(Editor's note: This article was written by John Speros of the Financial Services Department.)
The Laboratory's new Procurement-Receiving-Payables (PRP) system went live on August 5. Legacy Oracle Purchasing, NetREQ and paper requisition systems, as well as the Lab's Accounts Payable System, have been replaced with new PeopleSoft technology such as eProcurement. Already, in the first three weeks, more than 550 requisitions, 400 purchase orders, and 2,000 vouchers have been created in the new system.

The new requisition approval process is particularly popular. Instead of hand-carrying paper requisitions for approvals, approvers can electronically approve requisitions through an intuitive email/Web interface. One approver noted, "This new approval system is pretty cool. It was easy to figure out and use." Integration with other parts of the Lab's Financial Management System (FMS) is another plus that will allow users to better track their financial information.

Over 200 requisition preparers have attended classes on entering eProcurement requisitions and additional classes will be offered. You can obtain further information by visiting the PRP Web site.