Selecting Lots in an Auction
Context
Before you can submit bids for lots or items in an auction, you must select the lots on the Select
Lotspage. Required items or lots appear with a grayed out, display-only check mark in the left
column, and these items and lots are automatically included in the selection. You can cancel your
intention to participate in a lot until you submit a response for that lot; after you submit a response you
must contact the buyer to withdraw it.
NoteYou still must click Submit Selected Lots to be able to submit bids on required items.
Procedure
1. If you are not already viewing the Select Lots page for the event, open
the Events table for a buyer, as described in Viewing Your Sourcing Events. Click the event name in
the Eventstable.
Complete any event prerequisites as described in Accepting the Bidder Agreement and
Completing Event Prerequisites.
Navigate to the event Checklist in the left pane and click Select Lots.
2. On the Select Lots page, select the check boxes for the lots (or items) in which you
want to participate.
Alternatively, you can click the Select Using Excel tab to select lots and submit bids using an
Excel file.
If the following custom offline response sheet icon is next to a lot, you must the Select Using
Exceltab and complete the procedures described in Importing and Exporting Event Content to select
lots and submit bids:
3. Go to the bottom of the list of lots and click Submit Selected Lots.
Ariba displays the event content, including the lots you selected.
Next Steps
Submit prebids or bids for the lots or line items and submit your response, as described in Submitting
Auction Prebids and Submitting Auction Bids.