Create an Issue from a Vendor Change Order

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Use Case

The client responds to an RFI indicating the contractor will need 100 additional tons of steel from their steel supplier for a scope change. As the superintendent creates a vendor change order for this, he also documents an issue so they can get paid by the owner.


When creating a vendor change order in InEight Contract, you can create a new issue from the VCO record and associate it to the VCO.

create an issue from a VCO workflow

Create an Issue in InEight Contract

The following steps walk you through creating a new issue in InEight Contract.

Step 1

Within Contract > Contracts, click a Contract ID to open the contract.

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Step 2

Click on the Vendor Change Orders tab, then click on the Add Vendor Change Order icon.

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Step 3

Begin filling in the form.

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Step 4

Create a new issue by clicking on the Add issue icon under Associated Change Items and selecting Add new issue. The issue shows up in the New Issue register of Change, with a pending status.

You may be creating this VCO after the issue was created or escalated to a potential change order (PCO). If that is the case, you can select Add existing change item.

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Access the following links to learn more:

Vendor Change Orders


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