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010 — Glossary

Terms used consistently throughout this guide and in the portal itself.


People and Organisations

Term Meaning
Client A customer company that buys from SAMTIA — not an individual person
Client User / Portal User A person at a customer company who uses the Client Portal
Company Administrator A customer user who can also manage their own colleagues' accounts and tags
Standard User A customer user who can shop and order but not manage colleagues
Account Manager The SAMTIA employee who owns your company's account

Buying and Selling

Term Meaning
Wishlist A basket you are still building. Private, editable, not yet sent to SAMTIA
Label The name you give a wishlist or order
RFQ — Request for Quotation A wishlist formally submitted for pricing
Quotation SAMTIA's priced response to an RFQ
PO — Purchase Order Your formal order document, uploaded as a PDF to accept a quotation
Order Confirmed business being fulfilled
Target Price The price you say you are hoping to pay. Guidance for your Account Manager, not a commitment
Product Request A request for a product not in the catalogue
Shared wishlist A draft basket you have flagged for your Account Manager's attention, without formally requesting a price

Order Stages

Stage Plain meaning Who acts next
Draft A wishlist being built You
RFQ Submitted A price has been requested Account Manager
RFQ Updated You changed your request Account Manager
Quotation Submitted A price has been offered You
PO Submitted You accepted and sent your order document Account Manager
In Progress Confirmed and being fulfilled Account Manager
Delivered Complete Nobody
Rejected The request was refused Nobody
Cancelled The business was stopped Nobody

Status Signals

Term Meaning
Planning State Timing signal from the planned date: Late, On Time or Upcoming
Planned Date When you need the goods
Reviewed Date When you opened the quotation
Print Quotation Date When you printed or downloaded the quotation
Needs Attention A flag raised when you share a wishlist or post a message
Pending Submit You changed a quoted order but have not resubmitted it
Return Reason Your Account Manager's explanation for sending an order back

Catalogue

Term Meaning
Product Category A branch of the browsing menu you navigate
Brand A manufacturer you can browse by
Variant A specific sellable version of a product — a size, a colour, a configuration
Attribute A characteristic a product varies by, such as Size
Attribute Value A specific option, such as Large
Tag (product) A label you can filter the catalogue by
Ribbon / Badge A small marker on a product card, such as New or Sale
Alert Message An important notice shown on a product page
Featured Product A product promoted onto your Home page
Requires Call A product needing a conversation before it can be ordered. Shown as Call Required
Published Whether a product is visible to customers at all

People Management

Term Meaning
Active User / Account Manager Approved The SAMTIA-controlled switch on your user account
Portal Active / Status The switch your own Company Administrator controls
User Tag A label your company uses to group its own people
Invitation The e-mail sent to a new user with their access details and a QR code
Identification Number (Iqama) An alternative to an e-mail address for signing in

Communication

Term Meaning
Chat Live conversation with your Account Manager
Comment A message attached permanently to a specific order
Account Manager Comment A standing statement about an order, written by SAMTIA and shown prominently to you
Attachment A file attached to an order
Notification An in-portal alert about something that happened
Online / Away / Offline Whether your Account Manager is currently available

Screen Elements

Term Meaning
Wishlist selector The header control deciding which wishlist receives products you add
Work Items The list of things needing your attention, shown on Home
Filters The panel narrowing a list by date ranges
Banner A promotional image on your Home page, sometimes aimed at your company specifically