Oracle iProcurement Implementation and Administration Guide

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Preface

Oracle iProcurement Overview

Oracle iProcurement in Comprehensive Procure-to-Pay Flow

Core Features of Oracle iProcurement

      Catalog Management

      Shopping

      Checkout

      Requisition Tracking and Management

      Desktop Receiving

Integration with E-Business Suite Applications

      Oracle Services Procurement Integration

Oracle Applications Setup

Prerequisites

Setup Checklists

Set Up Function, Menu, and Data Security

Personalize Oracle iProcurement

Create Operating Unit-Specific Purchasing News

Customize Operating Unit Purchasing Policies

Customize Workflows

Define Descriptive Flexfields on Requisitions

Implement Custom Packages

Send Custom Attributes in Punchout Request to Supplier

Modify Online Help

Profile Options and Profile Options Categories

Content Management

Understanding the Procurement Catalog

Implementation Checklist

Maintaining The Catalog Schema

      Loading Schema

      Online Schema Maintenance

      Maintaining Descriptors

      Maintaining Shopping Categories

      Maintaining Category Hierarchy

      iProcurement Shopping Category Mapping

      Oracle Purchasing Category Mapping

Maintaining Catalog Content

      Maintaining Local Content

      External Content

      Smart Forms

Managing Content Presentation

      Maintaining Stores

      Maintaining Content Zones

      Content Translation

      Managing Images

Managing Searching And Browsing

Global Agreements

Requisitions Setup

Requisitions Setup Checklist

Foreign Currency Support

Information Templates

Suggested Buyer

One-Time Address

Purchase Order Grouping for Requisition Lines with One-Time Addresses

Hazard Information

Global Requester

Displaying Charge Accounts

Expense Charge Account Rules

Employee P-Cards

Supplier P-Cards

Purchase Order (PO) Extract for P-Card Reconciliation

Project Accounting

Grants Accounting

Favorite Charge Accounts

Approvals

Global Approver

Requisition Changes

Requester-Initiated Changes to Purchase Orders

Requisition Cancellations

Life Cycle Tracking

Internal Requisitions

Internal Requisition Changes

Oracle Services Procurement

Setting up Spot Buy for Requisitions

Update Supplier/UOM for catalog items without BPAs

Receipts

Receiving Setup Checklist

Receipt Creation

Express Receiving

Blind Receiving

Receiving Against Intransit Shipments

Receiving Against Internal Requisitions

Requisitions to Receive

Returns

Debit Memos for Return Transactions

Corrections

Viewing Receipts

Confirm Receipt Notifications

Oracle iProcurement Search-Based Shopping Setup

Set Up Search-Based Shopping in iProcurement

iProcurement ECC Components

Completing Role Based Access Control Setup

Completing Data Security Setup

Performing iProcurement ECC Data Extraction

Running the iProcurement ECC Data Load Program

Implementation Tips, Troubleshooting Tips, and Best Practices

Glossary

iProcurement Glossary

Search Engine Logic

Search Methods

Items Displayed in Search Results

Related Links

Filtering and Sorting

Supported Search Methods by Content Zone

Special Characters

Search Configuration

Relevance Ranking

Technical Details

Searching in Other Languages

PO History Feed File

Format and Data Elements of PO History Feed

Sample PO History Feed File

Instructions for Restarting Concurrent Programs with a Manual Restart Mode in Oracle iProcurement

Instructions for Restarting Concurrent Programs with a Manual Restart Mode in Oracle iProcurement

Index