# Sales tickets: completing sales ticket fields

This page describes how to complete sales ticket fields and request a quote.

## Example trade

The video below shows a user completing fields for an example spot trade:

video::fx_sales_spot_trade.mp4[width=553]

For more video examples, see [Sales Tickets: example trades](st-sales-tickets-example-trades.md).

## Completing ticket fields

This section provides guidance on completing the following sales ticket fields:

* [Currency Pair](#currency-pair)
* [Amount](#amount) (of dealt currency)
* [Settlement Date](#settlement-date)

### Currency Pair

The Currency Pair field is in the ticket’s tab. Currency pairs can be typed directly into the field or selected from the dropdown list of suggestions.

video::sales-ticket-currencypair.mp4[width=555]

When a currency pair is entered that is not in the list of suggested currency pairs, the value is rejected with the error message "No results match _value_".

### Amount

Currency amounts can be typed in full, or using one of the shorthand suffixes below. The Amount field automatically converts the shorthand notation to the full value.

| Suffix | Description | Example usage | Full value |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `k` | Thousand | `1.5k` | 1,500 |
| `m` | Million | `1.2m` | 1,200,000 |
| `b` | Billion (short-scale) | `1b` | 1,000,000,000 |

video::sales-ticket-amount.mp4[width=555]

When an invalid value is typed into an Amount field, the error message 'Please supply a valid amount' is displayed above the field and the field status is set to incomplete.

FX swaps have two currency amount fields: one for the near leg and one for the far leg. By default, the two fields are linked and do not allow a different amount to be specified for each leg. To disable the link between the two fields, click the link icon ( ![swap-link-legs-16x16](../../images/swap-link-legs-16x16.png) ).

video::sales-ticket-amount-swap.mp4[width=551]

### Settlement Date

To enter a settlement date, type the date or tenor into the field, or select a date or tenor from the field’s date picker.

video::sales-ticket-settlement-date.mp4[width=550]

The left side of the date picker contains a calendar of standard and non-standard settlement dates, and the right side of the date picker contains available standard tenors.

The calendar uses the following formatting conventions:

* Selectable dates are outlined: ![fx_sales_calendar_selectable](../../images/fx_sales_calendar_selectable.svg)
* Today’s date is underlined: ![fx_sales_calendar_selectable_today](../../images/fx_sales_calendar_selectable_today.svg)
* The selected date is highlighted: ![fx_sales_calendar_selected](../../images/fx_sales_calendar_selected.svg)

Settlement Date fields support the following date formats:

* `YYYY-MM-DD`
* `YYYY/MM/DD`
* `YYYYMMDD`
* `DD-MM-YYYY`
* `DD/MM/YYYY`
* `DDMMYYYY`
* `DD-MM-YY`
* `DD/MM/YY`
* `DDMMYY`

Settlement Date fields support the following tenor suffixes:

| Tenor suffix | Description | Example usage | Full value |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `w` | Weeks | `2w` | spot + 2 weeks |
| `m` | Months | `3m` | spot + 3 months |
| `y` | Years | `1y` | spot + 1 year |

When an invalid date is entered in a Settlement Date field, the field displays the following error message: 'Invalid date _value_. Date must be in YYYY-MM-DD or YYYYMMDD format.'

## Submitting the quote request

After completing all of the required fields, click the **Get Quote** button to request a quote.

**📌 NOTE**\
If automatic quoting is enabled (see configuration option [`CAPLIN.MOTF.TICKET.AUTO_QUOTE`](st-fx-sales-configuration.md#caplin-motf-ticket-auto-quote)), then the ticket will automatically request a quote when the user presses Enter or Tab after completing the final required field.

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**See also:**

* [Sales tickets: example trades](st-sales-tickets-example-trades.md)
* [Sales tickets: opening a new ticket](st-sales-tickets-opening-a-sales-ticket.md)
* [Sales tickets: adjusting a quote](st-sales-tickets-adjusting-a-quote.md)
* [FX Sales configuration](st-fx-sales-configuration.md)