Unit 4: SIU Department Buyer

Unit 4 is a series of educational tutorials available for those with the SIU Department Buyer responsibility within AIS.

A Practice/ Training database (TRNT) is provided for your convenience. Access it using the Related Link on the right. User names and passwords you will need to access TRNT are provided on the eLearning web-site via the link "User Names & Passwords".

New Users:

These eLearning Tutorials will help you become familiar with the SIU Department Buyer function prior to formal training. Hands-on, instructor-led training is required for the SIU Department Buyer responsibility. You will be contacted by your campus coordinator with details.

Existing Users:

These eLearning tutorials will acquaint you with 11i. The tutorials are the only 11i education necessary, unless you would like additional help. If you would like additional help, contact your campus coordinator to find out the schedule for your campus.

Begin by clicking on the link: Introduction & Sign On. After completing the introduction, click on the Module 1 link and then each of the Learning Cycle links within the Module. There are three Modules in the SIU Department Buyer Unit. View the tutorials in the order listed.  They may be repeated as often as necessary.  At the end of each tutorial there is a link to a  “Printable Version” of the information.

Module 1: PO Summary Overview*

• Learning Cycle 1: Finding Purchase Order Summary Information
• Learning Cycle 2: Inquire Menu
• Learning Cycle 3: Additional Search Techniques

 

*Note: The Purchase Order Summary module also appears in Unit 5 - SIU PO Department Buyer & Unit 6 - SIU Department Receiver. If you have either of these responsibilities, along with Department Buyer, you only need to review the information once. Unit 4 - SIU Department Buyer has one additional Learning Cycle, LC4-Calculating the Remaining Balance of a PPO,that only Department Buyers need to review.

Module 2: Scheduled Releases Overview

• Learning Cycle 1: Entering Scheduled Releases
• Learning Cycle 2: Attachments
• Learning Cycle 3: Release Approval
• Learning Cycle 4: Change Orders to Scheduled Releases

Module 3: Notifications Overview

• Learning Cycle 1: Filtering Notifications
• Learning Cycle 2: FYI Notifications
• Learning Cycle 3: To Do Notifications
• Learning Cycle 4: Notification Scenarios

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