Supplier and procurement
Standard or Custom Privacy Filters for a Mixed Device Order?
Sort a mixed laptop and monitor list into catalog-fit review, missing-information and custom-project groups before requesting a B2B privacy-filter quote.
For a mixed laptop and monitor list, sort each device line into one of three paths before asking ScreenWord for a quote: a standard-product candidate that still needs fit review, an information hold where key device details are missing, or a custom-project review for a defined requirement outside the listed product route. A catalog candidate is not a confirmed fit or an inventory promise; a custom review is not a production commitment. Keep the quantities and open questions attached to each line so the two potential buying scopes can be discussed separately.
Make a first-pass inventory that does not promise fit
Start with one row per distinct device and installation need. From privacy filters by device, direct laptop lines to the laptop privacy filter families and monitor lines to the monitor privacy screen families. These pages show possible product and attachment paths, not a model-by-model compatibility list.
For each line, record the device type; exact brand and model or equipment reference; visible display width and height in millimeters; aspect ratio; bezel, glass-edge or housing condition; the intended attachment method or accessory; and the required quantity. Note whether front and edge photos are available to clarify the geometry. Add touch use, camera or sensor openings, removal needs and any unusual coverage boundary where they affect the request. If two devices share a marketed screen diagonal but differ in visible area, edge condition or installation need, keep them as separate lines.
Use the existing privacy filter measurement worksheet to organize the measurements and device notes. A diagonal label helps identify a starting range, but it does not supply visible width, height or mounting space. If the exact model, dimensions or edge is unknown, write unknown rather than selecting a filter from screen inches alone. The worksheet collects fit information; this article decides where each completed or incomplete line goes next.
Route each line to catalog review, information hold, or custom review
Apply the route to each device line, not to the order total. One purchase request may contain all three states. The middle path is especially useful: it prevents an incomplete laptop or monitor record from being mislabeled as either a standard fit or a custom job.
| Route | Basis and reason | Next information or action |
|---|---|---|
| Standard-product candidate | The device has a relevant laptop or monitor catalog path, and its visible size, format and proposed attachment can be compared with that path. This is a review candidate, not confirmed fit or stock. | Name the candidate family and supply the exact model, visible width and height, edge details, attachment preference and quantity for configuration review. |
| Information hold | Model, visible measurements, ratio or installation conditions are missing or inconsistent. The gap prevents a useful standard-versus-custom decision. | Identify the missing field and who can supply it. Keep the quantity visible, but leave the product configuration undecided until the record is completed. |
| Custom-project review | A defined boundary, cutout, housing, touch-use or attachment requirement falls outside what the listed route describes. A different size label alone is not enough to conclude this. | Describe the actual display, visible area, planned coverage, edge/opening and attachment constraints, use and quantity; ask which configuration and feasibility details need review. |
For the third path, review a custom privacy filter project with the known geometry and intended use. A recessed or integrated display, for example, may need a different coverage or attachment discussion from an ordinary monitor. That does not establish that a particular custom part can be made. If a line is held because measurements are missing, finish that record first; “custom” should not be a substitute for an unknown size.
Keep product minimums and unresolved configurations separate
ScreenWord’s standard in-stock products have no MOQ. Custom privacy filters have a 50-piece minimum order. Those statements apply to different product paths: they do not say that every catalog candidate is in stock, that an unreviewed custom request is feasible, or that one mixed-device total meets the custom minimum.
Keep a separate quantity for each device and proposed configuration. For custom review, ask whether different sizes or configurations may be counted together toward the 50-piece minimum; do not assume they can. Leave that grouping question open until the project scope and written quotation identify what is being offered. Standard candidates should not be added to a custom quantity merely to reach the minimum.
The useful early decision is therefore not “How many filters in total?” but “Which quantities belong to a catalog review, which are on hold, and which belong to a custom project discussion?” This protects the buyer from treating an unresolved line as a substitute product and gives the supplier a clearer basis for responding.
Send a two-scope request rather than an assumed substitute
The following is an illustrative text request only. It is not a customer order, a quotation, a confirmed compatibility list or a promise of production. Replace the blanks with actual device records; leave unknown fields blank and name them as open questions. Do not invent dimensions to make the request look complete.
Standard-candidate scope
Device line(s): laptop model ___; monitor model ___. Visible width × height: ___ × ___ mm for each line; aspect ratio: ___; bezel/edge condition: ___; proposed attachment: ___; quantity: ___ per line. Please identify which listed product configurations, if any, merit fit and availability review. Open fields: ___.
Custom-evaluation scope
Device line(s): ___; display use: ___; visible width × height: ___ × ___ mm; planned coverage or outer boundary: ___; housing, cutout or touch condition: ___; proposed attachment: ___; quantity: ___ per proposed configuration. Please advise which additional details are needed to assess the project and quote an agreed scope. Open fields: ___; custom-size quantity grouping: ___ (to confirm).
Keep information-hold lines in a short “not yet classified” note, with their quantities and missing fields, rather than quietly placing them in either scope. The bulk-order service can receive a mixed-device summary. Once the actual configurations have been selected, use the separate guide to reconcile an already selected mixed order across quotation, samples and delivery instructions; those later steps are not part of this first pass.
To start the discussion, request standard and custom scope review and enter the device groups, quantities and unresolved questions as text in the inquiry form. Do not assume the form sends files with the request.