Oracle® Fusion Applications Procurement Guide

1 oracle Fusion Applications Procurement Guide11g Release 1 ( )Part Number E22658-02 January 2012 oracle Fusion Applications Procurement GuidePart Number E22658-02 Copyright 2011-2012, oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights : Joseph Kolb, Vic Mitchell, Richard Sears, Jeff Glanville, Lee Quek, Ifeanyi Katchy, Mara Prieto, Karlay Tan, Angela Xian, Suman Guha, Mayukh Bhaowal, Manjula Evans, Rohit Lobo, Shibhu Nambiar, Seth Stafford, German BertotThis software and related documentation are provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use anddisclosure and are protected by intellectual property laws. Except as expressly permitted in your license agreement orallowed by law, you may not use, copy, reproduce, translate, broadcast, modify, license, transmit, distribute, exhibit, perform,publish, or display any part, in any form, or by any means.

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6 3-1 Approve Requisition .. 3-12 Amend Requisition .. 3-13 Manage Requisition Lifecycle .. 3-14 Track Requisition Lifecycle .. 3-15 Process Requisition Lines .. 3-174 Manage Purchase OrdersCreate Purchase Order ..4-1 Approve Purchase Order .. 4-24 Dispatch Purchase Order .. 4-26 Amend Purchase Order .. 4-27 Manage Purchase Order Lifecycle .. 4-315 Manage Supplier AgreementsCreate Supplier Agreement .. 5-1 Approve Supplier Agreement ..5-18 Dispatch Supplier Agreement ..5-19 Amend Supplier Agreement .. 5-20 Manage Supplier Agreement Lifecycle .. 5-236 Manage Supplier NegotiationsCreate Negotiation.

7 6-1 Amend Negotiation .. 6-35 Capture Supplier Response ..6-36 Manage Negotiation Lifecycle .. 6-53 Award Negotiation .. 6-61 Evaluate Negotiation .. 6-85 PrefaceThis Preface introduces the guides, online help, and other information sourcesavailable to help you more effectively use oracle Fusion Fusion Applications HelpYou can access oracle Fusion Applications Help for the current page, section,activity, or task by clicking the help icon. The following figure depicts the a local installation of help, you can add custom help files to replace orsupplement the provided content. Help content patches are regularly madeavailable to ensure you have access to the latest information.

8 Patching does notaffect your custom Fusion Applications GuidesOracle Fusion Applications guides are a structured collection of the helptopics, examples, and FAQs from the help system packaged for easy downloadand offline reference, and sequenced to facilitate learning. You can access theguides from the Guides menu in the global area at the top of oracle FusionApplications Help Guides menu also provides access to the business process models on whichOracle Fusion Applications is are designed for specific audiences: user Guides address the tasks in one or more business processes. They areintended for users who perform these tasks, and managers looking for anoverview of the business processes.

9 They are organized by the businessprocess activities and tasks. Implementation Guides address the tasks required to set up an offering,or selected features of an offering. They are intended for are organized to follow the task list sequence of the offerings, asdisplayed within the Setup and Maintenance work area provided byOracle Fusion Functional Setup Manager. Concept Guides explain the key concepts and decisions for a specificarea of functionality. They are intended for decision makers, such as chieffinancial officers, financial analysts, and implementation consultants. Theyare organized by the logical flow of features and functions. Security Reference Manuals describe the predefined data that is includedin the security reference implementation for one offering.

10 They areintended for implementors, security administrators, and auditors. They areorganized by supplement these guides, which cover specific business processes andofferings, the following guides address common areas:GuideIntended AudiencePurposeCommon user GuideAll usersExplains tasks performed by Implementation GuideImplementorsExplains tasks within theDefine Common ApplicationsConfiguration task list, which isincluded in all TechnologyManagement, ImplementApplications GuideImplementorsExplains how to use OracleFusion Functional Setup Managerto plan, manage, and trackyour implementation projects,migrate setup data, and GuidesSystem administrators,application developers,and technical members ofimplementation teamsExplain how to install, patch,administer, and customize OracleFusion guides that are not available from the Guides menu.