If you are a CUSTOMER, requesting a PPAP from a Supplier:

1. Setup List of Values:
   1. Create a list of documents
   2. Create a list of levels
   3. Define the required documents by Level
      
2. Create a PPAP Request
   1. Under the Receiving tab, click on the PPAP tile
   2. Click on + PPAP to create a new PPAP
   3. Enter the Part Number & Rev, Description. Pick a Supplier and Due Date. Select the Level and Reason Code.
      
   4. On the Requirements tab, review the list of requirements. You can set documents that are not required to Optional on a PPAP-by-PPAP basis.
      
3. Send to Supplier
   1. Click on the “Email this PPAP to me” button to receive the list of requirements in your email.
   2. You can then forward this list of requirements on to your suppliers from your email.
   3. Your request contains a unique PPAP ID (which matches the ID in the Manage tab of your PPAP)
      
4. Collecting Documents from your Supplier via email
   1. If your supplier is not on 1factory, they can send you the files via email
   2. You (Customer) can load the files under the Files tab
      
   3. And you can then associate each file with a requirement under the requirements tab
      
   4. You can approve or reject each requirement individually, and you can optionally add comments.
   5. Comments, Approvals/Rejections are for your records but can be sent back to the supplier by clicking the "Email this PPAP to me" button which sends you email with a list of Requirements and Approval/Rejection Status and Comments that you can them send on to your supplier.
5. Collecting Documents from your Supplier via 1factory
   1. If your supplier is also on 1factory, they can create a PPAP log within 1factory, then enter the PPAP request ID from your original request.
   2. This links the PPAP requirements from the Customer's PPAP request to the Supplier's PPAP Log.
   3. The supplier then adds files to the PPAP log under the Files tab. And the supplier can associate each file with a requirement.
   4. Any files added to the PPAP log are automatically copied over for the customer to review
   5. Any comments and approvals/rejections by the Customer are shown to the Supplier under the Requirements tab