Understanding quote statuses and your pipeline

What each quote status means, how quotes move between them, and how to read your pipeline view.

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Quotes & ProposalsUpdated July 3, 2026

Every quote in QuoteMate has a status that reflects where it sits in the deal. Statuses keep your pipeline honest: managers see reality, and reps always know what needs attention next.

The statuses

  • Draft — the quote is being assembled or reviewed internally. Drafts aren't visible to buyers.
  • Pending approval — the quote includes a discount or term that needs a manager's sign-off before it can be sent. The approver is notified automatically.
  • Sent — the quote has been delivered to the buyer and the validity window is running.
  • In negotiation — the buyer has responded and revisions are underway. Every revision stays tied to the same opportunity, so there's one thread of truth instead of five PDF versions.
  • Accepted — the buyer has agreed. Accepted quotes flow into fulfillment (and, for Shopify merchants, sync back as a draft order).
  • Declined / Expired — the deal was lost or the validity window lapsed. These stay in your history so win-rate reporting reflects the full picture.

Reading the pipeline view

The pipeline view groups quotes by status so you can see at a glance where deals are stacking up. A healthy pipeline moves left to right quickly—if quotes are accumulating in Draft or Pending approval, that's usually a process bottleneck worth fixing, not a demand problem.

On Growth and Scale plans, pipeline stages feed forecasting, so keeping statuses accurate directly improves forecast quality.

Common questions

Can I reopen an expired quote? Yes—duplicate it into a new draft. Pricing rules are re-applied, so if your prices changed since the original, the new draft reflects current policy.

Who can change a status? Reps move their own quotes through drafting and sending; approval transitions are restricted to users with the approver role.

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