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# Accepting

Accepting a proposal in the portal is the formal "go ahead" —
it's the equivalent of countersigning a document. After this
point, we issue your first invoice and start work.

## Before you click

Make sure you've done these:

- **Read the proposal in full** — scope, line items, totals, and
  the terms-of-cooperation section. See
  [Reviewing in the portal](reviewing-in-the-portal).
- **Asked any last questions** by email. See
  [Questions & revisions](../brief-and-proposal/questions-and-revisions).
  Once you accept, the proposal is locked.
- **Confirmed the proposal is the latest version** we sent. If
  there's been any revision, the most recent email from us has
  the link and code that count.
- **Confirmed you have the Admin role** on your company in the
  portal. See the *Who can accept* section of
  [Reviewing in the portal](reviewing-in-the-portal).
  If you don't have it, ask us to grant it or ask the existing
  Admin to do the click.

## The accept action

1. Sign in to [portal.dmu.gr](https://portal.dmu.gr).
2. Open the main menu and select **Proposals**.
3. Click the proposal you want to accept.
4. Read it through one last time.
5. Scroll to the **bottom of the page**. You'll see the
   acceptance area with a button to sign.
6. Click the button. Confirm if there's a confirmation dialog.

That's it. The page reloads to show the proposal as
**Accepted**, with the date and time of acceptance recorded.

## What we record

When you accept, we save:

- **Who clicked** — the user account that signed.
- **When** — the date and time, to the second.
- **Which version** — the specific proposal you saw on screen.
  If we ever revised it, the version you accepted is the one
  recorded.

This record is what we treat as your signature. We keep it
alongside the proposal for our records and yours.

## What happens immediately after

- The proposal status changes from **Pending acceptance** to
  **Accepted** in your list.
- You receive a **confirmation email** from your point of
  contact, acknowledging the acceptance and outlining the next
  step (usually: a request for any inputs we need, plus the
  first invoice).
- The proposal moves out of the active queue and into your
  historical record. You can still open it any time to re-read.

## I clicked accept by mistake

Email or call us immediately. We have no in-portal "undo"
button, but if no invoicing or delivery work has started yet,
we can mark the acceptance as void on our side and reissue a
fresh version. The sooner you reach out, the easier this is.

## What comes next

See [What happens next](what-happens-next) for the full
post-acceptance flow — kickoff inputs, the first invoice, and
how the project actually starts.