SUPPLIER

GDiMPS Training & 1804c

v18

GDiMPS – Global Direct Material Purchasing System

AGENDA
ACCESSING GDIMPS PAGE 3

RFQ SUMMARY PAGE 14

SUPPLIER RFQ PAGE 20

ENTER PART BREAKDOWN PAGE 26

ENTER PROTOTYPE PAGE 46

EXCEL 1804C PART BREAKDOWN PAGE 50

EXCEL PROTOTYPE PAGE 68

PRINT PART BREAKDOWN PAGE 74

RELEASE TO GM PAGE 79

APPLY PART BREAKDOWN PAGE 82

TIPS / COMMON ERRORS PAGE 85

HELP PAGE 90
Accessing
SUPPLYPOWER – OPENING GDIMPS

1 Log into SupplyPower with your User ID/Password

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SUPPLYPOWER – REQUESTING ACCESS

1 If you need access – Go to Document Library under Collaborate

• Search on GDiMPS Application Access Guide for Suppliers
• Local SupplyPower Admin will register

Tip:
• You can register the user to have access
to one or many DUNS numbers.

• You can also have many users to one

DUNS number, or a combination.

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SUPPLYPOWER – REQUESTING ACCESS

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2 Search on GDiMPS Application Access Guide for Suppliers

• Follow Instructions
• Your Local SupplyPower Admin (within your company) will Approve
your Request
Note:
• Additional GDiMPS training documents
and videos will be found here
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SUPPLYPOWER – OPENING GDIMPS

1 Go to ‘Applications’ under Collaborate

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SUPPLYPOWER – OPENING GDIMPS

1
2

1 Go to Applications – General Motors

• Filter by Name and enter Global Direct Material Purchasing System
• Search
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2 Save as Favorite
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS - GM SUPPORTS

Tool Details

Internet Explorer 11 Note: IE will be replaced by Microsoft Edge

(IE 11)

Internet Browser
Note: Some users have found FireFox to work
Google Chrome

Note: GDiMPS will not support Apple Numbers

Microsoft Office Windows Excel 2013+

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CLEARING CACHE - CHROME 1

Tip: Use keyboard shortcut <Ctrl> <Shift> <Delete>

To refresh your internet browser.
1
• Go to the upper right corner to the three dot symbol.
2
• Scroll down to “More tools”
•
3 Clear browser data… 2
•
4 Ensure the following fields are:
3
• Browsing history– unchecked
• Download history– check mark
• Cookies and other site and plugin data – check mark
• Cached images and files – check mark
• Password – unchecked 5
• Autofill form data – check mark
• Hosted app data – check mark
• Media licenses – check mark
4
•
5 Make sure Time Range is All Time
•
6 Select the “Clear data” button

Note: For the settings to take place, you 6

must close all occurrences of Chrome
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CLEARING CACHE - IE11 (INTERNET EXPLORER) 1

To refresh your internet browser.

1 Tip: Use keyboard shortcut
• Go to the upper right corner to the gear symbol. <Ctrl> <Shift> <Delete>
2
• Scroll down to “Internet options”
•
3 Select the Delete button on the Browsing history
2
•
4 Ensure the following fields are:
• Preserve Favorites website data – unchecked
• Temporary Internet files – check mark 4
• Cookies – check mark
• History – unchecked
• Download History – checked
• Form data – check mark
• Password – unchecked
3
• ActiveX Filtering and Tracking Protection data –
unchecked
5
• Select the Delete button

Note: For the settings to take place, you

5
must close all occurrences of IE11

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Training
GDIMPS SYSTEM MESSAGES
•1 If changes are not saved, a warning message
1 will be displayed

•2 All system messages will need to be manually

cleared by the user

•3 Select the X

•4 All dropdown selection will do a contain

search
• Just type a few characters and all of the results
that contain the search will be returned

2
3

Note: Not clearing the system messages will cause the messages to stack -up and could cause confusion to the user.

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RFQ Summary
RFQ SUMMARY 1

2 1 Notification Bell
3
• Will be red
when a new
notification is
available
• Can hide and/or
expand
notifications
2 Review Notifications
4
Associated with an
RFQ
• Hide/Delete
Notifications
Tip: Recommend to
close the Notifications

3 Work Area will retain active data until user purges Tip:
• Notification are RFQ specific. Utilize the RFQ
Search functionality to find the “In Process”
4 Search Active RFQ by Key Fields RFQs by
o DUNS
o SMT
o Creativity Team
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o Quote Variant Type
RFQ SUMMARY – REVIEW NOTIFICATIONS
1

Adjust 3
2

1 DUNS Number:
• Will show a list all DUNS the logged in
user is assigned
Tip:
• All DUNS can be searched • An e-mail notification will
NOT be sent to you. Please
2 Select message(s) to delete. Can select all plan on checking the
Note: Will keep messages for 30 days maximum notifications on a regular
basis.
3 Sort on any column
• Select the column header to sort A-Z or Note:
• The suppliers will continue to
vise-versa receive sourcing packages
4 Select an RFQ number to add to the work area math data through Rocket
(TruSource or Trubiquity)
5 Navigate through the pages of notifications

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RFQ SUMMARY – WORK AREA

1 Hide, Adjust, or View work area

1
Adjust 2 Add an RFQ to the work area
• Can type or paste

3 3 ( ) Purge all of the RFQs from the work area

2 4 ( ) Purge a single RFQ number

4 Note:
• Will stay in the work area for 30 days since last worked
• Does not delete, just removes them from visibility

5 5 View DUNS # associated with the RFQ

Note:
6 • Can only see DUNS # associated with the user ID

( ) Can expand the list of DUNS # to view Supplier RFQ Screen

( ) Can collapse the list of DUNS #

6 View the round number of the RFQ

• Select the Round: # to see the quotes previously
submitted
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RFQ SUMMARY – RFQ SEARCH / FILTER CRITERIA
1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

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1 Response Required By – Display quotes due that day and in the future
2 RFQ Status
• In Process – Open RFQ
• Pending Approval – Buyer has recommended a supplier for Approval (Note: This may or may not be you)
• Approved – RFQ is approved Note: This may or may not be you. You MUST
wait to hear from your buyer to proceed. This
3 DUNS # - Only see DUNS # associated with the user ID does not constitute a written or verbal contract.

4 SMT – Search on the SMT (group of CTs) associated with the RFQ
5 CT – Search on the Creativity Team associated with the RFQ
6 Part # - Search by part numbers associated with the RFQ
• Can search multiple parts with a comma delimited 18
RFQ SUMMARY – RFQ SEARCH / FILTER CRITERIA
1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9

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11

7 Component Part – Component part numbers on the RFQ found in the CCA section of the Part
Breakdown

8 EWO # - Engineering Change ID associated with a Part/Year on the RFQ

9 Quote Variant Type – Search on the Quote Variant Type with the RFQ

10 Filter – Search based on the entered criteria

11 Clear Filter – Clears search results and removes any previous results
Search Results
• Add multiple RFQ to the work area by using the check boxes and
• Add single RFQ by clicking the RFQ number hyperlink
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• Sort on any column - Select the column to sort A-Z or vise-versa
Supplier RFQ
SUPPLIER RFQ

1 8

3 4 5
7
6

Supplier Main Action Page – Select the Round Number under the RFQ
Note: An individual part cannot be
1 Decline/Un-decline – Do not want to quote any part on the RFQ declined, just do not enter a price for
the parts that you do not want to quote
2 Tooling 1810 Form – Hyperlink to the recent 1810 form
3 Document Center - Attach Supporting Files – Tooling (1810), ED&D Cost Card, etc.
4 Download Excel – Download part(s) Quote variant type/ prototype template in Excel format
5 Print Part Breakdown – Print PDF Part Breakdown
6 Part Breakdown & Prototype Detail – Select the parts to respond for the RFQ
7 Apply Part Breakdown – Ability to replicate a released Part Breakdown to one or more parts
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8 Release to GM – After entering part breakdowns
SUPPLIER RFQ

9 Withdraw/Un-Withdraw from Quote– Previously submitted a quote and now want to inactivate
it (will not be considered for sourcing) or reactivate it

Note: The If the Part Number has a specific Receiving Plant identified, DO NOT quote the first row for that part is not an error message, but an informational
message
• If the part number is duplicated on the RFQ and the top line is a blank receiving plant and the lines below contain assembly
plants, do not quote the blank receiving plant row, only the receiving plant row(s)
• Use the Apply Part Breakdown to replicate the quote to the other receiving plants

The Prototype Pricing should be provided after a successful "Release to GM" of all parts being quoted (if required for the RFQ) is not an error message, but an
informational message
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• Enter the part quotes, then successfully release to GM, before the prototype pricing is entered
SUPPLIER RFQ – TOOLING 1810 FORM HYPERLINK

• Tooling 1810 Form

• Hyperlink to the SupplyPower Library
• Select the SMART 1810
• Or search SMART 1810 in the document center in SupplyPower

#.#.# X YYY-MM-DD

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SUPPLIER RFQ – DOCUMENT CENTER

• Attach Supporting Files – Tooling (1810), ED&D Cost Card, RFQ Remarks, etc.
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• Both Buyer and Supplier can attach/view files
• Files with extension .A3S, .CATIA, .IGES, .JT, .PLMXML, .PRT, .STP, .WIRE, .CGM, .DWG, .IGS, .X_T, .NSF, .OST, .PST,
.MDB, .MDBX, .EXE, .BAT, .MSI, .BIN, .CMD, .COM, .CPL, .GADGET, .INF, .INS, .INX, .ISU, .JOB, .JSE, .LNK, .MSC, .MSP,
.MST, .PAF, .PIF, .PS1, .REG, .RGS, .SCT, .SHB, .SHS, .U3P, .VB, .VBE, .VBSCRIPT, .WS and .WSF are not allowed to be
uploaded as supporting documentation.

• Use the browser to select the file Tip: Only 10MB of data per upload

Note: The 1810 form MUST be uploaded as an

EXCEL format file. DO NOT CONVERT to XML.

Note: Do not upload the 1804c Breakdown files

into the Document Center

• Select Upload

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SUPPLIER RFQ – DOCUMENT CENTER
2

4
2• Agree to the GM Terms and Conditions Clause
Tip: The files will be visible to GM before
3• Document will be added to the document center the Release to GM button is pushed
4• Upload
5
6

•5 Download – Select the file(s) to download

Note: Cannot change files once the RFQ is
•6 Delete – Select the file(s) to delete approved

7• Re-Upload – Select the file(s) to upload and overwrite the prior file 25
 Enter Part
Breakdown (1804c)
SUPPLIER RFQ – ENTER PART BREAKDOWN

1• Select ONE part – Enter one 1804c at a time

2• Part Breakdown – Directs you to the 1804c part breakdown screen
3• Release to GM
• Y = Part released to GM and buyer can see the price for that part/plant only
• N = Part is not released to GM and will not be considered for sourcing

Note: GM users cannot see the data until it is released to GM

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SUPPLIER RFQ – ENTER PART BREAKDOWN

4 5
5 6

1
2
3

1• Header – Enter 1804c header

2• BOM (Bill of Material) – Enter or Paste in from Excel (Copy to Web) for the 1804c BOM
3• Header – Enter 1804c summary
4• Undo – Will undo ALL changes to the 1804c since the last save point
5• Recalculate – Will recalculate all of the 1804c changes
6• Save – Will save the changes made to the 1804c

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1804C PART BREAKDOWN–TIPS

• Scroll over the GDiMPS fields for Tool Tips

• Complete ALL Mandatory fields - If the field request a cost, it cannot be left blank it
must be zero or greater. The field requires a text response, it cannot be left blank. It is
unknown, then enter TBD.

• Use Drop Downs where available – user can type in the values, but capitalization
does matter and MUST match or errors will occur on pasting into GDiMPS
• Select the Magnifying Glass when prompted for pop -up selections
• These data points are linked
• The TAB key and the arrow keys work great when navigating
• Six Decimals max on values
Tip: The round formula in GDiMPS works
=round(CELL LOCATION, Number of decimals)

Note: When a formula is used, it is

converted to a value upon saving.
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SUPPLIER RFQ – ENTER PART BREAKDOWN HEADER

Note: The copy from Web is only for the BOM section

Note: The following fields have been removed:

• Part Capacity/Staged Capacity
• Conflict Mineral
• Math/Drawing Level
• Country of Origin
• PPAP Date
• Remarks (Add to the Document Center)

2 4

1 5

1• Quoted Currency – Use drop down to selected the part’s quoted currency
2• Manufacturing Location/DUNS – This cannot be changed. You must work with the buyer to add
the correct manufacturing location to the RFQ
3• Est. Effective Date – This is the estimated effective date for start of production or shipping
4• Supplier Daily Capacity (SDC) – Do not make changes to current production or replaced parts
5• Inco Term – Defaults to FCA, any changes to this requires an explanation
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SUPPLIER RFQ – ENTER PART BREAKDOWN BOM

1 2 3 4 5 6

1• Copy Lines – Copy BOM lines (Must highlights lines 1 st )

2• Paste Lines – Dual purpose
• If you are copying within the web screen, push the copy then push the paste
• If you are coping from Excel, push the , then push the , then prompted to Control V
3• Shift Lines Up/Down BOM – Shift the BOM lines within the BOM
4• Insert BOM Row – Inserts a BOM row
5• Delete Row – Delete a row form the BOM
6• Expand/Minimize – Expand the BOM or anchor the BOM back into the screen 31
SUPPLIER RFQ – ENTER PART BREAKDOWN BOM

1 2
3
2 3

Tip: The type ahead will

work in the selection boxes

1• Drop Down Boxes – Select from drop down or type in (Must match capitalization)
2• Pop Up Boxes - Select from pop up boxes
3• Recalculate – Will update the values to the latest contract price GM is paying
• Used for Index Material (IM), Resale, FX Rate

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1804C PART BREAKDOWN – OP ITEM DESCRIPTION
3

Note: OEE = Overall Note: Direct Labor Head

Equipment Effectiveness Count cannot be 0.000

4 4 4 5 6

1 2
7 8 9 0

1 OP (Operation)
• Operation Description/Machine Type/Machine Size
2• Select the Magnifying Glass on Operation Description cell
3• Selection criteria pop-up box appears. Make selections and click Apply
4• Selections will populate the Operation Description, Machine Type and Machine Size
•5 Operation Cycle Time in Seconds = 3600/Gross Parts per Hour(exc OEE and process scrap)
•6 Net JPH (Jobs Per Hour)= (3600*Parts per Cycle/Operation Cycle Time in Seconds) * OEE %
•7 Direct Labor Cost(per Part) = (Fully Fringed Direct Labor Hourly Rate * Direct Labor Head
Count)/Net JPH
•8 Hourly Burden Rate = (Total Burden Cost * 3600)/Operation Cycle Time in Seconds
•9 CapEx for Mfg. Equipment / Assy. Line
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•0 CapEx Currency – Currency of the CapEx
1804C PART BREAKDOWN – P ITEM DESCRIPTION

2 3

1 P (Purchased Components)
•2 Unit of Measure
• Will default to EA – Each
• Other selections will be limited to:
• GR – GRAM
• KG - KILOGRAM
• LB – POUND
• LT - LITER
• MR - METER
• SM - SQUARE METER
•3 Handling Cost is not available for Purchased Components

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1804C PART BREAKDOWN – D ITEM DESCRIPTION

2 3

1 D (Directed Buy Components)

•2 Unit of Measure
• Will default to EA – Each
• Other selections will be limited to:
• GR – GRAM
• KG - KILOGRAM
• LB – POUND
• LT - LITER
• MR - METER
• SM - SQUARE METER
•3 Unit Cost – Can now be 0 (zero) even with a Handling Cost and/or Logistics Cost

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1804C PART BREAKDOWN – IM ITEM DESCRIPTION

2 2 3 4

Tip:
Note: The Index Material will update to the • Gross weight is required to have
latest contract price that GM is paying recovery of material or use
Scrap Recovery
Note: Must have approval from your buyer to use Index Material. You • Net weight is the actual
• Delta weight is used for
should contact your buyer to ensure the correct Index Material is selected.
recovery
1 IM (Index Material) – Indexation is to remove raw material price risk in order to have
better cost transparency and eliminate material price hedging.
•2 Base Material/Material Exchange/Unit of Measure Tip: If using Scrap Recovery, be sure to
select the Index Material that has the “SR”
• Select the Magnifying Glass on Base Material cell
• Selection criteria pop-up box appears Important: Some Index Materials are marked as
“OBSOLETE” and you may be asked to select a new index
• Make selections and click Apply
• Selections will populate the Base Material/Material Exchange/Unit of Measure
•3 Unit of Measure – Will still contain ALL of the available measurements
•4 Handling Cost is not available for Index Material 36
1804C PART BREAKDOWN – IM ITEM DESCRIPTION (RESIN-MANAGED BUY)

2
1
1 IM (Index Material) –The Managed Resin Buy Program
offerings are now available under the “IM” item type to
track parts utilizing the program
2 Select the Magnifying Glass on Base Material to select
3 Enter first five digits of the GMW Spec & Type
3 4 5

Note: If you supply parts that are manufactured and

shipped in North America, that contain resin, the GM
Managed Resin Buy is now MANDATORY and this
section applies to your parts. (See eSOR)
Additional training will be provided on SupplyPower.
4
5 Important: Although, the Managed Resin Buy is
included under IM it is a Fixed Price and not subject
to indexation

The Resin Supplier will be represented as the Material

6 Exchange with a MRB code provided by the Resin Team 37
1804C PART BREAKDOWN – RESALE ITEM DESCRIPTION

2 2 3

1 Resale – SR was changed to Resale (Steel & Aluminum).

This is for ORCID
•2 Base Material/Material Exchange/Unit of Measure
• Select the Magnifying Glass on Base Material cell
• Selection criteria pop-up box appears
• Make selections and click Apply
• Selections will populate the Base Material/Material Exchange/Unit of Measure
3• Unit of Measure – Will still contain ALL of the available measurements

Note: The Resale will update to the latest Note: Must have approval from your buyer to use Resale. You should
contract price/price GM is paying contact your buyer to ensure the correct Index Material is selected.

Tip: When quoting new business, the ORCID ID is unknown and cannot be selected until the business is
awarded. In this case, use “RM” item type and contact the buyer for additional directions 38
1804C PART BREAKDOWN – RM ITEM DESCRIPTION

2 2 3 4

1 RM – Raw Material
•2 Material Specification
• Select the Magnifying Glass on Material Specification
• Selection criteria pop-up box appears
• Make selections and click Apply
• Selections will populate the Base Material/Material Exchange/Unit of Measure
3
• Unit of Measure – GR – GRAM, KG - KILOGRAM, LB – POUND, LT – LITER, MR – METER,
EA – EACH, SM - SQUARE METER
•
4 Handling Cost is not available for Raw Material

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1804C PART BREAKDOWN – CURRENCY FOR FX INDEXATION
Tip: In the header, make sure the Note: The FX Indexation cannot
Quoted Currency is selected and exceed 50% of the Total Selling Price
the Est. Effective Date is entered without buyer approval

Note: Must have approval

1 2 3 from your buyer to use FX
Indexation.

Note: The FX indexation

will update to the latest
contract price/price GM is
paying

FX Indexation – FX indexation allows price adjustment to a part’s costs in

an expense currency not in the contract currency based on movements
between the two currencies. Supplier MUST be approved to use.
•1 Currency for FX Indexation
• Select the Magnifying Glass to open selection
• OP, P, D, and RM can be FX Indexed
• Select the currency amount that is going to be placed on FX indexation
– this currency MUST be different than the Quoted Currency
• Complete all of the cost data fields for that BOM line item in the FX
currency selected
2
• FX Rate(Expense/Quote Currency) – This is the current FX rate
•3 Total in Quote Currency = BOM line item total cost in FX currency * FX
Rate (Stated in Quoted Currency)
SUPPLIER RFQ – ENTER PART BREAKDOWN BOM PASTE FROM EXCEL
2

1• Highlights the Excel rows to Copy to Web

2• Copy to Web – Macro button to copy the Excel files and to paste into GDiMPS

Note: Only the BOM can be

copied to the web

Note: Ensure MACROS are

turned on

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SUPPLIER RFQ – ENTER PART BREAKDOWN BOM PASTE FROM EXCEL

Tip: Cannot modify disable cells -

When the paste button is not pushed
3• Paste Lines – Push the before you try to Control+V
4• Please hit Control+V keys to paste copied data from Excel

Tip: Invalid clipboard data!

• Macro is turned off
• Did not copy the row or copied
something else since 42
SUPPLIER RFQ – ENTER PART BREAKDOWN SUMMARY
2

Tip: Excel formulas

are not enabled on
the summary screen
1 3

Note: The copy from Web is only for the BOM section

Note: The Effective

Date MUST be after
the Est. Effective Date
in the header

•1 Piece Cost Summary – Contains the summary of the 1804c part breakdown
• Mandatory - SG&A, Profit
• Optional - Sequencing Sub-Assy, ED&D
•2 Packaging Details – Optional
• Expendable – Includes both Interior and Exterior cost in the Grand Total – Selling Price
• Standard (Dunnage in Returnable Containers) – Includes only Interior cost in the Grand
Total – Selling Price
• Specialized – None of the cost are included in the Grand Total – Selling Price
•3 Other Cost Details – Optional miscellaneous cost
•4 Long Term Agreements – Optional future price reductions off of the Total Base Price 43
SUPPLIER RFQ – SAVE PART BREAKDOWN

Note: This error is caused by not

entering a quoted currency or Est
Effective Date 1

Note: When the *Part Breakdown

is red, the 1804c needs to be saved

1• Save – Will save the changes made to the 1804c. Error message may be given at this time

Tip: The form can have blank cells,
except Item Description as this is
mandatory
Tip: At the bottom of the screen is a
Session Timeout, you will need to save
before the timer reaches 0:00
Tip: If a fraction digit error is given
• Click on a cell within the BOM
• Search for the value (Control+F)
• Type the number in the search field,
but you are REQUIRED to round the
search to the limited to X.. For
example, in this case 1.1234567
was in error, but search on the
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rounded number to 6 or 1.123457
SUPPLIER RFQ – DELETE PART BREAKDOWN
1 2
3

1• Parts– Select ONLY one part from the Parts tab

2• Part Breakdown– Go to the Part Breakdown tab
3• Delete Part Breakdown – Removes the selected part breakdown

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 Enter
Prototype
SUPPLIER RFQ – PROTOTYPE
1
2 3 4

Note: The copy from Web is not active on Prototype

6

1• Enter Prototype Detail – Enter prototype detail on screen

2• Undo – Will undo ALL changes to the prototype form since the last save point
3• Save – Will save the changes made to the prototype form
4• Expand/Minimize – Expand the BOM or anchor the BOM back into the screen
5• Detail – Enter the data
6• Delete Prototype Details – Delete the prototype 47
PROTOTYPE DETAILS – TEMPLATE

• Scroll over the Excel fields for Tool Tips

• Add the Multiplier field first with a multiplier value or N/A (This is case sensitive,
please use capital letters)
Note:
• The multiplier does not automatically calculate the piece price, the piece price amount will also need to be entered
• Tooling can be input on one or all part numbers, if entering tooling cost a value of >0, blank, or Pull Ahead (the P and A ar e
case sensitive), can be entered. Pull Ahead MUST be entered on ALL lines.

• When quoting Prototype, the same parts MUST be quoted as returned 1804c
Tip:
• You do not have to quote at every round, just the final round
• If you enter a piece price, you must enter a multiplier. If you have different multiplier, then use an average.
• The Multiplier must be a whole number and cannot contain decimals.
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PROTOTYPE DETAILS – COPY FROM EXCEL

• Copy the Excel files starting in the Alpha Piece Price

• Highlight all of the cells

• Enter the Quoted Currency

• Highlight the same area that was copied in Excel
• Then paste in GDiMPS

Tip: Do not forget to

complete the header
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 Excel 1804C
Part Breakdown
SUPPLIER RFQ – DOWNLOAD TEMPLATE(S)

1 2

1
• View the Parts Tab
2
• Check the part(s) to download
• Download to Excel
• Download Part Breakdown
• One part per Excel file
• Either open the file(s) or save
• Multiple parts/files will open in WinZip
•
3 Enable Editing in Excel

Note: Downloading the Excel template is now optional. The Excel files are for those that want to work with the
template offline. The quote entry is now online. The Excel data can be copied from Excel and pasted into GDiMPS

Tip: The form functions more like Excel 51

1804C PART BREAKDOWN– INSTRUCTIONS
X.X

YYY-MM-DD

• The instructions for the 1804c

file have been moved to the help
1 section in GDiMPS

• The 1804 instructions can also

be found in the document library
in SupplyPower

• Additional 1804c training is

located in SupplyPower by
searching in the document
library

•1 Open Quote Entry Sheet – Opens the 1804c Breakdown quote entry sheet

Tip: We recommend you download a fresh 1804c with each new RFQ as the form
could have changed or been updated for new Index Materials or Material Operations.

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1804C PART BREAKDOWN
1

4 5
Note: The BOM may have one or more lines that are
6 prepopulated with data. This data was entered by
the buyer as the preferred operation/material in the
BOM. The supplier should use this data in their
quote. Please contact the buyer with any questions
7 or concerns about the prepopulated BOM.

•
1 Copy to Web – Ability to copy the BOM data to prepare to paste into GDiMPS
•
2 Header
•
3 Bill of Materials (BOM)
•
4 Piece Price Cost Summary
•
5 Packaging Detail
•
6 Other Costs Detail 53
•
7 Long Term Agreements (LTAs)
1804C PART BREAKDOWN–TIPS

• Scroll over the Excel fields for Tool Tips

• Complete ALL Mandatory fields - If the field requests a cost, it cannot be left blank it
must be zero or greater. The field requires a text response, it cannot be left blank. It is
unknown, then enter TBD.

• Use Drop Downs where available – user can type in the values, but capitalization
does matter and MUST match or errors will occur on pasting into GDiMPS

• Double Click when prompted for pop -up selections

• These data points are linked

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1804C PART BREAKDOWN–TIPS

• The MACRO buttons are gone – Use the native Excel functionality
• Use Excel to Copy/Paste (Shift rows up/down), Add Rows, Delete Rows, Resize Columns

Tip: The round formula in Excel works great!

• Six Decimals max on values =round(CELL LOCATION, Number of decimals)

• Caution – The Excel formulas are not locked and can be accidentally changed. Upon pasting
into GDiMPS, the formula will be corrected.

• Linking the template to other Excel files – Under the Home ribbon, in the Number category,
set the drop down list to number and the formulas will show the results and not the formula.

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1804C PART BREAKDOWN– HEADER
3
2 4

1 5

•1 Quoted Currency – Double click to activate the selections

•2 Manufacturing Location/DUNS – This cannot be changed. You must work with the buyer to add
the correct manufacturing location to the RFQ

•3 Est. Effective Date – This is the estimated effective date for start of production or shipping

•4 Supplier Daily Capacity (SDC) – Do not make changes to current production parts or replaced
parts

•5 Inco Term – Defaults to FCA, any changes to this requires an explanation

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1804C PART BREAKDOWN – OP ITEM DESCRIPTION
3

Note: Direct Labor Head Count

cannot be 0.000

4 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

1
2 Note: OEE = Overall
Equipment Effectiveness
1 OP (Operation)
• Operation Description/Machine Type/Machine Size
2• Double click on Operation Description cell
3• Selection criteria pop-up box appears. Make selections and click Apply
4• Selections will populate the Operation Description, Machine Type and Machine Size
•5 Operation Cycle Time in Seconds = 3600/Gross Parts per Hour(exc OEE and process scrap)
•6 Net JPH (Jobs Per Hour)= (3600*Parts per Cycle/Operation Cycle Time in Seconds) * OEE %
•7 Direct Labor Cost(per Part) = (Fully Fringed Direct Labor Hourly Rate * Direct Labor Head
Count)/Net JPH
•8 Hourly Burden Rate = (Total Burden Cost * 3600)/Operation Cycle Time in Seconds
•9 CapEx for Mfg. Equipment / Assy. Line
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•0 CapEx Currency – Currency of the CapEx
1804C PART BREAKDOWN – P ITEM DESCRIPTION

2 3

1 P (Purchased Components)
•2 Unit of Measure
• Will default to EA – Each
• Other selections will be limited to:
• GR – GRAM
• KG - KILOGRAM
• LB – POUND
• LT - LITER
• MR - METER
• SM - SQUARE METER
•3 Handling Cost is not available for Purchased Components

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1804C PART BREAKDOWN – D ITEM DESCRIPTION

2 3

1 D (Directed Buy Components)

•2 Unit of Measure
• Will default to EA – Each
• Other selections will be limited to:
• GR – GRAM
• KG - KILOGRAM
• LB – POUND
• LT - LITER
• MR - METER
• SM - SQUARE METER
•3 Unit Cost – Can now be 0 (zero) even with a Handling Cost and/or Logistics Cost

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1804C PART BREAKDOWN – IM ITEM DESCRIPTION

2 2 3 4

Note: The Index Material will update to the

latest contract price GM is paying

Note: Must have approval from your buyer to use Index Material. You
should contact your buyer to ensure the correct Index Material is selected.
1 IM (Index Material) – Indexation is to remove raw material price risk in order to have
better cost transparency and eliminate material price hedging. Tip:
• Gross weight is required to have recovery
•2 Base Material/Material Exchange/Unit of Measure of material or use Scrap Recovery
• Select the Magnifying Glass on Base Material cell • Net weight is the actual
• Delta weight is used for recovery
• Selection criteria pop-up box appears
Important: Some Index Materials are marked as
• Make selections and click Apply “OBSOLETE” and you may be asked to select a new index
• Selections will populate the Base Material/Material Exchange/Unit of Measure
•3 Unit of Measure – Will still contain ALL of the available measurements
•4 Handling Cost is not available for Index Material Tip: If using Scrap Recovery, be sure to 60
select the Index Material that has the “SR”
1804C PART BREAKDOWN – IM ITEM DESCRIPTION (RESIN-MANAGED BUY)
2

2
1 IM (Index Material) –The Managed Resin Buy
Program offerings are now available under the
“IM” item type to track parts utilizing the program
2 Double click on Base Material to select
3 Enter first five digits of the GMW Spec & Type

3 4 5

Note: If you supply parts that are manufactured and

shipped in North America, that contain resin, the GM
Managed Resin Buy is now MANDATORY and this
4 5 section applies to your parts. (See eSOR)
Additional training will be provided on SupplyPower.

Important: Although, the Managed Resin Buy is

included under IM it is a Fixed Price and not subject
to indexation
6 The Resin Supplier will be represented as the
Material Exchange with a MRB code provided
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by the Resin Team
1804C PART BREAKDOWN – RESALE ITEM DESCRIPTION

2 2 3

1 Resale – SR was changed to Resale (Steel & Aluminum).

This is for ORCID
2• Base Material/Material Exchange/Unit of Measure
• Double click on Base Material cell
• Selection criteria pop-up box appears
• Make selections and click Apply
• Selections will populate the Base Material/Material Exchange/Unit of Measure
3
• Unit of Measure – Will still contain ALL of the available measurements
Note: The Resale will update to the latest Note: Must have approval from your buyer to use Resale. You should
contract price/price GM is paying contact your buyer to ensure the correct Index Material is selected.

Tip: When quoting new business, the ORCID ID is unknown and cannot be selected until the business is
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1804C PART BREAKDOWN – RM ITEM DESCRIPTION

2 2 3 4

1 RM – Raw Material
•2 Material Specification
• Double click on Material Specification
• Selection criteria pop-up box appears
• Make selections and click Apply
• Selections will populate the Base Material/Material Exchange/Unit of Measure
3
• Unit of Measure – GR – GRAM, KG - KILOGRAM, LB – POUND, LT – LITER, MR – METER,
EA – EACH, SM - SQUARE METER
•
4 Handling Cost is not available for Raw Material

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1804C PART BREAKDOWN – CURRENCY FOR FX INDEXATION
Tip: In the header, make sure the Note: The FX Indexation cannot
Quoted Currency is selected and exceed 50% of the Total Selling Price
the Est. Effective Date is entered without buyer approval

2 Note: Must have approval

1 3 from your buyer to use FX
Indexation.

Note: The FX indexation

will update to the latest
contract price/price GM is
paying

FX Indexation – FX indexation allows price adjustment to a part’s costs in

an expense currency not in the contract currency based on movements
between the two currencies. Supplier MUST be approved to use.
•1 Currency for FX Indexation
• Double click to open selection
• OP, P, D, and RM can be FX Indexed
• Select the currency amount that is going to be placed on FX indexation
– this currency MUST be different than the Quoted Currency
• Complete all of the cost data fields for that BOM line item in the FX
currency selected
2
• FX Rate(Expense/Quote Currency) – This is the current FX rate
•3 Total in Quote Currency = BOM line item total cost in FX currency * FX
Rate (Stated in Quoted Currency)
1804C PART BREAKDOWN– SUMMARY
1 2

4
Note: The Effective Date
MUST be after the Est.
Effective Date in the header

•1 Piece Cost Summary – Contains the summary of the 1804c part breakdown
• Mandatory - SG&A, Profit
• Optional - Sequencing Sub-Assy, ED&D
•2 Packaging Details – Optional
• Expendable – Includes both Interior and Exterior cost in the Grand Total – Selling Price
• Standard (Dunnage in Returnable Containers) – Includes only Interior cost in the Grand
Total – Selling Price
• Specialized – None of the cost are included in the Grand Total – Selling Price
•3 Other Cost Details – Optional miscellaneous cost
•4 Long Term Agreements – Optional future price reductions off of the Total Base Price
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SUPPLIER RFQ – ENTER PART BREAKDOWN BOM PASTE FROM EXCEL
2

1• Highlights the Excel rows to Copy to Web

2• Copy to Web – Macro button to copy the Excel files and to paste into GDiMPS

Note: Only the BOM can be

copied to the web

Note: Ensure MACROS are

turned on

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SUPPLIER RFQ – ENTER PART BREAKDOWN BOM PASTE FROM EXCEL

Tip: Cannot modify disable cells -

When the paste button is not pushed
3• Paste Lines – Push the before you try to Control+V
4• Please hit Control+V keys to paste copied data from Excel

Tip: Invalid clipboard data!

• Macro is turned off
• Did not copy the row or copied
something else since 67
 Excel
Prototype
SUPPLIER RFQ – DOWNLOAD PROTOTYPE TEMPLATE
2
1

1
• View the Parts Tab
Tip: You do not have to check the parts
2
• Download to Excel
• Either open the file(s) or save
•3 Enable Editing in Excel

Note: Downloading the Excel template is now optional. The Excel files are for those that want to work with the
template offline. The quote entry is now online. The Excel data can be copied from Excel and paste into GDiMPS

Tip: The form functions more like Excel 69

1804C PART BREAKDOWN– INSTRUCTIONS
X.X
YYY-MM-DD

• The instructions for the

prototype file have been moved
to the help section in GDiMPS

• The prototype instructions can

also be found in the document
library in SupplyPower

• Additional prototype training is

located in SupplyPower by
searching in the document
library

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PROTOTYPE DETAILS – TEMPLATE
1

1• Header
2• Body

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PROTOTYPE DETAILS – TEMPLATE

• Scroll over the Excel fields for Tool Tips

• Add the Multiplier field first with a multiplier value or N/A (This is case sensitive,
please use capital letters)
Note:
• The multiplier does not automatically calculate the piece price, the piece price amount will also need to be entered
• Tooling can be input on one or all part numbers, if entering tooling cost a value of >0, blank, or Pull Ahead (the P and A ar e
case sensitive), can be entered. Pull Ahead MUST be entered on ALL lines.

• When quoting Prototype, the same parts MUST be quoted as returned 1804c
Tip:
• You do not have to quote at every round, just the final round
• If you enter a piece price, you must enter a multiplier. If you have different multiplier, then use an average.
• The Multiplier must be a whole number and cannot contain decimals.
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PROTOTYPE DETAILS – COPY FROM EXCEL

• Copy the Excel files starting in the Alpha Piece Price

• Highlight all of the cells

• Enter the Quoted Currency

• Highlight the same area that was copied in Excel
• Then paste in GDiMPS

Tip: Do not forget to

complete the header
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 Print Part
Breakdown
SUPPLIER RFQ – PRINT MULTIPLE PART BREAKDOWN

1• Select one or multiple parts

2• Print Part Breakdown – Downloads a zip file of the 1804c Part Breakdowns for Printing. The
part breakdowns will be in a PDF format.

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SUPPLIER RFQ – PRINT SINGLE BREAKDOWN

3
1 2

1• For the Parts tab Select one part – Part does not have to be released to GM
2• Select the Part Breakdown Tab
3• Print Part Breakdown – Downloads a single file or zip file of the 1804c Part Breakdowns for
Printing. The part breakdowns will be in a PDF format.

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SUPPLIER RFQ – PRINT SINGLE BREAKDOWN
1

1• Select Print (or Save)

2• Change the printing properties – Prints good on legal size paper and better on 11x17

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SUPPLIER RFQ – PRINT BREAKDOWN TEMPLATE(S)

1 2

1
• View the Parts Tab
2
• Check the part(s) to download
• Download to Excel
• Download Part Breakdown
• One part per Excel file
• Either open the file(s) or save
• Multiple parts/files will open in WinZip
• Enable Editing in Excel

Note: Downloading the Excel completed template.

You would have to format the Excel file for printing

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Release to GM
SUPPLIER RFQ – RELEASE TO GM (WITH ERRORS)
1

2
Tip: Do not check part numbers on the Part Tab as you cannot release
specific parts. It is an entire release to GM, not part by part release.

1
• The release to GM will allow the GM users to view the data
• If validation errors are found, an error message directing you to notification messages
2
2

2 Tip: Check all messages with the same Date/Time stamp

Tip: Expand the Message column to see the entire message

• How to read the error message:

• If validation errors are found, an error message directing you to notification messages
• Part:000000GPS116655 – Which Part
• RecPlant:GM Arlington Assy Plt or RecPlant:null – Which part quote line this is for, blank line or
which receiving plant
• LineItemType:RESALE – Which line item type
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• item#:5 - Material Identification is required – Which BOM has an issue and what the issue is
SUPPLIER RFQ – RELEASE TO GM SUCCESSFUL
1

2
IMPORTANT: If the buyer releases a new round and you do not
want to change your pricing, you MUST push the Release to GM
for the new round

Tip: Do not check part numbers on the Part Tab as you cannot
release specific parts. It is an entire release to GM not part release.

1
• The release to GM will allow the GM users to view the data
2• If no validation errors are found, a message directing you to the notification messages
• Release to GM – Y = Successfully Released and GM users can see that part quote 2
Note: The screen does not update automatically, you will need to refresh

Note: This is a batch job, the accepted message may take a few minutes
Tip: Toggle the notification bell to refresh the screen 81
Apply Part
Breakdown
SUPPLIER RFQ – APPLY PART BREAKDOWN

1 3

• Apply Part Breakdown – For the Apply Part Breakdown to function, the source part MUST be
released to GM 1 st . This will prevent spreading errors to multiple parts. This will copy the
ENTIRE 1804c data from the source part to the target part
•1 Parts Tab– Select ONE part, the source part. The part MUST be Released to GM
•2 Released to GM - The part MUST be Released to GM
•3 Apply Part Breakdown – Open the Apply Part Breakdown tab. This will contain the target parts

Tip:
• Ideal for right hand/left hand parts.
• This will also work great with parts with similar 1804c part breakdowns.
Just apply the part breakdown, then edit the 1804c on screen. 83
SUPPLIER RFQ – APPLY PART BREAKDOWN

3
2

•1 Select Parts – Select one or more parts to apply the source 1804c part breakdown to
•2 Apply Part Breakdown – Push the button to apply
•3 Apply Part Breakdown Confirm – Yes = apply or No = Cancel
•4 Screen will update Created and the 1804c

4 IMPORTANT: If the part number is duplicated on the RFQ and the top line is
a blank receiving plant and the line(s) below contain assembly plants, do not
quote the blank receiving plant row, only the receiving plant row(s)

IMPORTANT: When you apply the part breakdown, it DOES NOT release the
selected part(s) to GM. You MUST go back and Release to GM again. 84
 Supplier RFQ
Tips / Common
Errors
SUPPLIER RFQ – TIP CANNOT RESPOND TO RFQ
2
1

1• Check the Resp Req By date. This date CANNOT be past due.
2• Release to GM is grayed out
3• The BOM grid is white
• If the date is past due, please contact the buyer to change the due date or add a
new quote round.
• If the date is not past due, please contact GDiMPS help. 86
SUPPLIER RFQ – TIP NO PARTS AVAILABLE

•1 No Part Available message is displayed (or the buyer

added additional parts to the quote and the supplier
cannot see it)
• Contact the buyer – the supplier was a late add to the
RFQ and the buyer has not been released the RFQ to the
supplier

Tip: If the RFQ Round is not available in the work area, the RFQ has
not been released to the supplier(s). Please contact your buyer.

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SUPPLIER RFQ – MULTIPLE QUOTE ROUNDS

1
2

• Click the DUNS number to open the most recent RFQ round
• The prior round data will update into the current round
• The quote data can be updated and Released to GM
IMPORTANT: If the buyer releases a new round and you do not
want to change your pricing, you still MUST push the Release to
GM for the new round

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SUPPLIER RFQ – NO DATA HAS BEEN ENTERED TO RELEASE

1• No date has been released

2• Do not upload 1804c Excel or XML files to the document center
3• Release to GM is blank – Follow the instructions to enter the 1804c Part Breakdown

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Additional Help
GDIMPS ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
1

1• ? Help
• This will direct you to SupplyPower for additional training documents, training videos,
FAQs, form instructions

• GDiMPS help/questions email

• GPSC Continuous Development gpsc.cd@gm.com

• SupplyPower help for signing-up for GDiMPS:

• https://portal.covisint.com/web/supportauto/contactus/autosupplier

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