When you actively use EAS applications, numerous files will be created. Therefore, before you actually start, it is a good idea to think about a directory structure that lets you easily find Evaluation Specification files, RFP files, etc.

There are basically two ways how you can organize your directories:

1. Process-oriented directory structure,
2. Document type-oriented directory structure.
   

Process-oriented Directory Structure

This approach is recommended when you want to have all files belonging to a certain acquisition process under one directory node. Your directory structure might look like this:

    <abc Acquisition>

        <Evaluation Specification>

        <RFP>

        <RFP Responses>

        <Evaluation Spreadsheet>

abc might be the name of a product.

Document Type-oriented Directory Structure

You would favor this kind of directory structure if your focus is on process activities, since, for example, you are a business analyst who authors Evaluation Specifications and generates RFPs. Your directory structure might look like this:

    <Evaluation Specifications>

    <RFPs>

Recommendations would be similar for users who author RFP Responses or perform product comparisons.