Changes to PReqs Application

The Purchasing Department and UIHC are in the process of implementing PeopleSoft 8.8 Inventory and Purchasing modules at UIHC. With this implementation the PReqs application will have new features.

PReqs new e-procurement features:

• New form “Order by Supply Items(s) and Shopping Cart features to enable UIHC to order items directly from their warehouse as well as from catalogs
• Item, Contract and catalog search
• Enhance PReqs favorites
• Send an email to the requester when the PO has been dispatched

Enhance PReqs security:

• Create User and Requester relationship
• Create an on-line PReqs Access/Requester form that will be routed via workflow
• Assign Catalogs to Requesters
• Assign a default MFK to Requesters
• Workflow Threshold limits for non-stock orders

The Purchasing Department will send an email to all the requesters and in this email there will be a link to the PReqs access form and instructions that will need to be completed by all Requesters. On this form the Requester will fill out who has been approved to use their requester code.

All Requesters that currently have a Requester Code will have PReqs access to “Create a Req”, but the initiators will not until the Requester has completed the PReqs Access Form and returned it to Chris Leichty chris-leichty@uiowa.edu.

Go-live date is scheduled for September.

If you have questions please contact Chris Leichty chris-leichty@uiowa.edu or 5-0384