On 7/1/2013 1:30 PM, Nathan Duehr wrote: > Like at most companies, the purchasing folks are as far removed from the actual server operations/build folks that there's a complete disconnect anyway... I could talk to the wall as well as I could specify a vendor. They're pizza boxes. our corporate system was like that many years ago. now, I get a quote from the sales rep with the specific configuration I want, and get that approved and enter it into the purchasing request system. purchasing creates a PO for the quote. -- john r pierce 37N 122W somewhere on the middle of the left coast