A library of Evaluation Criteria Templates resides on the Evaluation Criteria Template (EVLTM) table. The templates represent pre-defined groups of Evaluation Criteria that the buyer can use for similar procurements. Evaluation Criteria are set up on the Evaluation Criteria (EVL) table before they can be added to a template on this table.
Buyers choose the templates set up on this table on Solicitation transactions. Buyers assign possible points to each criterion in the template on the Solicitation transactions. Vendors respond to the criteria on the Solicitation Response transaction, and evaluators score each criterion on the Evaluator transaction. Templates can also be added to this table via the Solicitation transaction.
When a template is created and an individual criterion is inserted on the Criteria tab for the template, you must indicate whether the vendor must provide a response to the criterion on the Solicitation Response transaction by selecting Yes or No from the Response Required column on the Criteria tab. If you do not populate the Response Required field, then it defaults to Yes. This value can be changed on individual Solicitation transactions.