Latest Procurement and Supply Management News

New queries available for monitoring PO Vouchers

Posted September 11, 2008 in Financial Services Technical Support, Procurement and Supply Management and tagged , , .

We are pleased to announce the launch of two new queries in the Financial and Human Resources Information Library, under a new PROCURE/PAYMENT category: PO’s not Vouchered by Org – Lists Purchase Orders where no PO vouchers have been created. … Continue reading →

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Steps to ensure that “Auto-numbered” forms work correctly in Internet Explorer 7

Posted August 4, 2008 in Accounts Payable, Financial Reporting and Accounting, Grants and Contracts Accounting, Procurement and Supply Management and tagged .

It has been discovered that when creating multiple Journal Entries, that the auto-numbering feature may not work correctly. If a user is creating Journal Entries and clicks “Reset Form” after the first form is complete, the next form does have … Continue reading →

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Online Request for pickup from University Surplus and Salvage

Posted July 14, 2008 in Procurement and Supply Management, Property Accounting and tagged .

You can now make a request to send excess surplus property to University Surplus and Salvage online. An Online Form has been added to University Surplus and Salvage’s website to allow online request. The new form is located on the … Continue reading →

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Blanket, Maintenance, and Lease Purchase Orders to Automatically Close

Posted May 12, 2008 in Accounts Payable, Financial Reporting and Accounting, Grants and Contracts Accounting, Procurement and Supply Management and tagged .

As a reminder, the Purchasing Department will automatically close all annual blanket, lease, and maintenance purchase orders valid through June 30, 2008. It is not necessary to submit an on-line closure request for these purchase orders. They will be closed … Continue reading →

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Purchase Order Closures Simplified Through Encumbrance Report

Posted April 23, 2008 in Accounts Payable, Financial Reporting and Accounting, Grants and Contracts Accounting, Procurement and Supply Management and tagged .

Effective April 23, 2008, we are pleased to announce the new ability to easily request purchase orders be closed through your Encumbrance Management Report. Confirm and submit your request to close unused or outdated purchase orders without filling-out or printing … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Training Courses

Posted February 22, 2007 in Accounts Payable, Financial Reporting and Accounting, Income Accounting, Purchasing Card, Travel and tagged .

The following courses are available to all staff members and will be particularly useful to those who prepare or reconcile financial documents. We recommend completion of Procedural Workshops within the first 6 months of employment; please encourage all new hires … Continue reading →

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Financial & Business Services Organizational Changes

Posted January 9, 2007 in Accounts Payable, Financial Services Technical Support, Grants and Contracts Accounting, Procurement and Supply Management, Travel.

Financial & Business Services Organizational Changes We recently welcomed a new staff member into our midst – Theresa Ashman, as our Controller/Director of Financial Management. Theresa comes to us from Purdue University where she held a variety of financial administration … Continue reading →

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Purchasing Card Bank System Upgrade to PaymentNet

Posted September 26, 2006 in Purchasing Card and tagged .

The Purchasing Card Program is upgrading the current bank system to a new program called PaymentNet. How will this change affect cardholders and reallocators? This will affect anyone who uses the existing “Pathway Net” or “Purchasing Cards Online” system. PaymentNet … Continue reading →

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PO Voucher Timing Problem

Posted January 10, 2006 in Accounts Payable, Financial Reporting and Accounting, Grants and Contracts Accounting, Procurement and Supply Management.

Incident to a recent upgrade in our enterprise financial system, a problem was inadvertently introduced. There may be timing glitches between the date a PO voucher for a project is disencumbered and the date the expense is recorded. For example: … Continue reading →

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Vendor Search Options on the WEB

Posted April 18, 2005 in Accounts Payable, Procurement and Supply Management and tagged .

A new vendor search tool is available under Administrative Financials within the Employee Portal. It appears as Vendor Search below TRANSACTION DETAIL SEARCH. Because of its advanced query capabilities this option will allow the user to significantly narrow the range … Continue reading →

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