Develop an understanding of the key purchasing functions in Oracle R12. Over two days, you'll learn to manage requisitions, orders, receipts, and approvals using Oracle Purchasing and iProcurement. Discover how to navigate workflows, run purchasing reports, and use system inquiries to track transaction status.
Oracle R12 Purchasing (PO)
Gain practical skills in Oracle R12 Purchasing (PO) processes
Learn to navigate and manage purchasing processes in Oracle R12 Financials. You’ll gain a practical knowledge of managing suppliers, handling requisitions, creating and approving purchase orders, and processing receipts. Ideal for professionals working in procurement, finance or facilities functions.
Learning objectives
- Manage suppliers and items
- Create requisitions and purchase orders
- Process purchase order receipts
- Raise and manage iProcurement requisitions
- Understand sourcing rules and approvals
- Generate standard purchasing reports
- Enable encumbrance accounting
- Complete month end purchasing processes
What you’ll learn
Gain an insight into purchasing and procurement processes using Oracle R12. Through guided sessions and practical exercises, you’ll cover areas including supplier and item setup, reporting and accounting, helping you develop job-ready skills that can be applied directly to the workplace.
Working with suppliers and items
Learn how to manage supplier records and item data in a way that supports reliable, day-to-day procurement. The course covers creating and updating suppliers, managing approved lists, and maintaining item masters with consistent templates and controls. You'll learn how these foundational elements directly influence the accuracy and efficiency of purchasing activity.
Purchase orders and receipts
Create, manage and process purchase orders across their full lifecycle, from initial generation through to receiving goods, with guidance from our experienced trainers. Gain a knowledge of receiving processes, using routing methods, managing returns, and correcting errors. Through practical tasks, you’ll explore how purchasing activity connects with Inventory and Payables for smooth operational flow.
Raising non-catalogue requests
Discover how to raise non-catalogue requests using Oracle iProcurement, including how to enter key details, submit for approval, and track progress. The course shows how these requests fit into standard purchasing workflows and explains the controls in place to support accuracy and compliance. This helps ensure that ad hoc purchasing needs are managed effectively within your organisation’s procurement process.
Encumbrance accounting
You’ll explore how encumbrance accounting supports budget control by recording commitments at each stage of the purchasing process. Our trainers will explain how funds are reserved when requisitions and orders are raised, and how these commitments are relieved upon receipt or invoice. By understanding this process, you’ll be better equipped to manage spend and ensure compliance with financial controls.
What’s included
- 2 days of instructor-led training in a live virtual classroom
- Interactive hands-on live labs
- All relevant course materials
- Course completion certificate
Key facts
Ideal for
Procurement, finance, and facilities professionals responsible for purchasing processes.
Prerequisites
Familiarity with procurement in your organisation. Oracle navigation knowledge is useful but not essential.
Learning experience
Our experienced trainers and interactive labs create a focused, practical environment – so you can put theory into practice from day one.
FAQs
Explore Oracle R12 Purchasing and iProcurement. Gain a deeper understanding of procurement processes and learn how to apply new knowledge immediately in your role.
What is the difference between Purchasing and iProcurement in Oracle R12?
Purchasing is the central Oracle module used for managing supplier records, purchase requisitions, purchase orders, and goods receipts. It supports detailed procurement workflows from request to delivery and payment. iProcurement, in contrast, is a self-service application designed to allow end users in an organisation to create and manage their own requisitions within a user-friendly shopping interface.
In the course, you will gain an understanding of how these two modules operate independently and together, allowing you to work across both depending on your role and organisational structure.
Will I learn how to create and approve requisitions in both Purchasing and iProcurement?
Yes. The course covers the full requisition lifecycle in Oracle Purchasing and iProcurement. You’ll practice raising requisitions, using templates, attaching documents, and managing approvals. It also explores how sourcing rules and supplier lists affect requisitions. By the end, you’ll be confident in raising and managing requests in line with organisational policy and seeing them through to completion.
What role does encumbrance accounting play in procurement operations?
Encumbrance accounting is vital for organisations with strict budget control. This course explains how Oracle R12 tracks financial commitments throughout the purchasing cycle, helping departments manage available funds. You'll explore key setup options, track commitments through requisitions and purchase orders, and learn how to troubleshoot any mismatches. This is especially relevant to public sector and compliance-driven roles.
Does this course include guidance on sourcing rules and supplier lists?
This course explains how sourcing rules and approved supplier lists streamline procurement decisions. You’ll learn to create and assign rules, set up supplier lists with validations, and test autosourcing. Also, understand how sourcing integrates with requisitions and RFQs, helping you reduce manual effort, improve accuracy, and align purchasing activity with internal policy.
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