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FAQ
Continental Supplier Portal
The purpose of this document is to address the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) with regards to the usage
of the Continental Supplier Portal.
FAQ - Table of contents
1. How can I get support? ................................................................................................................... 2
2. How can I receive a new user ID and/or password? ..................................................................... 3
3. What can I do if I am not able to open any RFx event/response? ................................................ 4
4. How can I open/display an RFX event (read-functionality only)? ................................................ 4
5. How can I create a response, i.e. quote? ....................................................................................... 5
6. How can I transmit / send a quote to Continental? ....................................................................... 5
7. How can I download (all) attachments? ......................................................................................... 6
8. How can I add attachments, i.e. upload files? ............................................................................... 7
9. What can I do if error when uploading... appears? .................................................................. 9
10. How can I add values, i.e add prices?............................................................................................ 9
11. How can I edit an RFx response, i.e. edit a submitted quote, edit values? ............................... 10
12. How to respond on mandatory questions within the RFx .......................................................... 11
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1. How can I get support?
Please contact the Continental IT Service Desk in case of any questions via the corresponding service hotline
(see Fig. 1) and provide the support agent answering the call with the following essential information:
Category Search: SPARC NPM Sourcing Supplier Portal
Interaction Contact: UIDR9055
Fig. 1 Help & Support phone numbers
For detailed training material access the Continental Supplier Portal and select Training & Support as illustrated in Figure 2 below. A variety of training documents and videos are at your disposal.
Fig. 2 Training & Support webpage
https://procurement.conti.de/npm(bD1lbiZjPTEwMA==)/support/default.htm?sap-return-url=%2fnpm%20(https://procurement.conti.de/npm%28bD1lbiZjPTEwMA==%29/support/default.htm?sap-return-url=%2fnpm)
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2. How can I receive a new user ID and/or password?
Navigate to the Continental Supplier Portal and click on the link Forgot your password? (see Fig 3).
Fig. 3 Link Forgot your password?
Afterwards enter your email address, select one of the options and click on the Submit button. You will receive
an email with the requested information. Please make sure that the email is not filtered to your spam folder.
Fig. 4 Request a new user ID and/or password
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3. What can I do if I am not able to open any RFx event/response?
Please make sure your pop-up blocker is deactivated or an exception is maintained. If not, the pop-up blocker of
your browser may prevent the opening of the window for the event view or the response creation view. Please add
our domain to the exception list and follow the instruction for your specific browser (see links below).
Domain: https://procurement.conti.de/npm
Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95472?hl=en
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17479/windows-internet-explorer-11-change-security-
privacy-settings
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/pop-blocker-settings-exceptions-troubleshooting
Opera: http://help.opera.com/Windows/12.10/en/popups.html
4. How can I open/display an RFX event (read-functionality only)?
The Supplier Portal generally provides two different modes of interaction, i.e. the Display Event mode as opposed
to the Create Response mode. You can only quote, edit data or upload attachments using the Create Response
mode!
In order to open/display an RFx event (read-functionality only) please select the event number directly
(highlighted in blue letters in the event number column; see Fig. 5) or select the box left to the event number and
click on the Display Event button afterwards as illustrated below in Fig. 6.
Fig. 5 Open in Display mode by selecting the RFx event directly
Fig. 6 Open RFX event using the Display Event button
RFx event
https://procurement.conti.de/npmhttps://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95472?hl=enhttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17479/windows-internet-explorer-11-change-security-privacy-settingshttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/pop-blocker-settings-exceptions-troubleshootinghttp://help.opera.com/Windows/12.10/en/popups.htmlhttp://help.opera.com/Windows/12.10/en/popups.html
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Fig. 7 RFx event opened in Display mode
NOTE: You cannot edit, change or upload any data in Display mode!
5. How can I create a response, i.e. quote?
Please select the box left to the event number and click the Create Response button afterwards as illustrated
below.
Fig. 8 Create Response
Fig. 9 RFx event opened in Create Response Mode
Please remember that you can only create a response, i.e. enter data in the Create Response mode.
6. How can I transmit / send a quote to Continental?
Please make sure you opened the event in the Create Response mode (see chapter 5) and select Submit as
illustrated below.
Please note that the Save as Draft function (orange-rimmed) does not submit any data to Continental. The RFx
response is only saved as draft so that you can continue to work on your response at a later point in time.
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Fig. 10 Submit and Save RFx Response
Please note that the RFx event status has automatically changed to the Display RFx Response mode. Besides a
message indicates that the RFx response has been successfully transferred to Continental as illustrated
below. Once the response arrived at Continental a confirmation email is sent.
Fig. 11 RFx Response submitted
Furthermore, the RFx Response Status changed to submitted as illustrated below. If your status has not changed
automatically please select Refresh.
Fig. 12 RFx Response Status
7. How can I download (all) attachments?
To download attachment you have to navigate to the Notes and Attachments area of the event. Click in the event
overview table on the displayed number of attachments (column Event attachments, see Fig. 13) as illustrated
below.
Fig. 13: Event overview
If you have already opened the event in in the display mode: Select the tab Notes and Attachments as illustrated
below (red-rimmed).
In order to download all attachments, which were sent by Continental, click the button Download all attachments
as illustrated below. All documents of a tender/response will be downloaded in one zip-file.
This message indicates that the RFx
was submitted successfully
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Fig. 14 Download All Attachments in Display Mode
The following message will appear if you try to download all attachments in Create RFx Response:
Fig. 15 Download All Attachments error message
In the Create RFx Response window you can only download all attachments (from RFx event and quote), once
you have uploaded the files into the RFx response.
8. How can I add attachments, i.e. upload files?
Please make sure you opened the event in the Create Response mode (see capter 5) and select the tab Notes
and Attachment as illustrated below (red-rimmed).
Please note that there are two Notes and Attachments sections (red and yellow). The section highlighted in
orange is a subsection of the RFx Information section, i.e. information provided by Continental can be found
here.
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The Notes and Attachments section highlighted in red refers to the RFx response mode, i.e. files and
attachments can be uploaded here.
Fig. 16 Notes and Attachments
In order to upload files, e.g. an Excel file, please select Add Attachment as illustrated below.
Fig. 17 Add Attachments
Please note that you can only upload/attach files in the Create Response mode.
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9. What can I do if error when uploading... appears?
If this upload error message appears, as illustrated below, you have to contact the Help Desk (see section 1).
Fig. 18 Upload error message
10. How can I add values, i.e add prices?
Please make sure you opened the event in the Create Response mode.
Please navigate to Items tab, click on the box under Price column and insert the prices as illustrated below.
Fig. 19 Add value
Check the total value after you enter the prices and click Submit button as illustrated below in Fig. 20.
Fig. 20 Submit quote (total value)
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11. How can I edit an RFx response, i.e. edit a submitted quote, edit values?
In order to open/display an RFx response please select the event number directly (highlighted in blue letters in
the event number column; see Fig. 22) or select the box left to the event number and click on the Display
Response button afterwards as illustrated below in Fig. 19.
Fig. 21 RFx Response Number
Fig. 22 Display Response
Please note that the RFx is opened in the Display RFx Response mode, i.e. you cannot edit or change any data.
In order to edit the existing RFx response please select Edit as illustrated below.
Fig. 23 Edit RFx Response
For example, if you want to update or to edit the values or quantities, navigate to Items tab, click Details and click
on value/quantity and change it as illustrated below.
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Fig. 24 Edit Values
After you finish editing data please click on Submit button.
12. How to respond on mandatory questions within the RFx
When sending a quotation in SPARC, events may contain mandatory default questions which have to be
answered by the supplier in order to be able to send the quotation to Continental.
Is recommended to always check if the RFx contains any questions defined by Continental to answer.
To verify this go to the tab RFx information and then click on the tab Questions:
Fig. 25 Respond to questions
Answer the questions accordingly and continue with Submit or to edit the RFx information as desired
Note: If questions are defined as mandatory from the buyer, the system will not allow the send of the information showing similar error message as below:
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Fig. 26 Error messages for mandatory questions