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1 SciQuest iBuy Training Approver Office of the Senior Associate Vice President for Finance
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2 Introductions Introduction of Instructor Expectations
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3 Agenda iBuy Central –News –Suppliers –Training Overview of iBuy Dashboard/User Profile Approving a Requisition Rejecting a Line Item Returning a Requisition Document Searches Assigning a Substitute
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5 Agenda iBuy Central Overview of iBuy –What is iBuy? –Benefits –Commodities –Suppliers Dashboard/User Profile Approving a Requisition Rejecting a Line Item Returning a Requisition Document Searches Assigning a Substitute
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6 Overview of iBuy What is iBuy? iBuy is an eProcurement solution from the vendor SciQuest What are the Benefits? –Non-EAS users able to shop –One-stop shopping experience –Reduced procurement timeline –Consolidated supplier base and vendor pricing
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7 Commodities Maintenance, Repair, and Operation items (MRO) Office Supplies Office Furniture Lab Supplies Scientific Supplies Computer Supplies Computer Hardware Catering
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8 Suppliers Purchasing Showcase – GW’s Preferred Suppliers iBuy’s numerous suppliers were selected because GW does frequent business with them. A complete list is available at iBuyCentral. (http://ibuycentral.gwu.edu)http://ibuycentral.gwu.edu
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9 Agenda iBuy Central Overview of iBuy Dashboard/User Profile iBuy Login iBuy Dashboard User Profile –Review Contact Info Approving a Requisition Rejecting Returning a Requisition Document Searches Assigning a Substitute
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10 iBuy Login Your lowercase NetID and password are the same used to access Colonial Mail If you can not remember your password please visit the password reset page
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11 iBuy Dashboard Purchasing Showcase Suppliers – These are the university’s preferred suppliers Organization Message – this area is used for communication, quick links, etc… Action Items - This is where to find pending and approved carts Text Font Size – This feature will toggle font sizes from small to large for the entire application
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12 User Profile The first time you log in you will need to do the following: –Review Your Contact Information This information is driven from Banner. It may take 24 hours for this information to refresh in iBuy after corrected. –Set a default Shipping Address –Set up Cart Assignees
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13 User Profile (Cont’d) Click on Profile
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14 User Profile (Cont’d) Verify the information listed
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15 Agenda iBuy Central Overview of iBuy Dashboard/User Profile Approving a Requisition Rejecting Returning a Requisition Document Searches Assigning a Substitute
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16 Approving a Requisition iBuy will not automatically route to the next approver in the workflow hierarchy after four days. iBuy will not automatically reject requisitions after a certain number of days. You are not able to approve a requisition from email, you will need to log into iBuy to approve.
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17 Approving a Requisition (cont’d) Click on View Approvals Note: If you do not have anything to approve you will not see the View Approvals
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18 Approving a Requisition (cont’d) Click on Requisition under Unassigned Approvals
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19 Approving a Requisition (cont’d) Find the Requisition you need to approve Click Assign or the check box Click Go
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20 Approving a Requisition (cont’d) Click on the PR#
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21 Approving a Requisition (cont’d) Note: You can edit the requisition, but most changes are not sent back to the Requestor. Review all required information If you need to make any changes you can select the edit button next to the section
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22 Approving a Requisition (cont’d) Once you have made any changes click on the Available Actions Dropdown box and select Approve Complete Click Go
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23 Approving a Requisition (cont’d) Once approved the requisition will no longer be in your Assigned Requisitions
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24 Agenda iBuy Central Overview of iBuy Dashboard/User Profile Approving a Requisition Rejecting a line item an entire order Returning a Requisition Document Searches Assigning a Substitute
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25 Rejecting a Line Item Click on Requisition under Unassigned Approvals
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26 Rejecting a Line Item (cont’d) Find the Requisition you need to reject Click Assign or the Checkbox Click Go
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27 Rejecting a Line Item (cont’d) Click on the PR#
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28 Rejecting a Line Item (cont’d) Note: You can edit the requisition, but most changes are not sent back to the Requestor. However you can add a comment. Review all required information
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29 Rejecting a Line Item (cont’d) Click on Available Actions Dropdown Box and select Add Comments Click Go
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30 Rejecting a Line Item (cont’d) Select who you would like the comment to go to Add your comment Click Add Comment
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31 Rejecting a Line Item (cont’d) Click on Document
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32 Rejecting a Line Item (cont’d) Review your comment Click on Requisition
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33 Rejecting a Line Item (cont’d) Scroll down to see the line item details
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34 Rejecting a Line Item (cont’d) Find the line item (s) you would like to reject Click on the checkbox next to the item(s) Click Go
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35 Rejecting a Line Item (cont’d) Enter the reason you are rejecting the item(s) Click on Reject Line Item
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36 Rejecting a Line Item (cont’d) Click on Go to Approve/Complete Note: In this scenarios we rejected line item 1 and the rest of the line items were approved.
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37 Rejecting an entire order Click on Go Select Reject Requisition
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38 Rejecting an entire order Click on Reject Requisition Enter the reason you are rejecting the order
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39 Agenda iBuy Central Overview of iBuy Dashboard/User Profile Approving a Requisition Rejecting Returning a Requisition Document Searches Assigning a Substitute
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40 Returning a requisition Click on Requisition under Unassigned Approvals
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41 Returning a requisition Find the Requisition you need to return Click Assign or the Checkbox Click Go
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42 Returning a requisition Click on the PR#
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43 Returning a requisition From the drop down, choose Return to Requisitioner Click on Go
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44 Returning a requisition Click on Return to Requisitioner Provide a reason for the return
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45 Agenda iBuy Central Overview of iBuy Dashboard/User Profile Approving a Requisition Rejecting Returning a Requisition Document Searches Assigning a Substitute
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46 Document Searches in iBuy You Can: –Easily find all documents you own or have approved –Find all related documents with one search –Quickly refine searches –Save, Execute, and export saved queries –Schedule repeating reports
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47 Document Search – Find all documents Click on document search
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48 Document Search – Find all documents Click on my requisitions
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49 Document Search – Refine search Use the Refine Search Results to narrow the range of results
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50 Document Search – Refine search Review results. Click a requisition number to open the document or the quickview icon for a summary
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51 Document Search - Saved queries To save these search terms for later use, click save search
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52 Document Search – Saved queries Provide a name for this search. You can also add a description by clicking the blue link. Click Save Choose the folder to add the query. You can add a new folder to your personal list to better sort multiple saved searches.
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53 Document Search – Scheduling If this search is based one of the dynamic date rangers (e.g. previous week) it can be scheduled for a recurring export. Click this box to create the schedule.
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54 Document Search – Scheduling Select the Export Type. The interval will default based on the limits of the search. Click Save
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55 Document Search – Scheduling A confirmation will display confirming your schedule. Click the link to view your saved exports.
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56 Document Search – Recurring exports A listing of scheduled exports will appear. To remove, click delete to the right of the saved query. To view downloaded exports, click the tab to the left of Recurring Exports. To view saved searches or to return to the main search screen, click the blue tabs.
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57 Document Search – Recurring exports On the saved searches tab you can review and manage all previously saved searches. To add a shortcut on the main search screen, click the Add Shortcut button.
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58 Document Search – Recurring exports You can now instantly review the same search just by clicking on the name. You can also one-click the search by using the link to the right of each shortcut.
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59 Agenda iBuy Central Overview of iBuy Dashboard/User Profile Approving a Requisition Rejecting Returning a Requisition Document Searches Assigning a Substitute
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60 Assigning A Substitute If you will not be able to perform approvals for an extended period of time, please follow the process for substitutions in EAS. These will carry over to iBuy the next day.
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61 Agenda iBuy Central Overview of iBuy Dashboard/User Profile Approving a Requisition Rejecting a Line Item Returning a Requisition Document Searches Assigning a Substitute
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62 iBuy Central (http://ibuycentral.gwu.edu)
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63 6-4477 8:30 AM – 5PM Standard Business Days
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64 Help For any inquiries please submit a HelpDesk ticket. Please use the category of iBuy. https://my.gwu.edu/login/?tourl=/mod/helpdesk/ https://my.gwu.edu/login/?tourl=/mod/helpdesk/
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65 Any Questions?
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