1.9 Defining PeopleSoft Supplier Contract Management Hardware and Software Requirements

The PeopleSoft Supplier Contract Management system uses Microsoft Word content. It is controlled exclusively in XML format and requires any client machines that access and edit Word documents to have Microsoft Word 2010 or higher installed.

The following PeopleSoft Supplier Contract Management hardware and software considerations apply:

• Document Comparisons and Rendering

  This optional feature requires you to set up a Microsoft Windows application server and install Microsoft Word 2010 or higher. This process ensures that the server side generation of compare files and Microsoft Word documents is in the correct document format during the dispatch to suppliers.

• Digital Signatures and Rendering PDF

  With the optional digital signature feature, contract specialists can prepare supplier contract documents for signatures using an application server and Microsoft Word 2010 or higher version installed on a Microsoft Windows machine.

  For Adobe signatures, Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.0, or higher version, is required on client machines where contract specialists will need to extend signature rights to Adobe Reader users before they can sign.

  See the product documentation for PeopleSoft FSCM: PeopleSoft Supplier Contract Management.

  Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.0 or higher version is still required on client machines where contract administrators will need to extend signatures rights to Adobe Reader users.

  It is also possible to use Microsoft Word instead of Adobe PDF to create a .docx signature file. This option also requires Word 2010 or higher version on the Microsoft Windows application server.

• SFTP Servers and Directories

  Unless you store attachments directly within the database, an SFTP file server must be set up to store all clauses and versions of contract documents. The disk space you need depends on how large your clause library will be, as well as the size and volume of authored documents.

  Note:

  SFTP servers must be designated in the set up for FSCM File Attachment Architecture as URL servers.

  See the product documentation for PeopleSoft FSCM: Application Fundamentals for more information on FSCM File Attachment Architecture.

• Multi-Byte database consideration

  There are certain multi-byte characters in Microsoft Word that a non-multi-byte PeopleSoft database integration cannot support for clause content in the library. When a clause is checked into the system that contains these characters, the system attempts to translate known characters into a simpler form, when possible. While PeopleSoft Supplier Contract Management does support non-multi-byte database configurations, there are a few exception characters that are better supported in a multi-byte configuration.

  See the product documentation for PeopleSoft FSCM: PeopleSoft Supplier Contract Management for more information on Microsoft Word integration with PeopleSoft Supplier Contract Management.

  Note:

  These exceptions apply to the clause library content that the system stores in the database, not the final authored documents themselves.

• Third party electronic signature using Adobe Sign or DocuSign

  With this optional feature, you must obtain a license from the third party to use the electronic signature provider.

  See the product documentation for PeopleSoft FSCM: PeopleSoft Supplier Contract Management.

  See My Oracle Support (Document ID 1923479.1) for required setup on the web server in order to support API call.