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ADSInc.com is a fully operational quoting platform. Depending on your user status, you can generate RFQs on the fly from gear you choose, or, aggregate Gearlists from your teammates into an RFQ, complete with size, color, and other options selected. Read below for definitions of terms used on ADSINC.com and how to optimize your experience by better utilizing the set of tools we’ve created for you.

Definitions

General User

General User accounts are publicly attainable and allow users to do the following:

• Add items to a Gear List
  
• Create Gear Lists
  
• Share Gear Lists
  
• Write reviews
  
• Comment on blog
  
• Control personal profile information (i.e. contact info, username, password, communication prefs, organization info, etc.)
  
• See status of Gear Lists submitted to Purchasing Agent
  

Organizational User

Organizational Accounts are authorized procurement personnel of their organization, who have been authorized by ADSInc.com to do the following:

The same as General Users, PLUS…

• Coordinate Requests For Quote by combining, editing, approving, and denying Gear Lists that have been submitted for review by subordinates
  
• Submit RFQs

Gearlist

Gear lists are highly versatile lists of equipment, complete with a users selection of sizes, colors, and other variations. These lists can be saved, modified, and managed by both General and Organizational users, as well as shared with anyone that has an email address.

Cart

Organizational users can add items to a cart, allowing them to organize and create lists of products to add to an existing, or create new Requests for Quote.

RFQ (Request For Quote)

Organizational users have the ability to create a Request for Quote either by managing a Cart, shopping as they would on any ecommerce site, or, by adding items from a Gearlist, or by aggregating multiple Gearlists. RFQs are sent directly to ADS on submission, and typically receive a response within 24-hours. RFQs can be re-used after submission. Products can be added/removed/edited to previously submitted RFQs. The re-using of a RFQ will not supersede the previously submitted RFQ and must be resubmitted.

Product Wall

General and Organizational users can provide feedback and interact with each other:

Reviews

Customers can rate and review products, and comment on others’
reviews

Q&A

Curious how a product works? Customers can ask and answer questions
on the product wall

Photos & Videos

Customers can post images and/or videos of products in
use

How To Use ADSINC.com

Create an Account

Visit “Sign Up” to create a General or Organizational User

Create a Gearlist

As a logged in General or Organizational User, click “Add to Gearlist” on any item, when available.

Share a Gearlist

From “My Account” or by clicking on your active Gearlist quickly and easily by hitting the “Share Gearlist” button. From there, you can enter multiple email addresses, as well as notes to recipients.

How to use shared Gearlists

• Send to teammates or subordinates to provide lists of approved equipment, deployment lists, or recommended gear.
• Send to Purchasing officers or contracting officers to request gear for you or your team.
• Send lists, single or multiple, to Organizational users to generate RFQs on ADSINC.com.
• Create and manage multiple lists for different scenarios and changing requirements.

How to use the Cart and create RFQs

Organizational users can shop like they would on any ecommerce site: add items to the cart, and checkout. Checking out submits a Request For Quote to ADS.
Alternatively, create a cart, and add items to the active RFQ, saving them for submission at a later point in time.

Another option is to solicit Gearlists from your teammates or subordinates, aggregating them into one RFQ. This is a great way to handle deployments.
RFQs can be re-used after submission. Products can be added/removed/edited to previously submitted RFQs. The re-using of a RFQ will not supersede the previously submitted RFQ and must be resubmitted.

How to use the Product Wall

General and Organizational users have the ability to rate products, write reviews, post questions, answers, images, and videos, once logged-in.

Images are uploaded directly from the users computer, while videos must be hosted on YouTube or Vimeo: users will need to paste a valid URL from either of these two video sharing sites to post a video to the Product Wall.

How to view Related Content

Any piece of content on the website, be it a product, brand, video, a page, an article, or anything else, may have a relationship with other content on the site. Keep an eye out for “Related Content” and associated icons on every page. Often times the content will help provide additional background, knowledge, or links directly to products, helping guide you through ADSINC.com. Please be mindful that sometimes these links can take you to different ends of the website. If that’s the case, just hit your back button or use the main navigation to find your way back!

Events

View all upcoming ADS Events in calendar of list view. Click on each for more info, download iCal events for integration into most email and calendar applications (including Outlook, Apple Mail, and most webmail applications, too). Share any event: post it to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, and more.