Common Elements Used with the Supplier Contract Workbench

Common Search Fields

Search fields vary based on the source transaction.

All fields in the search section (excluding SetID/Business Unit) are independent of each other. Therefore prompts that require multiple fields are not supported. For example, when entering an item category, the lookup prompt field for item code or description are not filtered by category. The item category is used with the code, or description, that is selected and if no matches exist, then no results are displayed.

Term Definition

Source Transaction

Select one of these options:

  • Adhoc Documents

  • All Sources

  • Procurement Contracts

  • Purchase Order Documents

  • Sourcing Event Documents

After this option is selected, the entire page changes depending on the source transaction.

Include Contracts Without Documents

Select to indicate that you want to include procurement contracts that do not have authored documents. This field is available only when All Sources or Procurement Contracts is selected in the Source Transaction field.

SetID

Enter the SetID, which is used for SetID related search fields:

  • Ad Hoc and Procurement Contract searches are limited to this SetID.

  • When All Sources is selected in the Source Transaction field, Purchase Order and Sourcing Event searches are limited to the business units that are related to this SetID.

Business Unit

Enter the business unit which is used for search fields related to a specific business unit.

This field appears when the Source Transaction field is Purchase Order Documents or Sourcing Event Documents.

Worklist

Select a worklist option, which is based on the source transaction selected. When an option is selected, the search results section displays transactions that have the selected worklist for the user who is logged on.

PeopleSoft worklists are accessed through the Supplier Contract Workbench when you expand the Search Results section and click the Worklist icon on the document lifeline.

Keyword

Enter a keyword search term.

Note: This field appears only when you enable the Search Engine method on the Installation Options - Supplier Contract Management page. If you are using the Real Time Searching method, this field will not appear.

Common Buttons

Term Definition

Search

Click to search for transactions based on the criteria you entered in the page header, Document Attributes, and Additional <source transaction> sections.

Save Search Criteria

Click this button to save search criteria that is entered on the page.

When you click this button, you must enter a name in the Save As Search Name field. If another search criteria has been saved with the same name and is public, the system displays a message indicating that the search name is a duplicate. You must change the search name to something that is unique.

Select the Public check box if you want your search criteria to be available to other employees. Otherwise, the search criteria is considered private and is only available to you.

Clear Search Criteria

Click this button to clear all search values except for the fields that appear by default.

Expand Results and Collapse Results

Click one of these links to expand or collapse all results shown in the Search Results section. These links appear only when search results are displayed.

Icons in the Search Results Section

Use the icons along the Lifeline to access additional components or pages for the contract or document. In most cases, the page accessed is opened in a new window or modal window. The icons that appear and are active vary based on the source transaction and whether the item exists for the transaction line. If an icon is gray, then it does not apply to the row.

Term Definition

Worklist icon (Worklist)

Click to access worklist entries for the row. You can access the transaction or document and update the worklist entry as Worked.

When using the Worklist search field: the Search Results section only displays transactions that have that worklist item. When you click the worklist icon, the system displays the worklist item that is found based on the Worklist search field.

When not using the Worklist search field (it has no value), then all worklist items for the employee and transaction ID are displayed.

Contract icon (Contract)

Click to access the Procurement Contract component for the transaction. This icon only appears for a Procurement Contract source transaction.

Purchase Order icon (Purchase Order)

Click to access the Add/Update POs page in PeopleSoft Purchasing.

Event icon (Event)

Click to access the Modify an Event - Event Summary page.

Event Collaboration icon (Event Collaboration)

Click to access the Review Event Collaboration page.

Event Analysis icon (Event Analysis)

Click to access the Analyze Events page.

Event Award icon (Event Award)

Click to access the Award Events page.

Change History icon (Change History)

Click to access the Change History for the source transaction. This icon appears for Procurement Contract and Purchase Order source transactions.

Contract Events icon (Contract Events)

Click to access the Contract Event Inquiry page for the transaction. This icon only appears for a Procurement Contract source transaction.

Document Management icon (Document Management)

Click to access the document maintenance pages for the authored document.

Modification Summary icon (Modification Summary)

Click to access the Document Modification Summary.

Document Approvals icon (Document Approvals)

Click to access the Document Approvals

Collaboration icon (Collaboration)

Click to access Document Collaboration This icon is only active when collaboration is finalized.

Signatures icon (Signatures)

Click to access Document Signatures

Monitor Agreement icon (Monitor Agreement)

Click to access the Supplier Contracts Monitor Agreement.

Amendment icon (Amendment)

Click to access a document amendment. there are multiple ways that an amendment can be created in Supplier Contract Management. Therefore, this icon is only active when a separate amendment is available.

Links in the Search Results Section

Active links vary based on the source transaction. In addition, links that are related to the transaction are grouped together in one column, and links that are related to the document are grouped together in the other column.

Use these links to access additional pages for the contract or document:

Term Definition

Transaction ID

Click this link to access the source transaction. This field displays the transaction ID for the source in the Source Transaction column.

Comments

Click to access the Comments page for the source transaction.

Document Status Inquiry

Click to access the Document Status page.

Master Contract

Click to access master contract information associated with a procurement contract. For additional information about master contracts, see PeopleSoft Source to Settle Common Information: Setting Up Master Contracts.

Released Amounts

Click to open the Contract Released Amounts - Released Amounts window for a procurement contract.

Thresholds and Notifications

Click to access the PeopleSoft Source to Settle Common Information: Thresholds & Notifications Page for a procurement contract.

Executive Summary

Click to access the Executive Summary document.

Document History

Click to access the Document History Page.

Attachments and Related Documents

Click to access the Attachments and Related Documents Page.

Update Agreement Statuses

Click to access the Update Agreement Statuses Page.

Document Dates

Click to open the Supplier Contract Doc Dates - Document Dates window, which shows all dates on the document such as Created On, Last Modified On, Approved On, and so on.

Filter By Options in the Search Results

Use the Filter By options in the search results to further refine your search results. Filter By values vary based on the source transaction, but the Category and Document Date values are available for all source transaction results.

Note:

Filter By options appear only when you enable the Search Engine method on the Installation Options - Supplier Contract Management page. If you are using the Real Time Searching method, the Filter By options will not appear.