How do I send a Facility Disclosure Request?

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• I. To send a Facility Disclosure Request
• II. Once the request is sent
• III. Sending a Facility Disclosure Request as a Follow-Up Request to the connection request
• IV. Details of the request from the perspective of the recipients

I. To send a Facility Disclosure Request

Please follow the steps from this article: How do I send requests to my suppliers if you need help finding the way to send a request from the platform, as it contains step-by-step instructions. 

Once you have completed all steps and selected "Facility Disclosure Request" after clicking the "Send Request" button as described in the above article, proceed as follows to submit the request and send it to your suppliers: 

1 a. Click either on the box "Let recipients select all of my facilities" 

1 b. Or manually select from the "Facilities in scope"-drop-down menu which of your facilities you want the suppliers to map their supplying facilities to. 

Optional steps: 

• Change the due date if necessary (14 days per default).
• Optionally you can add Instructions for your suppliers, for instance, to insist on the fact that they have to update their topics to provide you with up-to-date data for your supply chain reporting. Keep in mind to enter the instructions in multiple languages, if necessary.

2. Click on "Submit".

Note: 
We recommend at least copying the link of the following helpdesk article that provides guidance for suppliers on how to answer this request: How to answer a facility disclosure request.

II. Once the request is sent

• Your suppliers will receive an email notification to complete the request.
• You will be able to access the sent requests by navigating to "Requests" >> "Sent" and then filtering for "Request Type" = "Facility Disclosure"
  

Once the request is completed by your suppliers, you can access the results:

• In the "Requests" >> "Sent" menu by clicking on "See requests results" in the details each supplier's completed request. 
• On the "Company profile" of each supplier in the Section "Facilities"
• In the "Suppliers" >> "Companies" list, in the company details
• In the "Suppliers" >> "Facilities" menu
• In "Insights" >> "Facility Map"

III. Sending a Facility Disclosure Request as a Follow-Up Request to the connection request

See How do I send a connection request? → Consider sections I. - III.

IV. Details of the request from the perspective of the recipients

To see the Facility Disclosure Request from your supplier's point of view, please click on the link below to see the article: How to answer a facility disclosure request.