documentation/sales/send_quotations/deadline.rst

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Use quotations deadline to stimulate your customers
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When sending quotations, it is important to set a deadline to encourage your customers to act.
Indeed, this will stimulate them because they will be afraid of missing a good deal and it will also
allow you to protect yourself in case you have to fulfill an order at a price that is no longer
profitable for you.

Set a deadline
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With Odoo Sales, it is possible to instantly add an **Expiration Date** from the quotation or the
sales order.

.. image:: media/quotation_deadlines_1.png
   :align: center
   :class: img-thumbnail
   :alt: How to configure deadlines on Odoo Sales?

Use deadline in your quotation templates
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It is also possible to add a deadline to every quotation template created. Whenever a specific
quotation template is used in a quote, its associated deadline will be automatically applied. Be
sure to check out our documentation about :doc:`quote_template` to excel in their use.

.. image:: media/quotation_deadlines_2.png
   :align: center
   :class: img-thumbnail
   :alt: How to use deadline in a quotation template on Odoo Sales?

.. tip::
   By clicking on the **Customer Preview** button, you will be able to see when the offer expires.
   For your information, the number of days will be the same as those mentioned in the quotation
   template.

   .. image:: media/quotation_deadlines_3.png
      :align: center
      :class: img-thumbnail
      :alt: How customers will see deadlines on Odoo Sales?

.. seealso::
   - :doc:`quote_template`