BuzzMart Quick Reference Guide
ROLES
Transforming Georgia Tech’s
Procure to Pay Process
buzzmart.ask@gatech.edu
Key Purchasing Thresholds
ACCESS
<$3K Catalog Purchase Orders
do not require approval from a
Spend Authority or Financial
Approver
PROFILE SETTINGS
>$3K Catalog and all Non-Catalog
Purchase Orders require
approval by Spend Authority and
Financial Approver
♦ Login to TechWorks using the GT Account credentials.
♦ Locate the Administrative Systems Toolbox on the
My Page tab or Campus Admin tab.
♦ Click the Access BuzzMart button.
 Select the Profile link at the top. Review
information on the User Settings tab. Send any
required changes to buzzmart.ask@gatech.edu.
 To add shipping addresses to your profile:
Click the Purchasing Tab, click the Addresses Tab, then click the Select Addresses for
Profile button. Use the Address Text Field to search for a GT address. If necessary,
personalize the address with Name, Department Name, and Nickname. Select one
address to be the preferred Ship-To address.
 Identify requester(s) you are likely to select for most purchases:
While on the Purchasing Tab, click Cart Assignees, then click Add Assignees (cart
assignee is interchangeable with requester). Perform search using Last Name. Select
one Cart Assignee as the preferred assignee.
>$10K Catalog and >$10K NonCatalog Items require the Bid
Form for Contracting Officers
SEARCH FOR ITEMS
 Use the Top toolbar field to search for products by description or supplier part number.
 Use the Advanced Search option to enter specific criteria including Product Description, Part Number, Supplier and/or
Manufacturer Name and Key Word search.
 Use Filter Results on the left side to narrow search results.
 Use Product Comparison to compare items (catalog items only).
 For commonly searched items, shop from your Favorites! Click to add them to Favorites. Set-up Folders and Sub-Folders
to organize your Favorites.
 Click Punch-out Catalogs to shop for items from a specific supplier. Add the items to the Punch-Out Cart, then click
Check-Out to stack your Punch-Out items in the BuzzMart Shopping Cart.
 Click Forms to purchase goods and services that can not be found in electronic catalogs:
Non-Catalog Form
Use this form for a supplier who has a current contract with GA Tech but does not
have an online catalog, such as maintenance contracts.
Confirming Order Only
Use this form to encumber funds for Sub-Agreements on sponsored projects, Facilities
Construction Projects, and Invoices not related to a Purchase Order.
Non-Contract Items and
Services Form
Use this form to procure goods and services from suppliers who do not have a
contract with GA Tech. New suppliers will need to complete the Vendor Profile Form
prior to purchase orders being sent to them.
Bid Form
Submit this form for catalogs items over $10K or non-catalog items over $10K.
For training inquiries, send an email to buzzmart.ask@gatech.edu
CREATE A SHOPPING CART
 Click Add to Cart on catalog items to stack them in the Active Shopping
Cart. View the Active Shopping Cart by clicking on it at the top right side of
Active Shopping Cart link
the page. Or, click Carts on the top menu to view all carts.
 To continue shopping, click on the Home/Shop link or click on the Georgia Tech logo.
 When using Forms, select Add and go to Cart to stack the items in the Active Shopping Cart. Select Add to cart and Return to
return to the same form (same Supplier) to add another line item.
 With Punch-Out catalogs, click the specific Punch-out catalog to navigate to the supplier’s customized catalog for Georgia Tech.
Add items to the cart, then click Check Out to stack the Punch-out items in the BuzzMart Shopping Cart. To edit Punch-out items,
click Modify Items to return to the Punch-out catalog. Make the edits on the punch-out catalog, then Check Out again to return
the updated items to the BuzzMart Shopping Cart.
UPDATE/EDIT SHOPPING CART ITEMS
 After adding items to the Cart, click on the Active Shopping link to display the cart. To view all carts, click Carts , then Draft Carts
on the top menu for a complete listing.
Use the Available Actions Menu for updates
 Some updates can be made on the line item, such as add to
favorites, change the quantity or remove.
 Use the Available Actions menu for other updates.
 After edits , re-name the Shopping Cart for easy retrieval and search
functions before assigning the cart.
 Click Update to save edits.
NOTES AND ATTACHMENTS
 Internal Notes and Attachments can be added to the Shopping Cart or the Requisition at any time. Use these fields to enter EDP
approvals, attach quotes, scanned tracking slips, etc.
 Use the Comments Tab to enter details or notes about the requisition.
 Contact the Supplier directly if attachments need to be sent to the vendor.
SUBMIT THE SHOPPING CART/APPROVE REQUISITION/VOUCHERS
 Shopper; Click Assign Cart to send the Shopping Cart to the Requester.
 Requester: Click Proceed to Checkout to enter project and accounting details and select the Spend Authority and Financial
Approvers. The Requester would then click Place Order. If the shopping cart items are all from catalogs and less than $3K, the
shopping cart will be processed and sent directly to the Supplier. If the shopping cart items are from catalogs and more than $3K or
non-catalog items (forms) of any amount, the shopping cart will be processed as a requisition and sent to the Financial Approver and
Spend Authority Approver.
 Financial Approver: Retrieve the requisition from My Approvals worklist. Review the header details and line items. Confer with the
General Ledger for sufficient funds. If funds are available, select Approve/Complete from the Available Actions, menu, then click Go.
 Spend Authority: Retrieve the requisition from My Approvals worklist. Review the header details and line items. If the line items are
appropriate for the project number being charged, select Approve/Complete from the Available Actions menu, then click Go.
 If the line items are not appropriate and/or the funds are not available, the Financial Approver/Spend Authority can click Return to
Requester with notes indicating the reason for return/edits required.
 After the Spend Authority approves the requisition, it is sent to Business Services to process as a purchase order and then sent
directly to the Supplier. If any of the line items have a Restricted CAS Number, Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) will review and
approve (or return to the Requester) before the Business Services review.
 Financial Approvers may receive Match Exceptions Vouchers when a PO-related invoice has a different quantity or cost listed for the
items, or a BuzzMart Receipt has not been created for POs that total $3K or more. Financial Approvers should select an action to
Match or Reject the voucher. If Reject, send an email to ap.ask@business.gatech.edu and to Jacqueline McCadden explaining the
rejection. If only a Receipt is required, return the Voucher to the Shared Folder and inform the Shopper/Requester to create a
Receipt for the items which will remove the need to process the Match Exception Voucher.
RECEVING (RECEIPT) IN BUZZMART
• If all items were not received, enter partial quantity/amount,
select Received, then click Complete. The remaining items or
 Purchase Orders $3K or more require a BuzzMart Receipt. For
amount will default in the value field the next time a Receipt is
full or partial line items (e.g. as soon as they are delivered):
created for the PO.
• Click Document Search to search for the PO #. Once found,
 Cost receipts are recommended on PO’s that may have multiple
Click to open the PO.
invoices for one line item.
• Select Create Quantity Receipt or Create Cost Receipt from

To receive and return within the same line item:
the Available Actions menu. For each line item, Quantity
• Enter the quantity or amount to receive, then click Receive &
and/or Cost will default to the value ordered on the PO.
Return/Cancel. Another line will appear to indicate the return
• Choose to enter shipping information, such as Tracking #,
value. Select a reason for the return and/or enter the Return
Carrier, or click Attach/Link to attach the scanned tracking
Authorization# if available in the RMA field. Click Complete.
slip.
 To return the full quantity or amount within the line item;
• If all of the items were received and/or the cost is correct,
• Select Returned on the Actions menu, then click Complete.
select Received from the Actions menu, then click Complete.
• Select a reason for the return. Enter the Return Authorization #
if available in the RMA field. Click Complete.