iProcurement What’s New in E-Business Suite Release 12 Naveen Mauwala

Agenda Overview of what is New & Changed in R12 iProcurement.

New in R12 iProcurement Unified Catalogue Architecture – (real time update & no more data extract process) Content security enhancement – content zones Advanced approval support - OAM –Position hierarchy based approvals –Parallel approvals –Support for FYI notifications –Graphical display of approval chain Multiple search result layouts – paragraph or grid display Requester directed sourcing Support for Multiple favorite lists Contractor Support in iProcurement

Enhanced Catalog Agreement Management Real-time catalog update –Extractor will be obsolete. Benefits Streamline catalog creation and management Catalog perpetually up-to-date and based on real-time data

Content Security with Content Zones Provide the Right Content to the Right People Promotional Items Marketing Exec Maintenance Improve control over what end users can see & user buying experience Execute organizational unit-specific procurement strategies Reduce risks associated with sensitive categories Catalog Industrial MRO Professional buyer Partition content into zones Combine zones to create stores Grant access by OU or responsibility Content Zone 1 A Suppliers Categories C B XZY X X Content Zone 2 A Suppliers Categories C B XZY X X X X X

Content Security Enhancements Partition Content Release 12 Content Zones Replace Catalogs. All Content Zones Support Operating Unit or Responsibility Security Release 12

iProcurement – Content Security Include specific suppliers Include specific categories Make content accessible to specific user groups Let’s Look at how category rules are defined:

iProcurement – Content Security Include specific suppliers Include specific categories Make content accessible to specific user groups Let’s Look at how supplier rules are defined:

Increase Security –Inclusion and Exclusion rules provide more control over content. –Responsibility and Operating Unit assignments enable specific user sets to access specific catalog content. Improve Usability –Single feature-set replaces and enhances functionalities previously provided by Realms, System Profiles, Catalogs, and Extractor. Content Security Enhancements Benefits

Complex Requisition Approvals Graphically View Approval Chain & Requisition Status Support for Viewers Keep people informed of business purchases and decisions without requiring a response Maintain key stakeholder engagement & oversight Parallel Approvals Notify multiple approvers of a requisition simultaneously Reduce approval cycle time Position Hierarchy Support Define approval routing structures that remain stable even if individuals / organizational structures change Minimize workflow maintenance

Complex Requisition Approvals Benefits Speed up Approvals Process While Still Maintaining Oversight –Requisition can be routed to multiple approvers simultaneously Increase Flexibility for Setting up Approval Routes –Voting Regime allows enterprises the flexibility in defining approval rules Reduce Setup Efforts –Approval rules can be defined once and be leveraged across multiple products, requiring less maintenance work Provide Intuitive Graphical View of Approval List –Graphical View for Approval List provides users with quick view of the approval list and status

Paragraph and Grid Layout E nhancement Paragraph Search Skin 2 column layout ensures sufficient spacing with item image Price, UOM and action buttons appear on last rows of each item description Images may be hidden. When they are hidden, three columns of descriptors appear

Paragraph and Grid Layout E nhancement Search Skins – Grid Format The grid format allows users to differentiate between similar items more effectively.

Paragraph and Grid Layout E nhancement Benefits Increase Flexibility –Users can specify their search results layout preference: Paragraph or Grid –Users can maintain and manage multiple favorites lists –Users have more options when searching using List of Values (LOVs) Improve Ease of Use –Updated user interface provides requesters with more intuitive and user-friendly layout –Allows users to identify desired information quickly

Other Enhancements Create and maintain multiple Favorites Lists. List of Values (LOVs) capability are enhanced. –Provides users with tools to find the values they are looking for easily and effectively –Enhancements include: Sorting Capability Expanded Search Criteria Item Details and Comparison Page Layout Enhanced

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