This chapter provides an overview of PeopleSoft eProcurement application procurement maintenance and discusses how to:
Maintain business units.
Maintain codes.
Maintain vendors.
Maintain items.
Maintain catalogs.
Set up profiles.
Maintain procurement users in PeopleSoft eProcurement.
Use the eProcurement - Administer Procurement page to navigate to all necessary pages used in maintaining procurement options. Every link needed to set up and maintain procurement options can be located from this central navigational page.
To set up a PeopleSoft eProcurement business unit, use the Purchasing Bus Unit for ePro (purchasing business unit for eProcurement) and the Business Unit Actions components.
PeopleSoft eProcurement requires a purchase order business unit because the system keys transactions by business unit.
This section discusses how to:
Create a PeopleSoft Purchasing business unit.
Create relationships between business units, setIDs, and record groups.
Define PeopleSoft General Ledger business units.
Define business unit options for PeopleSoft eProcurement.
Note. You can also access many of the pages listed from the Set Up Financials/Supply Chain. menu under Business Unit Related.
Page Name |
Object Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
Maintain Business Units |
PV_ADM_SETUP_BU |
eProcurement, Administer Procurement, Maintain Business Units |
View a list of links that are used to navigate to other pages to set up and maintain business unit information. |
Business Unit Definition |
BUS_UNIT_TBL_PM |
Click the Purchasing Definition link on the Maintain Business Units page. |
Create a PeopleSoft Purchasing business unit. |
Business Unit Options |
BUS_UNIT_TBL_PM2 |
Click the Purchasing Definition link on the Maintain Business Units page. Then click the Business Unit Options tab. |
Define business unit options. |
PO Approval Options (purchase order approval options) |
BUS_UNIT_PO_APPR |
Click the Purchasing Definition link on the Maintain Business Units page. Then click the PO Approval Options tab. |
Define purchase order approval options. |
Document Numbering |
BUS_UNIT_TBL_PM3 |
Click the Purchasing Definition link on the Maintain Business Units page. Then click the Document Numbering tab. |
View document numbering. |
Record Group |
REC_GROUP_TABLE |
Click the Record Group link on the Maintain Business Units page. |
Add a record group. After adding the group, use the TableSet Control feature to create relationships. |
Record Group |
SET_CNTRL_TABLE1 |
Click the TableSet Control link on the Maintain Business Units page. |
Group record definitions for the tables that you want to share, as well as any dependent record definitions. This create relationships between setIDs, business units, and record groups. See “PeopleTools Utilities,” PeopleTools PeopleBook: PeopleSoft Server Tools. |
Tree |
SET_CNTRL_TABLE2 |
Click the TableSet Control link on the Maintain Business Units page. Then click the Tree tab. |
Create relationships between setIDs, business units, and record groups. |
TableSet Control |
SETID_TABLE |
Click the TableSet ID link on the Maintain Business Units page. |
Create setIDs. Before you create a setID, add the SETID field (as a key field) to the record definition for that table. Define a set control field as the field controlling the assignment of table sets. |
AM Business Unit Definition (asset management business unit definition) |
BUS_UNIT_TBL_AM |
Click the Asset Mgmt Definition link on the Maintain Business Units page. |
Create a PeopleSoft Asset Management business unit and specify its default processing options. |
Open Period Update |
OPEN_PERIOD_SINGLE |
Click Update Open Periods on the AM Business Unit Definition page. |
Define in which periods transactions can be posted for Asset Management. |
Warehouse Mapping |
AM_WAREHOUSE_MAP |
Click Warehouse Mapping on the AM Business Unit Definition page. |
Establish the default ChartField mapping rules necessary to accommodate asset component changeout transfers for this business unit. |
VAT Defaults Setup |
VAT_DEFAULTS_DTL |
Click VAT Default on the AM Business Unit Definition page. |
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VAT Defaults Copy |
VAT_DFLT_SRCH_COPY |
Click Copy Defaults From on the VAT Defaults Setup page. |
Copy VAT default specifications from another key combination for the same VAT driver. |
Business Unit/Book Definition |
BU_BOOK_DEFN_01 |
Click the Asset Mgmt Definition link on the Maintain Business Units page. Then click the Business Unit/Book Definition tab. |
Define required books, book options, and accounting entry options for each book that the business unit will use. Note. You must first complete the AM Business Unit Definition page and define the asset books on the Asset Book page. |
BU Book ChartFields Summarize |
BU_BOOK_GRP_SUM |
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(Optional) Select the ChartFields that will be used for group member asset summarization. |
Round Options |
ROUND_OPTIONS_SEC |
Click Round Type on the Business Unit/Book Definition page. |
(JPN) Select options for rounding depreciation amounts for the book. |
Depreciation Close List |
MR_AM_DEPR_CLOS |
Click Depreciation Close List on the Business Unit/Book Definition page. |
Review the years and periods for which depreciation has been closed. |
General Ledger - Definition |
BUS_UNIT_TBL_GL1, BUS_UNIT_TBL_GL2, BUS_UNIT_TBL_GL3, BUS_UNIT_TBL_GL4, BUS_UNIT_TBL_GL6 |
Click the General Ledger Definition link on the Maintain Business Units page. |
Define PeopleSoft General Ledger business units. See Understanding General Ledger Business Units and Options. |
BUS_UNIT_TBL_GL3 |
Click the General Ledger Definition link on the Maintain Business Units page. Then click the Currency Options tab. |
Specify currency options at the business unit level for currency balancing; base currency adjustment, and the number of foreign currencies for each journal. |
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BUSINESS_UNIT_LED3 |
Set Up Financials/Supply Chain, Business Unit Related, General Ledger, Ledgers For A Unit, Currency Options |
Indicate how you want to record adjusting entries for out-of-balance conditions that are caused by foreign currency rounding. |
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BUL_JE_RA_CFS_SEC |
Click the Rounding Adjust ChartFields link on the Ledgers For A Unit − Currency Options page. |
Specify ChartField options when there is an unbalanced condition between the debit and credit rows due solely to rounding on conversion from foreign amount to base amount. See Understanding General Ledger Business Units and Options. |
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Purchasing Processing Options |
BUS_UNIT_OPT_PM |
Click the Processing Options link on the Maintain Business Units page. |
Define purchasing transaction processing criteria. See Defining PeopleSoft Purchasing Business Units and Processing Options. |
BU_OPT_PM_DISP |
Click the Dispatch Method link on the Purchasing Processing Options page. |
Define transaction dispatch methods for purchase orders, RFQs, RTVs, contracts, and replenishment requests. See Defining PeopleSoft Purchasing Business Units and Processing Options. |
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BU_OPT_PM_FREIGHT |
Click the Freight Option link on the Purchasing Processing Options page. |
Define freight options, rule codes, and charge methods. See Defining PeopleSoft Purchasing Business Units and Processing Options. |
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VAT_DEFAULTS_DTL |
Click the VAT Default link on the Purchasing Processing Options page. |
Define VAT default options for all transactions in a business unit. See Defining PeopleSoft Purchasing Business Units and Processing Options. |
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Service VAT Treatment Defaults Setup (service value-added tax treatment default setup) |
VAT_DEFAULTS_DTL |
Click the VAT Service Treatment Setup link on the Purchasing Processing Options page. |
Define service-related VAT default options for service transactions in a business unit. See Defining PeopleSoft Purchasing Business Units and Processing Options. |
POA_DEF_BU_SP |
Click the POA Settings link on the Purchasing Processing Options page. |
Define POA requirements and tolerance settings. See Defining PeopleSoft Purchasing Business Units and Processing Options. |
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eProcurement Business Unit Options |
PV_BUS_UNIT_PM |
Click the eProcurement Business Unit Options link on the Maintain Business Units page. |
Define business unit options for PeopleSoft eProcurement. |
eProcurement Business Unit Actions |
PV_ACTIONS_BU |
Click the eProcurement Business Unit Actions link on the Maintain Business Units page. |
Identify the PeopleSoft eProcurement actions that should be used for each business unit. The applicable PeopleSoft eProcurement actions enable security for items from the business template, express forms, and direct connect suppliers. |
Access the Business Unit Definition page.
All PeopleSoft eProcurement transactions are recorded in a PeopleSoft Purchasing business unit. Set up a PeopleSoft Purchasing business unit even if you are not using PeopleSoft Purchasing (standalone mode).
See Also
Defining PeopleSoft Purchasing Business Units and Processing Options
Access the TableSet Control page.
If you are integrating with a marketplace, use the TableSet Control page to link the PeopleSoft eProcurement record group PV_01 as a marketplace buyer.
See Also
Using PeopleSoft eProcurement with a Marketplace
Defining PeopleSoft Purchasing Business Units and Processing Options
Access the General Ledger Definition page.
Set up a PeopleSoft General Ledger business unit even if you are not using the PeopleSoft General Ledger system.
See Also
Defining PeopleSoft Purchasing Business Units and Processing Options
Access the eProcurement Business Unit Options page.
Enable Req Region Security (enable requisition region security) |
Select to indicate that requisitions for this business unit have regional security. This means that the requisition item search result displays only those items and vendors relevant to a requester's regions. |
Allow Req Change in Purchasing (allow requisition change in purchasing) |
Select to indicate that you can change requisitions in this business unit using PeopleSoft Purchasing. |
Workflow Approval Required |
Select to indicate that requisitions for this business unit must go through workflow approval rules before it is approved. If you do not select this option, the requisition is saved as approved. |
Item Source |
Select the catalog source for this business unit. Items can come from the Item Master tables, the express catalog, or both. |
Show PO Acknowledgements Icon (show purchase order acknowledgements icon) |
Select to display a button that you can use to view information from a purchase order acknowledgement that you received from a vendor using an electronic data exchange system, and compare it to the original purchase order. |
Show ASN Icon (show advanced shipment notification icon) |
Select to display the ASN button on PeopleSoft eProcurement pages. Advanced shipping notification refers to internal PeopleSoft system users sending notification of shipment to an external party. |
Integration Type |
Select the type of integration that you will be using. For example, Oracle, PeopleSoft 8.4, SAP and so on. |
PO ID Scheme (purchase order ID scheme) |
Select the purchase order ID scheme that you will be using. For example, PO ID - User Defined, PO ID by Business Unit and so on. |
Integration Option |
Select an option to control how the business unit behaves for requisitions. Values include: Do Not Consolidate: Select to indicate that the system should create all requisition lines for this business unit with the Do Not Consolidate field set to Yes. External Invoices: Select to indicate the requisition cycle sources invoice data from a set of staging tables that can be populated from an external accounting system. External Payments: Select to indicate the requisition cycle sources payment data from a set of staging tables that can be populated from an external accounting system. External Receiving: Select to indicate the requisition cycle sources receiving data from a set of staging tables that can be populated from an external system. No Deletion After Integration: Select to indicate that there will be no deletions after the integration processes are run. One Distribution per Schedule: Select to indicate that users cannot create requisitions with multiple distributions per schedule. One Schedule per Line: Select to indicate that users cannot create requisitions with multiple schedules per line. Peoplesoft PO ID Used (PeopleSoft purchase order ID used): When integrating with an external system, the external system will have the same purchase order ID as the PeopleSoft order. |
Note. You can select more than one integration option by adding rows to the Integration Options group box.
This section provides an overview on purchasing codes and lists the pages used to set up and maintain codes.
Purchasing codes control information used during the purchasing process. Examples of these codes include carrier, currency, and commodity codes, as well as freight, location, and tax codes.
If you are using supplier integration, be sure that the country, currency, and units of measure codes that you define are the same as those that appear on the supplier's website. Use International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards.
Note. You can also access many of the pages listed from the Setup Financials/Supply Chain menu under Common Definitions and Product Related.
Page Name |
Object Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
Maintain Codes |
PV_ADM_SETUP_CODES |
eProcurement, Administer Procurement, Maintain Codes |
View a list of links that are used to navigate to other pages to set up and maintain purchasing codes. |
Carrier |
CARRIER_TBL |
Click the Carrier link on the Maintain Codes page. |
Define the carriers that the organization uses to move freight. |
Std Comm Type (Standard Comment Type) |
STD_COMM_TYPE_PO |
Click the Comment Types link on the Maintain Codes page. |
Define standard comment types used to identify the purpose of a particular comment. |
Standard Comments |
STD_COMMENTS_PO |
Click the Comments link on the Maintain Codes page. |
Create standard comments that can be assigned to a purchase order. |
Commodity Code |
COMMOD_CODE |
Click the Commodity Codes link on the Maintain Codes page. |
Define commodity codes. Commodity codes, which are also called freight classes, are used on bills of lading to group and identify shipped products for freight rating and insurance purposes. |
Country Description |
COUNTRY_DEFN |
Click the Countries link on the Maintain Codes page. |
Add or review country descriptions. |
Address Format |
ADDR_FORMAT_TABLE |
Click the Countries link on the Maintain Codes page. Then click the Address Format tab. |
Select address fields for a country so that the system displays addresses in the appropriate format. |
Currency Code |
CURRENCY_CD_TABLE |
Click the Currency Codes link on the Maintain Codes page. |
Define the currencies that you will be using in the eProcurement application. |
FILE_DIR_FS |
Click the File Locations link on the Maintain Codes page. |
Define file extensions that you want the system to recognize, system locations for transaction attachments, email and fax file extensions, and file server directories. |
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Freight Terms |
FREIGHT_TERMS |
Click the Freight Terms link on the Maintain Codes page. |
Set up freight terms. |
LOCATION_TBL |
Click the Location Codes link on the Maintain Codes page. |
Define a location code, such as a branch office or shipping office. |
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LOCATION_TBL2 |
Click the Location Codes link on the Maintain Codes page. Then click the Location Details tab. |
Add details to a location definition. |
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Reason Codes |
REASON_CD |
Click the Reason Codes link on the Maintain Codes page. |
Define reason codes, which provide explanations for occurrences such as returned stock and changes to order headers, lines, or schedules. For example, you might set up a reason code called CUST-CA for orders that have been canceled at the customer's request. You can also define return and reject reason codes for items received in PeopleSoft Purchasing. |
SHIPTO_HDR |
Click the Ship To Locations link on the Maintain Codes page. |
Associate the sourcing region to the appropriate ship to location. |
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Sales Use Tax |
SUT_DFLT_TBL |
Click the Ship To Locations link on the Maintain Codes page. Then click the Sales/Use Tax link. |
Enter default sales and use tax information for each ship-to location. The sales and use tax rates are normally based on the final destination of the shipment (the ship-to location). |
Ship To Vendor Order Location |
SHIPTO_VNDR_LOC |
Click the Ship To Locations link on the Maintain Codes page. Then click the Vendor Order Location link. |
Associate ship to vendor locations with the vendor order locations, setIDs, and vendor ID. |
Ship Via Codes |
SHIP_VIA_CD |
Click the Shipping Methods link on the Maintain Codes page. |
Set up shipping codes. |
State |
STATE_DEFN |
Click the States link on the Maintain Codes page. |
Add or review a state or province codes. |
Tax Authorities |
TAX_AUTHORITY |
Click the Tax Authorities link on the Maintain Codes page. |
Add to or update sales and use tax authorities. |
Tax Codes |
TAX_CODE |
Click the Tax Codes link on the Maintain Codes page. |
Add or update sales and use tax codes. |
Units of Measure |
UNITS_OF_MEASURE |
Click the Units of Measure link on the Maintain Codes page. |
Establish units of measure for the resources. |
To maintain vendors, use the Procurement Card Vendor Setup (PV_CC_VNDR_SETUP) and the Vendor URL Maintenance (PV_VNDR_URL_MAINT) components.
This section discusses how to enter URLs for vendor websites.
See Also
Entering Vendor Identifying Information
Access the Maintain Vendor Hyperlinks page.
To enter the URL for a vendor's website:
Click the Update Vendor List button to display the vendors within the designated setID.
This button disappears after the vendors appear.
In the Vendor Home Page field, enter the URL for the vendor.
Click the Save button to save the work.
Click the Vendor link on the Search Catalog page to access the vendor's website.
See Also
Entering Vendor Identifying Information
This section provides an overview of item maintenance and lists the pages used to maintain items.
You can establish the items used on PeopleSoft eProcurement requisitions, purchase orders, and other transactions. You can also perform these tasks:
Assign one or multiple item catalogs to a business unit.
Define item categories and purchasing attributes, such as primary buyer, receiving controls, and price tolerances.
Define item families.
Define item groups.
Set up item number control, which enables the system to assign sequential item IDs.
Add and maintain manufacturer information about an item.
Approve new items, define their definitions, their units of measurement, and their ship to locations.
Maintain item prices and their purchasing attributes.
Set up purchasing kits for item and load tree data for item catalogs.
Maintain item and purchasing attribute fields that trigger the Verity online update process.
Build the Verity search engine for searching item catalogs when creating PeopleSoft eProcurement requisitions.
Note. You can also access many of the pages listed from the Items menu under Define Controls and Define Items and Attributes.
This section provides an overview of item catalogs and lists the page used to maintain catalogs.
Item catalogs control the items available to users when they are creating requisitions. Using the Maintain Catalog feature, you can:
Define the catalog security implementation to use for PeopleSoft eProcurement requisitions.
Define catalog types, such as item catalogs, templates, express forms, and direct connect suppliers.
Set up catalog security types, including attributes and default information for the type.
Grant different catalog type access for different security types.
Page Name |
Object Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
Maintain Catalogs |
PV_ADM_CATALOGS |
eProcurement, Administer Procurement, Maintain Catalogs |
Maintain catalogs by adding security and catalog types. Access is limited to users with the SYSTEM_ADMIN action role. |
See Also
Access the Maintain Catalogs page.
Use the links on this page to navigate to other pages to add security and catalog types to the CRM application.
This section lists the pages used to set up profiles.
Page Name |
Object Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
My Profile |
PV_ADM_MY_PROFILE |
eProcurement, My Profile |
Define information about users including email addresses, passwords, alternate IDs, and preferred languages. |
Manage Templates For: (User Name) |
PV_REQ_TEMP_MGR |
Click the Manage Personal Templates link on the My Profile page. |
Create and maintain personal templates for use in ordering goods and services. |
Request Procurement Card |
PV_CC_REQUEST |
Click the Request Procurement Card link on the My Profile page. |
Define user information for a procurement card. The information includes amount and transaction limits. |
ITM_VENDOR |
Click the Purchasing Attributes link on the Maintain Items page, then click the Item Vendor tab. |
Establish and update prioritized item-supplier combinations. |
This section discusses how to define user preferences in PeopleSoft eProcurement.
Page Name |
Object Name |
Navigation |
Usage |
Maintain Procurement Users |
PV_ADM_PROCU_USERS |
eProcurement, Administer Procurement, Maintain Procurement Users |
Use this page to set up and maintain users in PeopleSoft eProcurement (buyers, employee profiles, requesters, and user preferences). Access is limited to users with the SYSTEM_ADMIN action role. |
Procurement |
OPR_DEF_TABLE_PM1 |
Click the User Preferences link on the Maintain Procurement Users page. Then click the Procurement link. |
Define user preferences for PeopleSoft eProcurement. |
Access the Procurement page.
Use this page to enter the user preferences for the user's location, origin, department, and ship to location. You can also enter the requester and buyer that is most often associated with the user.
See Also