Send and Close RFI dialog box

Use this dialog box to send an existing RFI to other contacts and close it. You can also send the files included with the RFI electronically via email or Info Exchange.

To

Click to open the Choose Project Team Members dialog box to select who to send the RFI to. You can also type email addresses directly in this field.

CC

Click to open the Select Project Team Members dialog box to select who else to send the RFI to. You can also type email addresses directly in this field.

Contacts in the CC field will receive a link to download the files, but will not be sent reminders.

From

Click to open the Choose a Project Team Member dialog box to select the project team member who is sending the RFI. You can also type email addresses directly in this field.

Subject

The subject of the original RFI. You can edit it.

Purpose

Select the purpose of the RFI from the drop-down list.

Hide Recipient List

For Info Exchange transfers only: Mark this checkbox if you want to hide the list of recipients on email notifications, forms, and transmittals, If this option is not checked, then the email notifications, forms, and transmittals will contain the To: and CC: contacts.

Date

The date the RFI is being sent and closed. You can edit it.

Send Via

Select the RFI’s transfer method from the drop-down list.

If you choose an electronic transfer method (Info Exchange or a drag and drop method) you will be required to add files before you can file the transmittal.

Log in Document Control

When a file has been added to the this item through the Associated Files/Files to Send tabs using Include Files From > Record Documents, marking this checkbox will log the file’s record document as Issued in the Document Control activity center (the revision’s Revision State changes from Draft to Issued) and the Last Issued date is logged.

Transmittal ID

The ID for the transmittal linked to this RFI.

RFI ID

The RFI’s ID number.

Remarks tab

Enter any final remarks about the RFI here.

RFI Summary tab/Description of Contents tab/Files to Send tab/Email Log tab/Related Items tab/Change Log tab

Refer to the Forward RFI for Review dialog box for a description of these tabs.

Keywords

Click to open the Choose Keywords dialog box to apply keywordsIn Project Center, keywords are words you can add to items to use for filtering. When you add keywords, they appear in the Keywords column of the corresponding Project Center activity centers. You can then filter the list of items using the keywords to quickly find the items you are looking for. to the RFI.

Click to spell check the fields in this window. If any mistakes are found, the Spelling Check dialog box opens with spelling suggestions.

Print or Email Form After Filing

Mark this checkbox to open the Transmittal form, which you can review and print immediately after filing the RFI, and a transmittal email message in Microsoft Outlook (if you sent it via email) to send to the contacts in the To field to notify them that the RFI has been forwarded.

Create Related

Mark this checkbox to create a new contract management or action item that is automatically related to this item, and then select the type of item you want to create from the drop-down list. The corresponding Create Contract Management Item dialog box (or the Identify an Action Item dialog box) will open after you close this item.

Options Tab

Use this tab to edit the settings for the transmittal sent via Info Exchange or via Email. The available options depend on which method is selected.

Create and Transfer/Create and Send

Click to send the RFI. The events that occur depend on which option you chose in the Send Via field.

If you chose to send it via Info Exchange:

The RFI is moved to the in the All Closed category.

The Sent and Closed action is added to the RFI’s Change Log tab.

The file transfer is logged in the All Outgoing log of the Info Exchange activity center.

The transmittal is filed in the All Sent log of the Project Transmittals activity center.

If you chose to send it via Email:

An email message opens in Microsoft Outlook containing the files and information about the file transfer. Edit the message, then send it.

The RFI is moved to All Closed category.

The Sent and Closed action is added to the RFI’s Change Log tab.

The transmittal is filed in the All Sent log of the Project Transmittals activity center.

Create Transmittal

This button appears if you selected a physical transfer method (such as Fax) in the Send Via field. The following events occur:

The RFI is moved to the All Closed category.

The Sent and Closed action is added to the RFI’s Change Log tab.

A transmittal is filed in the All Sent log of the Project Transmittals activity center.

To access this dialog box

Select an RFI, then click Close >  Send and Close from the Tasks panel of the RFIs activity center.