Big enough to know.
Small enough to know better.
What’s new in R12 Purchasing?
Agenda:
 Buyer’s Workbench Centre
 Document management
 iProcurement enhancements
 Approval Support
 Web-based features
Requisition & Purchase Order
Management
 Buyer’s Workbench Centre:
 Intuitive User Interface
 Streamlined Workflow
 Flexible Personalization
Intuitive User Interface
 A New Buyer’s Work Center Provides a
• New
Central
Location For Purchasing Information
Access Purchasing
Documents in a Few Clicks
Intuitive User Interface
 A New Buyer’s Work Center Provides a
• New
Central
Location For Purchasing Information
Hyperlink To Related Documents
Intuitive User Interface
 A New Buyer’s Work Center Provides a
• New
Central
Location For Purchasing Information
Use Documents Modification Tools
Seamlessly
Intuitive User Interface
 A New Buyer’s Work Center Provides a
• New
Central
Location For Purchasing Information
Create New Documents Easily
Intuitive User Interface
 Views Provide Immediate Access to Relevant
Information
Personalized Views are Easily
Created to Meet Individual,
Operating Unit, or
Organization Needs.
Intuitive User Interface
 Create a Personalized View
Select Personalize
Intuitive User Interface
 Create a Personalized View
Duplicate an Existing View or
Create a View Using Your Criteria.
Intuitive User Interface
 Create a Personalized View
Intuitive User Interface
 Create a Personalized View
Intuitive User Interface
 Create a Personalized View
Defaults
Intuitive User Interface
 Create a Personalized View
Specify Sorting Preferences
Intuitive User Interface
 Create a Personalized View
Apply Relevant Filters
Intuitive User Interface
 Create a Personalized View
 Seeded Views Cannot be Altered through the
Interface
 Newly Rendered Fields Are Visible After Being
Enabled in the Application
Intuitive User Interface
 Finding Specific Requisition Types
 Forms Require Additional, Non-Intuitive Steps
 Views Quickly Provide Search Results
Intuitive User Interface
 Using Forms to Find Urgent Requisitions
Select AutoCreate
Intuitive User Interface
 Using Forms to Find Urgent Requisitions
Select the Status Tab
Intuitive User Interface
 Using Forms to Find Urgent Requisitions
Change Urgent To Yes
Select Find
Intuitive User Interface
 Using a View to Find Urgent Requisitions
Select the Urgent Requisition View
And Go.
Intuitive User Interface
 Using a View to Find Urgent Requisitions
Intuitive User Interface
 Use Views to Quickly Find Multiple
Document Types
 Late Requisitions
 Unassigned Requisitions
 Requisitions Requiring an RFQ
 Suggested Supplier
 Requisitions for Goods
 Requisitions for Services
 New Suppliers
 Criteria You Specify with a Personalized View
Streamlined Workflow
 Modify Documents Easily
 Integrated Tools Allow Intuitive, Easy Document
Modification
 Streamlined Work Processes Increase Productivity
Streamlined Workflow
 Modify Documents Easily
•Add To/Create New Documents
•Return to Requestor
•Reassign to Another Buyer
•Replace with a Catalog Item*
•Replace with Your Favorites*
•Split the Requisition
* New Features in Release 12
Streamlined Workflows
 Return Requisition Using the Buyer’s Work Center
Streamlined Workflows
 Return Requisition Using the Buyer’s Work Center
Streamlined Workflow
 Reassign Unassigned Requisition Using the Buyer’s
Work Center
Select the Unassigned Requisitions View
Streamlined Workflow
 Reassign Unassigned Requisition Using the Buyer’s
Work Center
Streamlined Workflow
 Reassign Unassigned Requisition Using the Buyer’s
Work Center
Specify New Buyer & Apply Changes
Streamlined Workflow
 Splitting a Requisition
 The Original Line is Split Into Additional Lines
• Previously Split Lines Can Be Split Again When
Needed
• Splitting More Than Two Ways is Possible Using
Forms
 The Original Line Item Is Flagged As Modified and Does
Not Reflect on the Books
Streamlined Workflow
 Split a Requisition Using the Buyer’s Work Center
Select the Split Icon on the
Desired Requisitions Line
Streamlined Workflow
 Split a Requisition Using the Buyer’s Work Center
Enter New Quantities and Save
Streamlined Workflow
 Replace With a Catalog Item/Catalog Favorite
Select Replace with Catalog Item Icon
Flexible Personalization
 Customizable to Meet Business Needs
 Built on Same Framework as iProcurement,
iService, iExpense, etc.
 Show Result Fields Relevant to individual
Procedures
 Hide Irrelevant Result Fields
 Create Custom Views with Specific Information
Requisition Management
 Release 12 offers more efficient ways to
manage demand
 Views provide access to relevant
information
 Integrated tools streamline workflow
processes
 Customization offers a tailored interface to
meet business needs
iProcurement Enhancements
Improved Content Management
 Enhanced catalog authoring
 Supplier authored content thru iSupplier
 Difference summary for catalog changes
 Unified catalog
 Approval, revision control & archive for
catalog data – global agreements
 Content security
Advanced Approval Support
Expanded & enhanced integration with Oracle
Approvals Management
 Position based hierarchy approvals
 Parallel approvals
 FYI notifications
New Web-based Setups
Tolerance setups
New Web-based Setups (Cont’d)
Other enhancements
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Multi Org Access Control (MOAC)
Document publishing
E-Business Tax
More…
Questions?
Thank you!
Andy Stakiw
astakiw@impacservices.com