diff --git a/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-appendix-obtain.xml b/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-appendix-obtain.xml
index 0bb5dd2497..eb57938a42 100644
--- a/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-appendix-obtain.xml
+++ b/documentation/sdk-manual/sdk-appendix-obtain.xml
@@ -105,9 +105,50 @@
                 <emphasis>Set Up the Build Environment:</emphasis>
                 Be sure you are set up to use BitBake in a shell.
                 See the
-                "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_QS_URL;#qs-building-images'>Building Images</ulink>"
-                section in the Yocto Project Quick Start for steps that
-                show you how to set up the Yocto Project environment.
+                "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#setting-up-the-development-host-to-use-the-yocto-project'>Setting Up the Development Host to Use the Yocto Project</ulink>"
+                section in the Yocto Project Development Manual for information
+                on how to get a build host ready that is either a native
+                Linux machine or a machine that uses CROPS.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para>
+                <emphasis>Clone the <filename>poky</filename> Repository:</emphasis>
+                You need to have a local copy of the Yocto Project
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>
+                (i.e. a local <filename>poky</filename> repository).
+                See the
+                "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#cloning-the-poky-repository'>Cloning the <filename>poky</filename> Repository</ulink>"
+                and possibly the
+                "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#checking-out-by-branch-in-poky'>Checking Out by Branch in Poky</ulink>"
+                and
+                "<ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_DEV_URL;#checkout-out-by-tag-in-poky'>Checking Out by Tag in Poky</ulink>"
+                sections all in the Yocto Project Development Manual for
+                information on how to clone the <filename>poky</filename>
+                repository and check out the appropriate branch for your work.
+                </para></listitem>
+            <listitem><para>
+                <emphasis>Initialize the Build Environment:</emphasis>
+                While in the root directory of the Source Directory (i.e.
+                <filename>poky</filename>), run the
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#structure-core-script'><filename>&OE_INIT_FILE;</filename></ulink>
+                environment setup script to define the OpenEmbedded
+                build environment on your build host.
+                <literallayout class='monospaced'>
+     $ source &OE_INIT_FILE;
+                </literallayout>
+                Among other things, the script creates the
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#build-directory'>Build Directory</ulink>,
+                which is <filename>build</filename> in this case
+                and is located in the
+                <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#source-directory'>Source Directory</ulink>.
+                After the script runs, your current working directory
+                is set to the <filename>build</filename> directory.
+                <note>
+                    For information on running a memory-resident
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#usingpoky-components-bitbake'>BitBake</ulink>,
+                    see the
+                    <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#structure-memres-core-script'><filename>oe-init-build-env-memres</filename></ulink>
+                    setup script.
+                </note>
                 </para></listitem>
             <listitem><para>
                 <emphasis>Make Sure You Are Building an Installer for the Correct Machine:</emphasis>