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Oracle iProcurement Implementation Guide, Release 11i

Part No. A85361-04

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Contents

Send Us Your Comments ................................................................................................................... xi

Preface........................................................................................................................................................... xiii

1 Overview

Oracle iProcurement in Procure-to-Pay Flow .................................................................................... 2Catalog and Content Management...................................................................................................... 3Shopping .................................................................................................................................................. 4

Stores .................................................................................................................................................. 5

Powerful Search Capabilities.......................................................................................................... 6Shopping Lists................................................................................................................................... 6Saved Carts ........................................................................................................................................ 7Non-Catalog Requests ..................................................................................................................... 7Enhanced Automatic Document Creation.................................................................................... 7Internally Sourced Items.................................................................................................................. 7

Checkout................................................................................................................................................... 8

Checkout Types ................................................................................................................................ 8Delivery.............................................................................................................................................. 8Billing ................................................................................................................................................. 9Notes and Attachments ................................................................................................................. 10Approvers........................................................................................................................................ 10

Requisition Tracking and Management........................................................................................... 11Desktop Receiving................................................................................................................................ 12

2 Oracle Application Setup

Prerequisites ............................................................................................................................................ 2Setup Steps: Specific to Oracle iProcurement Features .................................................................. 6Setup Steps: Integration With Other Oracle Applications ............................................................. 7Profile Options ........................................................................................................................................ 8

Profile Options Set by System Administrator .............................................................................. 8


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Profile Options Set by Users ......................................................................................................... 25

Administration ...................................................................................................................................... 28Reset Forgotten Passwords ........................................................................................................... 28Multi-Operating Unit Purchasing News..................................................................................... 29Direct Sign-On................................................................................................................................. 30Multi-Byte Language ..................................................................................................................... 31Customizing Operating Unit Specific Purchasing Policies ...................................................... 32

Security ................................................................................................................................................... 34

Setting Up Function Security and Menu Security ..................................................................... 34Oracle iProcurement Functions.................................................................................................... 35Oracle iProcurement Menus ......................................................................................................... 41Data Security ................................................................................................................................... 43

AK Regions ............................................................................................................................................ 44Technology Stack Upgrade ................................................................................................................. 52Workflow ................................................................................................................................................ 53

PO Requisition Approval .............................................................................................................. 53PO Create Documents.................................................................................................................... 54Account Generator ......................................................................................................................... 55PO Send Notifications for Purchasing Documents.................................................................... 56Confirm Receipts ............................................................................................................................ 56PO Tolerance Check for PO Change Request............................................................................. 57

PO Change Order ........................................................................................................................... 57Custom Packages .................................................................................................................................. 58Requisition Header/Line Customizations.................................................................................. 58Account Generator Customizations............................................................................................. 59

Online Help ........................................................................................................................................... 63

3 Catalog Management

Stores and Catalogs ................................................................................................................................ 2Types of Catalogs ............................................................................................................................. 3Choosing a Catalog Type ................................................................................................................ 5Example Stores and Catalogs.......................................................................................................... 7Getting Started ................................................................................................................................ 11

Creating and Maintaining Local Content ........................................................................................ 14

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Select Extractor Options ......................................................................................................... 16

Managing the Catalog Extractor ........................................................................................... 20Launching the Catalog Extractor from the Loader Values Window............................... 22Launching the Catalog Extractor from the Submit Request Window............................. 22Viewing the Log File............................................................................................................... 24Extractor Requirements for Purchasing Data...................................................................... 26Translating Purchasing Data ................................................................................................. 30Bulk Loading Updates to Extracted Items........................................................................... 30

Bulk Loading Catalog Data........................................................................................................... 30Bulk Loading Instructions...................................................................................................... 32Managing the Bulk Loader .................................................................................................... 32

Define Category Mapping............................................................................................................. 34Define Classification and Supplier Domains.............................................................................. 39

Setting Up Contract AutoSourcing.................................................................................................... 43Using the Bulk Loader to Associate Items with Contract Purchase Agreements.......... 46Associating Punchout and Transparent Punchout Items with Contract PurchaseAgreements 48

Managing Images.................................................................................................................................. 50Extracting Items with Images ....................................................................................................... 54

Extracting Image Files Stored on a Local Server................................................................. 55Extracting Image URLs........................................................................................................... 55

Bulk Loading Items with Images ................................................................................................. 57Specifying Image Files Stored on a Local Server ................................................................ 57Specifying Image URLs .......................................................................................................... 58

Creating Thumbnail Images for Items......................................................................................... 60Creating Store or Catalog Images ................................................................................................ 62

Specifying Image Files on a Local Server............................................................................. 62Specifying Image URLs .......................................................................................................... 62

Defining Realms ................................................................................................................................... 64Category Realms Example ............................................................................................................ 64Item Source Realms Example........................................................................................................ 65Responsibility and User Access to Realms ................................................................................. 65

Create the Realm ..................................................................................................................... 68Assign the Realm to a Responsibility................................................................................... 69Assign the Realm to Users (Optional) .................................................................................. 71


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4 Requisitions

Preliminary Setup Steps ........................................................................................................................ 2Multiple Chart of Accounts............................................................................................................. 3Configure Account Regions (Required) ........................................................................................ 4Express Setup Tool ........................................................................................................................... 5Expense Charge Account Rules...................................................................................................... 7Suggested Buyer ............................................................................................................................... 8

Internal Requisitions ...................................................................................................................... 10Purchase Order Grouping for Requisition Lines with One-Time Addresses........................ 17Employee P-Cards .......................................................................................................................... 21Supplier P-Cards............................................................................................................................. 23Purchase Order (PO) Extract for P-Card Reconciliation........................................................... 37Project Accounting Integration..................................................................................................... 43Grants Accounting Integration..................................................................................................... 44

Setting Up the Requester Usage Features ........................................................................................ 47Non-Catalog Requests.................................................................................................................... 47Foreign Currency Support............................................................................................................. 50Information Templates................................................................................................................... 52One-Time Address.......................................................................................................................... 55Hazard Information........................................................................................................................ 56Estimated Tax Functionality ......................................................................................................... 58

Favorite Charge Accounts ............................................................................................................. 62Attachments..................................................................................................................................... 64Global Approver............................................................................................................................. 65Change Requisition ........................................................................................................................ 67Cancel Requisition.......................................................................................................................... 68Requester Initiated Changes to Purchase Orders ...................................................................... 69

5 Receipts

Receive ...................................................................................................................................................... 2Receipt Creation................................................................................................................................ 2Express Receiving ............................................................................................................................. 3Blind Receiving ................................................................................................................................. 4Receiving Against Intransit Shipments ......................................................................................... 6

Receiving Against Internal Requisitions................................................................................ 7


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Requisitions to Receive.................................................................................................................... 9

Return...................................................................................................................................................... 12Debit Memos for Return Transactions ........................................................................................ 13

Correct ..................................................................................................................................................... 13View Receipts ........................................................................................................................................ 14Confirm Receipt Notifications ........................................................................................................... 15

A Using a Spreadsheet to Load Catalog Data

Introduction to the Catalog Structure ................................................................................................. 2Using a Spreadsheet to Load the Catalog Data ................................................................................. 3

Opening the Spreadsheet Text File ................................................................................................ 4Spreadsheet Tips............................................................................................................................... 4

Encoding Section .................................................................................................................................... 5Language Section .................................................................................................................................... 6

Catalog Section........................................................................................................................................ 8Required and Validated Catalog Information.............................................................................. 8

Example 1: Sample Catalog Section ........................................................................................ 9Contract Reference Section ................................................................................................................... 9

Required and Validated Contract Information............................................................................ 9Example 2: Sample Contract Reference Section.................................................................. 10

Data Types .............................................................................................................................................. 11

Text ................................................................................................................................................... 11Translatable Text............................................................................................................................. 11Number............................................................................................................................................ 11

Data Section ........................................................................................................................................... 11Adding, Updating, and Deleting ................................................................................................. 12Required and Validated Item and Price Information................................................................ 13Price Lists ......................................................................................................................................... 20

Example 3: Items and Prices (ItemPrice.txt) ............................................................................... 20Example 4: Operating Unit-Specific Items (ItemPrice.txt)........................................................ 21Example 5: Operating Unit-Specific Prices (Price.txt)............................................................... 22Example 6: Item Updates (ItemPrice.txt) .................................................................................... 23Example 7: Item Deletion (ItemPrice.txt).................................................................................... 24Example 8: Price Deletion (Price.txt) ........................................................................................... 25

Case Sensitivity...............................................................................................................................26


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Blanking Out a Descriptor............................................................................................................. 27

Example 9: Deleting Information .......................................................................................... 27Reclassifying an Item Under Another Category........................................................................ 28

Using the Bulk Loader with Extracted Items................................................................................... 28Reviewing and Saving Your Spreadsheet File ................................................................................ 29Loading Your Spreadsheet File .......................................................................................................... 29Resolving Errors .................................................................................................................................... 31

Format errors (failures).................................................................................................................. 31

Validation errors (rejected lines) .................................................................................................. 32Handling Special Characters .............................................................................................................. 32Loading Images ..................................................................................................................................... 33Translating Catalogs ............................................................................................................................. 35

Pricing............................................................................................................................................... 36

B Using XML to Load Catalog Data

Introduction to the Catalog Structure ................................................................................................. 2Using XML to Load the Catalog Data ................................................................................................. 4

The Catalog Data Document Type Definition (DTD).................................................................. 4Version and Character Set Encoding ................................................................................................... 5Language Identification......................................................................................................................... 6Administrative Section .......................................................................................................................... 8

Required and Validated Administrative Information................................................................. 8XML Example 1: Entering Administrative Information ............................................................. 9XML Example 2: Entering Administrative Information ............................................................. 9XML Example 3: Associating a Catalog with a Contract Purchase Agreement.................... 10XML Example 4: Associating a Catalog with Multiple Contract Purchase Agreements..... 10

Data Types .............................................................................................................................................. 10Text.................................................................................................................................................... 11

Translatable Text............................................................................................................................. 11Number ............................................................................................................................................ 11

Root Descriptors Section ..................................................................................................................... 11Required and Validated Root Descriptors Information............................................................ 12XML Example 5: Creating Base Descriptors............................................................................... 13

Catalog Data Section ............................................................................................................................ 14Adding, Updating, and Deleting.................................................................................................. 15


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Required and Validated Item Information ................................................................................. 16

Required and Validated Price Information................................................................................. 22Price Lists ......................................................................................................................................... 24XML Example 6: Adding Items .................................................................................................... 25XML Example 7: Adding Operating Unit-Specific Items ......................................................... 28XML Example 8: Updating Prices ................................................................................................ 30XML Example 9: Updating an Item ............................................................................................. 32XML Example 10: Deleting an Item ............................................................................................. 33

XML Example 11: Deleting Item Prices....................................................................................... 34Case Sensitivity............................................................................................................................... 35Reclassifying an Item Under Another Category........................................................................ 36Blanking Out a Descriptor............................................................................................................. 36

XML Example 12: Deleting Values ....................................................................................... 36Using the Bulk Loader with Extracted Items................................................................................... 37Reviewing and Saving Your XML File ............................................................................................. 38Loading Your XML File........................................................................................................................ 38Resolving Errors.................................................................................................................................... 40

Format errors (failures).................................................................................................................. 40Validation errors (rejected lines) .................................................................................................. 41

Handling Special Characters .............................................................................................................. 41Loading Images ..................................................................................................................................... 42

Translating Catalogs ............................................................................................................................. 44Categories and Descriptors........................................................................................................... 45Pricing .............................................................................................................................................. 45Example 13: Translating an XML File.......................................................................................... 46

Backwards Compatibility.................................................................................................................... 48

C Using XML to Load Catalog Schema

Introduction to the Catalog Structure ................................................................................................. 2Using XML to Load the Catalog Schema............................................................................................ 3

The Catalog Schema Document Type Definition (DTD) ............................................................ 3Version and Character Set Encoding................................................................................................... 4Language Identification ........................................................................................................................ 4Administrative Section .......................................................................................................................... 6

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XML Example 1: Entering Administrative Information ............................................................. 7

XML Example 2: Entering Administrative Information ......................................... 8Schema Section........................................................................................................................................ 8Required and Validated Category Information ................................................................................ 9Required and Validated Descriptors Information.......................................................................... 10

Default Base Descriptors................................................................................................................ 13XML Example 3: Creating Item Categories and Local Descriptors......................................... 17XML Example 4: Deleting an Item Category and Local Descriptor........................................ 18

XML Example 5: Creating a Base Descriptor.............................................................................. 19XML Example 6: Updating a Base Descriptor ............................................................................ 20XML Example 7: Deleting a Base Descriptor.............................................................................. 20

Hierarchy Section.................................................................................................................................. 21Required and Validated Hierarchy Information........................................................................ 22XML Example 8: Creating a Category Hierarchy ...................................................................... 22XML Example 9: Deleting a Parent-Child Relationship............................................................ 23XML Example 10: Changing a Parent-Child Relationship ....................................................... 24XML Example 11: Deleting a Browsing Category...................................................................... 25

Reviewing and Saving Your XML File.............................................................................................. 26Loading Your XML File........................................................................................................................ 26Resolving Errors .................................................................................................................................... 28

Format errors (failures).................................................................................................................. 28

Validation errors (rejected lines) .................................................................................................. 28Handling Special Characters .............................................................................................................. 28Translating Catalog Schema................................................................................................................ 29

XML Example 12: Translating Categories and Descriptors...................................................... 30Backwards Compatibility.................................................................................................................... 31

D Search Engine Logic

Search Methods ....................................................................................................................................... 1Standard Search ................................................................................................................................ 2

Exact Match of All Words ........................................................................................................ 3Expanded Search............................................................................................................................... 3

Match of Any Words with Stemming..................................................................................... 4Begins With (Wild Card) .......................................................................................................... 5Fuzzy Match ............................................................................................................................... 5


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Advanced Search.............................................................................................................................. 5

Items Displayed in Search Results ...................................................................................................... 9Related Links ......................................................................................................................................... 11

Categories ........................................................................................................................................ 11Shopping Lists................................................................................................................................. 11

Filtering and Sorting ............................................................................................................................ 11Supported Search Methods by Catalog Type.................................................................................. 13Special Characters................................................................................................................................. 13

Class I: Non-Alphanumeric Characters Interpreted as Search Operators ............................ 13Class II: Non-Alphanumeric Characters Interpreted as Searchable Characters .................. 14Class III: Non-Alphanumeric Characters Not in Class I or Class II....................................... 14

Search Configuration ........................................................................................................................... 14Schema Editing ............................................................................................................................... 14

Online versus Bulk Load Schema Editing ........................................................................... 15Advanced Search ..................................................................................................................... 16

Profile Options................................................................................................................................ 16Relevance Ranking ............................................................................................................................... 17Technical Details ................................................................................................................................... 18

Standard Search: match all search terms - and search .............................................................. 18Expanded Search: stemming, begins with, and fuzzy search.................................................. 19

Fuzzy Expansion ..................................................................................................................... 19

Advanced Search............................................................................................................................20

Reserved Characters....................................................................................................................... 20For Class II Non-Alphanumeric Characters: ....................................................................... 21For Class III Non-Alphanumeric Characters:...................................................................... 21

Searching in Other Languages ........................................................................................................... 22

E PO History Feed File

Format and Data Elements of PO History Feed........................................................................... 1Sample PO History Feed file:........................................................................................................ 10


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Preface

Intended AudienceWelcome to the Oracle iProcurement 11i Implementation Guide. This manualincludes information you need to effectively implement Oracle iProcurement 11i.

This guide assumes you have a working knowledge of the following: The principles and customary practices of your business area.

Implementing ERP Applications.

Oracle iProcurement

If you have never used Oracle iProcurement, we suggest you attend one ormore of the Oracle iProcurement training classes available through Oracle

University.

Documentation AccessibilityOur goal is to make Oracle products, services, and supporting documentationaccessible, with good usability, to the disabled community. To that end, ourdocumentation includes features that make information available to users of

assistive technology. This documentation is available in HTML format, and containsmarkup to facilitate access by the disabled community. Standards will continue toevolve over time, and Oracle Corporation is actively engaged with othermarket-leading technology vendors to address technical obstacles so that ourdocumentation can be accessible to all of our customers. For additional information,visit the Oracle Accessibility Program Web site athttp://www.oracle.com/accessibility/ .


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Accessibility of Code Examples in Documentation JAWS, a Windows screen

reader, may not always correctly read the code examples in this document. Theconventions for writing code require that closing braces should appear on anotherwise empty line; however, JAWS may not always read a line of text thatconsists solely of a bracket or brace.

StructureThis guide contains the information you need to understand and use Oracle

iProcurement 11i.This preface explains how this implementation manual is organized and introducesother sources of information that can help you. This guide contains the followingchapters:

Chapter 1 Provides a brief overview of the features in Oracle iProcurement 11i. See:"Overview" on page 1-1.

Chapter 2 Describes the implementation steps specific to Oracle iProcurement 11i.See: "Oracle Application Setup" on page 2-1.

Chapter 3 Presents the various methods available for extracting and loading catalogdata such as the Define Catalog Server Loader Values window of Oracle Purchasingand the catalog data extraction concurrent programs. See: "Catalog Management"on page 3-1.

Chapter 4 Describes the implementation of requisition related features used byOracle iProcurement 11i. See: "Requisitions" on page 4-1.

Chapter 5 Presents the various features used for receiving ordered goods in OracleiProcurement 11i and discusses setup implications. See: "Receipts" on page 5-1.

Appendix A-E Provides detailed information on specific subjects related to Oracle

iProcurement 11i.

Related DocumentsThe following documents provide necessary information to ensure a successfulimplementation of iProcurement 11i:


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Oracle Applications Flexfields Guide

This guide provides flexfields planning, setup, and reference information for theOracle Purchasing implementation team, as well as for users responsible for theongoing maintenance of Oracle Applications product data. This guide also providesinformation on creating custom reports on flexfields data.

Oracle Applications System Administrators Guide

This guide provides planning and reference information for the Oracle ApplicationsSystem Administrator. It contains information on how to define security, customizemenus and online help, and manage processing.

Oracle Applications Users Guide

This guide explains how to navigate the ERP applications system, enter data, andquery information, and introduces other basic features.

Oracle e-Commerce Gateway Users Guide, Release 11i

This guide describes how Oracle e-Commerce Gateway provides a means toconduct business with trading partners via Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). Datafiles are exchanged in a standard format to minimize manual effort, speed dataprocessing and ensure accuracy.

Oracle eTechnical Reference Manuals (eTRM), Release 11i

Each eTechnical Reference Manual (eTRM) contains database diagrams and a

detailed description of database tables, forms, reports, and programs for a specificOracle Applications product. This information helps you convert data from yourexisting applications, integrate Oracle Applications data with non-Oracleapplications, and write custom reports for Oracle Applications products. OracleeTRM is available on Oracle MetaLink (http://metalink.oracle.com).

Oracle Internet Procurement Installation Guide

Presents information necessary for installation.

Oracle Payables Users Guide, Release 11i

This guide describes how accounts payable transactions are created and entered inOracle Payables. This guide also contains detailed setup information for OraclePayables.


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Oracle Purchasing Users Guide, Release 11i

This guide describes how to create and approve purchasing documents, includingrequisitions, different types of purchase orders, quotations, RFQs, and receipts. Thisguide also describes how to manage your supply base through agreements,sourcing rules and approved supplier lists. In addition, this guide explains how youcan automatically create purchasing documents based on business rules throughintegration with Oracle Workflow technology, which automates many of the keyprocurement processes.

Oracle Self-Service Web Applications Implementation Manual, Release11i

This manual contains essential information if you are implementing iProcurement11i on Oracle Applications Release 11i.

Oracle Workflow Guide, Release 11i

Oracle Workflow enables you to automate and continuously improve businessprocesses. Information of any type can be routed according to business rules.

Punchout and Transparent Punchout Guide for Oracle iProcurement andOracle Exchange, Release 11i

This document contains necessary information for customers implementing OracleExchange as a third party catalog service and customers implementing remotecatalog content from a supplier.

Online Product DocumentationOnline help is available for Oracle iProcurement 11i and Catalog Authoring. No

paper user guides are available.

Documentation UpdatesFor Oracle Applications products, documentation updates and patch documents areavailable on Oracle MetaLink. Check the following areas on Oracle MetaLink fordocumentation updates and / or patch documents relevant to iProcurement 11i:

Oracle ERP - iProcurement

Note: The Web Applications Dictionary is documented within theOracle Self-Service Web Applications Implementation Manual.


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Oracle ERP - Exchange

Oracle ERP - Purchasing Oracle Financials - Payables

Additional updates may be added to MetaLink at any time. Updates for productsother than those listed here may also be relevant. The MetaLink web site is:

http://metalink.oracle.com

ConventionsThe following conventions are used in this manual:

Convention Meaning

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Vertical ellipsis points in an example mean that information notdirectly related to the example has been omitted.

. . . Horizontal ellipsis points in statements or commands mean thatparts of the statement or command not directly related to theexample have been omitted

boldface text Boldface type in text indicates a term defined in the text, the glossary,or in both locations.

< > Angle brackets enclose user-supplied names.

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Overview 1-1

1Overview

Oracle iProcurement 11i enables internal corporate requesters to independentlyorder items from both local (internal) and remote (external) catalogs. OracleiProcurement 11i is fully integrated with Oracle Applications Release 11i. Thisguide includes five chapters:

iProcurement Overview - An overview of Oracle iProcurement 11i. Oracle Application Setup - Setup steps in Oracle Applications for iProcurement.

iProcurement Catalog Management - Catalog setup steps.

iProcurement Requisitions - Setup steps for requisitioning.

iProcurement Receipts - Setup steps for receiving.

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1.1 Oracle iProcurement in Procure-to-Pay Flow

Oracle iProcurement is part of Oracle Applications, an integrated suite ofE-Business solutions designed to transform your business into an E-Business. Alongwith the rest of the Oracle E-Business suite, iProcurement helps an enterprisestreamline the procurement process with end-to-end business automation. It is thestarting point for the ordering process and provides powerful self-servicerequisitioning capability with an intuitive, web shopping interface. It constitutes akey component of the complete procure-to-pay business flow and helps anenterprise to process and manage requisitions and receipt of the requestedgoods/services in an efficient and automated manner.

Figure 11 Procure-to-Pay Flow

In this overview of Oracle iProcurement we will discuss the following componentsof the product:

Catalog and Content Management

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1.2 Catalog and Content ManagementOracle iProcurement 11i offers a flexible solution to catalog and contentmanagement, enabling you to select from several approaches based on your

business model.

1. Load catalogs directly into the Oracle iProcurement catalog using the catalogbulk loader, which supports catalogs formatted in XML, standard text, cataloginterchange format (CIF), or cXML. Using the catalog bulk loader, you can loadnew catalogs, update existing catalogs, and delete catalog content. Oracle

iProcurement 11i also supports catalogs created in multiple languages andcurrencies to support requester communities worldwide, respecting theircultural backgrounds.

2. Use the catalog extractor to load items and services from Oracle Purchasing intothe iProcurement catalog.

3. Punchout to an Oracle Exchange marketplace, such as Exchange.Oracle.com, ora supplier's Web store to access their catalogs. This punchout can be a direct

link to the store, where the requester searches, shops, and returns items toOracle iProcurement. Alternatively, you and the supplier can set up atransparent punchout that works in the background to return matching itemsfrom the external site directly to the requesters search results.

4. Use informational catalogs, which contain instructions or links for orderingother items or services at your company. The informational catalog enablesOracle iProcurement to be your companys portal for all ordering.

You can use any or all of these approaches for creating catalog content. SeeChapter 3 for complete information.

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1.3 Shopping

Oracle iProcurement 11i leverages the well accepted model for web shoppingincorporated into top consumer websites. This proven approach allows first time,untrained requesters to find desired items or services (shop) and create requisitions(checkout), while also catering to experienced requesters by providing increasedcontrol and flexibility when creating requisitions.

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Figure 12 Shopping Home Page

1.3.1 Stores

Oracle iProcurement employs the concept of stores. Using stores, organizations can

define an intuitive collection of their content areas. Stores can be configured toinclude any combination of local catalogs, punchout catalogs, information catalogsand transparent punchout catalogs.

For most organizations, restricting access to content by role is very important. Afterconfiguring catalogs and stores, administrators can easily control which areavailable to different classes of requesters within the employee population.

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1.3.2 Powerful Search Capabilities

The powerful search capabilities of Oracle iProcurement 11i provide support to alllevels of requestersfrom the casual requester browsing for items to the focusedrequester searching for specific products. Oracle iProcurement requesters search thecatalog by entering natural language text descriptions to quickly and easily find thedesired items or services. Requesters are not required to know the details of aclassification format or catalog hierarchythey simply enter search criteria rangingfrom partial item descriptions to part numbers and supplier name to specificproduct attributes (such as color or size). Using Oracle interMedia's state-of-the-art

technology, the search returns a list of matching items. Additional searchcapabilities such as comparing, sorting, filtering, and advanced search enablerequesters to further refine their search.

As an alternative to performing searches, requesters can browse through thehierarchy of categories within the catalog to locate items and services. This isparticularly effective when the requester is familiar with the classification of theitems.

See Appendix D for detailed and complete information on searching.

Standard (or Quick) Search

Standard search looks across all the searchable descriptors for records that match allof the entered search keywords.

Expanded Search

If no results are returned from performing a standard search, requesters can findmore approximate matches by using expanded search.

Advanced Search

Advanced search enables requesters to search by specific item descriptors, such asitem description, supplier, manufacturer, or price. Requesters can use advancedsearch operators such as with at least one of the words or with the exact phrase to searchfor items that match a particular description, manufacturer, and price, or othercombination.

1.3.3 Shopping Lists

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Favorite Lists

Requesters can create their own personal favorites list for the items they mostfrequently order.

Public Lists

Professional buyers in Oracle Purchasing can use requisition templates to createpublic lists that can be accessed by requesters.

1.3.4 Saved CartsRequesters can save an unlimited number of shopping carts in progress. Thisenables you to save selected items and return later to add more items and checkout.

1.3.5 Non-Catalog Requests

You can also request items and services not found in the catalog or shopping listsby creating non-catalog requests.

Services can be included in the catalog or can be entered as non-catalog requests.When creating a non-catalog request, you can enter rate-based services, such astemporary services based on hourly rates, or fixed-amount based services forcontracted events.

1.3.6 Enhanced Automatic Document Creation

Oracle iProcurement 11i supports several different supplier level document types toenable the automated document creation process. Supplier purchase contracts andquotations can be used to generate standard purchase orders. Supplier blanketpurchase agreements can be used to create releases. All three of these supportpurchasing document creation without requiring buyer intervention.

1.3.7 Internally Sourced Items

In a buying organization, goods are sourced either from external suppliers or frominternal inventory and warehouse locations. In Oracle iProcurement, externallysourced items are requested using purchase requisitions and items sourced from aninternal source are requested using internal requisitions. Internal requisitions arenot converted into purchasing documents (purchase orders. blanket releases, and soforth). Rather, internal requisitions are converted into internal sales orders. Theseinternal sales orders are subsequently processed and then the requested items can

be received in Oracle iProcurement.

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1.4 Checkout

1.4.1 Checkout Types

Once items have been added to the cart, requesters have three options to completethe requisition process. Regardless of the checkout option selected, at the end ofeach checkout a requisition is submitted.

Standard Checkout

This step-by-step checkout flow is designed for new requesters and includes all ofthe following steps: Shopping, Delivery, Billing, Notes, Approvers, andReview/Submit.

Power Checkout

Designed for frequent requesters that often make changes, power checkoutprovides the ultimate item-level control and flexibility.

Express Checkout

Designed for repeat requesters, express checkout abbreviates the required screensby using delivery and billing information derived from a requester's defaultsdefined in their profile.

1.4.2 Delivery

Multiple Destination Types

You can use Oracle iProcurement 11i to create requisitions for requester-initiatedinventory replenishment requests, such as stocking a shop floor crib. Alternatively,requested items can be delivered to an expense destination.

One Time Addresses

There are occasions where requesters want items delivered to a location that is notan office location or other pre-defined location established in the database. This isconsidered a one time address and can be defined as a deliver to location during therequisition creation process.

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Integration to EAM

Oracle Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) is an Oracle Applications module thatidentifies, schedules and tracks all work activity/costs related to assets throughoutan organization. Oracle iProcurement requisitions update EAM work orders.

1.4.3 Billing

Multiple Account Distributions and Account Generation Workflow Integration

Charge accounts for requisition lines are generated using Account GeneratorWorkflow rules. You can split charges for requested items across multipleaccounting codes, allowing multiple departments or account to bear the cost ofitems on a single requisition line. This eliminates the need to create multiplerequisition lines when the same item is being requested for multiple departments.

Procurement Card Purchases

Oracle iProcurement 11i automatically flags shopping cart lines for procurementcard (P-Card) payment and defaults the P-Card number depending on the requesterand supplier profiles. Two separate types of P-Cards are supported:

Employee P-Cards: Companies maintain a separate employee P-Card for eachrequester in the company to make purchases.

Supplier P-Cards: Companies maintain a single supplier P-Card for eachsupplier/supplier site in the system to consolidate all purchases from thatsupplier/supplier site.

After a requisition has been created and approved, a purchase order containing theP-Card number is created and communicated to the supplier. A P-Cardreconciliation process provides the capability to electronically reconcile the P-Cardstatements and the corresponding purchase orders in the buyers purchasingapplication.

Oracle Projects Integration

Integration with Oracle Projects and Oracle Project Manufacturing enablesrequesters to optionally reference project and task related information on shoppingcart order lines.

Oracle Grants Integration

Integration with Oracle Grants enables requesters to optionally reference projects,tasks, and awards related information on shopping cart order lines.

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Encumbrance Support

For customers using budgetary controls, Oracle iProcurement provides the abilityto check funds online before submitting requisitions. If a request carries costs pasttheir budgetary limit, the requester is informed and can take appropriate action.Funds are automatically reserved during the requisition submit process.

Tax Integration

Oracle iProcurement 11i enables you to specify tax information including taxablestatus and tax code, if applicable. This tax information is carried forward to the

purchasing document.

1.4.4 Notes and Attachments

Notes

During checkout requesters can include notes to buyers and approvers. These notescan be viewed by their intended recipients later in the procurement process.

Upload and View Attachments

You can provide additional information to approvers, buyers, suppliers andreceivers by attaching text, URLs, and other file types to the requisition. Theseattachments can be transferred through the system to purchase orders, blanketreleases and receipts.

1.4.5 Approvers

Approval Routing Configuration

Oracle iProcurement 11i enables the configuration of the list of approvers for aspecific requisition at the time of submission. The Oracle Approval Managerworkflow determines who needs to approve the requisition. This workflow can becustomized to meet your business needs. The requester can also add approvers and

re-sequence the list to meet specific needs. The general approval list is built basedon approval rules defined during the application setup.

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1.5 Requisition Tracking and Management

After the requester has created and submitted a requisition, the requester canquickly and easily track further processing of the requisition using the OracleiProcurement application.

Requisition Tracking

The requester receives real-time notifications to keep the requester up-to-date withactions taken against the requisition. Requesters can optionally launch enhanced

queries to gain additional intelligence and insight into the progress of theirrequisitions.

Requisition Management

If there are changes to be made to an existing requisition, the requester has thecapability to withdraw the requisition, make the necessary changes and resubmit it,or if the original request for the goods/services is no longer valid, the requester cansimply cancel the original requisition. Requesters can also submit a request for

changes to the purchase order created from their requisitions.

Requisition Approval Routing

Oracle iProcurement provides flexibility in streamlining the approval process:

Vacation Scheduling: Approvers can indicate dates of planned absence andspecify proxy approvers for their notifications, eliminating potential bottlenecksin the approval process.

Approval Manager workflow can reassign, forward, or request moreinformation during the approval process.

Approver checkout: When the requisition goes to the approver for approval, theapprover can also make changes to the requisition before approving it.

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1.6 Desktop Receiving

In Oracle iProcurement requesters can receive items, return items, correct items thathave been previously received, and view their receiving transaction history.

Receive

Requesters can receive internally and externally sourced items or the entirerequisition from their desktop. Receipts can be created for a single item with asingle click by using the Express Receive feature. Requesters can optionally enter

additional information like packing slip number, waybill/airbill number, andcomments using regular receiving. Oracle iProcurement supports Blind Receiving,where a receiver is not given visibility of the quantity ordered, quantity alreadyreceived, or the tolerances that have been set-up.

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View Shipments

Oracle iProcurement requesters can view supplier advanced shipment notices(ASN) as well as internal shipments. Shipment information defaults into the receiptwhile receiving items.

Return

Oracle iProcurement allows the receiver to return items to suppliers. The receivercan also create debit memos during the return process.

Correct

Oracle iProcurement allows the receiver to make corrections to the quantityreceived on receipts that have already been processed.

Receipt Confirmation

Oracle iProcurement also provides a workflow-driven receipt confirmationmechanism that proactively sends a notification to requesters to confirm receipt on

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2Oracle Application Setup

This chapter describes the technical implementation steps specific to OracleiProcurement 11i that would be performed by a DBA, system administrator, ortechnical implementation team member. These steps are completed in the OracleApplication framework and include the following topics:

Prerequisites on page 2-2 Profile Options on page 2-8

Administration on page 2-28

Security on page 2-34

AK Regions on page 2-44

Technology Stack Upgrade on page 2-52

Workflow on page 2-53

Custom Packages on page 2-58

Online Help on page 2-63

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2.1 Prerequisites

The following table lists the prerequisite setups necessary to implement OracleiProcurement 11i. These steps may have been completed if you have alreadyimplemented Oracle Purchasing 11i. See Setting Up in the Oracle Purchasing UsersGuide for more information.

Table 21 Setup Steps

No. Step

If Oracle

Purchasingis setup

If Oracle

Purchasing isnot setup Information Source

1 Set Up System Administrator NotRequired

Required Oracle Applications SystemAdministrator's Guide

2 Define Accounting KeyFlexfields

NotRequired

Required Oracle Applications FlexfieldsGuide

3 Set Up Calendars, Currencies,and Set of Books NotRequired Required Oracle General Ledger UsersGuide

4 Define Human Resources KeyFlexfields

NotRequired


5 Define Locations NotRequired

Required Configuring, Reporting andSystem Administration inOracle HRMS

6 Define Organizations andOrganization Relationships

NotRequired

Required Configuring, Reporting andSystem Administration inOracle HRMS

7 Convert to a Multi-OrgArchitecture

NotRequired

Optional Multiple Organizations inOracle Applications

8 Define Inventory KeyFlexfields

NotRequired


9 Define Units of Measure NotRequired

Required Oracle Inventory User's Guide

10 Define Freight Carriers NotRequired

Optional Oracle Inventory User's Guide

11 Define Item Attributes, Codesand Templates

NotRequired


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12 Define Categories NotRequired


13 Enable Categories for OracleiProcurement

Required Required Catalog Management sectionin this guide

14 Set Up Employees NotRequired Required Configuring, Reporting andSystem Administration inOracle HRMS

15 Set Up Oracle Workflow NotRequired

Required Oracle Workflow Guide

16 Decide How to Use theAccount Generator

NotRequired

Required Oracle Workflow Guide

Oracle Purchasing User'sGuide

17 Open Inventory andPurchasing AccountingPeriods

NotRequired


Oracle Purchasing User'sGuide

18 Define SubinventoryLocations

NotRequired


19 Define Cross-Reference Types NotRequired


20 Define Tax Codes NotRequired

Optional Oracle Payables Users Guide

21 Define Payment Terms NotRequired

Optional Oracle Payables Users Guide

22 Set Up Approval Structure NotRequired

Required Oracle Purchasing User'sGuide

23 Define Lookups and Classes NotRequired


24 Define Standard Attachments NotRequired

Optional Oracle Applications Guide


No. Step

If OraclePurchasingis setup

If OraclePurchasing isnot setup Information Source

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25 Define Purchasing Options NotRequired


26 Define Buyers NotRequired


27 Define Items NotRequired Optional Oracle Inventory User's Guide

28 Define Line Types NotRequired


29 Start the Purchasing DatabaseAdministrator

NotRequired


30 Define Financial Options NotRequired

Required Oracle Payables Users Guide

31 Define Transaction Reasons NotRequired

Optional Oracle Purchasing User'sGuide

32 Define Receiving Options NotRequired


33 Set Up Transaction Managers

and Resubmission Intervals

Not

Required

Required Oracle System Administrators

Guide34 Define Suppliers Not

RequiredRequired Oracle Payables Users Guide

35 Set Up Workflow Options NotRequired

Required Oracle Workflow

36 Submit Workflow-related

Processes

Not

Required

Required Oracle Purchasing Users

Guide37 Define Descriptive Flexfields Not

RequiredOptional Oracle Applications Flexfields

Guide


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38 Set Up Automatic Sourcing NotRequired

Optional Oracle Purchasing User'sGuide

39 Perform Additional SystemAdministrator Setup

NotRequired

Required Oracle System AdministratorsGuide

40 Define Manufacturing Systemand requester Profiles NotRequired Required Oracle System AdministratorsGuide


No. Step



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2.2 Setup Steps: Specific to Oracle iProcurement Features

The following table lists the setup step specific to implementing optional features ofOracle iProcurement 11i. These steps may have been completed if you have alreadyimplemented Oracle Purchasing 11i.

Table 22 Oracle iProcurement Specific Setup Steps

StepRequired orOptional Information Source

Define Requisition Templates for

iProcurement Public Lists

Optional Oracle Purchasing User's Guide

Section 3.2.1, "Extracting CatalogData from Oracle Applications"

Set Up iProcurement Attachments Optional Section 4.2.8, "Attachments"

Define Contract Purchase Agreements Optional Oracle Purchasing User's Guide

Section 3.2.1, "Extracting CatalogData from Oracle Applications"

Define Shipping Networks andCustomer Locations for InternalRequisitions (Required for InternalRequisition Creation)

Optional Oracle Order Management User'sGuide, Oracle Purchasing User'sGuide, & Oracle Inventory User'sGuide

Section 4.1.6, "InternalRequisitions"

Set Up P-Cards Optional Oracle Purchasing User's Guide

Section 4.1.8, "Employee P-Cards"

Section 4.1.9, "Supplier P-Cards"Section 4.1.10, "Purchase Order(PO) Extract for P-CardReconciliation"

Set Up Realms Optional Section 3.5, "Defining Realms"

Commodity Based Expense AccountRules

Optional Section 4.1.4, "Expense ChargeAccount Rules"

Return Material Authorizations Optional Oracle Purchasing User's Guide

E-Commerce Gateway Setup Mapping Required forPunchout

Section 3.1.3, "Example Stores andCatalogs", Punchout andTransparent Punchout Guidefor Oracle iProcurement andOracle Exchange

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2.3 Setup Steps: Integration With Other Oracle Applications

The following table lists the setup steps specific to implementing features of otherOracle Applications with Oracle iProcurement 11i.

Table 23 integration Setup Steps

No Step

If OraclePurchasing IsSetup


1 Set Up Encumbrance Not Required Required Oracle Purchasing User's Guide,

Oracle General Ledger Users Guide2 Set Up Grants Accounting Not Required Required Oracle Grants Accounting Users

Guide

3 Projects Accounting Not Required Required Oracle Project ResourceManagement User's Guide

4 Projects Manufacturing Not Required Required Oracle Project ResourceManagement User's Guide

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2.4 Profile Options

A number of profile options govern the behavior of Oracle iProcurement 11i.During implementation, you must set a value for each profile option to specify howOracle iProcurement 11i controls access to and processes data.

The tables that follow display the profile options applicable to Oracle iProcurement11i and are separated into two groups:

Profile Options Set by System Administrator

Profile Options Set by User

2.4.1 Profile Options Set by System Administrator

The following table lists the profile options specific to iProcurement that should beset by the system administrator.v

Notes:

Some of the profile options listed below are shared by severalapplications, such as Oracle Purchasing and other Self ServiceWeb Applications. For more information on these applications,refer to the Related Documents section in the Preface of thisguide.

The profile options are listed in pseudo-alphabetical order.That is, ignoring the various placement of spaces in the title.

Profiles in the application are displayed in pure alphabeticalformat which includes the space character and will be shown ina slightly different order. This was done to simplify finding theprofiles for the first time.

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Guide to Profile Option Table:

The column labeled Level indicates at which level the profile can beset. The levels are:

Site

Application (App)

Responsibility (Resp)

User

The column labeled with R indicates whether the profile option isrequired (must be set with a value) for Oracle iProcurement tooperate.

Required is indicated by Y

Table 24 Profile Options Defined by System Administrator

Profile Option Name Level R Profile Option Description

Application FrameworkAgent

Site

App

Resp

User

Y HTTP server that is used by the Oracle Self-Service Frameworkapplication. The system administrator who configured OracleSelf-Service Framework should already have set this profile option. Ifrequesters experience errors on the Search Results page after first

adding an item to the cart, you may need to remove the trailing slashfrom this profile option value.

Default Value: No default

Apps Servlet Agent Site

App

Resp

User

Y The URL, including the hostname and port number, from where theOracle iProcurement server is running.


Attachment File Directory Site

App

Resp

User

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ECX: Log File Path Site N Directory where the Oracle XML Gateway engine writes its log files.The directory must be one of the valid directories specified in theUTL_FILE_DIR parameter in the init.ora file in your OracleApplications 11i instance. This must be an absolute path and cannotcontain a symbolic link or other operating system specific parameters.


FND: NATIVE CLIENT

ENCODING

Site

AppResp

User

N Encoding that you want to default into the spreadsheet that you

download from the Download Resources page in the eContentManager (accessible through the iProcurement CatalogAdministration responsibility). For example, if you select the Cp1252encoding for this profile option (also displayed as the technical nameWE8MSWIN1252), the #ENCODING field in the spreadsheet templatedefaults to Cp1252. See Appendix Afor more information aboutencoding in spreadsheet bulk load files.

Default Value: WE8MSWIN1252

Help Localization Code RespUser N Indicates the localization code for localized help files. See theOracleApplications System Adminstators Guide for complete details.


HR:Cross BusinessGroups

Site N This profile impacts the suggested buyer functionality and the globalsupervisor feature. When set to Yes, buyers from different businessgroups can be assigned (or defaulted) to a given requisition line. Also,

building approval lists with employees and finding buyers frommultiple business groups is controlled through this profile. When setto Yes, both the buyer and approver list of values (LOV) can cross

business group boundaries.Default Value: Yes

ICX: Client IANAEncoding

Site Y Character set encoding (such as UTF-8) used by the application serverto generate HTML for the browser. This encoding determines the waydata is sent to the browser and rendered.

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ICX: Date Format Mask Site

User

N Determines the date format mask to use. The American Englishdefault is DD-MON-RRRR, for example, 12-NOV-2002. For year 2000compliance, all year formats are converted to RRRR, which acceptsfour-digit century and year entries verbatim (1950 is stored as 1950)and converts two-digit year entries as follows:

Entries of 00 to 49 are converted to 2000 to 2049, respectively.

Entries of 50 to 99 are converted to 1950 to 1999, respectively.

For example, if a requester enters 50 for the year, the year isconverted and stored as 1950. If a requester enters 49, the year isconverted and stored as 2049.

Default Value: Depends on language

ICX: Days Needed By Site

App

Resp

User

N Determines the number of days until the requester needs the order.This value is used to calculate the need by date.

Default Value: 2

ICX: Language Site

User

N Determines the default session language.


ICX: Limit connect Site

User

N Determines the maximum number of page hits per session.

Default Value: 1000

ICX: Limit time Site

User

N Determines the maximum number of hours a requester can be logged

on per session.Default Value: 4

ICX: Numeric characters Site

User

N Enter the preferred decimal and group separators you want to displayfor numbers. For example, if you enter ., as the value for this profileoption, you indicate that the decimal separator is a period and thegroup separator is a comma. In this example, if you enter these twovalues at the site level, all requesters in Oracle iProcurement for thespecified site will see the number three thousand as 3,000.00. If the

value is entered as,.

for the profile option, three thousand woulddisplay as 3.000,00.

Default Value: No default (If this profile option is blank, the decimaland group separators are obtained from the nls_numeric_parameterssetting in the database.)



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ICX: Override LocationFlag

Site

App

Resp

User

N Determines whether the default location to deliver orders can beoverridden.

Default Value: Yes

ICX: Override Requestor Site

App

Resp

User

N Determines whether a requester can override the default requester.


ICX: Requisition Sever Site

Resp

N The hostname and port for the Internet Application Server (iAS)where Oracle iProcurement is installed and running.


MRP: Default Sourcing

Assignment Set

Site

RespUser

N Sourcing rules dictate which supplier or internal organization will

supply a given requisitioned item. Sourcing rules are utilized byOracle iProcurement so that a default source can be generated by theapplication. In Oracle iProcurement only those sourcing rules thathave been assigned to the assignment set defined in this profile will

be used when the sourcing logic is called.

Note: This profile option is shared with other Oracle Applications.Use caution when setting it.


PA: Allow Override of PADistribution in AP/PO SiteApp

Resp

User

N If this profile value is set to Yes, only then a requester will be able tomake project related changes to the charge account information in theEdit Charge Account page and Allocate Costs to Multiple Accountspage.


PO: Allow RequisitionApproval Forward Action

Site N When this profile is set to Yes, Approve, Reject, Forward, Approveand Forward actions are allowed in a requisition approvalnotification. Otherwise, only Approve and Reject actions are allowed.

Default Value: YesPO: Legal RequisitionType

Site

App

Resp

N Indicates whether requesters can enter internal requisitions sourcedfrom stock by means of an internal sales order, purchase requisitionssourced from a supplier by means of a purchase order, or both types.Valid values are Both, Internal, and Purchase.

Default Value: No default (If this profile option is blank, OracleiProcurement assumes the value is Both.)



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PO: Notification LinesDisplay Limit

Site

App

Resp

User

N Maximum number of requisition lines to be displayed in a requisitionapproval notification.

Default Value: 20

PO:Workflow ProcessingMode

Site

App

Resp

User

N Affects the performance of the Purchasing approval work

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