iProcurement users can set preferences for frequently used delivery locations, allocations, and approvers. These preferences automatically populate requisitions, reducing repeated data entry and helping maintain consistent purchasing information. Users should set up their preferences before they shop in iProcurement.
To Change Preferences for specific applications: You must edit Preferences (select Settings > Preferences) while in iProcurement or Expense Requests to be able to modify pertinent fields for those applications.TIP: If the icons in the red banner at the top of the page disappear, reduce the font size of your browser window to display the icons.
Set Up Preferences in iProcurement
Before You Start
Gather the following information:
- The Project, Task, Award and Expenditure Type used most frequently for purchases. Ask your manager or department if needed.
- The names of any approvers or FYI recipients to include in an approver set.
- The deliver-to Location Code for your building. (Find the list of address codes on the Edit and Submit Requisition page.
- Go to Oracle Financials
- Select Login
- Enter SUNet ID and password, if prompted
- Select SU Internet Procurement
- Select Settings
- Select Preferences
- Enter or modify general preferences:
- Visual: Refer to Oracle Basics Guide for Home Page Style and Page Header Display Style
- Delivery Manager E-mail Server Credentials: Enter e-Mail username and e-Mail password
- Start Page: Select Responsibility and Page from drop-down lists
- Notifications: Select Email Style from the drop-down list (HTML mail provides notifications with optimized formatting)
- Select the Apply button
- Select the Application link in the left column
Changes are optional, but fields with asterisks (*) must have information - Select the My Requisitions Search and Delivery link in the left column
- Select a number of Search Results Per Page (default is 25)
My Delivery
- Enter * Need By Date Offset (tells suppliers how many days after the PO is created that the item is needed)
- Enter or search for the * Requester
- Enter the default * Deliver-To Location using the iProcurement code:
- Look up your building deliver-to Location Code in the View all available Deliver-To Locations link and enter the most frequently used correct Location Code in the field
OR search for the correct address:- Select the magnifying glass icon
- From the Search By drop-down menu select For "Address" option type %Street%
- Enter %StreetName% (for example, %Porter%)
- Select Go
- Select the best match to your address
The search returns 10 results per page. Select Next 10 at the top or bottom right corner to move to the next page(s) of results. - Select Select
- Look up your building deliver-to Location Code in the View all available Deliver-To Locations link and enter the most frequently used correct Location Code in the field
- Optionally, in the Other Details section,
- Enter Department Name
- Enter Room
- Enter Attention To
- Select the Apply button
Create Allocation Set:
One PTA
- Select the plus sign to add another row
- Enter an Allocation Name
- Enter the Project, Task and Award
- Enter the Expenditure Type (optional)
- Select the Apply button
Multiple PTAEs (Split Allocation)
- Select the plus sign to add another row
- Enter an Allocation Name
- Enter the first Project, Task and Award
- Enter the first Expenditure Type (optional)
- Select the Split Criteria icon
- Select the Equal Split or Percentage Split allocation method
- Enter the second Project, Task and Award
- Enter the second Expenditure Type (optional)
- Continue to select the plus sign on the table to add another row and enter all other PTAEs if applicable
- If Percentage Split, enter Percentage for each PTAE
- Enter a reason for the split in Allocation Reason
- Select OK
- Select the box on the far right to choose Default for iProcurement in the My Allocations screen
- Select the Apply button
Create Approver Set
- Select the + icon to add lines
- Enter new Approver Set Name
- Select the Approvers icon
- Select the + icon to add lines
- Enter Approver Name (search and select if necessary)
- Enter Approval Sequence number
- Select Approver or FYI
- Repeat these steps for each approver in the set
- Select Apply on the Approver Set screen
- Select Save or Apply on the My Approver's screen, or select Revert to return to the original line setting
Modify or Remove Existing Approver Set
- Select the Approver icon to access the approval sequence
- Select the + icon on the table to add a new line for another approver
- To remove an approver from a multi-approver Set:
- Select the Approver icon to access the approval sequence
- Select the REMOVE icon to remove that approver
- Select REMOVE to remove the entire Approver Set
- Select Save or Apply on the My Approver's screen
- Preference information will auto-load at checkout.
Change Default Deliver-To Location in iProcurement
Before You Start
Determine and find the deliver-to location address for your order.
Setting up or changing the default address for all requisitions is done via Preferences in Oracle Financials prior to creating the requisition. Refer to the Set Up Preferences tab on this page for instructions.
During the checkout process in iProcurement, on the Checkout Page/Edit and Submit Requisition page:
- Click on the magnifying glass to the right of the Deliver-To Location field to start the search for the location code
- Search for the Deliver-To Location by:
- Location (Organization)
- Location Description
- For "Address" option type %Street% (preferred)
Example – Finding the location:
20-108I (VSC) 1651 PAGE MILL RD Stanford University, 1651 PAGE MILL ROAD, Palo Alto, CA 94304, United States:
1. Select For "Address" option type %Street%
2. Enter an uncommon part of the Stanford address, such as, %page% or %1651%
- Select the best match to the address
You may suggest a frequently used Stanford Deliver-To Location by submitting a Support Request.
The Deliver-To Location code will appear on the Edit and Submit Requisition page, and the products will be delivered to that Stanford location for this one requisition.
During the checkout process in iProcurement, on the Checkout Page/Edit and Submit Requisition page:
- Click the Enter One-Time Address link under the Deliver-To Location field in the Delivery section
The one-time addresses should only be used for addresses outside of Stanford. - Enter the one-time address in the One-Time Address page:
- Country
- Address Line (maximum 50 characters)
Please do not include Department Name, Room Number and Attention To in the Address line field. These fields are required on the Edit and Submit Requisition page. - City Name
- State
- Postal Code
- Click Apply
- Select Enter One-Time Address or Delete One-Time Address from the Edit and Submit Requisition page to edit or remove this address when needed
- Review and confirm all delivery and order details on the requisition.
- Orders will be delivered to the new address.