Rigorous Orthorectification does require a specific type of metadata in order to use. If you do not have the required level, you cannot use the rigorous ortho.
Did you try opening your data in ENVI Classic as described above and turn on RPC emulation? If this does not work, then the only other option you could use is the Build RPCs tool. I would save my data to ENVI format first, then use Build RPCs where you select GCP points in your image as well as elevation from a DEM to generate RPCs.
http://www.harrisgeospati...cs/BuildingRPCs.html