# Requests requiring action The Requests Requiring Action section contains reports listing the events that need attention. **Note**: If you have a significant number of draft events that are no longer eligible to be opened, please open a ticket with to bulk archive events within a specific date range. ### RFQs in Draft Status That Need To Be Opened The RFQs in Draft Status That Need To Be Opened report provides a list of all request for quote events in Draft status that need to be opened.
| Column | Description | | ---------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Created At Date | Displays the date the event was created. | | Days Since RFQ Created | Displays the number of days since the event was created. | | Title | Displays the event Title. | | Country | Displays the country assigned to the event. The country is assigned based on the Shipping Address selected for the event. Because Shipping Address is an optional field, it is possible for the Country to be blank (null). | | Category List | Displays the categories assigned to the event. | | Baseline Spend |

Displays your baseline spend on an item, service, category, or in general in Fairmarkit for a specified period of time.

When a Benchmark value is provided, Baseline Spend will reflect the Benchmark value. The Benchmark value may be imported from or calculated based on values in your purchasing application or manually entered on an event.

When a benchmark isn't provided, Baseline Spend will be calculated as the average of supplier responses, excluding any outliers.

If you drill into this value, you can review and download a summary of the event. This includes the RFQ ID (with a link), Request ID, Status, Created at Date, Title, Baseline Spend USD, Cost Avoidance, and Cost Savings.

| | Requester | Displays the user who requested the event. This is automatically filled if the event was created on the Fairmarkit intake form or if it was included when an event was imported via API or an integration. | | Buyer Name | Displays the name of the buyer assigned to the event. | | Fairmarkit RFQ ID | Displays the customer's identification number for the event. | ### RFQs in Closed Status That Need To Be Actioned The RFQs in Closed Status That Need To Be Actioned report provides a list of all request for quote events in Closed status that need to be awarded.
| Column | Description | | ------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Closed Date | Displays the date the event was closed. | | Days Since RFQ Closed | Displays the number of days since the event was closed. | | Created at Date | Displays the date the event was created. | | Title | Displays the event Title. | | Country | Displays the country assigned to the event. The country is assigned based on the Shipping Address selected for the event. Because Shipping Address is an optional field, it is possible for the Country to be blank (null). | | Category List | Displays the categories assigned to the event. | | Baseline Spend (USD) |

Displays your baseline spend on an item, service, category, or in general in Fairmarkit for a specified period of time.

When a Benchmark value is provided, Baseline Spend will reflect the Benchmark value. The Benchmark value may be imported from or calculated based on values in your purchasing application or manually entered on an event.

When a benchmark isn't provided, Baseline Spend will be calculated as the average of supplier responses, excluding any outliers.

If you drill into this value, you can review and download a summary of the event. This includes the RFQ ID (with a link), Request ID, Status, Created at Date, Title, Baseline Spend USD, Cost Avoidance, and Cost Savings.

| | Identified Savings (USD) |

Displays the sum of identified, potential savings for your opened events. Identified savings is calculated at the line item level as Baseline - Lowest Bid. This value doesn't include alternative items.

Identified savings example

If you drill into this value, you can review and download a summary of the event. This includes the RFQ ID, Request ID, Status, Created at Date, Title, Identified Savings, and Awarded Savings.

| | Invited Suppliers |

Displays the number of suppliers invited to the event.

If you drill into this value, you can review and download a summary of the event. This includes the RFQ ID (with Link), Request ID, Created at Date, Status, Title, Requester Title, and Full Name.

| | Bids Received |

Displays the number of supplier responses you received on the event.

If you drill into this value, you can review and download a summary of supplier responses to the event. This includes a breakdown for each response, including the RFQ ID (with a link), Title, Email, Title, Domain Name, Sent Date, Submitted Date, Amount Total USD, Status Decoded (Custom Sort), and UUID Link.

| | Requester | Displays the user who requested the event. This is automatically filled if the event was created on the Fairmarkit intake form or if it was included when an event was imported via API or an integration. | | Buyer Name | Displays the name of the buyer assigned to the event. | | Fairmarkit RFQ ID | Displays the customer's identification number for the event. | |

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| Lowest | Identified Savings | | ------------------- | ------------------------- | ---------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------------------ | | #123 | $100 | $75 | $200 | $125 | $75 | $50 | | #456 | $225 | $230 | $205 | $220 | $205 | $15 | | #789 | $325 | --- | --- | $325 | $325 | $0 | --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.fairmarkit.com/buyers/analytics/buyer-reporting/requests-requiring-action.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.