Choose an "Official Response" for an RFI
Background
Several people may need to respond to an RFI before a correct answer can be provided. For example, an Architect may need to get feedback and clarification from the Owner or a Consultant/Specialist before they can provide an authorized answer. As a result, each RFI can have a long communication thread that may be difficult for some team members or collaborators to interpret correctly. In such cases, users with the appropriate permissions (such as Project Manager/Engineers) can highlight the correct answer by marking one or more replies in the activity thread as the "official response" for an RFI.
Things to Consider
Additional Information:
You can select more than one reply as the 'Official Response'.
If it's still not obvious which reply should be marked as the "official response" the Project Manager/Engineer should reply to the RFI and ask the Assignees to summarize the findings and clearly state the correct answer in a new reply. To avoid misinterpretation and liability related issues, a Project Manager/Engineer should not attempt to interpret all replies, summarize the answer, and select their own reply as the "official response" for an RFI.
Steps
Navigate to the project's RFIs tool.
Navigate to the Items tab.
Click View next to the RFI you want to select an official response for.
Scroll to the Responses card.
Mark the Mark Official checkbox next to one or more responses.
Tip
If the RFI is linked to a published markup in a drawing, the official responses will display at the top of the markup details. See Link Items on a Drawing.