The Requests log window lists every Request for Information and Answer document. These requests, and the answers they solicit, provide additional information, or clarify some aspect of the project, such as procedures, equipment, and materials.

From this window, you can look at details of a request, add a new request, or Generate an RFI from an RFI. You can also print a report or a form.

Buttons, Drop-Down Lists, Icons, and Links:

Add Document

Click to add a new request or answer to the log.

Print Report

Click to print the default report.

Print Preview

Click to display the page that will be printed.

Select an action

Click to display the list of actions you can perform on the current window.

Layout

Click to select a different layout for the log window.

Transmittals Queue

Click to display the items in the Transmittals Queue. From there you can select the create or remove functions that you want to perform on a transmittal.

User Productivity Kit

Click the User Productivity Kit link to launch the User Productivity Kit (sold separately), which you can use to view context-sensitive tutorials specific to the page you are viewing.

The Applicable Content checkbox will be marked. If specific tutorial content exists, select the appropriate link to display it. If specific tutorial content does not exist, clear the Applicable Content checkbox to choose from the list of available general tutorials.

Edit Document

Click to open the document in Edit mode.

Find

Click to filter all items in the active table by a particular word or phrase.

Control Center

Click to return to the Workspace.

Columns:

Title

The title of the document. It is a summary of the proposed activity. Click the link to open the Request for Information/Answer document window in View mode.

Type

The type of request document.

To/To Contact

The company and contact receiving the request.

From/From Contact

The company and contact sending the request.

Number

A unique number assigned to this item.

Contract Management automatically assigns a unique number to identify the item. You can change this number only when you create a new document.

Status

The item's status.

Cost

The cost associated with implementing this request or answer.

Date

The date on which the item was created or issued.

Responded Date

The date the contact receiving the request submitted a response.

Required Date

The date by which a response is required.

Ball in Court/BIC Contact

The company and contact currently responsible for this item.

Contract

The contract number, if any, to which the item refers. Click to open the Contract Document Window.

Spec Section

The specification section code represents this company's area of work. The specification section codes are part of the MasterFormat/CSI Codes standard coding system, which was developed by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) and the Construction Specifications Canada (CSC).

Activity ID

The P6 EPPM activity associated with this item.

Priority

The priority level for this item, which will appear in the BIC’s Action List.

Custom Field columns

Each custom field assigned to the issues table is shown with applicable values. Custom fields enable you to define additional information about a project; define them outside the project by right-clicking on the top-level folder (All Projects) in the Project View and choosing Custom Fields.

Select an action

This drop-down list appears at the right of each document listed in the log. Click to open a list containing actions you can perform.

How to access this log window:

Expand the Communication folder in the Project View and click Request for Information.

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