Main Panel – Summary Page

The following items appear in the main panel of the RFIs module on the summary page. Each summary log contains up to 10 items:

Summary

Select to return to the Summary view.

Graphs

Select to view RFI stats in graphical form.

Drafts

A table of RFI drafts lists the number, title, issued date, due date, and returned date for each draft, as shown below. Contractors (Project Administrators) see all drafts; subcontractors only see their own drafts.

Design team members cannot see draft RFIs.

When you roll over an RFI, a list of action icons appears to the right of the RFI, as shown here:

The icons that appear depend on your user role and the RFI state.

The following actions are available for draft RFIs:

View opens the View RFI page.

Forward opens the Edit RFI page for subcontractors, allowing them to send the RFI to the contractor. If you are a Project Administrator, it opens the Forward RFI page for construction Project Administrators, allowing you to send the RFI to the design team.

Delete deletes the RFI.

Subcontractors can only delete their own draft RFIs. Construction Project Administrators can delete any draft RFIs.

Close closes the RFI.

This option is only available to contractor (Project Administrator) users.

Print prints the RFI.

The print option does not print any attachments.

Open RFIs

A table of all open RFIs lists the lists the status icon, number, title, issued date, due date, and returned date for each open RFI. Project Administrators from both the construction team and design team see all open RFIs; subcontractors and reviewers only see their open RFIs.

A subcontractor’s open RFIs are those that they have sent to the contractor but the contractor has not yet sent to the design team.

The following actions are available for open RFIs:

View opens the View RFI page.

Edit opens the Edit RFI page.

The edit option is available to design team Project Administrators.

Return opens the Return RFI page.

The return option is only available to design team members.

Forward opens the Forward RFI page.

The forward option is only available to design team Project Administrators.

Delete deletes the RFI.

The delete option is only available to design team Project Administrators.

Print prints the RFI.

The print option does not print any attachments.

Statistics

The Statistics section provides a tally of the total number of RFIs, as well as a number of other statistics.

Note that the average turnaround statistics are calculated using calendar days. This calculation is not affected by module configuration.

Graphs

The Graphs section provides a graphical view of RFIs submitted and returned.

Main Panel – Log View

The following items appear in the main panel of the RFI module when a specific log is selected:

Log Table

Displays the status icon, number, title, issued date, due date and returned date for all RFIs that meet the log criteria. Click on a column header to sort by that value. Overdue items appear in red italic text.

For an explanation of RFI status icons, please see Status Icons for RFIs and Submittals.

Print Simple Log

Select Print Simple Log to print the contents of the currently displayed log as they appear on screen.

View Full Log

Select View Full Log to perform more advanced sorting and filtering of the log data before printing.

Export Full Log

Select Export Full Log to export the full log contents to Excel. This option allows you to export the log data without requiring you to view it first.

Additional RFI Actions

Returned and closed RFIs can only be viewed by selecting the appropriate log – they are not included on the summary page.

The following actions are available for returned RFIs:

 View opens the View RFI page.

Close closes the RFI.

The close option is only available to contractor (project Administrator) users. A returned RFI must be closed before it is visible to subcontractors.

  Revision opens the Forward RFI page and automatically increments the revision value of the RFI.

The revision option is only available to members of the construction team.

Print prints the RFI.

The print option does not print any attachments.

The following actions are available for closed RFIs:

 View opens the View RFI page.

  Revision opens the Forward RFI page and automatically increments the revision value of the RFI.

Print prints the RFI.

The print option does not print any attachments.

Navigation Panel

The following options are available in the navigation panel:

Add RFI

Click to add a new RFI. Not visible to reviewers.

RFI Logs

Select any of the logs listed in this section to view it in the main panel.

To Review

All items in an Open status where the user is the Author or Reviewer, that the user has not edited and saved. Only visible to Project Admin – Design and Architects.

Overdue and Next 7 Days

All items in an Open status where the Requested Due Date from Contractor is overdue or due in the next 7 days. Not visible to design team reviewers, owner reviewers or owner (read-only) users.

My Drafts

All drafts created by the user. Only visible to subcontractors.

My Open

All open RFIs assigned to the user. Only visible to subcontractors and design team reviewers.

My Returned

All RFIs reviewed by the design team reviewer that have been returned to the construction team but not yet closed. Only visible to design team reviewers.

My Closed

All closed RFIs assigned to the user. Only visible to subcontractors.

All Drafts

All draft RFIs. Only visible to the construction team.

All Open

All open RFIs.

All Returned

All returned RFIs. Not visible to subcontractors.

All Closed

All closed RFIs. Only visible to the construction team.

All RFIs

Single list of all RFIs.

Administration

This option is available only to administrators.

Module Configuration

Opens the Module Configuration page, where Project Administrators can manage how the module functions, including adding trades/disciplines, categories, etc.

Add RFI Manually

Opens the Create RFI page to allow the Project Administrator to add already answered RFIs into the system so the project data is in a single location.