anywhere on the row to view the preview.
   •  - View the proposal's engagements and analytics.
   •  - Edit or make changes to the proposal.
     Note: The Edit icon will be displayed only for the proposals in the statuses- Draft or Redraft. You can click anywhere on the row to edit the proposal. You will be navigated to the edit proposal workflow.
5. The three-dot menu houses the following actions.
   
   • Move to Archive - Archives the proposal by moving it to the archive page.
   • Move to Trash - Move the proposal to the trash page. While moving to trash, you will have an option to either permanently remove the proposals or move them to trash.
   • Activity Log - Displays the activity log of the actions performed on the proposal.
6. Displays the current version number of the proposal.

Archive page overview

To view the archived proposals, click Archive from the quick navigation menu.

To keep the Active Proposals and My Proposals pages tidy and organized; you can archive the proposals you no longer require.

1. Displays the Bulk options that can be performed when multiple proposals are selected.
   
   • Move to Archive - Archives the proposal by moving it to the archive page.
   • Move to Trash - Move the proposal to the trash page. While moving to trash, you will have an option to either permanently remove the proposals or move them to trash.
   • Clear - Deselect/Clear the currently selected proposals.
2. Displays the list of proposals you have moved to the archive page.
3. Allows customizing the columns. You can add or remove the columns to be displayed on the page.
4. Quick actions you can perform by hovering the mouse over a proposal
   •  - Generate a preview of the proposal.
     Note: The Preview icon will be displayed only for the proposals in the statuses- Ready or Shared. You can click anywhere on the row to view the preview.
   •  - View the proposal's engagements and analytics.
   •  - Edit or make changes to the proposal.
     Note: The Edit icon will be displayed only for the proposals in the statuses- Draft or Redraft. You can click anywhere on the row to edit the proposal. You will be navigated to the edit proposal workflow.
5. The three-dot menu houses the following actions.
   
   • Move to Active - Make the proposal active again by moving it to the active page.
   • Move to Trash - Move the proposal to the trash page. While moving to trash, you will have an option to either permanently remove the proposals or move them to trash.
   • Activity Log - Displays the activity log of the actions performed on the proposal.
6. Displays the current version number of the proposal.

Trash page overview

To view the proposals that have been moved to trash , click  Trash from the quick navigation menu.

To keep things tidy, you have the option to relocate old and obsolete proposals to the Trash when they are no longer needed.

1. Displays the Bulk options that can be performed when multiple proposals are selected.
   
   • Move to Archive - Archives the proposal by moving it to the Archive page.
   • Delete Permanently - Permanently removing the proposal means it won't be found in the Trash page, and it cannot be restored.
   • Clear - Deselect/Clear the currently selected proposals.
2. Displays the list of proposals you have moved to the Trash page.
3. Allows customizing the columns. You can add or remove the columns to be displayed on the page.
4. Quick actions you can perform by hovering the mouse over a proposal
   •  - Generate a preview of the proposal.
     Note: The Preview icon will be displayed only for the proposals in the statuses- Ready or Shared. You can click anywhere on the row to view the preview.
   •  - View the proposal's engagements and analytics.
   •  - Edit or make changes to the proposal.
     Note: The Edit icon will be displayed only for the proposals in the statuses- Draft or Redraft. You can click anywhere on the row to edit the proposal. You will be navigated to the edit proposal workflow.
5. The three-dot menu houses the following actions.
   
   • Move to Active - Make the proposal active again by moving it to the Active page.
   • Delete Permanently - Removes the proposal permanently, and it won't appear in the Trash page, nor can it be restored.
   • Activity Log - Displays the activity log of the actions performed on the proposal.
6. Displays the current version number of the proposal.