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Share a parts request's status

Share status gives you a link to a read-only page of one parts request: its state, the vendors asked, their quotes and the parts. Anyone with the link can open it for 30 days with no login.

Who sees it: on some accounts only, people who can see prices. View-only seats do not.

#Why this exists

A mechanic or a foreman asks "where is my part?" and has no Gearflow login. Send them a link instead of a screenshot.

#Steps

1. Open the parts request.
2. Click Share status. The link is copied: "Status link copied. Anyone with it can see this request's status and quotes for 30 days, with no login."
3. Paste the link into a text or an email.

Each click makes a new link. The old links still work.

#What the page shows

• The request title, its state and the date it was opened.
• Vendors: each vendor asked, when they were asked or replied, the state (Waiting for a reply, Quoted, Ordered, Confirmed, Received, Declined or Canceled), the total and the quote number.
• Parts: each line's description, part number and quantity.

The page never shows the messages, the people on the request or any button.

#When the link stops

A link works for 30 days. It stops early if the person who shared it loses their seat. A person who opens a stopped link sees the Gearflow sign-in page. Share a new link.