# Getting Started with Purchasing

_Applications › Purchasing_

![Getting Started with Purchasing](https://atloriaassets.blob.core.windows.net/assets/a438221c-c1af-407c-b9e6-a56c986db846/96b1b5149142ea58690c2bc963f12f4f.png#atloria-annotations=%7B%22annotations%22%3A%5B%7B%22type%22%3A%22box%22%2C%22x%22%3A76.47%2C%22y%22%3A4.86%2C%22w%22%3A4.99%2C%22h%22%3A4.55%2C%22label%22%3A%222%20%20RFQ%22%7D%5D%7D)
*Purchasing — Purchasing*

![RFQ](https://atloriaassets.blob.core.windows.net/assets/a438221c-c1af-407c-b9e6-a56c986db846/7229a0232749916f0245d43974a3c8e8.png)

Use Purchasing to create and manage RFQs (Requests for quotation) and direct purchase orders.

## What you can do here

- **RFQ** creates a request for quotation to obtain supplier pricing or commercial terms.
- **Direct P.O.** creates a direct order without first creating an RFQ.
- **RFQs** opens the list of RFQ records.
- **Save** stores the current purchasing record.

## Create your first RFQ

1. Open **Applications > Purchasing**.
2. In the Purchasing workspace, select **RFQ**.
3. Enter the required purchase request details in the purchasing record.
4. Select **Save**.

## Confirm the result

After saving, the RFQ is stored as a purchasing record and is available from **RFQs**.

## Next steps

- Select **RFQs** to review existing requests for quotation.
- Select **Direct P.O.** when you need to enter a direct order rather than begin with an RFQ.

## Related pages

- [Purchasing — Overview](doc:purchasing-overview)
- [Purchasing](doc:purchasing-guide)
- [Purchasing — Learning Path](doc:workflows-purchasing)
- [Purchasing](doc:purchasing-edit-record)
- [List](doc:purchasing-list-view-record)