Accessing the RFI Tool as a Topic Expert

  1. Send a request to the Main Contact assigned for access for a specific RFI
  2. Read the RFI Tool invite sent via marketscape-noreply@idc.com
  3. Click on the link provided on the email; no log-in required

Share or Unshare Access to Others

Assigning Access

Collaborators

  • Navigate to the question or bottom of the section you want to share
  • Click on the “Share” button to share the question; click on the “Share section” button to share a section
  • Click on the “Send to Colleagues” button

Removing Access

Collaborators

  • Navigate to the “Shared” questions tab
  • Look for the question you want to unshare
  • Click on the “Return to To-do” button

RFI Tool Actions

Action Menu for Main Contact

  • Send to Colleagues – sends out links with shared questions to Collaborators. Visible only when there are new items to share
  • Contact IDC – email is sent to the owner of the RFI (IDC Analyst(s))
  • Export to PDF – exports all questions (from all 3 tabs) with entered and Saved answers (Drafts are also exported)
  • Export to Excel – exports all questions (from all 3 tabs) with entered and Saved answers (Drafts are also exported)

Submit Answers

Access of the Topic Expert is a reflection of the RFI as seen by the Main Contact

  1. Manage cooperative action by assigning questions or sections to other Collaborators
  2. Enter data/response into the question – Responses can also come from a Collaborator who submits their response
  3. Click “Answer” button – Responses submitted by the Topic Expert automatically get reflected in the “Completed” tab

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