View RFIs

Objective

To view an RFI using the project's RFI tool.

Things to Consider

Required User Permissions:
- To view all open RFIs not marked as 'Private':
  - 'Read Only' level permissions or higher on the project's RFIs tool
- To view all RFIs:
  - 'Admin' level permissions on the project's RFIs tool

Tip

Users may require specific roles on an RFI (or granular permissions) to view the RFI depending on the RFI's status and privacy settings.

What user roles can view which types of RFIs? Show/Hide

In the table below, the

icon indicates which user roles can view an RFI based on its status and privacy settings and the

icon indicates which user roles cannot view an RFI based on its status and privacy settings.

User Role	RFI Type
User Role	Draft RFI	Draft 'Private' RFI	Open RFI	Open 'Private' RFI	Closed RFI	Closed 'Private' RFI
Creator
RFI Manager
Assignee		¹			²	³
Distribution List Member		¹			²	³
No Role		¹		¹	²	¹
Tool Admin

¹ Users with the 'View Private RFIs Associated to Users within Same Company' granular permission enabled on their permissions template can view any RFI marked 'Private' if another user in their company (including them) is the RFI's creator or is designated as the RFI Manager, an Assignee or a Distribution List member.

² Assignees, Distribution List Members and users without a role on the RFI can only view a closed RFI not marked 'Private' if the RFI was previously open.

³ Assignees, Distribution List Members and users without a role on the RFI can only view a closed RFI marked 'Private' if the RFI was previously open OR if they have the 'View Private RFIs Associated to Users within Same Company' granular permission enabled on their permissions template and another user in their company (including them) is the RFI's creator or is designated as the RFI Manager, an Assignee or a Distribution List member.

Steps

Navigate to the project's RFIs tool.
Click the Items tab.
In the Items view, choose from these options
- To view an RFI, click View. This opens the 'RFI # Details page' in view mode.
  OR
- To edit an RFI, click Edit. This opens the 'RFI # Details' page in edit mode.

The 'RFI # Details' page contains the following tabs:

General
Related Items
Emails
Change History

General

The General tab stores information about the RFI.

In this tab, you can perform these tasks:

To open any drawings that might be linked to the RFI, click the hyperlink next to the Linked Drawings label. See Link Related Items on a Drawing.
To edit the RFI, click Edit. See Edit an RFI.
To export the RFI, click PDF next to the 'Export Data As' label. See Export an RFI.
To close the RFI, click Close RFI. See Close an RFI.
To move the RFI to the Recycle Bin, click Delete. See Delete an RFI.
To send the RFI to user by email, click Email. See View RFIs: Emails.
If you are a user with 'Admin' level permission to the RFIs tool, you can also enter a response to the RFI the Reply box. See Respond to an RFI.

Related Items

The Related Items tab lets you view and add related items and notes to an RFI. If the related item is stored in Procore (e.g., submittal, tender package, etc.) you will be able to view it and all its information by clicking the hyperlink Description column. If you want to add a new item, see Add a Related Item to an RFI.

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Emails

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Manage any emails related to this RFI from this subtab. Each RFI has a unique email address (e.g., procore-1234abcd1234abcd1234abcd@procoretech.com) that can be used to send an email from your personal email client into Procore. For example, you might have an email thread in your personal email account that should be logged in Procore. In such cases, you might want to import that thread into Procore by simply forwarding an email to the related RFI's unique email address. See Email Forward an RFI.

Change History

The Change History subtab is only visible to users with 'Admin' level permissions to the RFIs tool. This tab shows a history log that summarizes all of the changes made to the RFI throughout its lifecycle.