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Institutional Systems
FMS - Financial Management System
Purchasing/eProcurement
(aka PRP - Purchasing/Receiving/Payables)
Description:
The purchasing component of FMS is the main system for procurement of services, high dollar and sensitive/hazardous items. The present application from PeopleSoft provides integration with PeopleSoft Accounts Payable, General Ledger and workflow approvals. The eProcurement module provides web-based requisitioning, flowing into the Purchasing component.
Status:
Operational. Both modules were implemented in August 2002; Upgraded to version 8.8 in FY05.
System Requirements:
Web-based system. Browsers certified by the vendor (Oracle) include IE6, Netscape 7.x, and Safari 1.2.
For IRIS reports, see system requirements for IRIS.
Access:
Contact John Speros in the Procurement Office (PO).
Eprocurement web address: http://epro.lbl.gov or just epro in Lab-configured web browsers.
End-user reports are accessible through IRIS.
Problem Reporting:
PRP Help Desk at 486-7774 or go to http://procurement.lbl.gov/PRP/, then click on "Help".
Functional Owner:
Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Procurement Department; contact: John Speros.
IS Owner:
Financial Systems Support; contact Steve Kessler.
Documentation:
Go to http://procurement.lbl.gov/PRP/, then click on "Documentation".
Training:
Contact John Speros, Purchasing, for training.
