Buying - Recent News Releases

Reminder to Approvers: Assign Active or Passive Substitution When Out of Office - 11/12/09

With the holiday season approaching, Purchasing offers a reminder. When approvers are out of the office, they need a backup plan for fiscal approvals. More...

TIP: Timeliness and Accuracy Key
to Confirming Purchase Orders in SRM - 11/3/09

Purchasing Services reminds receivers that timeliness and accuracy of confirmation in SRM are extremely important to ensure appropriate account management, accurate financial statements and timely payment to vendors. More...

TIP: Don’t Delete Shopping Carts When PO Is Generated - 10/29/09

Requisitioners should not delete a shopping cart if a Purchase Order has been created. More...

Instructions to Create and View a Note in T-code me23n Available - 10/27/09

The Purchasing Services Helpdesk has reported that many end-users have asked how to leave purchase order (PO) comments that can be viewed by Purchasing, Accounts Payable and the department. More...

Purchasing Suggests Steps to Resolve Issues with Kirby Risk Catalog - 10/22/09

Requisitioners have reported difficulties when transferring items from the Kirby Risk catalog to the SRM shopping cart. In response, Helpdesk staff have successfully completed all such transfers using one of two solutions. More...

Reminder to Requisitioners: Check Inbox Regularly - 10/20/09

Purchasing Services reminds requisitioners that when an approver makes a change to an order’s quantity or price, the requisitioner must approve the change for the shopping cart to return to the first approver. More...

Reminder: Purchasing Log Lists Vendors Not Entered in SRM or Entered by a Different Name - 10/13/09

Purchasing reminds requisitioners that if they are unable to locate a specific seller’s name on the SRM vendor list, Purchasing Services provides a resource – the Non-entry/Cross Reference Log. More...

Shipment Delays Possible on Hewlett Packard Printers - 10/13/09

Cannon IV, SRM’s contracted Hewlett Packard printer vendor, has notified Purchasing of delays in shipments on some of its HP printers.

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Reminder: Complete Ship-to Address Details for an SRM Shopping Cart - 10/6/09

When requisitioners create a shopping cart, they must complete the “Ship-to Address” field in the “Default Setting for Items” section prior to adding line items. Doing so will ensure that the information copies to each line item.  More...

Requisitioners Must Submit Request to Change Default Ship-to Address Set to DLC - 10/1/09

The Discovery Learning Center (DLC) is now named the Discovery Learning Research Center (DLRC). Thus, SRM requisitioners who have their default ship-to address set to DLC will need to submit a request to change their default ship-to address to DLRC.  More...

VWR International Adopts e-Invoicing - 09/1/09

VWR International, one of the University’s scientific products suppliers, has moved from a traditional paper billing system to electronic invoicing. More...

New Purchasing Processes Posted on Business @ Purdue - 08/25/09

Two new Purchasing processes have been posted to the “Buying/Placing an Order” category of the Business @ Purdue Web site. More...

Purchasing Explains Catalog Price Differences in ePlus and Punch-out Vendor Sites - 08/13/09

The Purchasing Helpdesk often receives questions from requisitioners concerning the use of ePlus Technologies, the University’s catalog management supplier, to search punch-out vendor sites. More...

Purchasing Clarifies ‘Required on’ Date Field in SRM - 07/9/09

When requisitioners enter shopping carts in SRM, they should review the date in the “required on” field after the items have been added to the shopping cart. More...

GE Healthcare Catalog to Be Removed from SRM - 07/7/09

The GE Healthcare electronic catalog will no longer be available after 5 p.m. today, July 7. More...

PURCHASING: Get Help Online for Vendor Lists - 10/30/08

Using and understanding vendor lists in SRM (Supplier Relationship Management) is difficult for many members of the University community. More...

PURCHASING: No Need to Resend Purchase Orders to Vendors - 10/16/08

Departments should not resend purchase orders to vendors because it could result in a duplicate shipment of goods by the vendor. More...

Updated SRM Courses Now Available; Purchasing Urges Staff to Enroll - 08/21/08

In early June, changes and new features in SRM (Supplier Relationship Management, part of the OnePurdue finance function for purchasing functions) went into effect. More...