In Zoho CRM, you can store quote details by manually entering the data in the quote details form.

Create Quotes Individually

To create quotes

1. In the Quotes module, click Create Quote.
   
2. In the Create Quote page, enter the quotes details.
   
3. Under the Quoted Items section, enter the Product details.
   
4. Under Product Name search for the desired product and choose it from the drop-down. The only way to add products is by choosing them from the drop-down. You cannot add them otherwise. Also, the search results are affected by words separated by a space. For example, typing "P" will bring up "i pad", provided the product name is stored as "i pad" (as two words). If it is stored as "ipad", typing "p" will not bring up the product. To bring this up, you must type "i”.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   To know more about a product listed in the drop-down, point your mouse to the Info icon next to the product.
   
   
   
5. Enter the desired quantity for the chosen product.
   
6. Add more product lines as required by clicking the + Add Row link. Note that you can add up to 200 line items in a quote.
7. Once you have added all product lines, click Add Products to add them to the quote. All the details required for the chosen line item (including taxes, price book discounts and product description for the chosen product) will be populated automatically.
   
   
   
   If you have more than one item, simply drag and drop line items to reorder the product lines. To view the Product Quantity and Unit price, point your mouse to the Product Name. To view Total after Discount, point your mouse to Discount.
   
   
   
   If you wish to add the list price from an associated price book, click on the Price Book Look Up icon to browse and select the desired price book.
   
   
   
8. To edit the details of a line item, click on the Edit icon that appears when you point your mouse to a value such as tax or discount. Editing a value changes any related values automatically.
   
   To view the Discount and Range details for the associated price book, point your mouse to the Discount value.
   
   
   
9. Click Save.
   

To clone quotes

1. In the Quotes tab, click a particular quote that you want to be cloned.
   
2. In the Quote Details page, click [ More icon] and click Clone.
   
   
   
3. In the Clone Quote page, modify the required details.
   
4. Click Save.
   

Associate Quotes with Other Records

You can create a 360-degree view of the quote to display all the associated details, such as sales orders, open activities, and history of the completed activities.

• Sales Orders: To display sales orders associated with quotes.
  
• Open Activities: To add tasks and events related to quotes.
  
• Closed Activities: To display the completed activities.
  
• Attachments: To attach documents.
  
• Emails: To view email messages.
  

Convert Quote to Sales Order/Invoice

To convert quotes to a sales order or invoice

1. Click the Quotes tab.
   
2. In the Quotes Home page, select the required quote.
   
3. In the Quote Details page, click Convert, and then select Sales Order / Invoice.
   The Sales Order/Invoice Details page will be displayed.

To map custom fields of the Quotes module

1. Click [ Settings icon] and click Setup > Customization > Modules.
   
2. Hover over to the Quotes module from the Module list and click the [ More icon]
   
3. Click Quote Conversion Mapping.
   
   
   
4. In the Map Fields for Quotes Conversion page, map the Quotes custom fields to the corresponding fields in Sales Order/Invoice.
   
   
   
5. Click Save. Now the Quotes custom fields are mapped with their corresponding fields in Sales Order/Invoice. The values will be converted accordingly on Quotes conversion.

Convert Quotes in Bulk

Mass conversion of quotes is also possible in the Quotes module by selecting multiple records from the list view to convert.

To convert quotes in bulk

1. Click the Quotes tab.
   
2. From the list of quotes, select the ones that you want to convert.
   
3. Click More Actions icon > Mass Convert.
   
4. In the  Mass Convert pop-up, do the following:
   
   • For the Convert Quote To field, select Sales Order or Invoice.
     
     
     
   • Click the Change link to select one user as the owner for the sales orders or invoices that the quotes are being converted to. By default, all the sales orders or invoices will be assigned to the users who own the respective quotes.
     
   • Click Yes to carry tags associated with the quote during conversion.
     
5. Click Convert.