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# Explain how you quote

> Start a Book from your typed or spoken pricing knowledge.

Start a Book by describing how you decide what to charge. No format is required — write it the way you would tell a new employee.

## Before you start

* A workspace with an active Test environment (your first Book always starts in Test)
* Repeatable pricing knowledge that you can describe in words

## Steps

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the Book start screen">
    From the Book overview, select **Start your Book** (or **Add pricing** if a draft already exists). The start screen asks: **How would you like to start your pricing?**
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose Explain how you quote">
    Select the **Explain how you quote** row. An inline text field appears.

    The placeholder reads: "Describe how you decide what to charge. What do you sell, and what changes the price?"
  </Step>

  <Step title="Write your explanation">
    Type how you currently decide pricing. Mention:

    * What you sell
    * What factors change the price
    * What you charge for
    * What you will not quote automatically

    There is no required format. Write it naturally — the way you would explain it to someone learning your business.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Submit">
    Submit your explanation. Kordless provisions your first Book workspace, ingests the explanation as an interview source, and schedules extraction.

    You land on the Book overview, which shows "Extracting" while Kordless reads your explanation.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Wait for extraction">
    Extraction finishes shortly. When it completes, the Book overview updates to show the draft with the next legitimate action.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What Kordless produces

Kordless reads your explanation and produces a structured draft: services, rules, factors, tables, and policies derived from what you described. Each extracted rule carries a **You told us** provenance chip so you can trace it back to your explanation.

## What remains unverified

Every extracted rule is unverified until you explicitly verify it. The **You told us** chip identifies origin, not authority. A rule you described is not yet an authorized price — it becomes one only when you verify it through [Verify Statements](/product/book/verify).

## Source label

Your explanation is labeled **How we quote** as a source. You can add more sources — including files, a guided setup, or a supported starting point — to the same Book later without recreating it.

## Combining with other methods

The Explain method works well alongside Import. For example:

1. Paste a price list using Import.
2. Add an explanation of how you handle exceptions or edge cases using Explain.

Both sources contribute to the same Book draft. Kordless reconciles them and surfaces conflicts for you to resolve during review.

## If it does not work

<Accordion>
  <AccordionItem title="Extraction produces few or no rules">
    If your explanation is too general or lacks specific services and prices, the draft may be sparse. Add more detail — name specific services, state typical prices, and describe what changes the price.
  </AccordionItem>

  <AccordionItem title="Permission-limited member">
    If you are a member without administrator access, you can view the Book but cannot start a new one. Ask a workspace administrator to create the first Book or grant you the necessary role.
  </AccordionItem>
</Accordion>

## Next

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Review the draft" icon="file-text" href="/product/book/review-draft">
    Inspect the extracted Book draft and correct meaning.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Answer questions" icon="help-circle" href="/product/book/answer-questions">
    Resolve clarification questions grouped by consequence.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>