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Comprehensive Guide to Oracle iProcurement

May 6, 2025

Oracle iProcurement User Guide

Overview

The Oracle iProcurement User Guide provides comprehensive instructions and information for users to effectively utilize Oracle's iProcurement module within the Oracle E-Business Suite. This guide covers various aspects of catalog administration, content management, requisitioning, and more.

Key Sections and Features

iProcurement Catalog Administration Help

  • Oracle iProcurement Content Management Help: Detailed assistance on managing catalog content.
  • Getting Started with Catalog Authoring: Initial steps for catalog creation and management.
  • Load Catalog Content: Instructions for online catalog authoring and uploading catalog files.
    • Monitoring Loader Jobs and Errors: Tracking and managing errors during catalog loading.
  • Manage Content:
    • Understanding catalogs, content zones, and stores.
    • Managing content and creating smart forms.

Punchout and Transparent Punchout Catalogs

  • Creating Punchout or Transparent Punchout Content Zones: Guidelines for setting up punchout catalogs.

Online Schema Maintenance

  • Catalog Structure Overview: Insights into managing item categories and descriptors.
  • Mapping Shopping Categories: Aligning shopping and Oracle purchasing categories.
  • Monitoring Schema Jobs: Keeping track of schema changes and jobs.

iProcurement User Help

Getting Started

  • Overview of Requisitioning: Fundamental concepts of requisitioning in Oracle iProcurement.
  • Frequently Asked Questions: Common inquiries and their solutions.

How to Shop

  • Looking for Items: Methods for searching and adding items to shopping lists.
  • Shopping at Supplier Sites: Utilizing non-catalog requests and spot buy options.

Creating Requisitions

  • Your Shopping Cart: Managing items and checking out.
  • One-Time Address: Handling emergency requisitions and estimating taxes.

Contractor Requests

  • Creating Contractor Requests: Steps for requesting contractors and tracking requests.
  • Spot Buy Using Contractor Requests: Special purchases through contractor requests.

Requisition and Order Status

  • Finding Requisitions: Amending, copying, and returning requisition lines.

Approving Requisitions

  • Finding Requisitions to Approve: Editing and managing requisitions in approval queues.

Receiving Items

  • Finding Items to Receive: Receiving notifications and managing attachments during receiving.

Additional Help

  • Setting Preferences: Customizing user settings and managing notifications.
  • Contact Purchasing: Accessing purchasing policies and technical support.

Glossary

  • iProcurement Glossary: Definitions of key terms and concepts in iProcurement.

Additional Resources

  • Legal Notices & Privacy: Terms of use, privacy rights, and cookie preferences.

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