Preface

Intended Audience

Welcome to Release 12.1 V7 of the Oracle Project Procurement Command Center Plus Process Guide.

Implementers, administrators, users

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Structure

1  Overview of Oracle Project Procurement Command Center Plus

The chapter discusses the functional advantages of Oracle Project Procurement Command Center Plus and the business entities that enable project managers and project buyers to collaboratively plan and process procurement actions.


2  Implementing Oracle Project Procurement Command Center Plus

The chapter discusses the prerequisite products and the post-installation setup required to use Oracle Project Procurement Command Center Plus.


3  Planning Procurement: Project Manager Actions

The chapter discusses the actions that a project manager can perform using the project manager command center along with the Item Analysis and Supplier Analysis pages.


4  Processing Procurement: Project Buyer Actions

The chapter discusses the actions that a project buyer can perform using the project buyer command center along with the Item Analysis and Supplier Analysis pages.


5  Analyzing Items and Suppliers

The chapter describes the Item and Supplier Analysis pages and highlights the decisions that project managers and buyers can make using these pages.


6  Monitoring Procurement Execution

The chapter discusses examples that demonstrate how project managers and buyers can use Oracle Project Procurement Command Center Plus to monitor the progress of project procurement and ensure that the project is insulated from various procurement delays and issues.


Related Information Sources

Oracle Purchasing User's Guide

Oracle iSupplier Portal User's Guide

Oracle iSupplier Portal Implementation Guide

Oracle iProcurement User Guide

Oracle iProcurement Implementation Guide

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