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Table of Contents
1. Disclaimer 9
2. Introduction 10
2.1. Purpose of Document 10
3. New and Changed Features in Procurement 11
3.1. Oracle iProcurement 11
3.1.1. Overview 11
3.1.2. Release 12.1.1 11
3.1.2.1. Change Management for Internal Requisitions 11
3.1.3. Release 12.1.2 11
3.1.3.1. Inline Commodity Classification 11
3.1.4. Release 12.1.3+ 12
3.1.4.1. Information Template Enhancements 12
3.1.4.2. Primary Favorite Charge Account Can Take Precedence over Employee Charge Account 12
3.1.4.3. Dual Budgetary Control Support 12
3.1.4.4. Attachment Support in Change Order Process 12
3.1.4.5. Account Generator Support in Requisition Import 12
3.1.4.6. Requisition Update PL/SQL API 12
3.1.4.7. Requisition Approval On the Go 12
3.1.4.8. Attachment Support in Desktop Receipts 13
3.1.4.9. Requisition Change Order Enhancements 13
3.1.4.10. Return of Selected Requisition Lines 13
3.1.4.11. Internal and External Descriptors 13
3.1.4.12. Custom Attributes for Direct Punchout 13
3.1.4.13. Search Capability for Smart Forms 13
3.1.5. Release 12.2 14
3.1.5.1. Automatic Updates to Encumbrance (General Ledger) Date 14
3.1.5.2. Visibility of Item Master Attachments in Item Search and Detail Pages 14
3.1.6. Release 12.2.4 14
3.1.6.1. One-Step Checkout 14
3.1.7. Release 12.2.5 14
3.1.7.1. Reuse of Smart Forms Across Operating Units 14
3.1.7.2. Retention of One-Time Addresses 14
3.1.7.3. Generation of Default Requisition Need-by Date 14
3.1.8. Release 12.2.6 15
3.1.8.1. Withdrawal of Requester-Initiated Change Requests 15
3.1.8.2. Support for Foreign Currency in Catalog Request 15
3.1.8.3. Spot Buy for Privileged Requesters 15
3.1.9. Release 12.2.7 15
3.1.9.1. New Supplier Onboarding for Non-Catalog Request & Contractor Request 15
3.1.9.2. New Supplier Creation for Spot Buy Purchases 16
3.1.9.3. View charge account details in the requisition approval notification 16
3.1.9.4. Shopping Cart User Interface Improvements 16
3.1.9.5. New requester notifications for Purchase Order status updates 16
3.1.9.6. Web Services for Requisition creation 16
3.2. Oracle iProcurement Information Discovery Plus 17
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3.2.1. Overview 17
3.2.2. V3 17
3.2.2.1. Universal Catalogs Search 17
3.2.2.2. Advanced Filtering 17
3.2.2.3. Item Comparison 17
3.2.2.4. Ease of Implementation and Configuration 17
3.2.3. V6 17
3.2.3.1. Ratings and Reviews for Items and Services 17
3.2.3.2. Requester Feedback 18
3.2.3.3. Improved Homepage for Oracle iProcurement Information Discovery Plus 18
3.2.3.4. Price Break on Information Discovery Search Page 18
3.2.3.5. Multiple-Supplier Catalog Upload 18
3.2.4. V7 18
3.2.4.1. Home Pages for Casual and Experienced Users 18
3.2.4.2. Preferred Item Indicators 19
3.2.4.3. Influence sort order Guided Buying 19
3.2.4.4. Requester Visibility into Procurement Operations 19
3.2.5. V8 19
3.2.5.1. Auto-Suggest Catalog Items 19
3.2.5.2. Show Procurement Activities to the Requesters 20
3.3. Oracle Mobile iProcurement for Oracle E-Business Suite 21
3.3.1. Mobile Release 2.1 – Client Version 1.1.0 21
3.3.1.1. Mobile Foundation Release 2.1 Updates 21
3.3.1.2. Accessibility Improvements 21
3.3.2. Mobile Release 3.0 – Client Version 1.2.0 21
3.3.2.1. Android Support 21
3.3.2.2. Mobile Foundation Release 3.0 Updates 21
3.3.3. Mobile Release 4.0 – Client Version 1.3.0 21
3.3.3.1. Mobile Foundation Release 4.0 Updates 21
3.3.3.2. Translation Support 22
3.3.4. Mobile Release 5.0 – Client Version 1.4.0 22
3.3.4.1. Mobile Foundation Release 5.0 Updates 22
3.3.5. Mobile Release 6.0 – Client Version 1.5.0 22
3.3.5.1. Self-Service Receiving for Eligible Requisitions 22
3.3.5.2. Enhanced Requisition Line Statuses and Icons 22
3.3.5.3. Mobile Foundation Release 6.0 Updates 22
3.3.6. Mobile Release 7.0 – Client Version 1.6.0 22
3.3.6.1. Mobile Foundation Release 7.0 Updates 22
3.4. Oracle iSupplier Portal 24
3.4.1. Overview 24
3.4.2. Release 12.0.3 (RUP3) 24
3.4.2.1. Forward Port of JFMIP/FSIO from 11.5.10 to R12 for Federal Customers 24
3.4.3. Release 12.1.1 24
3.4.3.1. Dispute Resolution for G-Log Invoices 24
3.4.3.2. AP/AR Netting 25
3.4.3.3. Products and Services Search 25
3.4.3.4. Business Classification Recertification 25
3.4.3.5. Third Party Payments 25
3.4.4. Release 12.1.3 26
3.4.4.1. Work Confirmation Correction 26
3.4.5. Release 12.1.3+ 26
3.4.5.1. Support for Backdated Work Confirmation 26
3.4.5.2. Simplification of the Acknowledgement and Change Request Flow 26
3.4.5.3. ASN/ASBN Support for Outsourced Manufacturing Purchase Orders 26
3.4.5.4. Prospective Suppliers Upload Attachments During Registration 26
3.4.6. Release 12.2 26
3.4.6.1. Integration with Oracle Flow Manufacturing to View and Edit E-Kanbans 26
3.4.6.2. Capture of Additional Supplier Contact Details 27
3.4.7. Release 12.2.6 27
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3.4.7.1. Cancelation of ASN Shipment Line Functionality for Suppliers 27
3.4.7.2. New ASN / ASBN Barcode Report for Suppliers 27
3.4.7.3. Enhancements to Work Confirmations 27
3.5. Oracle Procurement Contracts 29
3.5.1. Overview 29
3.5.2. Release 12.0.2 (RUP2) 29
3.5.2.1. User-Defined Variables with PL/SQL Procedures as Source 29
3.5.3. Release 12.1.1 29
3.5.3.1. Structured Terms Authoring in Contract Repository 29
3.5.3.2. Secure Enterprise Search – Desupported 29
3.5.3.3. Deliverable Payment Holds 30
3.5.4. Release 12.1.2 31
3.5.4.1. Individual Clause Authoring in Microsoft Word 31
3.5.4.2. Project Manager Dashboard for Maintenance of Procurement Deliverables 31
3.5.5. Release 12.1.3+ 32
3.5.5.1. Multiple Templates for One Sourcing or Purchasing Document 32
3.5.5.2. APIs for Importing Templates, Rules, Questions and Constants 32
3.5.5.3. New Clause Descriptor Field 32
3.5.5.4. Clause Mandatory Attribute at Rule Level 32
3.5.5.5. Clause Section Placement by Contract Expert 32
3.5.5.6. Deletion of Provisional Sections from Solicitation to Award 33
3.5.5.7. Instruction Text 33
3.5.5.8. Multi-Row Variables 33
3.5.5.9. Display of and Sort by Clause Number 33
3.5.5.10. Contract Expert Performance Improvements 33
3.5.5.11. Contract Expert History 33
3.5.5.12. Contract Expert Test Workbench 34
3.5.5.13. Delete Function for Multiple Clauses, Sections and Deliverables 34
3.5.5.14. Defaulting Rules for Contract Administrator 34
3.5.5.15. Purge Process for Repository Contracts 34
3.5.5.16. Microsoft Word Certification for Clause and Document Authoring 34
3.5.5.17. Repository Contracts Printing Enhancement 35
3.5.6. Release 12.2 35
3.5.6.1. Repository Contracts Configurability Enhancements 35
3.5.6.2. User-Defined Attribute Support for Deliverables 35
3.5.7. Release 12.2.4 35
3.5.7.1. Repository Contracts Printing Enhancement 35
3.5.7.2. Print UDA with Deliverables 35
3.5.8. Release 12.2.5 35
3.5.8.1. Update of User-Defined Attributes on Approved Contracts 35
3.5.9. Release 12.2.6 36
3.5.9.1. Related Contracts in Purchasing and Contract Repository 36
3.5.9.2. Contract Hierarchy 36
3.5.9.3. Advanced Search Enhancements for Contract Hierarchy 36
3.5.10. Release 12.2.7 36
3.5.10.1. Content Search 36
Oracle Purchasing 38
3.5.11. Overview 38
3.5.12. Release 12.0.2 (RUP2) 38
3.5.12.1. Integration with Oracle Transportation Management 38
3.5.12.2. APIs for Oracle iSetup 38
3.5.13. Release 12.0.6 (RUP6) 38
3.5.13.1. Contract Commitments Integration with Oracle Self-Service Purchasing (Oracle Public Sector Financials
International) 38
3.5.14. Release 12.1.1 38
3.5.14.1. Purchase Order Mass Update 38
3.5.14.2. Contract Reference from Any Supplier Site for GCPA 39
3.5.14.3. FPDS-NG Integration 39
3.5.15. Release 12.1.2 39
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3.5.15.1. Purchase Order Pricing Enhancement 39
3.5.15.2. Project Security Within Oracle Purchasing 39
3.5.15.3. Procurement Web Services for Oracle Purchasing 40
3.5.16. Release 12.1.3 40
3.5.16.1. Oracle Landed Cost Management Integration 40
3.5.16.2. Asset Lifecycle Management Integration 40
3.5.17. Release 12.1.3+ 40
3.5.17.1. Encumbered Document Revisions Without Un-Reserving Funds 40
3.5.17.2. Approvals Management Engine for Purchase Order Approvals 41
3.5.17.3. Current and Pending Approvers in Action History Region 41
3.5.17.4. Withdrawal of Purchase Order After Submission for Approval 41
3.5.17.5. Configurable Notification in Purchase Order 41
3.5.17.6. Outside Processing Lines in Global Blanket Purchase Agreements 41
3.5.17.7. Support for Importing Complex Purchase Orders 42
3.5.17.8. New Approved Supplier List APIs 42
3.5.17.9. Buyer Work Center Session Preferences 42
3.5.17.10. Purchasing Document Open Interface Enhancements 42
3.5.17.11. Business Service Object (BSO) Web Service 42
3.5.17.12. Promised Date Calculation Based on Lead Time 42
3.5.17.13. Purchase Order Approval On the Go 43
3.5.17.14. Enabling GBPA in Supplier Scheduling 43
3.5.17.15. Support for Multiple Communication Modes in Purchasing Documents 43
3.5.18. Release 12.2 43
3.5.18.1. Automatic Updates to Encumbrance (General Ledger) Date 43
3.5.18.2. Support for Additional Extension Hooks 44
3.5.19. Release 12.2.4 44
3.5.19.1. Spreadsheet-Based Authoring of Purchase Order Lines 44
3.5.20. Release 12.2.5 44
3.5.20.1. Support for Oracle Process Manufacturing Outside Processing Items 44
3.5.20.2. Enhancements to Purchase Order Business Service Object Web Service 44
3.5.21. Release 12.2.6 44
3.5.21.1. Configurable Defaulting Rule for Acknowledgement Due Date 44
3.5.21.2. Promised Date and Shipment Date Synchronization for Drop Ship Orders 45
3.5.21.3. Purchase Order Approval Notification Enhancements 45
3.5.21.4. Notification of Purchase Order Creation 45
3.5.21.5. Related Contracts 45
3.5.22. Release 12.2.7 46
3.5.22.1. AutoCreate Multiple Requisitions to a Single Purchase Order 46
3.5.22.2. Validate BPA Line Amount Agreed During Order/Release Submission 46
3.5.22.3. Enhanced Control Over Purchase Order Approval Notification Actions 46
3.5.22.4. New requester notifications for Purchase Order status updates 46
3.5.22.5. Add all Lines of Requisition to the Order Document at Once 46
3.5.22.6. Content Search and Enhanced Advanced Search 47
3.6. Oracle Mobile Procurement for Oracle E-Business Suite 48
3.6.1. Mobile Release 2.1 – Client Version 1.1.0 48
3.6.1.1. Mobile Foundation 2.1 Updates 48
3.6.1.2. Accessibility Improvements 48
3.6.2. Mobile Release 3.0 – Client Version 1.2.0 48
3.6.2.1. Android Support 48
3.6.2.2. Mobile Foundation Release 3.0 Updates 48
3.6.3. Mobile Release 4.0 – Client Version 1.3.0 48
3.6.3.1. Mobile Foundation Release 4.0 Updates 48
3.6.3.2. Translation Support 49
3.6.4. Mobile Release 5.0 – Client Version 1.4.0 49
3.6.4.1. Mobile Foundation Release 5.0 Updates 49
3.6.5. Mobile Release 6.0 – Client Version 1.5.0 49
3.6.5.1. Mobile Foundation Release 6.0 Updates 49
3.6.6. Mobile Release 7.0 – Client Version 1.6.0 49
3.6.6.1. Mobile Foundation Release 7.0 Updates 49
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3.7. Oracle Project Procurement Command Center Plus 50
3.7.1. Overview 50
3.7.2. V5 50
3.8. Oracle Services Procurement 51
3.8.1. Overview 51
3.8.2. Release 12.1.1 51
3.8.2.1. Time Reporting and Contractor Assignment Flexibility 51
3.8.3. Release 12.1.2 51
3.8.3.1. Oracle Projects – Work Confirmations 51
3.8.4. Release 12.2.4 51
3.8.4.1. Advances, Recoupment, and Retainage for Standard Purchase Orders 51
3.8.4.2. Support for Inventory Destinations in Complex Purchase Orders 52
3.8.5. Release 12.2.5 52
3.8.5.1. Job Standardization and Rate Cards for Hiring Contingent Laborers 52
3.8.6. Release 12.2.6 52
3.8.6.1. Support for Foreign Currency in Contractor Request 52
3.8.6.2. Enhancements to Work Confirmations 53
3.9. Oracle Sourcing 54
3.9.1. Overview 54
3.9.2. Release 12.1.1 54
3.9.2.1. Two Stage Evaluation of Requests for Quotation (RFQs) 54
3.9.2.2. Two-Stage RFQ and Surrogate Bids 54
3.9.2.3. Supplier Response PDF 54
3.9.2.4. Enhanced Spreadsheet Support 54
3.9.2.5. Countdown Clock 56
3.9.2.6. Price Tier Enhancements 56
3.9.2.7. Cost Factor Enhancements 56
3.9.3. Release 12.1.2 56
3.9.3.1. Earnest Money Deposit 56
3.9.4. Release 12.1.3 57
3.9.4.1. Requester Field in the Sourcing Header 57
3.9.4.2. Descriptive Flex fields in Oracle Sourcing Header 58
3.9.4.3. Landed Cost Management (LCM) Integration 58
3.9.5. Release 12.1.3+ 58
3.9.5.1. Online Discussions Attachments 58
3.9.5.2. Terms and Conditions Controls 59
3.9.5.3. Lot Price Summation 59
3.9.5.4. Remove Supervisor from Collaboration Team 59
3.9.5.5. Sort and Delete Suppliers from Invited Suppliers Page 59
3.9.5.6. Cancel Closed Negotiations 59
3.9.6. Release 12.2 59
3.9.6.1. Add Requisition Lines to a Draft Negotiation 59
3.9.6.2. Response Withdrawal 60
3.9.6.3. Track Amendment Acknowledgements 60
3.9.7. Release 12.2.2 60
3.9.7.1. Staggered Awards 60
3.9.7.2. Import of Price Breaks 60
3.9.7.3. Negative Cost Factors 60
3.9.7.4. Sourcing APIs 61
3.9.8. Release 12.2.4 61
3.9.8.1. Mass Update of Buyers 61
3.9.8.2. Surrogate Quotes for Suppliers Without User Account 61
3.9.9. Release 12.2.5 61
3.9.9.1. Multiple Active Offers 61
3.9.9.2. Alternate Lines 61
3.9.9.3. Sourcing Initiatives 61
3.9.10. Release 12.2.6 62
3.9.10.1. Alternate Negotiation Terms 62
3.9.10.2. Enhancements to Sourcing Initiatives 62
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3.9.10.3. Sourcing Collaborator Responsibility 63
3.9.11. Release 12.2.7 63
3.9.11.1. Flexible Default Outcome for Sourcing Document Builder 63
3.9.11.2. Add to existing Blanket Purchase Agreement 63
3.9.11.3. Content Search 63
3.9.11.4. Apply Templates on Draft Negotiations 63
3.10. Oracle Sourcing Optimization 64
3.10.1. Overview 64
3.10.2. Release 12.1.1 64
3.10.2.1. Oracle Sourcing Optimization Enhancements 64
3.10.2.2. Price Tier Optimization 64
3.10.2.3. Supplier Incentives 65
3.11. Oracle Spend Classification 66
3.11.1. Overview 66
3.11.2. Release 12.1.2 67
3.11.2.1. Integration with Oracle Procurement and Spend Analytics 7.9.6 67
3.11.2.2. Knowledge Base Creation and Incremental Updates 67
3.11.2.3. Multiple Knowledge Bases 67
3.11.2.4. Easy to Use User Interface 67
3.11.2.5. Export and Import to Excel 68
3.11.2.6. Classification of Data into Multiple Taxonomies 68
3.11.2.7. Inline Commodity Classification 68
3.11.3. Release 12.2 68
3.11.3.1. Reclassification of Historical Data 68
3.11.3.2. Asynchronous Approval Flow 68
3.11.3.3. Enhanced Training Data Upload 68
3.11.3.4. Enhanced Tracking Capabilities 69
3.11.3.5. Improvements in Analyzing Batches and Excel to Export 69
3.11.3.6. Increased Flexibility in Resetting Data 69
3.11.3.7. Deletable Classification Batches 69
3.11.3.8. Run Classification on Selected Transactions 69
3.11.3.9. Simplified User Interface 70
3.11.3.10. Reset Prevention for Transactions in Classified, Unapproved Batches 70
3.12. Oracle Supplier Hub 71
3.12.1. Overview 71
3.12.2. Release 12.1.3 71
3.13. Oracle Supplier Lifecycle Management 72
3.13.1. Overview 72
3.13.2. Release 12.1.1+ 72
3.13.2.1. 360° Supplier View 72
3.13.2.2. Supplier Search 72
3.13.2.3. Supplier Profile Management (Including Self-Service) 72
3.13.2.4. Extended Supplier Profile 73
3.13.2.5. Registration and On-Boarding of New Suppliers 73
3.13.2.6. Qualification Management 73
3.13.2.7. Compliance and Profile Audits 74
3.13.2.8. Performance Evaluation 74
3.13.2.9. Supplier Notifications 74
3.13.3. Release 12.1.3+ 75
3.13.3.1. Mandatory Internal Requirements 75
3.13.3.2. Contact–Address Association 75
3.13.3.3. Keyword Search 75
3.13.3.4. Default User Creation 75
3.13.3.5. Reinstatement of Rejected Supplier Requests 75
3.13.3.6. Registration Approval Workflow Enhancements 76
3.13.3.7. Streamlined Prospective Supplier Registration Process 76
3.13.3.8. Link to Prospective Supplier Registration Status 76
3.13.3.9. Pre-Qualification Template and Dependent Questions 76
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3.13.4. Release 12.2.4 77
3.13.4.1. Registration Approval Workflow Enhancements 77
3.13.4.2. Approval History on Supplier Profile 77
3.13.5. Release 12.2.5 77
3.13.5.1. Automated Assessment Process 77
3.13.5.2. Dynamic Invitation List 77
3.13.5.3. Sequential and Parallel Routing of Scoring 77
3.13.5.4. Update Evaluation After Submission 78
3.13.6. Release 12.2.6 78
3.13.6.1. Support for Bind Variables in Products and Services Configuration 78
3.13.7. Release 12.2.7 78
3.13.7.1. Improved Automated Recurring Assessments 78
3.13.7.2. Contact Purpose, Address Purpose and Associated Notifications 78
3.13.7.3. Execute Dynamic Supplier Lists 78
3.13.7.4. Initiate Supplier Onboarding through Non-Catalog Requests and Spot-Buy Purchases 79
3.14. Oracle Supplier Network 80
3.14.1. Overview 80
3.14.2. Version 5.0 80
3.14.2.1. Consolidated Hub Administration 80
3.14.2.2. Production Routing Controls 80
3.14.2.3. UTF-8 Support 80
3.15. Oracle Procurement Command Center Plus 81
3.15.1. Overview 81
3.15.2. V6 81
3.15.2.1. Procurement Operations Dashboard 81
3.15.2.2. Indirect Procurement Dashboard 82
3.15.2.3. Action Items 82
3.15.2.4. Item Analysis 82
3.15.2.5. Supplier Analysis 82
3.15.3. V7 82
3.15.3.1. New Strategic Sourcing Dashboard 82
3.15.3.2. Support for Document Security 83
3.15.3.3. Support for Additional Supplier Performance Data Points 83
3.15.3.4. Web ADI Support for Bulk-Updating Purchase Orders 83
3.15.3.5. Buyer Notes (Action Items) Enhancements 83
3.15.3.6. User Experience Improvements 83
3.15.4. V8 84
3.15.4.1. Support for Partial Search 84
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1. Disclaimer
This Release Content Document (RCD) describes product features that are proposed for
the specified releases of the Oracle E-Business Suite. This document describes new or
changed functionality only. Existing functionality from prior releases is not described. It
is intended solely to help you assess the business benefits of upgrading to the specified
release of the Oracle E-Business Suite.
This document in any form, software or printed matter, contains proprietary information
that is the exclusive property of Oracle. Your access to and use of this confidential
material is subject to the terms and conditions of your Oracle Software License and
Service Agreement, which has been executed and with which you agree to comply. This
document and information contained herein may not be disclosed, copied, reproduced or
distributed to anyone outside Oracle without prior written consent of Oracle. This
document is not part of your license agreement nor can it be incorporated into any
contractual agreement with Oracle or its subsidiaries or affiliates.
This document is for informational purposes only and is intended solely to assist you in
planning for the implementation and upgrade of the product features described. It is not a
commitment to deliver any material, code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon
in making purchasing decisions. The development, release, and timing of any features or
functionality described in this document remains at the sole discretion of Oracle.
Due to the nature of the product architecture, it may not be possible to safely include all
features described in this document without risking significant destabilization of the code.
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2. Introduction
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3. New and Changed Features in Procurement
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3.1.4. Release 12.1.3+
3.1.4.2. Primary Favorite Charge Account Can Take Precedence over Employee
Charge Account
Each employee can define Favorite Charge Accounts in iProcurement Preferences, and
can mark one of those accounts as the Primary Favorite. Oracle iProcurement uses a
series of rules to generate charge accounts during the checkout process. Under certain
circumstances, Oracle iProcurement gets the charge account from the employee record in
Human Resources. However, if a charge account is not specified in the employee record,
the Primary Favorite is used. If an employee needs the Primary Favorite to override the
charge account on their Human Resources record, they can now do so with the Override
Employee Charge Account preference in iProcurement.
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Users can quickly filter approval requests by sender or by subject, review header and line
details, review action history and comments, and respond with their approval or rejection
directly from their smartphone.
This feature is forward-ported to 12.2.3.
For a full description, refer to the E-Business Suite Applications Technology Release
Content Document.
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3.1.5. Release 12.2
3.1.5.2. Visibility of Item Master Attachments in Item Search and Detail Pages
When viewing the details of an item after having searched for that item in the store,
iProcurement users can now see attachments associated with the Item Master. This gives
users access to information such as design specifications, better equipping them to order
the right product.
3.1.6. Release 12.2.4
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3.1.8. Release 12.2.6
3.1.9.1. New Supplier Onboarding for Non-Catalog Request & Contractor Request
The user-experience for requesters wanting to suggest a new supplier to the procurement
team through a Non-Catalog Request or Contractor Request has been enhanced. While
creating the Non-Catalog Request or Contractor Request, the requester can send an email
to the supplier inviting him to register on the company’s portal. The supplier will have to
provide all information necessary for registration and will go through the standard
approval process within iSupplier Portal / Supplier Lifecycle Management. Once the
supplier has been on-boarded, the buyer can issue a PO to this new supplier to procure
the item or service requested through the Non-Catalog Request or the Contractor Request
process.
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3.1.9.2. New Supplier Creation for Spot Buy Purchases
Requesters within the organization that have been granted Spot Buy privileges can now
create new suppliers when submitting a Spot-Buy Non-Catalog Request or Contractor
Request.
This feature allows authorized users to make a quick decision to onboard a new source of
supply if they are cutting a Spot Buy order to satisfy an emergency purchase requirement.
Buyers will be able to see that the supplier was created by Spot Buy authorized user and,
if required, they can opt to further qualify the supplier for future purchases. The key
benefits of this feature include better service, accurate accounting, improved spend
analysis, and a reduction in buyer’s workload.
The spot-buy authorized user can also choose to send an email to the prospective supplier
inviting him to register on the company’s portal. The supplier will have to provide all
information necessary for registration and will go through the standard approval process
within iSupplier Portal / Supplier Lifecycle Management. Once the supplier has been on-
boarded, the buyer can issue a PO to this new supplier to procure the item or service
needed by the requester.
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3.2. Oracle iProcurement Information Discovery Plus
3.2.1. Overview
Employee search against catalogs is one of the most critical activities in iProcurement,
influencing adoption, user satisfaction, and the amount of buying activity that can be
automated. Oracle Information Discovery technology used in conjunction with
iProcurement provides a powerful new approach to search, while retaining the robust
policies, controls, and integrations built into iProcurement.
Expanded catalogs can be loaded to capture contract savings without adding complexity
to the shopping experience. Maverick spending is reduced and non-catalog requisitions
for catalog items are minimized, further streamlining the process and reducing
procurement involvement.
Oracle Information Discovery functionality replaces the classic iProcurement home page.
The shopping cart and subsequent checkout with integration, accounting, and approvals
remain unchanged. Key product features are described below.
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provide feedback about the purchased item or service to the buyer. This feature provides
tremendous value for organizations that monitor ratings and reviews and addresses any
problems that are brought up in a review.
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cloud for top categories requested. In addition, metrics and charts such as Order
Processing Time provide insight into employee-driven procurement.
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3.2.5.2. Show Procurement Activities to the Requesters
Requesters can view the current procurement status such as RFQ Published, Purchased
Order Approved, etc. of their requisitions. The key benefits of this enhancement are
• Requesters get more visibility into Procurement Operations
• Proactively collaborate with buyer on requested items/services
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3.3. Oracle Mobile iProcurement for Oracle E-Business Suite
With Oracle Mobile iProcurement for Oracle E-Business Suite, employees can monitor
their requisitions and take action on the go.
• Track requisitions for approval and delivery status.
• View requisition, approvers, lines, and shipments.
• Monitor alerts for approval rejections, returns, and shipment delays.
• Collaborate in transaction context using device features such as email, phone and
text.
Oracle Mobile iProcurement for Oracle E-Business Suite is compatible with Oracle E-
Business Suite 12.1.3 and 12.2.3 and above. To use this app, you must be a user of Oracle
iProcurement, with mobile services configured on the server side by your administrator.
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3.3.3.2. Translation Support
This app is available in the following languages: Brazilian Portuguese, Canadian French,
Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin American Spanish, Simplified
Chinese and Spanish.
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• Technical updates with uptake of Oracle Mobile Application Framework (MAF)
2.4.0
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3.4. Oracle iSupplier Portal
3.4.1. Overview
Oracle iSupplier Portal is the enterprise application that structures all supplier
communication through a secure, internet-based portal. It is a key component of Oracle
Advanced Procurement, the integrated suite that dramatically cuts all supply management
costs.
3.4.2. Release 12.0.3 (RUP3)
3.4.2.1. Forward Port of JFMIP/FSIO from 11.5.10 to R12 for Federal Customers
This feature addresses the delta between Release 11.5.10 functionality and Release 12
functionality, related to meeting the requirements given by JFMIP in the year 2004 for
iSupplier Portal. The following iSupplier Portal pages are impacted:
Supplier Search Page
The DUNS number is available at the supplier-site level for CCR suppliers. A user can
retrieve distinct supplier records while performing the search using the DUNS number.
Organization Page
A CCR Supplier indicator is provided on the Organization page. If the supplier is a CCR
supplier, then the Taxpayer ID, DUNS Number and SIC attributes, and Bank Account tab
are rendered view-only.
Manage Sites Page and Update Address Page
In the Update Address page for CCR suppliers, the attributes Country, Address Lines,
City, State, Postal Code, Province, DUNS Number, and Pay Site are view-only.
For Federal Financials installations, a new attribute, DUNS Number, is displayed in the
Identification tab on the Manage Sites page. If the supplier site is a CCR supplier site, the
user cannot update this field.
The new icon View CCR Supplier allows the user to access the General Information page
from the federal application to view CCR supplier-site-specific data.
Tax Details Page
A new indicative comment on the Tax Details page identifies the tax details of a CCR
vendor.
Bank Details Page
A CCR indicator appears when the assignment level is Supplier Site, and if the site is a
CCR site. For a CCR site, it is not possible to add new bank accounts, to modify any
bank, branch or account information, to change the priority of bank accounts, or to update
a bank account number.
Invoice Management Page
A descriptive comment, CCR Site, appears on the Invoice Management page.
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on the nature of the additional charges, the buyer and supplier may negotiate a
compromise and adjust the invoice accordingly.
When such disputes occur, it is important that the supplier be able to log and track all
activities for a particular invoice. To better help suppliers in these situations, new fields
have been added to the View Invoice page so that the supplier can see the original value
on the invoice and the reason for the discrepancy.
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3.4.4. Release 12.1.3
3.4.6.1. Integration with Oracle Flow Manufacturing to View and Edit E-Kanbans
Oracle iSupplier Portal integrates with the E-Kanban feature of Oracle Flow
Manufacturing. Suppliers can now use iSupplier Portal to view a summary of their E-
Kanbans and update the status on their E-Kanbans.
For more information, consult the Manufacturing RCD.
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3.4.6.2. Capture of Additional Supplier Contact Details
Oracle iSupplier Portal now offers the following new fields to capture supplier contact
information: URL, Alternate Contact Name, Alternate Area Code, and Alternate Phone
Extension. Prospective suppliers can use these fields during registration. Buyers can
populate and update these fields for each contact on the Supplier Profile. Suppliers can
also update these fields when they submit a profile change request.
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The creator of a work confirmation can provide comments during resubmission of a
rejected work confirmation. The approver can view the comments during re-approval of
the work confirmation.
View Errors for Failed Work Confirmations
The buyer and project manager can now view the validation failures and errors of failed
work confirmations. This feature provides visibility into transaction failures and helps in
taking corrective action.
Errors for a failed work confirmation can be viewed through the Purchasing Professional
Buyers Work Center and the iSupplier Portal internal view.
View Attachments During Work Confirmation Creation
The buyer can associate To Receiver attachments at the pay-item level during the
authoring of Complex purchase order documents. The creators and approvers of work
confirmations can view the To Receiver attachments in the purchase order.
Viewing of To Receiver attachments during Work Confirmation creation is possible
through the Purchasing Professional Buyers Work Center and iSupplier Portal internal
view.
An Oracle Services Procurement license is required to use the Work Confirmations
functionality provided within the Advanced Procurement suite of applications.
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3.5. Oracle Procurement Contracts
3.5.1. Overview
Oracle Procurement Contracts is the enterprise application that creates and enforces
better purchasing contracts. It is a key component of Oracle Advanced Procurement, the
integrated suite that dramatically cuts supply management costs.
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Secure Enterprise Search provides flexibility to match user-entered keywords to both
structured text such as contract terms and unstructured text such as that contained in
attached documents. Additional structured contract attributes may be used to further
refine the search, and include: contract number, contract name, supplier/customer/party
name, contract status, start date, and end date.
This feature requires licensing of Oracle Secure Enterprise Search (SES).
Integration with search using Oracle Secure Enterprise Search (SES) is no longer
supported. A native Oracle Text approach is now being used for content including
Repository Contracts and Purchasing documents with contract terms. For more
information see the Release 12.2.7 Oracle Procurement Contracts feature “Content
Search and Enhanced Advanced Search”. This search functionality does not require
licensing of SES.
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automatically place holds on all subcontractor invoices under that subcontract until the
corresponding customer payment is received.
A new Subcontract Payment Controls workbench allows the project manager to manage
these holds, with visibility into both the customer invoices and the associated
subcontractor invoices. The project manager is alerted by workflow notifications once the
customer payment is received and can then automatically or manually release the
corresponding subcontractor invoices. The associations between the customer invoices
and the subcontractor invoices may be automatically maintained based on the billing of
project expenditures in the case of a cost-plus contract, or manually maintained for a
fixed price contract.
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subcontractor obligations. A project manager can also apply payment holds even when
the Pay when Paid attribute has not been checked.
This feature has a prerequisite of Oracle Projects.
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3.5.5.6. Deletion of Provisional Sections from Solicitation to Award
There are some clauses that are specific to a sourcing (solicitation) document and should
not move onto the final contract. These are called provisional clauses. Now, the user can
indicate that certain sections are provisional. Provisional sections and their clauses do not
flow to the award document when the award contract is created from the solicitation
document.
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simplifies audit requirements and provides details about the responses and changes in
different revisions and amendments.
This feature is forward-ported to 12.2.4.
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This feature is forward-ported to 12.2.
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can search against both Repository Contracts and Purchasing documents in a single
search.
With Content Search users can identify text matches by searching in the contract wording
itself. As an alternative to Advanced Search, Content Search allows users to search using
text or Supplier Name or Contract Name strings to locate all contracts where there is a
textual match. Each contract file with a match display a snippet, displaying words prior
and after the first instance of matched text. Contract files can be downloaded directly for
further investigation. Sample use cases:
• List all contracts and negotiations involving a supplier with a name beginning
with: Vision
• Find contracts with suppliers located in France
• Show whether contract #73030 or any of its contract documents contains the
string “network access”
Scope of indexed documents make this feature useful to Procurement Buyers, Contract
Administrators, and Managers. The scope includes:
• Contract Repository (All contracts, including Intent of Sell, Buy, and Other)
• Purchasing documents with contract terms: Global Blanket Purchase
Agreements, Contract Purchase Agreements, and Purchase Orders.
• Sourcing negotiations with contract terms
• Contract Documents files
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Oracle Purchasing
3.5.11. Overview
Oracle Purchasing is the application for procurement professionals that streamlines
purchase order processing while strengthening policy compliance. It is a key component
of Oracle Advanced Procurement, the integrated suite that dramatically cuts supply
management costs.
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Users can mass close purchase documents using the new program Mass Close of
Purchase Document. The mass close functionality applies to purchase orders that have
been fully processed—that is, for which batch processing has been completed—and to
purchase orders that need to be manually closed. The program is applicable to standard
purchase orders, blanket purchase agreements, planned purchase orders, and contract
agreement and blanket releases.
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3.5.15.3. Procurement Web Services for Oracle Purchasing
This feature exposes business logic contained within user forms through Java APIs.
These web services are cataloged in the Oracle Integration Repository and can be
browsed through the Oracle Integration Repository browser interface under the respective
product family node. By clicking on a business entity in the Integration Repository, you
can view a full description, a list of web services for that business entity, and a
description of the web service. The description of parameters can be viewed from the
XSD definition of the service available from the generated WSDL.
With Release 12.1.2, the following web services are provided for Oracle Purchasing:
• Purchase order (PO): Cancel PO, Create PO, Delete PO, Approve PO, Query PO,
Update PO
• Requisition: Create Requisition, Delete Requisition, Query Requisition, Update
Requisition.
These web services support requisitions in Oracle iProcurement as well as in Oracle
Purchasing.
3.5.16. Release 12.1.3
Oracle Landed Cost Management (LCM) gives organizations visibility into their
extended supply chain costs including transportation, handling fees, regulatory duties,
and taxes, and helps them determine the landed cost of material for transactional
purposes. This enables organizations to have better control over procurement costs, to
maximize profits, to increase competitiveness, and to ensure that complex trade activities
are compliant with regulatory mandates.
This integration allows Oracle Purchasing users to simulate landed costs at the creation of
purchase orders, enabling better procurement decisions based on the estimated landed
cost of the items.
In Release 12.1.2, the implementation of encumbrance reversal for Oracle Supply Chain
Management was limited to Inventory and Expense Receiving transactions. In Release
12.1.3, this functionality has been extended to purchase orders with a destination of Shop
Floor, for which the distributions will be created under WIP transactions. Oracle
Purchasing supports encumbering funds for purchase orders that are generated from
Oracle Enterprise Asset Management (with a shop floor destination) during the approval
process.
All public sector organizations, including municipal, state, provincial, and federal
government organizations, are required to encumber or reserve funds that have been
committed to a supply purchase order. Therefore, prior to approval of any purchasing
document, the available funds must be checked and reserved against the available budget
for the specified account code combination. This enhancement is key for budgetary
control.
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attributes. When the revision is approved, the system automatically adjusts the amount
reserved by calculating the difference between the reserved amount and the document
amount. Users may also manually reserve an increase or decrease in the document
amount as well as view encumbrance-related accounting entries for a purchase order or
GBPA document. This feature is supported in Oracle Application Framework pages only
and not in the Oracle Forms interface.
This feature is forward-ported to 12.2.4.
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3.5.17.7. Support for Importing Complex Purchase Orders
Oracle Purchasing users can now import complex purchase orders using the Purchasing
Document Open Interface (PDOI).
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3.5.17.13. Purchase Order Approval On the Go
Oracle Mobile Approvals for Oracle E-Business Suite is a smartphone application that
enables employees and managers to respond on the go to pending approval requests.
From a smartphone, anywhere and anytime, employees and managers can take quick
action on approval requests for expenses, requisitions, purchase orders, recruitment
vacancies and offers, and more.
Buyers and managers can quickly filter approval requests by sender or by subject, review
header and line details, view action history and comments, and respond with an approval
or rejection, right from a smartphone.
This feature is forward-ported to 12.2.3.
For a full description, refer to the E-Business Suite Applications Technology Release
Content Document.
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3.5.18.2. Support for Additional Extension Hooks
Oracle Purchasing provides additional extension hooks that enable usage of custom
validations for the purchase order submission process. Buyers can now make changes to
the target document during the AutoCreate flow.
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Acknowledgment Due Date offset is also supported in the Supplier Import interface and
APIs at the supplier site.
3.5.21.2. Promised Date and Shipment Date Synchronization for Drop Ship Orders
Drop shipment enables companies to optimize order fulfillment to customers, reduce
costs, and maintain a competitive advantage. In this process, a company sells products to
its customers, but does not directly stock and/or distribute the products; rather the
company serves as a sales agent and delegates the manufacturing and/or distribution of
the product to outsourced suppliers, who in turn deliver it directly to the customer.
There are scenarios in which suppliers can meet the requirements of a purchase order if
some modifications are made to the shipment schedule. Suppliers may have
circumstances, such as capacity constraints that change their required production
schedule, that allow them to meet requirements only if delivery dates are changed. The
adjustment is indicated in changes to the promised date.
Now companies and their suppliers can make changes to the promised date; the changed
promised date will be validated and if valid, the modified promised date in the purchase
order document will be defaulted as the Schedule Ship/Arrival Date in the sales order.
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3.5.22.6. Content Search and Enhanced Advanced Search
For customers using Procurement Contracts, new search features allow buyers, contract
administrators, and business users search against all contracts in Purchasing, Contract
Repository, and Sourcing in one location.
With Content Search licensees of Procurement Contracts now have additional power to
locate text matches in contract wording itself. Content Search allows users to search
using text strings or Supplier Name strings to locate all contracts where there is a textual
match. Each contract file with a match display a snippet, displaying words prior and
after the first instance of matched text. Contract files can be downloaded directly for
further investigation.
For more information see Content Search and Enhanced Advanced Search under
Procurement Contracts.
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3.6. Oracle Mobile Procurement for Oracle E-Business Suite
With Oracle Mobile Procurement for Oracle E-Business Suite, buyers and Oracle
Purchasing users can monitor purchase orders and take actions on the go.
• Track purchase orders requiring attention (in a status of On Hold, Rejected,
Delayed, Pending Approval) and drill into details
• Search purchase orders based on key attributes (Supplier, Item, Requester, Buyer,
dates)
• Monitor alerts for shipment delays
• Collaborate in transaction context using device features like email, phone and
text.
Oracle Mobile Procurement for Oracle E-Business Suite is compatible with Oracle E-
Business Suite 12.1.3 and 12.2.3 and above. To use this app, you must be a user of Oracle
Purchasing, with mobile services configured on the server side by your administrator.
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• Support for Web SSO authentication to delegate authentication to Oracle Access
Manager (OAM)
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3.7. Oracle Project Procurement Command Center Plus
3.7.1. Overview
Oracle Project Procurement Command Center Plus enables project managers and project
buyers to collaborate and align their activities when planning, tracking and managing the
acquisition of products, materials and services needed to complete a project. Built using
the power of Endeca for EBS, the application integrates project management information
from Oracle Project Planning and Control, project cost information from Oracle Project
Costing and procurement documents, supplier and buyer information from Oracle
Sourcing and Procurement. This combined information provides key insights, metrics and
access to common actions necessary to support decisions and ensure strategic alignment
of procurement activities with the project’s objectives.
Use Project Procurement’s project procurement plan to plan and track acquisitions
needed to complete your projects. Use specialized analysis tools to explore your plans
and your procurement history with suppliers and items and ensure selection of the best
options. With command centers for both project management and project buyer users
built on the same, integrated information, you can make decisions using up-to-date and
common measures that enhance project execution and minimize project wastage.
3.7.2. V5
Oracle Project Procurement Command Center Plus provides the following features:
• Enable Projects for Procurement Planning
• Create and Manage Project Procurement Plan
• Project Management Command Center View
• Project Buyer Command Center View
• Item Analysis
• Supplier Analysis
Full details about the current capabilities of Oracle Supplier Hub can be found in the
Projects RCD.
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3.8. Oracle Services Procurement
3.8.1. Overview
Oracle Services Procurement is the application that enables complete control and
oversight for services spending. It is a key component of Oracle Advanced Procurement,
the integrated suite that dramatically cuts all supply management costs.
Oracle Services Procurement further streamlines all aspects of the acquisition process for
complex services, including:
• Negotiation of service contracts with an emphasis on terms related to contract
financing and progress payment arrangements
• Tracking of work progress against the agreed-upon schedule in the contract
• Processing of payment requests
By supporting real time online collaboration involving key stakeholders throughout the
lifecycle, organizations can significantly improve the acquisition process of services
spend.
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The standard purchase order has also been enhanced to support the retainage
functionality. Users can specify retainage as an amount or percentage, which will be
retained for later release when invoices are matched against these shipments.
3.8.5.1. Job Standardization and Rate Cards for Hiring Contingent Laborers
Hiring managers and Oracle Purchasing users can now view the rate card that provides
the details of a job and the standard rate that they should be paying for the job. The users
will also be able to view the differential rates based on rate uplifts, offshore/onshore
rates, markup-driven rates and location-driven rates. Key benefits include:
• Job standardization through support for rate card and standard rates for each job
• Benchmarking of job rates for specific jobs
• Ability to automatically identify preferred suppliers based on the hiring needs
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3.8.6.2. Enhancements to Work Confirmations
The pages and notifications used in work confirmation processes have been enhanced to
ensure that the supplier and the approver have access to more the information they need
to process the work-confirmations. Some of the enhancements are:
• Work Confirmation Approval Workflow Enhancements
• Current and Pending Approvers in the Action History Region
• Comment Capture During Resubmission of Rejected Work Confirmations
• View Errors for Failed Work Confirmations
• View Attachments During Work Confirmation Creation
For more information on these features, refer to the iSupplier Portal section of this
document.
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3.9. Oracle Sourcing
3.9.1. Overview
Oracle Sourcing is the enterprise application that improves the effectiveness and
efficiency of strategic sourcing. It is a key component of Oracle Advanced Procurement,
the integrated suite that dramatically cuts all supply management costs.
Oracle Sourcing enables buyers to source more of the organization’s spend at lower total
cost. Oracle Sourcing creates immediate savings through rapid deployment and ensures
long-term savings with consistent execution and compliance.
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supplier response creation, analysis, and award. Buyers and suppliers can download all
the information in a single spreadsheet, simplifying the loading and maintaining of
spreadsheets for a negotiation.
Response – Lines
Bid Total
Calculated
Instantly
Line Filter
Predefined
List of
Link to Values
Scoring
Worksheet
Analysis – Lines
Overall Savings
Calculated Instantly
Side-by-Side
Bid
Comparison
Perform
What-If
Analysis
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analysis of different award scenarios, and view side-by-side comparison of all elements
of supplier responses.
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• Cash
• Check (Cheque)
• Demand Draft
• Bank Guarantee
• Corporate EMD
Corporate EMD is a practice in which a supplier deposits a large amount of money with
the buying company and the EMD is adjusted against this amount.
EMD can be received by the EMD administrator through a new responsibility made
available for EMD transactions, or can be paid online by the supplier (Corporate EMD).
The EMD administrator can exempt a supplier from paying EMD, or refund or forfeit the
EMD amount, depending on the business policies.
There is an out-of-the-box integration with Oracle Financials, so that the receipt, forfeit
and refund of EMD can leverage Oracle Receivables and Oracle Payables. For customers
not using Oracle Financials, there is a non-integrated EMD deployment process where
the company can still use the EMD feature in Oracle Sourcing. There are reports
available for the buying organization to validate the EMD status and details for different
negotiations and suppliers.
This feature in Oracle Sourcing ensures that the end-to-end sourcing process for the
buying organization can be performed using Oracle Sourcing, and customers need not
rely on processes outside the application to complete their sourcing negotiations. This
shortens the sourcing cycle, which otherwise can lead to delays in receiving and returning
the EMD amount and reduce the productivity of the buying organization due to manual
checks and coordination. Also, all EMD-related information is retained in the application
and can be leveraged for future reference and audit requirements.
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3.9.4.2. Descriptive Flex fields in Oracle Sourcing Header
Often, buyers have a need to provide additional information on the header page such as
information about the contract value or the final project approver. There are two types of
headers attributes: those visible to only to a buyer who has access to negotiation, and
those visible to both the buyer and the supplier. As shown in the figure below, there are
two descriptive flexfields in the negotiation header page that can capture these attributes:
• Additional Header Attributes (Buyer Only)
• Additional Header Attributes (Buyer & Supplier)
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3.9.5.2. Terms and Conditions Controls
The Terms and Conditions display can now be controlled by the sourcing administrator
with new settings. The page can be displayed to a bidder as required by the organization’s
business policies:
• Before creating an offer
• Before accessing the negotiation document
• Never
The explicit supplier acceptance of terms and conditions can be captured before allowing
the supplier to proceed further.
To accommodate specific terms and conditions across business entities, the system allows
for terms and conditions to be created for each operating unit. Finally, attachments to
terms and conditions enable the inclusion of additional information.
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requisition lines and create a new draft negotiation using the Document Builder.
However, buyers may want to add some additional requisition lines to the negotiation.
With this release, buyers can use Demand Workbench to select requisition lines, provide
the negotiation number, and add lines to the negotiation. Alternatively, buyers can
navigate to the Demand Workbench page from within a draft negotiation by selecting the
requisition lines from the Lines tab. This enables buyers to add demand to the draft
negotiation during the negotiation creation process.
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3.9.7.4. Sourcing APIs
Many sources of demand can automatically populate a negotiation in Oracle Sourcing
with relevant, integrated data. Organizations can now leverage an API to directly create a
draft negotiation document through direct data upload of information available outside
the system. The API can be used to create RFIs, RFQs, and auctions in Draft status.
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• Use extensive workflows and notifications to drive each task and initiative to
completion, and meet the objectives set by the organization.
• Use pre-defined initiative templates and task lists to quickly create and drive
initiatives.
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3.9.10.3. Sourcing Collaborator Responsibility
The Sourcing Collaborator responsibility simplifies administration of the “Procurement
Collaborator” license. Procurement Collaborator licenses business users for Sourcing,
excluding only the ability to create a new negotiation. For example, the standard
Sourcing Collaborator responsibility allows users to define requirements, add lines,
participate on a scoring team, and create a negotiation award.
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• On draft negotiations, such as created through copy or document builder
• Creating a RFX from a Purchasing BPA (renegotiating an agreement)
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Optimization is used to find the best award scenario in a negotiation, the optimization
engine analyzes all combinations of price tiers submitted by suppliers to determine the
best award recommendation. Award quantities specified in the award recommendation
are used to assign the correct unit price to the resulting purchasing documents.
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3.11. Oracle Spend Classification
3.11.1. Overview
One of the biggest benefits from business intelligence applications that analyze spend
derives from the consolidation of spend data from multiple sources. Whether from many
sources or just one, it is generally true that spending data is inadequately categorized for
use by procurement. One reason is an emphasis on recording accounting information,
which often reveals little of the purchasing category. In most organizations, a majority of
spend data is not categorized, is categorized incorrectly, or is categorized as
miscellaneous. This leads to a skewed picture of the breakdown of spend, resulting in
poor visibility to identify saving opportunities.
Oracle Procurement and Spend Analytics (P&SA) includes adaptors that load data from
many sources, including Oracle E-Business Suite 11i9, 11i10, R12, Oracle PeopleSoft
Enterprise 8.9, 9.0, legacy, and other sources.
Spend Classification processes the data contained in P&SA and predicts appropriate
category information for each invoice line. To be able to make predictions, Spend
Classification uses existing categorized data from PS&A as a knowledge base. Features
in Spend Classification allow data stewards to test and validate the learning performance,
ensuring the knowledge base is performing classification at adequate levels. Once the
knowledge base has been built, the product can be used to classify spend data residing in
P&SA.
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3.11.2.5. Export and Import to Excel
Spend Classification integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Excel. It allows users to export
all data to Excel for offline processing. If manual updates are made in Excel, the Excel
file can be uploaded into Oracle Business Intelligence Applications. For example, this
ability might be used when a user manually reassigns categories.
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the number of errors exceeds the threshold, then the upload stops and the errors can be
viewed in a log file.
The Data Template can be downloaded directly from the application, where the format
for dates and numbers can be specified. Additionally, the Category Codes instead of the
Category IDs can be entered in the template. This saves users considerable time as they
can avoid checking database tables to determine mappings for Category IDs.
The datasets that are uploaded can be deleted on the Configuration, Manage Datasets tab.
This enables users to free up database space by purging large datasets that are no longer
in use.
Users can now delete classification batches that are no longer required for any business
function, such as a batch created after an unsuccessful classification run.
Prior to this feature, when a classification run was initiated, the application created a
single batch and picked up all eligible transactions. This sometimes created a huge
classification batch.
Now users can specify the set of transactions that need to be classified, leading to
manageable batch sizes. Smaller batches lead to improved query performance, reduced
download time, quicker batch analysis, and faster approval and reset.
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3.11.3.9. Simplified User Interface
Spend Classification now comes with a simplified user interface. Most key functions
such as creating a knowledge base, enriching a knowledge base, and initiating a
classification run are centrally organized around the Dataset entity. In addition, users can
now view the entire history of actions performed in the context of each entity.
The ability to reset dataset transactions that were part of a classified but unapproved
batch was possible in earlier releases. However, this could be confusing because once the
batch was approved, all transactions within the batch were stamped with the predicted
category codes.
Now the application ignores resetting transactions that are part of a classified,
unapproved batch.
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3.12. Oracle Supplier Hub
3.12.1. Overview
Many organizations track supplier data in multiple ways, driven by the needs of different
business units or unconnected business processes. The result is disparate supplier
definitions that make it difficult to have a complete and coherent summary of each
trading partner.
Oracle Supplier Hub is an application that provides a portfolio of Master Data
Management tools to enable organizations to better manage their supplier master records
centrally. Built on the foundational technology used to support mastering of customer
information, Supplier Hub can be used by organizations that need to aggregate supplier
data from a range of application systems and also by those running a single Oracle E-
Business Suite instance.
Supplier Hub consolidates supplier information from disparate systems and business lines
into a single repository, provides cleansing and third party enrichment tools for effective
data management, and provides the resulting single-point-of-truth supplier data as a
service to consuming applications, enterprise business processes, and decision support
systems.
Supplier Hub is a complementary solution to Oracle Supplier Lifecycle Management
(SLM). It can be implemented to extend SLM capabilities by providing comprehensive
quality management functionality to cleanse the underlying supplier identity information
that has been enriched through the SLM tools.
Deployment of Supplier Hub enables organizations to have a consistent understanding of
the trading partners that they use to procure the various goods and services required to
support their business. This clarity is essential for effective analysis of spending patterns
so that appropriate tactical and strategic decisions can be made about specific supplier
relationships and overall company procurement policies.
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3.13. Oracle Supplier Lifecycle Management
3.13.1. Overview
Oracle Supplier Lifecycle Management (SLM) provides an extensive set of features to
support the qualification, profile management, and performance assessment of suppliers,
as well as tools to track ongoing supplier compliance with corporate and legal
requirements. Utilizing these capabilities, organizations can exercise proper control over
suppliers throughout the lifecycle of their relationship with the organization—from initial
discovery through qualification and on-boarding, to ongoing maintenance and possible
obsolescence.
A key factor in improving the quality of an organization’s supplier master file is to
establish proper processes to formally qualify different types of prospective suppliers.
Supplier Lifecycle Management enables all of the information needed to assess a
prospect to be gathered and then routed through the organization to ensure efficient
review of the supplier’s credentials.
Once a supplier has been approved, SLM also enables organizations to gather feedback
from key stakeholders as part of an overall supplier performance tracking process. In
addition, Supplier Lifecycle Management also allows key stakeholders to identify and
track critical compliance documents and attributes that need to be gathered from suppliers
on a periodic basis in order for the two parties to maintain an active business relationship.
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process more efficient, Supplier Lifecycle Management extends existing iSupplier Portal
functionality to enable supplier users to be given online access to maintain a wider range
of their own profile details.
The supplier user can maintain standard company profile details including Address,
Contacts, Business Diversity Classifications, Products and Services Category, and
Banking Details. Changes they provide can then be reviewed by internal administrators
before approval.
Suppliers can also access qualification and on-going compliance information that they are
required to provide to the buying organization to maintain their status in the system.
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poorly coordinated manual process that requires tasks to be sequenced and tracked across
multiple departments as credit checks are carried out, customer references called, quality
standards reviewed, and production facilities inspected.
Supplier Lifecycle Management leverages the Approval Management Engine to enable
companies to generate customized approval flows for supplier requests and registrations.
The details for each new supplier can be passed to multiple stakeholders across many
departments within the buying organization. Approvers are notified when they are
required to review a request and can check graphically the overall approval status for a
given request.
As part of the approval routing, Supplier Lifecycle Management includes the
qualification information collected from the supplier as well as incremental feedback
provided by business users who assess the request. This allows basic supplier profile and
qualification details to be gathered, deliverables like insurance certificates and Code of
Conduct documents to be stored, and products-and-services information to be recorded
within the qualification packet.
The buying organization can apply business rules that will customize the approval flow
based on details in the request.
When a registration request is approved or rejected, the supplier is automatically notified
by email. Following approval, the qualification details provided by a supplier become
part of their profile, which can be updated at a later date.
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the buying organization to work closely and efficiently with suppliers to handle their
registration requests.
This feature is also provided for iSupplier Portal.
This feature is forward-ported to 12.2.4.
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in a certain section. If this happens, then the supplier is rejected at that stage and no other
teams are required to enter their scores, thus eliminating unnecessary work.
Oracle SLM now provides the overall scoring picture for a supplier by displaying the
aggregate scores at the supplier level, whereas previously, the scores were aggregated
only at the response level.
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3.13.7.4. Initiate Supplier Onboarding through Non-Catalog Requests and Spot-
Buy Purchases
When requesters create a Non-Catalog Request or Contractor Requests through
iProcurement, requesters can now invite prospective suppliers to register through the self-
service supplier registration flow. The supplier has to fill in registration information and
submit it for internal approvals, as configured through Supplier Lifecycle Management.
Requesters with spot-buy privileges can directly create suppliers in the supplier master
while creating a spot-buy Purchase Order from iProcurement.
For more details, refer to the features titled New Supplier Onboarding for Non-Catalog
Request & Contractor Request, and New Supplier Creation for Spot Buy Purchases in
iProcurement.
This feature is also provided for iSupplier Portal.
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3.14. Oracle Supplier Network
3.14.1. Overview
The Oracle Supplier Network (OSN) enables Oracle Purchasing customers and their
suppliers to accelerate collaboration and deliver significant efficiency savings by
conducting business electronically. Buying organizations can achieve quick cost savings
by leveraging the community of enabled suppliers on OSN, where thousands of XML
transactions are exchanged daily.
An Oracle-run service utilizing an internet-based hub transaction model, OSN provides a
wide range of features that are designed to ease the challenges of electronic messaging.
• Single Connection: OSN is a messaging hub, so each organization need only
setup a single connection to get access to the community of buyers and suppliers.
• Multiple Document and Transformation Support: The buying organization and its
suppliers can exchange purchase orders, purchase order acknowledgments,
purchase order change requests, advanced shipment notices, and invoices that can
be automatically converted between OAG and cXML formats.
• Self-Testing: Trading partners do not have to coordinate connectivity testing.
Instead, OSN allows each partner to utilize a test hub to send and receive sample
documents to validate their connection.
• Supplier Punch-in access to multiple customer Oracle iSupplier Portal
applications.
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3.15. Oracle Procurement Command Center Plus
3.15.1. Overview
Oracle Procurement Command Center Plus enables procurement professionals to align
procurement strategy with the business strategy of the organization, while enabling cross-
document actions. The Procurement Command Center Plus is a key component of Oracle
Advanced Procurement, the integrated suite that dramatically cuts supply management
costs.
Procurement teams across industries need to transform their function from being support-
focused to assuming value creation. Procurement alignment with other business functions
can be a key enabler for business success by providing the supplier expertise and
partnerships necessary to differentiate a company’s offerings from the competition.
Oracle Procurement Command Center Plus equips you with tools to support this
transformation within your company. Using the power of Oracle Information Discovery,
Oracle Procurement Command Center Plus provides buyers with relevant insights to
discover, prioritize, and resolve issues before they affect business, to identify cost saving
opportunities, to improve customer satisfaction, and to improve category management.
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ordered, shipped, received, and invoiced quantities and amounts, can quickly zero in on
invoice holds and overdue payments, and can track procurement contracts deliverables.
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objectives. Buyers and procurement managers gain improved visibility into the status and
progress on all strategic objectives, initiatives that have been setup to meet strategic
objectives, and negotiations that are conducted while executing these initiatives.
The Strategic Sourcing Dashboard provides the following capabilities:
• Search across negotiations, responses, initiatives and objectives. Drill-down into
the respective document, or navigate to other dashboards of the Procurement
Command Center Plus in context.
• Identify a risk index based on the significance and risk-level of each open task on
an initiative.
• Track negotiation cycle-times and savings achieved on each negotiation.
• Measure delay on a task, initiative or objective by comparing planned progress to
actual progress reported.
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• Tag clouds on the Indirect Procurement Dashboard give users better insight on
catalog reviews.
3.15.4. V8
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