Dutch Reverse Auction Resource

The Dutch Reverse Auction resource inherits some of the attributes from RFx. It has a few attributes that are specific to a Dutch reverse auction.

Table 1. Dutch Reverse Auction attribute details
Attribute Type Description
allowBidderEventAttachment Boolean Allow supplier to add attachment at event level.
isProduction Boolean Specifies whether RFx is in production mode or in the testing mode
name String Name of the Dutch Reverse auction.
Note: Maximum of 255 characters are supported.
supplierParticipants Array Dutch Reverse Auction supplier participants
countValidResponse Integer Valid bid response number
countValidBid Integer Valid bid count
descriptionTranslation Object Resource link for description.
approvalStatus Integer The status of the approval form feature.
unreadMessageCount Integer Number of messages that are not read.
timeRemain Integer Remaining time before an event is closed.
subType String Dutch Reverse auction subtype.
You can enter one of the following subtypes:
  • UNLOCKED
  • THEATER
  • LOCKED
  • ONE_ENVELOPE
  • TWO_ENVELOPE
Id Integer Dutch Reverse Auction ID.
totalHistoricalCost Number Total historical cost.
businessUnitId Integer ID of the business unit associated with an event.
roundCount Integer RFx round count.
rfxLeaders String RFx leads for all the invited team members.
allowPriceTransformation Boolean Enable price transformation feature.
endDate Any RFx end date. DATE_TIME (ISO-8601)
pendingAwards Boolean Indicates whether there is any pending awards in an RFx.
watched Boolean Indicates whether an RFx is watched or not.
organizationId Integer ID of the organization that initiated the RFx.
staggerCloseInterval Number Stagger bidding close time interval.
startDate Any RFx start date. DATE_TIME (ISO-8601)
questionnaires Array RFx questionnaires.
style String DUTCH
minBidChangeType String Either PRICE or PERCENT.
categoryId Integer REVERSE_AUCTION
type String RFx type.
You can enter one of the following RFx types:
  • RFI
  • RFP
  • RFQ
  • BUYER_SURVEY
  • FORWARD_AUCTION
  • REVERSE_AUCTION
supplierAcceptedCount Integer Indicates how many suppliers accepted the RFx.
supportedCurrencies String Supported currencies for the RFx. You can have multiple currencies that are supported for the RFx.
core3_1_0_aggregate_original_auction String  
primaryContact String Primary contact for the RFx.
primaryCurrencyCode String Currency code for the designated primary currency of the RFx.
items Array Indicates the items that are associated to an event.
supplierInvitedCount Integer Indicates how many suppliers are invited to the RFx.
lots Array Lots that are associated with the auction.
auction Boolean Specifies whether event type is auction or non-auction.
projectName String Project name that is linked to the RFx.
supplierInvitationsSent Boolean Indicates if the supplier invitations are sent.
messages Array Messages that are associated with RFx.
enableEventNotifications Boolean To enable notifications for an event.
totalSavings Number Total savings for the event. Savings = Historical cost – awarded value.
postedAwards Boolean Indicates whether there are any posted awards in an RFx.
minBidChangeValue Number Min price change value for bid.
staggerLevel String Specify the level where you want the auction to be staggered. You can enter one of the following options:
  • NONE
  • LOT
  • ITEM
currencyInfoId Integer Currency information ID.
supplierSubscriptionStatus Integer Supplier response for the invitation.
invitationMode Integer RFx invitation mode.
webpage String Webpage of the RFx URL.
businessUnit Object Business unit that is associated with the Dutch Reverse Auction.
allowPartialBid Boolean Allow partial bidding for an event.
biddingHallStatus Integer Status of bidding hall feature.
creatorId Integer ID of the Dutch Reverse Auction creator.
supplierWithBid Integer Supplier with bid count. One supplier can have multiple bids for multiple items.
code String RFx internal code.
finalCloseDate Any DATE_TIME (ISO-8601)
status String Dutch Reverse auction status
You can enter one of the following status:
  • PENDING
  • OPEN
  • CLOSED
  • AWARDED
  • CANCELED
buyerParticipants Array Invited team members.
rfxCurrentRoundId Integer RFx current round ID.
primaryContactId Integer ID of the primary contact of the RFx.
totalSpend Number Total awarded value for awarded items.
template Boolean The event is a template or normal RFx.
description String Description of the RFx.
firstItemPriceChangeInsecs Number  
decimalPlaces Integer Number of decimal places for currency for the event.
category Object Main category at RFx level.

Related links

Table 2. Dutch Reverse Auction resource-related links
Object Resource link Description

descriptionTranslation

 /sourcing-api/rest/translation/{id} Resource link for description.

category

 /sourcing-api/rest/category/{id} Main category at the auction level.

businessUnit

 /sourcing-api/rest/organization/buyer/{id} Business unit that is associated with the Dutch reverse auction.

supplierParticipants

 /sourcing-api/rest/rfx/reverse-auction/dutch-auction/{id}/supplier-participant RFx supplier participants.

buyerParticipants

 /sourcing-api/rest/rfx/reverse-auction/dutch-auction/{id}/buyer-participant Invited team members.

lots

 /sourcing-api/rest/rfx/{id}/lot/{id} Lots that are associated with the auction.

items

 /sourcing-api/rest/rfx/{id}/item/{id} Items that are associated with the Dutch Reverse Auction.

questionnaires

 /sourcing-api/rest/rfx/reverse-auction/dutch-auction/{id}/questionnaire Questionnaires that are associated with the auction.

messages

 /sourcing-api/rest/message/{id} Messages that are associated with RFx.

Supported Dutch Reverse Auction web services

You can use the following URIs to do one or more of the following actions:
Action Method URI
Get bidding rules GET http://<domain>/sourcing-api/rest/rfx/reverse-auction/dutch-auction/{id}
Update bidding rules PUT http://<domain>/sourcing-api/rest/rfx/reverse-auction/dutch-auction/{id}
Parent topic: RFx Resources