### Step 1: Place a New Order

As new employee John Smith, you order a new laptop.

Note: In Logging In to the Avitek Corporate Intranet, you logged in to the Avitek corporate intranet as John Smith, the new employee. Currently, you are viewing the Employee portal.

To submit your order, perform the following steps:

1. Click Place a New Order in the Order portlet.

The Item ID form is displayed.

2. Enter notebook_kit1 (the item ID for the desired laptop) in the Item ID field to request a new laptop.

Note: You can also enter desktop_kit1 as a valid option.

3. Click Place a New Order to place the order.

The Order form is submitted and a notification is sent to Rachel Burns, John Smith's manager. The Order portlet is updated to indicate that the order was successfully placed.

4. View the status of the order by clicking Check Order Status.

The Order portlet is updated with the current status of the order.

5. Click Log Out in the Log Out portlet to log out of the corporate intranet.
6. Return to the Avitek Log In window by clicking Log In Again in the Log Out portlet.