> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developer.fabric.inc/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Proposals

> Review and approve proposals online.

A proposal is a list of items that a supplier submits directly to a merchant/retailer partner through the fabric Dropship Platform.

When one of your connected suppliers submits a proposal, you receive an email notification that a new list of items are submitted. You can then review the items before accepting and approving.

## Proposal statuses

The status of a newly submitted proposal shows as **Proposed**. The following table describes the various proposal statuses.

| Status                     | Description                                                                                          |
| -------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Requires Approval**      | Indicates the supplier has submitted the proposal for the retailer's review and approval.            |
| **Waiting for Supplier**   | Indicates the proposal is sent back to the supplier for additional revisions to product data.        |
| **Needs Pricing Approval** | Indicates that the proposal requires an approval for pricing or product data.                        |
| **Pricing Approved**       | Indicates that the proposal requires a second approval before it's ready for publishing.             |
| **Ready to Publish**       | Indicates the proposal is approved and is ready for publishing.                                      |
| **Completed**              | Indicates that the proposal is complete.                                                             |
| **Declined**               | Indicates the proposal is declined, along with a reason. However,the reasons for declining may vary. |

## Proposal types

There are three types of proposals:

* **New item proposals**: These proposals contain new items that aren't currently available on your site.
* **Cost update proposals**: Suppliers submit these proposals to update the previously approved wholesale cost of items.
* **Attribute update proposals**: Suppliers submit these proposals to change product details, including images and descriptions, of already approved items.

All proposals are reviewed and approved with the same process outlined below.

## Managing proposals

1. To manage new item proposals, cost update proposals, and attribute update proposals, navigate to the **Products** page.

2. Click **Proposals** in the **Curate** section of the **Products** page.

   The **Product Proposals** page is displayed.

### Requires approval

On the **Product Proposals** page, click **Requires Approval** to pull up a list of all recently submitted proposals.

The **Requires Approval** page lists all submitted proposals awaiting action. On this page, you can view the following details:

* Proposal ID.
* The name of the supplier who submitted the proposal.
* The name of the proposal, which includes the department name.
* The total items added to the proposal.
* The date when the proposal was submitted.
* The status of the proposal.

1. To review a proposal from the list, click the proposal's **ID**.

   The **Proposal Detail** page for that proposal is displayed in the **Summary** view.

2. Using the left **Proposal Menu**, you can review the items on the proposal at both the product level and the item level.

   * To view items on the product level, click **Products**.
   * To view items on the item level, click **Pricing**.
   * To view compatibility results, click **Compatibility**.
   * To view problems with the proposal, click **Issues**.
   * To download all the proposal images, click **Exports**.

### Approving a proposal

1. On the summary screen of the **Proposal Detail** page, click **Approve Products**.

   The **Approve Proposal** window is displayed.

2. Select from the following options:

   * **Yes**: select this option if you also want to publish the products in the proposal. Selecting this option moves the proposal directly to the Completed section in the **Product Proposals** page.
   * **No, just mark this proposal approved**: Select this option to approve the proposal without publishing the products in the proposals. Selecting this option moves the proposal to **Ready to Publish** in the **Product Proposals** page.

If you selected **Yes** from the **Approve Proposal** window, follow the steps below to complete the proposal process.

1. From the **Approve Proposal** window, select a **Platform**.

   This is the platform where you want to publish the products such as Shopify or fabric.

2. In the **Template** field, select a template.

3. Click **Approve**.

4. When a new product proposal is submitted, one of two things happens depending on your settings:

   * **If manager approval is required for pricing**: The proposal will appear in the **Needs Pricing Approval** section on the **Product Proposals** page. A **Manager Approve** option will also be available on the product’s detail page so your manager can review and confirm pricing before it moves forward.

   * **If manager approval is not required**: The proposal will go directly to the **Ready to Publish** section. From there, you’ll see an option to **Mark as Complete!**, making it easy to complete and publish the product.

5. Click **Mark as Complete!**.

   The proposal is moved to the completed section on the **Product Proposals** page.

The products from the proposal are automatically added to your site and you can begin receiving orders for those items.

### Removing Items

You can reject items or entire products from a proposal that aren't relevant to the agreed upon assortment.

1. Select the items or products under the designated view (pricing or products).

   An **Actions** dropdown appears.

2. Click the **Actions** dropdown.

3. Select **Remove Items**.

   The **Remove Products** window is displayed.

4. In the **Select Reason** field, select a the reason you removed the products from the proposal.

5. Click **Remove Products**.

<Note> If you remove products from a proposal, they cannot be restored. You must add the products to a different proposal. </Note>

## Sending Items Back to a Supplier

If a supplier needs to revise a proposal, create an issue for each item, detailing the reason for sending it back and setting the expectation for the required changes.

### Creating an issue

1. Select an item or product under the designated view (pricing or products).

2. Click **Actions**.

3. Click **Create Issue**.

   * Add an **Issue Title** such as, *Images*.
   * Add an **Issue explanation** such as, `images provided are broken, please provide new ones`.

Once all issues have been created on the proposal, return to the summary screen using the proposal menu and click **Return**. The status is changed to Revised and the proposal is moved to the **Waiting for Supplier** section of the **Product Proposals** page.