Welcome to ePro Complete Maria Whalen Sr. Training Specialist
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What will you be using Peoplesoft for
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Handouts
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Class Structure
Demonstrate Try it together Practice
Course Objectives By the end of the session, participants will be able to: Explain the steps in the Requisition Life Cycle Explain the two different types of Requisitions Create a Description Only Requisition Create a Blanket Requisition Create a Split Distribution Requisition Modify the Requisition Cancel a Requisition Find the status of your Requisition Find the status of your Purchase Order Print a Requisition Explain the process for changing a PO once the status is PO Dispatched
Class Outline
Lesson 1 Overview Lesson 2 Creating Requisitions Lesson 3 Managing Requisitions Lesson 4 Purchase Order Inquiry Lesson 5 Printing
Self Evaluation Checklist at the end of each lesson
Lesson 1 By the end of the lesson, participants will be able to: Navigate to Purchasing intranet site and access the Purchasing Policies Navigate to the Financial Services intranet site and access the PeopleSoft Job aides Describe the differences between the Chartfield and Charfield String/Chartfield Key Type Explain the Requisition Workflow Login to PeopleSoft Training Database
What is PeopleSoft
PeopleSoft is an application used all of the campuses at UMASS for HR and Finance. PeopleSoft Financials houses all financial data from several integrated applications (Purchasing, Accounts Payable, and General Ledger). These applications support the core financial functions of the University which include Budget, Purchasing, Accounts Payable, General and Grant Accounting. Two different PeopleSoft environments:
Finance Production v8.9 is used for transaction based processing (such as entering or approving Purchase Orders) Finance Reporting v8.9 Production is used for running reports and queries and for on-line inquiries.
Purchasing General Policies
Expense items can be placed by enduser Capital Equipment placed by Purchasing 5k-25k -3 quotes or bought off existing bid contract or sole sourced (except contract for services) >25 k –RFP/RFI, bought off existing bid contract or sole source
PeopleSoft
End users create requisitons Facilitates workflow approvals Batch process – runs budget checks Encumbers funds and checks budget Produces PO Ability to create reports
Requisition Workflow
Purchasing Policies
Purchasing Policies and Job aids can be located on the Purchasing Website.
Commonly Used Account Codes
Commonly Used Accounts Codes provides a listing of the most frequently used Account Codes. Full list of account codes – just added to site!
PeopleSoft Security
Each login has certain security levels Contact your Department Security Administrator if you do not have to correct security
Chartfield of Account
The Chart of Accounts (COA) is the foundation of any accounting system. Uses Chartfields to define Business Unit, Fund, Department, Program, Project/Grant, and Class which make Chartfield String.
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Speedtypes are shortcut to enter Chartfield strings Chartfield Lookup allows you to look up speedtype based on Dept ID
Procard
Procard carries UMMS liability, with no personal credit risk Targeted at low dollar purchases Payments are made directly to merchants by the bank for Procard purchases, usually post within 72 hours.
Use of Procard
Simplify and decentralize the procurement process for targeted transactions Enhance the purchasing options offered to departments; Reduce the need for petty cash; Expedite delivery for goods and services; Reduce payment processing time and expense; Improve vendor relationships by providing more timely payments.
Data Entry Key Chartfield Key 103436 109978 Category and Account 734200 Office Supplies 767550 Copier Lease 741970 Non Capital Equipment/Computers less than $5000 757150 Lecturer 757030 IT Consulting Services
How do I get Security Access
Email
[email protected] – after you have completed the class
