Documentation
All documentation

Exchange

Create and manage an Exchange case

Set acceptance criteria, invite a scoped vendor, and keep source files, deadlines, and activity in one controlled case.

For
Document owners, vendor managers, and workspace operators
Typical time
10 minutes to create
Open Exchange

Before you start

  • Available active Exchange case capacity
  • A source document and a clear owner for the final decision

Procedure

Step by step

  1. Create a new case

    Add a clear title, source document, requested outcome, due date, and acceptance criteria before inviting a vendor.

  2. Define finished

    Write criteria that can be reviewed against the returned revision, such as tagging, reading order, tables, forms, validation evidence, and visual preservation requirements.

  3. Invite the vendor

    Send the case-scoped vendor invitation through the supported workflow. Vendor access reveals only the case data and actions needed for that assignment.

  4. Track milestones and activity

    Use the case timeline, comments, evidence, deadlines, and status transitions rather than moving files through untracked email threads.

Case lifecycle

The normal path moves from draft through assignment, vendor work, submission, QA review, approval, controlled delivery, and archive. Requested changes create a resubmission path instead of overwriting the prior revision.

Vendor access

Vendor and recipient links are scoped, expiring where applicable, and stored as hashes. Do not forward a vendor link to another person or use one case as a general shared drive.