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Oracle's PeopleSoft suite of software includes eProcurement, the suite's procurement automation solution.OracleSolid Tool for Large Organization2018-06-13T20:33:19.691ZPeopleSoft eProcurement is used at the department level across the organization for all purchasing needs outside of materials managed through our supply chain. This can include miscellaneous office supplies to order catering on advanced notice. The organization outgrew the ability to efficiently expense or justify monthly P-Cards, and automating the payment through ePro with the thousands of cost centers, restricted fund, and grant accounts eased burden on all end users. Although a delay between a department request and actually ordering will now occur, the overall benefit to stream line the financial management piece significantly outweighs any increase in timing. This review and all other details provided are my opinion alone, and not of my employer utilizing the system.,System allows for quick ordering from preferred vendors or past orders. This can expedite the process for frequent users.
PeopleSoft communicates with our finance department so allows for quick lookup and linking to the thousands of accounts that can be used fro purchasing. This reduces error in entering incorrect numbers that do not exist.
Streamline flow to the direct supervisor or account control to approve the ePro request. Triggers a direct email with link to the request, and the review/approval is less than a few clicks.,Once the initial approval is granted the current system is not setup to send any follow-up notification around additional approvals or order completion. This creates somewhat of a surprise effect on when an order will actually be made or delivered.
Due to the volume of accounts that can be entered, there are limited restrictions for someone to entered an incorrect cost center or even one they do not own.
Is not mobile friendly and must be logged into the organization's network to access the internal PeopleSoft platform.,8,Positive is the centralized means to order and request purchases throughout the organization.
Negative is the ordering department typically has less control over delivery, and unless requested does not have a means to track shipment or learn of potential delays.
When ordering through eProcurement you are at the mercy for processing speed of a the purchasing or controlling department. Some 24 hours sales or discount codes often go to waste due to the time the request is submitted and goes to purchase.,Not a member of any user groups,Concur Invoice, Concur Travel and Expense and PeopleSoft Financials,Epic Healthy Planet, MS SharePoint, Vidyo,Not Sure,Vendor Reputation
Existing Relationship with the Vendor,Submitting procurement requests for individual items can be done in a matter of minutes.
The approval process is quite easy for leadership and approving their team's requests can be done in a couple clicks once the email notification arrives.
Accessing details on the request to verify amount, price, and paying cost center or fund account is simple.,If a request has dozens of unique items this request completion process can get pretty lengthy as it required a lot of repetitive entry.
Depending how complex your accounting department is - the ability to correctly list the account to billed and where it should be sent do can be tricky.,7John PavariniEasy to support, A great tool for the users2018-01-29T15:53:25.770ZPeopleSoft ePro is used across the entire organization for most requisitioning, punching out to vendors' websites for ordering as well as the approval process for those orders. While some business processes still utilize the core requisitioning processes, almost all of our requisitions are created from ePro. This addresses all of the ordering needs of the organization, as all users are able to submit requisitions and have the approvals routed appropriately.,Punching out to vendors' websites - this is a significant strength as it allows users to have the shopping experience within the ordering process while remaining "in" PeopleSoft
Approval Process - the approval process for ePro is robust and configurable enough to meet our organization's approval requirements
Options - the ePro options are many and the ability to configure those options allows for the requisitioning process to fit the needs of our organization instead of the other way around,Robustness of facilities within the browser - PeopleSoft ePro uses a frame to encapsulate the punchout, and this is not always the best supported
PeopleSoft Test Framework does not work with ePro punchout, which requires manual testing and does not allow for end to end automated testing
eProcurement and traditional "Core" procurement do not share the same functionality exactly, which can cause confusion within the user community,9,PeopleSoft ePro has signficantly reduced the amount of purchasing department effort in coordinating special orders, placing orders directly with vendors through punchout and allowing a quality front end to the business units for submission of requisitions
The Approval framework is robust and has allowed for a streamlined and consistent approval process across the entire organization
The significant investment in the implementation of ePro has paid off over time by vastly improved user experience, however this is due to the long timeframe that we have had ePro implemented. If we had a lesser length of time this may not have been worthwhile but for our organization it has been.,Boston Area Oracle Service Cloud User Group
Greater Boston PeopleSoft and JD Edwards Regional Users Group
New England Oracle Applications Users Group,Oracle PeopleSoft HCM, PeopleSoft Financials, Oracle Database 12cBennett WalkerPeopleSoft User2017-12-06T20:50:35.631ZPeopleSoft eProcurement is used to order supplies, goods, and services. PeopleSoft eProcurement is used across the whole organization. We are able to see when purchase orders are sent and items are received.,I like that I can track my order, I can tell when it has been received.
I like that the system is used across the college so everyone that is involved in the order process can see the status.
I also like the way it all comes together on my budget reports.,I would like to get email notifications when the order has been processed.,9,I feel that it is streamlined and makes placing orders easy.
All connected orders to budget. Helps me keep track of spending.,Not a member of any user groups,ADP Enterprise eTIME, SnapSurveysChristina O'SteenPeopleSoft eProcurement - have you bought in?2017-10-31T16:55:55.519ZWe use our ePro for our non-merch purchasing, basically anything we don't sell to our customers. We use the IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) model. This has served us fairly well. Support is good but at times it is not as responsive as we'd like. Not having to manage the hardware or OS is nice but also limits how to manage or troubleshoot issues.
As for the system itself, it is very configurable and meets most of our needs. That being said if you are in the process of implementing ePro make sure you know very well, or have a resource that is highly knowledgeable with best practices in designing your workflow. If this is not done correctly, you can end up making a lot of extra work with changes that inherently come with a system over time. We use this as a standalone system with very minimal integration and it works albeit not as efficiently as if it were more integrated with our financials.
Overall I like the system especially the ability to have a vendor portal for real time notification/communication on POs. ( a function we have not utilized as of yet ).,Workflow works great as long as you set it up correctly. Don't let a consulting resource lead the definition if you are not 100% sure they are deeply familiar with best practice configuration in PeopleSoft.
End user presentation with workbenches makes the system easy to navigate.
IaaS is a great option if you want to have the ability to customize the system yet not have to deal with the infrastructure headache.,It would be nice to see more flexibility to be able to dispatch Purchase Orders to both print and email in one process run. Currently they have to be done separately.
Ability to escalate service requests online rather than having to call would be nice, especially if moving from a low sev to a moderate sev.,7,It has helped with purchasing audits as the workflow ads a solid measure of validation with defined approval paths in addition having the ability to add reviewers and approvers on the fly.
It might be nice if the query tool was a bit more end user friendly as you do have to have a basic understanding of how tables can be joined as well as some basic SQL fundamentals.
Application data maintenance would be easier if it were set up correctly in the beginning. Having consulting resources that were not very well versed in the workflow function in PeopleSoft has caused added effort with some data changes.,Ariba ProcurementMike Bochantin
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PeopleSoft eProcurement
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