Understanding the Buyer WorkCenter and Dashboard

The Buyer WorkCenter and Dashboard is a central role-based navigational component that is designed for the end user. The goal of the WorkCenter is to help an end user become more efficient by accessing a variety pages and information to perform daily tasks without navigating between different menus.

A WorkCenter can be configured to include the most frequently used internal menu items, external URLs, worklists, alert/warning notifications, queries, and reports. All WorkCenters are configurable at the system level and allow end-user personalization. Some system-defined entries include filters that the user can modify.

The Buyer WorkCenter is delivered as an empty shell. Your system administrator can setup the workcenter to reflect your user's needs. A Buyer Workcenter has been delivered as part of the sample data. Some links are related to workflow Worklists or alert/warning notifications, whereas others are associated with an Application Class. It is the responsibility of the system administrator from your organization to design and create links so that users can view and access specific information. When users click configured links in WorkCenter pagelets, the system renders information in a new window or in the transaction area. User access is controlled by user roles and permissions.

For information about setting up PeopleTools options for the WorkCenter, see PeopleTools: Global Technology.

The Buyer WorkCenter can include these primary tabs and pagelets:

  • Main tab

    • My Work

    • Links

  • Reports/Queries tab

    • Queries

    • Reports/Processes

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