# Getting Started with Procurement

_User Guide › Procurement_

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*Procurement record*

## Your First Task: Create an RFQ

Create an RFQ to request supplier pricing or terms for goods or services you need to procure.

### What You Can Do

- Select **+ RFQ** to create a new request for quotation.
- Select **Send RFQ To Sub-supplier** to send an RFQ to a sub-supplier.
- Select **Direct P.O.** to begin a direct purchase order process.

## Create Your First RFQ

1. Open **Procurement**.
2. Select **+ RFQ**.
3. Complete the RFQ details required for the goods or services you want to purchase.
4. Select **Save** to keep the RFQ open for further work, or select **Save and Close** to save it and return to Procurement.

## Confirm the Result

After saving, your RFQ is available from **RFQs** in Procurement. You can open it to review the request or continue processing it.

## Next Steps

Open the RFQ and select **Send RFQ To Sub-supplier** when it is ready to be sent for supplier pricing or terms.

## Related pages

- [Procurement — Overview](doc:procurement-overview)
- [Procurement](doc:procurement-edit-record)
- [Procurement — Learning Path](doc:workflows-procurement)
- [Send Inquiry to Suppliers](doc:task-send-inquiry-to-suppliers)
- [Convert Offer to Purchase Order](doc:task-convert-offer-to-purchase-order)
- [Initiate Goods Receiving](doc:task-initiate-goods-receiving)
- [Procurement List](doc:procurement-list-view-record)
- [Material Requisition](doc:procurement-material-requisition-edit-record)
- [For Internal Use](doc:procurement-material-requisition-for-internal-new)
- [List Material Requisitions](doc:procurement-material-requisition-list-view)