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Enterprise Buyer 2.0 Desktop Edition allows you to:

• Save a list of your favorite or most commonly purchased items
• Save a list of Shopping Carts, as templates for regularly ordered batches of items

When shopping, you can save time by selecting items from one of these lists, instead of searching for them in the catalog every time.

You can add a Shopping Cart to your list of templates from the Shopping Cart list on the Shopping Cart Status page.

Shopping with Templates

1. Go to the Enterprise Buyer 2.0 Desktop Edition Home page.
   
   
2. Click New Shopping Cart from Template in the Shop menu. 
   
   
   The browser displays the Template List page containing a list of all available templates.
   
   
3. If there are enough items for the list to fill several pages, use the VCR-style controls to move forward and backward through the pages.
   
   
4. To reduce the number of templates displayed, click in the filter by template type drop-down menu, and select display:
   
   

   Personal & Shared Templates

   Personal Templates

   Shared Templates

    

   • Personal templates are Shopping Carts that you saved yourself during previous shopping sessions. They are indicated by the icon. 
     
     
   • Shared templates are Shopping Carts saved by Approvers and other advanced users, who are allowed to save templates for the use of all members of the Buying Organization. They are indicated by the icon.
     
     
5. Click  (to the left of template name), to expand the template and view the quantities and items contained in the shopping cart.
   
   
6. Click , to close up the template again and hide its contents.
   
   
7. Choose a template that comes close to meeting your requirements.
   
   Later you make adjustments, like changing quantities, adding or removing items, before checking out.
   
   
8. Click to select a template.
   
   The system makes a copy of the template, and displays it in the Shopping Cart page, where you can make changes,  or add other shopping before submitting it for approval.
   
   
9. Click  to remove a template from the list
   
   You may only delete templates that you created yourself. You cannot delete another user's shared templates.

Canceling Template Selection

If you decide not to select a  Template, click or in the Home Row, 

The system displays the Home page, where you can select a different method of shopping or some other action.

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