> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.seloria.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

> What Seloria is, how the procurement flow works, and who each role is for

Seloria is a procurement platform for mid-market contractors. It takes your purchasing process — from the moment someone in the field needs something, through supplier quotations, to the final purchase order — and runs it in one place, with approvals, budgets, and a full audit trail built in.

## The procurement flow

Seloria follows the classic source-to-order cycle:

1. **Intake (Purchase Request)** — A requestor raises an internal request describing what they need. A project manager reviews it and assigns it to a buyer.
2. **Sourcing (RFI / RFP / RFQ)** — The buyer opens a sourcing request with suppliers. Seloria supports three document types, each for a different stage:
   * **RFI** (Request for Information) — question-based, for early market exploration.
   * **RFP** (Request for Proposal) — sections and weighted evaluation criteria, for comparing structured proposals.
   * **RFQ** (Request for Quotation) — line items with quantities and units, for getting prices.
     Documents can flow sequentially: an RFI can be promoted to an RFP, an RFP to an RFQ, and an RFP can also go directly to a purchase order.
3. **Quotes and award** — Invited suppliers receive an email and submit their quotes through a dedicated supplier portal — no account required on their side. They can also ask clarification questions, which buyers answer from inside the RFQ. Buyers compare quotes side by side and award the business.
4. **Purchase order** — The award becomes a purchase order. Depending on your approval thresholds, awards and POs above a configured amount require approval before they go out.

## Built-in controls

* **Approvals** — Award and PO approval thresholds let small purchases flow freely while larger ones require sign-off. Approvers can act directly from the email they receive.
* **Budgets** — Budgets track committed and actual spend against projects and departments. Your organization chooses how strict budget control is: block off-budget purchases entirely, allow them up to a threshold, or just record them.
* **SLAs** — Configurable deadlines for approvals and intake assignment, with automatic escalation when something sits too long.
* **Audit history** — Every document keeps a feed of who did what and when.

## Roles

Seloria has four roles. Each one sees a navigation tailored to their job:

* **Requestor** — People in the field or in departments who need things. They create and track their own requests under **My Requests**. They don't see sourcing, suppliers, or budgets.
* **Buyer** — The procurement team. Buyers work their assigned requisitions, run RFIs/RFPs/RFQs, manage suppliers, and create purchase orders.
* **Project Manager** — Reviews and approves incoming requisitions, plus everything a buyer sees, with budgets and reports on top.
* **Admin** — Full access, including all organization settings, user management, and the initial setup wizard. Only Admins can complete or skip onboarding and configure org-wide settings.

## Module map

The sidebar gives you (depending on role):

* **Home** — Your dashboard with KPIs and pending work.
* **Requisitions** — Intake requests: your assignments (buyers) and approvals (PMs).
* **Sourcing** — The request **History** tracker and **New Request** to start an RFI, RFP, or RFQ.
* **Purchase Orders** — Order history and PO creation.
* **Suppliers** — The supplier master, bulk import, and supplier evaluations.
* **Budgets** — Budget tracking and creation (PMs and Admins).
* **Reports** — Procurement cycle times, savings analysis, and activity volume (PMs and Admins).
* **Settings** — Personal preferences for everyone; organization-wide configuration for Admins and PMs.

The interface is fully bilingual — every user can switch between English and Spanish in **Settings → My Profile**, and the choice also applies to the notification emails they receive.

Ready to start? Head to the [Quickstart](/getting-started/quickstart) to go from signup to your first RFQ in minutes.