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Notifications are used to communicate specific events to users.
| Event | Recipient | Purpose |
| Preview or open date/time | Buyers | To inform them that the negotiation is open for previewing or bidding |
| Preview or open date/time | All invited suppliers | To invite them to acknowledge intent, and participate in the negotiation |
| Preview or open date/time | All invited additional contacts | To invite them to acknowledge intent, and participate in the negotiation |
| Early close of an RFQ or auction | All invitees and suppliers | To inform them about the newly updated close time |
| Extend close date/time of an RFQ or auction | All invitees and suppliers | To inform them about the newly extended close date/time |
| Disqualify a bid or quote | Supplier whose response has been disqualified | To inform the supplier the bid has been disqualified |
| Disqualify a bid or quote | All bidders in the open or sealed auction, or all suppliers in the sealed RFQ | To inform all bidders/suppliers that a certain quote/bid has been disqualified |
| Cancel a negotiation | All invitees and suppliers | To inform them the negotiation has been canceled |
| Award and RFQ or auction | All suppliers | To notify the suppliers that the RFQ or auction has been awarded and how many lines have been accepted or rejected |
| Starting a new round in an RFQ or auction | Suppliers who are invited for the new round | To invite them to participate in an additional round of negotiation |
| Starting a new round in an RFQ or auction | All suppliers from the previous round who are not invited to the new round | To notify them that they are not invited for the additional round of negotiation |
| Invitee not acknowledging intent within the allowed time | Supplier who hasn't responded | To inform and encourage invitee to acknowledge intent to participate |