Redwood: View Procurement Contracts as a Supplier

Suppliers can now monitor and review procurement contracts you share with them in a new Redwood user experience. The improved experience is accessible by the Contracts navigation card on the Redwood Supplier Portal home page.

Redwood Supplier Portal Home Page - Contracts Navigation Card

Redwood Supplier Portal Home Page - Contracts Navigation Card

Suppliers can use keywords and filters to quickly find and download contracts based on a powerful, index-based search engine. The contracts workbench presents the supplier with key status metrics for the contracts the supplier has access to.

  • All
  • Drafts
  • Expiring in 30 days

Supplier Portal Contracts Landing Page

Supplier Portal Contracts Landing Page

To download the latest version of a contract, select it from the list and click on Download Contract PDF.

Supplier Portal Contracts - Download Contract PDF

Supplier Portal Contracts - Download Contract PDF

To access documents such as primary contract document, contract documents, and shared documents, select a contract and click on Review Contract Documents, which opens a side drawer.

Supplier Portal Contracts - Review Contract Documents

Supplier Portal Contracts - Review Contract Documents

Suppliers can also export the results to Microsoft Excel for further analysis. By default, the export icon is disabled. To download contracts, either click Select All or choose specific contracts from the list before exporting.

Supplier Portal Contracts - Export

Supplier Portal Contracts - Export

Suppliers can now take advantage of an improved Redwood experience, allowing them to actively track and review procurement contracts.

Steps to Enable

Use the Opt In UI to enable this feature. For instructions, refer to the Optional Uptake of New Features section of this document.

Offering: Procurement

  • Enable the Opt In to the Procurement Contracts functional area under Procurement offering if not already enabled. For instructions, refer to the Optional Uptake of New Features section of this document. 
  • You must also opt in to the feature Redwood: Enable the New Supplier Portal Home Page Experience in Oracle Supplier Portal functional area under Procurement offering if not already enabled. You may refer to the What's New for the detailed instructions on Steps to Enable.
  • Set up the contract search as explained in the Set Up Contract Text Search documentation.

Tips And Considerations

  • Contracts can be created or executed using the user interface, REST APIs, or File-Based Data Import (FBDI).  Not all modes of contract creation or update trigger the near real-time ingest of the index. To ensure your suppliers have access to the most updated data, run the daily processes recommended in the Run Scheduled Process section of the Set Up Contract Text Search documentation.

  • The following functionalities aren't supported in this release:
    • Add external shared documents as a supplier
    • Send notification to buyer

Key Resources

  • Refer to the What's New for the Redwood: Enable the New Supplier Portal Home Page Experience in Oracle Supplier Portal functional area.

Access Requirements

Users who are assigned a configured job role that contains these privileges can access this feature:

  • Manage Supplier Contracts in Supplier Portal (OKC_MANAGE_SUPPLIER_CONTRACTS_PRIV)
  • Enable Buy Intent (OKC_MANAGE_CONTRACT_BUY_PRIV)

These privileges were available prior to this update.