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Oracle® Contract Lifecycle Management for Public
Sector
iSupplier Portal User Guide
Release 12.2
Part No. E48934-05
November 2022
Oracle Contract Lifecycle Management for Public Sector iSupplier Portal User Guide, Release 12.2
Part No. E48934-05
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Contents
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Preface
1 Key Concepts: Public Sector Procurement

Overview of Oracle Contract Lifecycle Management for Public Sector.................................. 1-1
Document Numbering.............................................................................................................. 1-2
Contract Line / Sub-Line (CLIN / SLIN) .................................................................................. 1-3
Exhibit Line / Contract Data Requirements List (ELIN/CDRL)............................................... 1-3
Options...................................................................................................................................... 1-4
Pricing........................................................................................................................................ 1-5
Incremental Funding................................................................................................................. 1-6
Modifications............................................................................................................................ 1-7
2 Introduction to iSupplier Portal

Overview................................................................................................................................... 2-1
About Oracle iSupplier Portal.................................................................................................. 2-2
How to Use This Guide............................................................................................................. 2-2
Getting Started Information..................................................................................................... 2-2
Transaction and View Only Document Information............................................................... 2-2
Profile Information.................................................................................................................... 2-3
Buying Company View Information........................................................................................ 2-3
Where to Start............................................................................................................................ 2-3
3 Registration
Overview................................................................................................................................... 3-1
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Registering Suppliers................................................................................................................ 3-2
Registering Users....................................................................................................................... 3-2
4 Navigating and Searching

Overview................................................................................................................................... 4-1
Using the Oracle iSupplier Portal Home Page ........................................................................ 4-1
Setting Up User Preferences......................................................................................................4-3
Searching................................................................................................................................... 4-4
5 Award Information
Award Information.................................................................................................................... 5-1
Awards....................................................................................................................................... 5-2
Viewing Awards........................................................................................................................ 5-3
Printing...................................................................................................................................... 5-5
Acknowledging Awards ........................................................................................................... 5-5
Submitting Change Requests................................................................................................... 5-7
Splitting Shipments and Pay Items........................................................................................ 5-11
Using Work Confirmations..................................................................................................... 5-12
Canceling Orders or Shipments.............................................................................................. 5-14
Managing Deliverables........................................................................................................... 5-15
Work Orders ........................................................................................................................... 5-16
IDVs......................................................................................................................................... 5-16
Using Modifications................................................................................................................ 5-17
Revision History...................................................................................................................... 5-19
RFQs........................................................................................................................................ 5-19
Viewing Time Cards............................................................................................................... 5-19
6 Shipping Information
Shipping Overview................................................................................................................... 6-1
Shipping Information............................................................................................................... 6-1
Using Advance Shipment Notices and Advance Shipment Billing Notices........................... 6-2
Creating Advance Shipment Notices and Advance Shipment Billing Notices.......................6-4
Uploading Advance Shipment Notices and Advance Shipment Billing Notices................... 6-6
Canceling Advance Shipment Notices and Advance Shipment Billing Notices.................... 6-7
Uploading Routing Requests.................................................................................................... 6-8
Viewing Routing Responses..................................................................................................... 6-8
Viewing Delivery Schedules.................................................................................................... 6-9
Viewing Overdue Receipts....................................................................................................... 6-9
Receiving Information.............................................................................................................. 6-9
Viewing Receipts....................................................................................................................... 6-9
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Viewing Returns...................................................................................................................... 6-10
Viewing On-Time Delivery Performance...............................................................................6-10
Quality Information................................................................................................................ 6-10
7 Planning and Inventory Information

Overview................................................................................................................................... 7-1
Forecast Information................................................................................................................. 7-1
Product Information.................................................................................................................. 7-2
Viewing Supplier Item Summary............................................................................................. 7-2
Viewing Item Inventory Information....................................................................................... 7-3
Maintaining Capacity Information........................................................................................... 7-3
Maintaining Order Modifiers................................................................................................... 7-5
Vendor Managed Inventory...................................................................................................... 7-5
Consigned Inventory................................................................................................................. 7-6
8 Invoice and Payment Information

Overview................................................................................................................................... 8-1
Submitting Invoices.................................................................................................................. 8-1
Viewing Invoice Information................................................................................................... 8-3
Viewing AP AR Netting Report................................................................................................ 8-5
Viewing Payment Information................................................................................................. 8-6
9 Supplier Profile Management

Overview................................................................................................................................... 9-1
Supplier Profile Management Flow..........................................................................................9-1
General Company Information................................................................................................. 9-2
Company Profile........................................................................................................................ 9-2
Tax Details................................................................................................................................. 9-3
Address Book............................................................................................................................. 9-3
Contact Directory....................................................................................................................... 9-4
Business Classifications............................................................................................................ 9-5
Products and Services................................................................................................................ 9-6
Banking Details......................................................................................................................... 9-7
Responding to Buyer Surveys................................................................................................... 9-8
10 Buying Company View

Buying Company Views......................................................................................................... 10-1
Using the Oracle iSupplier Portal Home Page with the Buying Company View................. 10-1
Award Information.................................................................................................................. 10-2
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Awards..................................................................................................................................... 10-2
IDVs......................................................................................................................................... 10-3
Purchase History...................................................................................................................... 10-4
Acknowledging Changes........................................................................................................ 10-4
Shipment Information............................................................................................................. 10-6
Shipment Notices.................................................................................................................... 10-6
Receipts.................................................................................................................................... 10-6
Account Information............................................................................................................... 10-7
Invoices.................................................................................................................................... 10-7
Payments.................................................................................................................................. 10-8
Tolerance Based Auto-Approval............................................................................................. 10-8
A Pages and Navigation Paths
B Common CLM Functionality

Document Numbering.............................................................................................................. B-1
Contract Line / Sub-Line (CLIN / SLIN) .................................................................................. B-3
Exhibit Line / Contract Data Requirements List (ELIN/CDRL)............................................... B-6
Options...................................................................................................................................... B-7
Pricing....................................................................................................................................... B-9
Funding .................................................................................................................................. B-15
CLM Glossary
Index
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Structure
1 Key Concepts: Public Sector Procurement
2 Introduction to iSupplier Portal
3 Registration
4 Navigating and Searching
5 Award Information
6 Shipping Information
7 Planning and Inventory Information
8 Invoice and Payment Information
9 Supplier Profile Management
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10 Buying Company View
A Pages and Navigation Paths
Use the iSupplier Portal Internal View or the iSupplier Portal Full Access responsibility.
B Common CLM Functionality
CLM Glossary
Related Information Sources
Integration Repository
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endpoints exposed by the Oracle E-Business Suite of applications. It provides a
complete catalog of Oracle E-Business Suite's business service interfaces. The tool lets
users easily discover and deploy the appropriate business service interface for
integration with any system, application, or business partner.
The Oracle Integration Repository is shipped as part of the Oracle E-Business Suite. As
your instance is patched, the repository is automatically updated with content
appropriate for the precise revisions of interfaces in your environment.
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database tools, you may store invalid information. You also lose the ability to track who
has changed your information because SQL*Plus and other database tools do not keep a
record of changes.
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Key Concepts: Public Sector Procurement
Overview of Oracle Contract Lifecycle Management for Public Sector

Oracle Contract Lifecycle Management for Public Sector (CLM) is a comprehensive
solution for managing procurement processes that need to be performed by federal
agencies. CLM features are available in OA Framework HTML pages. CLM supports
FAR, DFARS, and other agency regulations that define the federal business processes,
and encompasses a full procure-to-pay process flow within Oracle e-Business Suite
which maximizes benefits to federal users. CLM enables contracting officers to drive
operational excellence in federal procurement functions and enables the agencies to cut
procurement costs dramatically. By providing the end-to-end business intelligence with
a single source of data, CLM provides data transparency and visibility and provides
contracting officers with support for strategic planning and improved decision making.
The following process flow depicts the procurement lifecycle in CLM:
Key Concepts: Public Sector Procurement 1-1

Contract Lifecycle Management
The flow starts with the creation of a purchase requisition which is a document that
represents a requirement or demand for supplies and services. This is associated to an
acquisition plan that outlines the procurement plan on a larger scale. The purchase
requisition is converted to a solicitation and the solicitation is sent out to vendors for
obtaining their quotes/offers. When the offers are received from the vendors, the offers
are evaluated and the contract is awarded to one of the vendors.
This process depicts all of the major procurement steps from purchase request initiation
and commitment, through competitive solicitation with an offer evaluation phase, and
ultimate award decision. The process is often not executed in its entirety – several steps
are optional and at the discretion of the contracting officer depending on the
procurement process. Some steps may be required by an agency in order to follow it's
policies and regulations, but from a system's perspective, the steps can be executed
without every procurement document in the chain.
Document Numbering
You can create a configurable, intelligent numbering format for CLM documents that
follow Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defence Federal Acquisition
Regulations (DFARs) processes. Based on your configuration and setup of the
numbering structure, a document number is defaulted automatically on the CLM
documents. You can modify the defaulted document number as long as the document is
in draft mode. Lines for CLM documents are automatically numbered in accordance to
line/ subline numbering conventions used in federal agencies. CLINs are automatically
numbered with four-character strings (0001, 0002, and so on) which can be modified by
the user, while SLINs append a two-character string (0001AA, 0001AB, 000101, 000102).
The contracting professional can modify the system assigned line number.
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Note: To set up the document numbering structure for use in
purchasing documents, refer to the Oracle Contract Lifecycle Management
for Public Sector Implementation Guide.
For more information about Document Numbering, refer to the appendix - Common
CLM Functionality, page B-1.
Contract Line / Sub-Line (CLIN / SLIN)

The Contract Line (CLIN) and Sub-line (SLIN) structure is used in all CLM documents,
including modifications and amendments to the purchasing documents. A Contract
Line captures information about the item(s) or service(s) to be procured in the contract
with or without the pricing details. Thus, a Contract Line (CLIN) can be a priced line or
an informational line. Similarly, sub-lines, which are used to capture additional
information about the CLIN, can be priced sub-lines or informational sub-lines.
When a line is added to a CLM document, it is numbered automatically according to
the line numbering setup that follows federal government regulations. This provides a
flexible way to configure line numbering. In the CLM document, you can specify if the
line should be priced or informational, as well as organize them into a complex line and
sub-line structure, in accordance with federal regulations.
For more information on CLINs/SLINs, refer to the appendix - Common CLM
Functionality, page B-3.
Exhibit Line / Contract Data Requirements List (ELIN/CDRL)

Exhibit Lines (ELINs) are lines in a contract that are typically bulky (100s / 1000s) and
are printed separately for ease of use. ELINs are like any other lines in a contract
document. Exhibit Lines can be Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs) or Non-
CDRLs.
Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs) are lines that have no cost or not separately
priced, but are related to other contract lines. CDRLs need to be received, accepted and
otherwise accounted for.
The actual exhibit information prints separately from the contract, similar to an
attachment. Users have the ability to print each individual exhibit along with the
corresponding exhibit lines in a PDF format. The Non-CDRL exhibit lines should print
in a standard format similar to the way in which CLINs/SLINs appear on the contract
continuation pages (Section B of UCF). CDRLs, however, need to be generated on the
standard DD1423 form.
ELINs are similar to CLINs and SLINs in that they can be either Priced or
Informational, can be multiple in a contract, can be funded, can be received, and can be
matched and paid for. However, ELINs are different from CLINs and SLINs in that :
ELINs must always have a parent line reference to a CLIN or a SLIN, they can have

multiple parent lines, a CLIN can have multiple Exhibits (each Exhibit can have
multiple lines).
CDRLs are similar to CLINs and SLINs in that they can be multiple in a contract, can
refer to an Exhibit line and can be received. However, CDRLs are different from CLINs
and SLINs in that: CDRLs must always have a parent line reference, they can have
multiple parent lines, cannot be informational, cannot be funded, has additional
information that is captured separately.
For more information on ELINs and CDRLs, refer to the appendix – Common CLM
Functionality, page B-6.
Options
You can create an option line on a purchasing document that you intend to exercise as a
regular line at a future point in time. Instead of modifying / amending the source
document at a future date, enter the anticipated options that the base line is associated
to. For example, a software purchase can be entered as a base line. This necessarily
entails support and training as options for the purchase of a software package.
Therefore support and training can be entered as option lines as the vendor has
promised them. At a later date, the options of support and training can be exercised as
regular purchase order lines because the vendor has now promised to deliver support
and training. If it is not required to procure the optional support and training from the
same vendor who supplies the software package, the option lines can be created
without linking them to the software package line as the base line. The option lines of
support and training, once exercised, can be received and invoiced as well.
This capability in CLM enables the contracting professional to mark lines as Option
lines – lines which can be exercised later via a modification to the award if required.
Option lines may or may not be associated with base lines and often involve follow-on
work. Option lines behave similarly to CLINs/SLINs except they are not funded, cannot
be received or invoiced until exercised after the awarding of the contract.
A priced CLIN or SLIN can be further defined as an Option Line. An Option Line stores
and displays information that is used at a future point in time.
This diagram explains the flow of Option lines between different CLM users.
For more information on Options, refer to the appendix - Common CLM Functionality,
page B-7.
Pricing
Using CLM, contracting professionals are able to price Awards, Orders, IDVs and
Modifications by specifying federal Contract Types such as Firm Fixed Price, Cost plus
Award Fee, Time & Materials, Cost Sharing, and so on. The Contract Types form the
basis for determining the price payable to a vendor. Prices are manually entered by the
user or are defaulted on the purchasing document line depending on the
item/supplies/service setup. The final price calculation depends on a number of factors:
Contract Type, Cost Constraint, price of the item/service.
The CLIN or SLIN can be a Priced or Informational line. For pricing calculations to take
place, the line should be defined as a Priced Line, and not an Informational Line.
Lines can be Quantity Based or Amount Based. A Quantity Based Line Type enables
you to enter information for goods/supplies. An Amount Based Line Type enables you
to enter pricing information about services. Select a value from the Type LOV in the
Lines region (for each row) to use a Quantity Based or an Amount Based Line. Different
Contract Types display depending on the line type you select.
The Contract Type is available on the lines of a Purchase Requisition, an Award, IDV or
a Solicitation. The Contract Type may be changed by the user depending on business
requirements.
The IDC Type field displays for Solicitation documents and IDVs on the line details
page.

For more information on Pricing, refer to the appendix - Common CLM Functionality,
page B-9.
Incremental Funding
CLM enables you to provide funding information for an Requisition, Award / Order.
You can create and approve Requisitions, Awards and Orders with no funding or with
partially available funds. You can incrementally fund the Award / Order lines through
the Modification feature, depending upon the availability of funds. Additionally, you
can add funds to an existing distribution or add new distribution(s) to an existing line.
Due to system-enforced rules, you cannot receive and pay beyond the funded line
amount thereby ensuring that the obligation cannot be more than the funds available.
Contract Funding guidelines are outlined in the FAR site. You can reserve funds for a
Requisition or Award line and ensure that the line amount is equal to or less than the
reserved or encumbered amount. Enter the funded value on purchasing documents
such as Requisitions and Awards. You can reserve funds as Null, partially or fully, i.e.,
the funded amount can be less than the line amount. You can modify these documents
without having to liquidate the existing funds on the documents.
Note: IDVs will not have the funded value field, i.e. IDVs cannot be
encumbered.
Funding
As shown in the diagram above, an example award of $300 can be incrementally funded
quarter by quarter, based on the fund allocation and availability.
For more information on Funding, refer to the appendix - Common CLM Functionality,
page B-15.
Modifications
Part 43 of the FAR site defines contract modifications and the regulations associated
with them.
A Modification is a procurement instrument used in the post-award process for making
a change to the Award or IDV. The conformed copy is not updated with the
information from the Modification until the Modification is processed.
When Contract Administrators need to make changes to a conformed award even
though it has been approved by the relevant approvers, a modification document is
created.

Modification Creation Flow
Using Modifications, you can perform the following:

• Add funds incrementally
• No-Cost cancellation of an award
• Partially terminate an award or line, for default or convenience
• Exercise Options
• Provide ability for the supplier to indicate acceptance by signing the document
• Specify proxy signature on behalf of the supplier
• View the changed values for the pricing fields (quantity, pricing, line amounts and
so on).
A System Generated Description, containing the statements describing the changes

carried out using a modification, is generated automatically prior to finalization and
approval of the modification. This description gets printed as part of the SF30 form
generated for modifications.
For more information on Modifications, refer to the chapter Modifications, Oracle
Contract Lifecycle Management for Public Sector Purchasing User Guide.

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Introduction to iSupplier Portal
Overview
Oracle iSupplier Portal enables a buying company to communicate key procure-to-pay
information with suppliers. As a supplier using Oracle iSupplier Portal, you can view
and acknowledge awards, submit change requests (available for commercial documents
only) , create advance shipment notices, view receipts, view inventory levels (available
for commercial documents only), view invoices and payments, create work
confirmation for complex work projects, and acknowledge award change requests. As a
buyer using Oracle iSupplier Portal, you can view order, shipment, receipt, invoice, and
payment information.
Note: The iSupplier Portal supports both commercial and public sector
documents You can make change requests only for commercial
documents.
This section is an introduction to Oracle iSupplier Portal, and includes the following
topics:
• About Oracle iSupplier Portal, page 2-2
• How to Use This Guide, page 2-2
• Getting Started Information, page 2-2
• Transaction and View Only Document Information, page 2-2
• Profile Information, page 2-3
• Buying Company View, page 2-3
• Where to Start, page 2-3
Introduction to iSupplier Portal 2-1

About Oracle iSupplier Portal
Oracle iSupplier Portal is a collaborative application that enables buying companies and
their suppliers to communicate with each other. It enables suppliers to have real-time
access to information (such as awards and delivery schedules) and respond to the
buying company with acknowledgments, change requests, shipment notices, and
planning details. It also allows buying organizations to search for awards, shipment,
receipt, invoice, and payment information across all suppliers and all business units, as
well as respond to supplier change requests.
Note: Oracle iSupplier Portal supports both transaction documents and

view-only documents. Using transaction documents, you can submit
acknowledgments or change requests on an Award, or initiate
transactions such as advance shipment notices, advanced shipment
billing notices, and invoices. Using view-only documents, you may
view forecast schedules and payments.
How to Use This Guide

This guide is organized to help you learn, use, and understand Oracle iSupplier Portal.
Getting Started Information

Introduction to Oracle iSupplier Portal
Explains how you get started using Oracle iSupplier Portal. This chapter includes
details of where you start using the system depending on your current relationship
with the buying company.
Registration
Explains how to register your company with the buying company and how to get
Oracle iSupplier Portal user accounts for your employees. If you already have access to
Oracle iSupplier Portal, then you do not need to read this chapter.
Navigating and Searching
Explains how to navigate through the system. The chapter also includes searching tips
and techniques.
Transaction and View Only Document Information

Awards Information
Explains how to view and respond to awards-related documents such as awards, work
orders, modifications, and IDVs.
Shipping Information
Explains how to access shipping information and create advance shipment notices
(ASNs or ASBNs). The chapter also includes information on viewing receiving and
quality transactions.
Planning and Inventory Information
Explains how to access planning and inventory information, as well as how to maintain
item and capacity information.
Invoice and Payment Information
Explains how to access invoice and payment information. The chapter also includes
information on how to submit invoices if the buying company has Oracle Payables
installed.
Profile Information
Supplier Profile Management
Explains how to maintain information about your company using the Supplier Profile
Management feature. You must have the proper authorizations to access the profile
management pages.
Buying Company View Information

Buying Company View
Explains the buying company view of iSupplier Portal.
Where to Start
Before you can access Oracle iSupplier Portal:
1. Your company must be registered as a supplier to the buying company that has
licensed Oracle iSupplier Portal.
2. You must be registered as an Oracle iSupplier Portal user.
Note: If you are already a supplier to the buying company and you
can log into Oracle iSupplier Portal, then you and your company
have already completed both of the registration tasks. You can skip
chapter 2. If you do not have access to Oracle iSupplier Portal, see
chapter 2 for registration instructions.
After you are registered, you can access Oracle iSupplier Portal. The tasks you perform
on Oracle iSupplier Portal are determined by your current supply chain business

relationship with the buying company. The tables below list the tasks you will likely
perform; where you start depends on what you want to accomplish:
If the buying company has ordered goods or services from you, you can
Tasks Where Documented
View existing awards from your buying See: Award Information, page 5-1
company, including any attachments.
Acknowledge and submit change requests to See: Award Information, page 5-1
awards.
Submit your electronic signature while See: Award Information, page 5-1
acknowledging an award.
View and print Portable Document Format See: Award Information, page 5-1
(PDF) versions of award documents,
including blanket IDVs, clauses and other
contract terms.
View and print Portable Document Format See: Using Modifications, page 5-17
(PDF) versions of modifications.
View your current IDVs (if any) with the See: Award Information, page 5-1
buying company.
View an audit trail of any revisions for an See Award Information, page 5-1
award.
Manage deliverables assigned to you See: Award Information, page 5-1

(available only if the buying company has
implemented Oracle Procurement Contracts).
Create work confirmations to notify the See: Award Information, page 5-1
buying company of expected payment related
to a completed unit of work for a complex
work project.
View timecard information (available only if See: Award Information, page 5-1
the buying company has implemented Oracle
Services Procurement and Oracle Time and
Labor).
Let your buying company know that goods See: Shipping Information, page 6-1
are ready for shipment by uploading a routing
request.
View buying company's response to your See: Shipping Information, page 6-1
routing request.
Alert the buying company of any upcoming See: Shipping Information, page 6-1
deliveries by sending advance shipment
notices (ASN) or advance shipment billing
notices (ASBN).
Upload advance shipment notices (ASN) or See: Shipping Information, page 6-1
advance shipment billing notices (ASBN) to
the system using spreadsheet functionality.
View and enter item quality results and check See: Shipping Information, page 6-1
for correspondence from the buying company
(available only if the buying company uses
Oracle Quality).
View receipts, returns, and delivery See: Shipping Information, page 6-1
performance.
If you have already made a shipment to the buying company, you can:
View invoices and received payments. See: Invoice and Payment Information, page 8-
1
Submit invoices by selecting a award and See: Invoice and Payment Information, page 8-
direct-billing the buying company (available 1
only if the buying company uses Oracle
Payables).
If you require a third-party shipment before you can complete the buying company's
award, you can:

Task Where Documented
View work orders to check the status of third- See: Award Information, page 5-1
party (outside processing) orders or shipment
plans. See:Shipping Information, page 6-1
If you want to view and update your inventory information, you can:
View item inventory levels. See: Planning and Inventory Information,

page 7-1
Maintain item attributes, such as delivery See: Planning and Inventory Information,
capacity and lead times. page 7-1
Enter capacity information and view on-hand See: Planning and Inventory Information,
delivery items. page 7-1
Define inventory lead times and order See: Planning and Inventory Information,
modifiers. page 7-1
View vendor managed inventory items (if See: Planning and Inventory Information,
items are set up as a vendor managed items) page 7-1
and generate supply requests to manage
reorder points and replenishments
View consigned inventory stock and view See: Planning and Inventory Information,
transactions associated with that stock. page 7-1
If you want to view forecast demand so you can evaluate your supply plans, you can:
View forecast schedules. See: Planning and Inventory Information,

page 7-1
View a summary of forecast schedules. See: Planning and Inventory Information,

page 7-1
If you want to update your company's profile information, you can:
Enter address book information, contact See: Supplier Profile Management, page 9-1
directory information, business classifications,
and products and services you provide. You
can also enter and maintain bank account and
address information, as well as payment and
invoicing methods.
You can enter and maintain information on

user accounts.
Note: You cannot update CCR records if

you use public sector documents.
If you want to negotiate to supply goods to the buying company, you can:
View buyer requests for quotes (RFQs). See: Solicitations, page 5-19
If you are a buyer, you can:
View award, shipment, receipt, invoice, and See: Buyer information, page 10-1
payment information.
Search for award, shipment, receipt, invoice, See: Buyer information, page 10-1
and payment information across all suppliers
and all business units.
Respond to supplier change requests. See: Buyer information, page 10-1

3
Registration
Overview
You register your company as a prospective supplier in Oracle iSupplier Portal to let the
buying company know that you are interested in establishing a business relationship.
After you are registered, additional supplier users within your company can be
registered to access and use Oracle iSupplier Portal. This enables you to communicate
to a buying company real-time information about your procure-to-pay transactions.
Note: If you are already a supplier to the buying company and you can
log into Oracle iSupplier Portal, then you and your company have
already completed both of the registration tasks. You can skip chapter
2.
Note: If no one in your company can access Oracle iSupplier Portal,

your company is not registered with the buying company, and you
need to register your company before you register your supplier users.
Note: If other supplier users in your company can access Oracle

iSupplier Portal (and you cannot), your company is registered,
however, you need to register as a user for access to Oracle iSupplier
Portal.
If you are a prospective supplier, you need to read the entire section and complete all of
the registration steps. If your company is already registered with the buying company
and you only need to add yourself as a user, you only need to read and complete the
Registering Users task.
This section includes the following topics:
• Registering Suppliers, page 3-2
Registration 3-1
• Registering Users, page 3-2
Registering Suppliers
Self-service prospective vendor registration enables you to register your interest in
establishing a business relationship with the buying company. Once registered, you can
provide details about your company, its addresses, contacts, products and services, and
banking and payment information.
To register, you need to provide your company name, tax identification details, and
main company address. This information is verified against existing records to ensure
that duplicate registration information is not recorded. You can also include additional
detailed information to create a company profile. If the buying company wishes you to
enter into a relationship with them, they may send you an invitation requesting you
register with the system. This notification will contain a URL where you can go and
access the Supplier Registration Page. If the buyer does not send you an invitation, you
must obtain this URL from the buying company yourself. Either way, you enter details
about your company using the Supplier Registration Page.
You must provide contact information so the system can send updates on the
registration request. After completing the registration, you receive a confirmation that
the request has been submitted for review. The information is reviewed by a buyer
administrator, and if approved, you are notified of the decision by e-mail.
Registering Users
The buying company initiates the process of adding new supplier users by inviting
supplier users to register, or by registering supplier users directly. If you receive an
invitation to access Oracle iSupplier Portal, you can respond to the invitation (and
provide user profile information, such as name and contact details), or forward the
invitation to another user in your company. For example, the buying company may
send an invitation to the Vice President of Sales within your organization; he can
forward it to the appropriate person in his company. The user who responds can
change any of the details except the name of the supplier company for whom he or she
is registering.
If the buying company has multiple site definitions for your company, or if you have
multiple subsidiaries, your buying company may give you access to view information
for multiple site definitions.
If you wish to register with the system, you must complete the Supplier User
Registration Page and submit it for approval
A buyer administrator will approve or reject the your registration request. You receive a
notification of the buyer administrator's actions. The notification includes the URL at
which you can access the network, plus any additional information such as the
username and a system-generated password needed for initial login. (You will be
prompted to change this password after first login.)
Buyers can designate a supplier user with user account from the Contact Directory to
receive the business classification reminder notifications. To designate the supplier
users expand the user account information node and select Certification Reminders
check box in the User Notification region.
Directly Registered Supplier Users
If the buying company has enough information about a user at your company, the
buyer can chose to register the user directly, in which case the users receives an e-mail
notification with the URL, username, and system-generated password.
Supplier Registered Supplier Users
If additional people in your company need access to Oracle iSupplier Portal, they
should contact the Supplier Profile and User Administrator at your company. This
administrator can create new user accounts for your users. Once the account is created,
the user will be sent a notification containing system access information.
Registration 3-3
4
Overview
This section includes information to help you learn how to navigate and search in
Oracle iSupplier Portal. After you learn the basic techniques, you will be able to search
for transaction information, and respond accordingly.
• Using the Oracle iSupplier Portal Home Page, page 4-1
• Setting Up User Preferences, page 4-3
• Searching, page 4-4
Using the Oracle iSupplier Portal Home Page

Use the Oracle iSupplier Portal Page to navigate through the application. By default,
when you access the Oracle iSupplier Portal application using the username and
password provided to you, the Oracle iSupplier Portal Home page displays. You can
click the Orders, Shipments, Planning, Finance, Product, and Admin.tabs to quickly
access related task areas. Depending on your authorizations, the Admin tab may not
display
To view or work with a specific item, you can use the search facility to locate the
specific Award Number, Shipment Number, Invoice Number, Payment Number, or a
Modification Number.
The Quick Links section displays on the right and provides a high-level diagram of the
procure-to-pay flow through the Oracle iSupplier Portal application. Click any link to
go directly to the corresponding page. The quick links you can use are Forecast
Schedules, IDVs, Awards, Purchase History, Modifications, Delivery Schedules,
Overdue Receipts, Advance Shipment Notices, Receipts, Returns, On-Time
Performance, Invoices, and Payments.
Navigating and Searching 4-1

The Notifications region displays the most recent messages awaiting your review. To
view the full list of all notifications, click the Full List button in this region.
Some notifications are view-only, while other notifications require action. To view your
notifications, click the linked subject to open the Notification Details page. This page
provides complete notification details, as well as the appropriate action button. On the
Notification Details page you can request further information or assign the notification
to another user.
If you select an action on the Notification Details page and click, you are returned to
the Notifications Summary page.
On this page you can view all your notifications.
You can use the View menu to see
• All your notifications
• Information only (FYI) notifications
• Notifications you have sent
• Open notifications
• Notifications requiring action by you (To Do Notifications)
To process a notification, select the notification and assign it to another user, or open
and view/process it. Once you have processed the necessary notification you can:
• Continue to respond to any additional notifications you have.
• Continue working by clicking any of the tabs.
The Awards at a Glance region displays the five most recent awards. Click an award
number to view the award details. Click the linked award number to view the award
details. To view the full list of awards, click the Full List button in this region.
The Shipments at a Glance region displays displays recent shipments. Click a shipment
number to view the shipment details. To view the full list of shipments, click the Full
List button in this region.
The Modifications at a Glance region displays the most recent modifications. Click a
modification number to view the modification details. To view the full list of
modifications, click the Full List button in this region.
Home Page Links
The links at the top of the Home page provides the following information:
Global Buttons
The following buttons display on the home page and all Oracle iSupplier Portal pages:
• Home - Returns you to the main portal where you can select another responsibility
or application.
• Logout - logs you out of the application.
• Preferences - Displays the Preferences page.

See Setting Up User Preferences , page 4-3 for information on setting your user
preferences.
• Personalize - Use this button to personalize the page per your business
requirements.
• Diagnostics - Use this to set diagnostics levels.
• Help - Accesses the help index page.
Setting Up User Preferences

You can change your user settings or preferences at any time using the Preferences icon.
You can change the following preferences:
• General - You can select your language, territory, time zone, client character
encoding (the character set that's used in your page display), and accessibility
features (such as screen reader use).
Note: Date and time values are always displayed to you in the time
zone you set in your user preferences, even if your buying
company is in a different time zone.
• Notification - You can select how you want to receive your notifications (for
example, in HTML or plain text e-mail).
• Formatting - You can define your date format and number format.
• Password - You can reset or change your password. A valid password must be at
least five, but no more than 30, characters. Passwords can be numeric,
alphanumeric, or special characters.
To change your preferences
• Click the Preferences icon.
• On the Preferences page, enter your name in the Known As field.
• Complete or update the required fields.
• Click Apply to save your changes. Click Cancel to return to the system without

making any changes.
Searching
Oracle iSupplier Portal provides extensive search criteria on all pages to help you
retrieve information. Once you have your search results displayed, you can sort them
by clicking any of the linked column headings.
When entering search values, you can use the percent sign (%) as a wildcard to search
for generic items. For example, to search for all orders beginning with 27 and end in a 5
(such as 275, 2715, 27125) enter 27%5. To search for all orders, you can use the wildcard
character % and search. The % wildcard character can be a substitute to any number of
characters. Note the search logic attempts to find matches containing values in any
position.
There are three types of search functions available to you.
• Quick Search, page 4-4
• Simple Search, page 4-4
• Advanced Search, page 4-4
Quick Search
The Quick Search feature is available to you from the Home page.
To use the Quick Search:
1. Select the search type from the Search menu. You can choose from Award Number,
Shipment Number, Invoice Number, Payment Number, or Modification Number.
2. Enter a search value.
3. Click Go.
Simple Search
The Simple Search feature occurs on many pages and allows you so specify multiple
search fields and enter criteria for each. You can use any or all of the fields available to
you. The system displays only those results that match all the criteria you entered.
Advanced Search
Advanced Search allows you to build complex search queries containing multiple
search criteria. You can select which fields you wish to search on and enter search
values for each. The fields you can search on depend on the item you search, for
example, if you want to conduct an advanced search on Awards, you can use search
criteria such as Document Number, Document Type, Document Sign Date, and Buyer.
You can use the default search fields that appear for that page's Advanced Search
function, or apply additional search fields from the "Add Another" menu for the page.
Search operators enable you to specify the matching conditions for a search. Available
search operators are:
• is - Use this operator for an exact match.
• is not - Use this operator to exclude a specific match.
• contains - Use this operator to find a partial match.
• starts with - Use this operator to find a partial match only at the beginning.
• ends with - Use this operator to find a partial match that only ends with your
criteria.
• greater than - Use this operator to include results greater in value than a value
specified.
• less than - Use this operator to include results lower in value than a value specified.
• after - Use this operator to include results with a date after the specified date.
• before - Use this operator to include results with a date before the specified date.
Note that you can use the same search field twice to specify a search range, for example
a Ship Date range. Also note that you can choose to require the results to match all
search criteria (resulting in a more focused, narrower set of results) by selecting the
option "Show table data when all conditions are met," or allow a match of any of the
search criteria (resulting in a larger set of results) by selecting the option "Show table
date when any condition is met."
To search for Awards:
You use the Views page to view details of All Awards, Awards to Acknowledge, and
Awards Pending Supplier Change.
See: Viewing Awards, page 5-3
Click the Advanced Search button to conduct an advanced search for awards as follows:
1. Enter the Document Number.
2. Select the Document Type.
3. Select the Document Sign Date. Choose from Last 30 Days, Last 60 Days, Last Week,
and Today.
4. Select the Buyer from the list.
5. Enter parameters and values to filter your results.

See: Advanced Search, page 4-4
6. Click Go. You can view the following details in the search results:
• Document Number
• Revision
• Operating Unit
• Document Type
• Description
• Document Sign Date
• Buyer
• Currency
• Amount
• Status
• Acknowledge By
• Attachments
7. See: Awards, page 5-2 for more information on the actions you can perform.
8. Click the Document Number link in the search results to view details of the specific
document.
9. Click the Rev link to see details of the revision.
10. Click the Buyer link in the search results to view details of the specific buyer.
11. Click the Attachments icon to see the attachments.
12. Click Change Multiple Documents to update multiple documents.
13. Click Export to export the search results to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
To search for IDVs:

1. Enter the IDV Number.
2. Select Yes or No from the Global list.
3. Enter the Award Start Date.
4. Enter the Award End Date.
5. Enter the Issuing Office Address. This is optional if you use advanced search.
6. Enter an Effective Date. This is optional if you use advanced search.

• IDV Number
• Revision
• Global
• Description
• Buyer
• Creation Date
• Currency
• Amount Agreed
• Amount Released
• Award Start Date
• Award End Date
• Status
• Attachments
• Upload Status
• Issuing Office Address
• Effective Date
9. Click the IDV Number link in the search results to view details of the specific IDV.

To search for Modifications:

1. Enter the Modification Number.
3. Select a Buyer.
4. If you use advanced search, enter the Modification Effective Date.
5. You can also add further search criteria such as Modification Issuing Office,
Modification Status, and Termination Indicator.

• Modification Number
• Description
• Document Type
• Organization
• Supplier
• Supplier Site
• Document Number
• Modification Effective Date
• Amount
• Currency
• Status
• Buyer
8. Click the Modification Number link in the search results to view details of the
specific modification.
9. Click the Document Number link in the search results to view details of the specific
document.
To search for Deliverables:

1. Enter the Deliverable Name.
2. Select the Status from the list. You can choose from Cancelled, Completed, Failed to
Perform, Open, Rejected, and Submitted.
3. Enter the Due Date From.
4. Enter the Due Date To.
5. Select the Document Type. You can choose from IDV with Lines, IDV without
Lines, Award, IDV with Lines Modification, IDV without Lines Modification, and
Award Modification.
• Deliverable Name
• Deliverable Type
• Document Type
• Document Number
• Party Name
• Contact
• Due Date
• Status
• Alert
• Update
7. Click the Deliverable Name link in the search results to view the details of the
specific deliverable.
To search for Work Confirmations:

You use the Views page to view details of the Last 25 Work Confirmations, Draft Work
Confirmations, Rejected Work Confirmations, or All Work Confirmations.
See: To view/update existing work confirmations in Using Work Confirmations, page 5-
12

1. Enter the Work Confirmation.
2. Enter the Request Date.
3. Enter the Award Number.
4. Enter the Period From Date.
5. Add additional search criteria such as Period To Date, as required.

• Work Confirmation
• Request Date
• Period From
• Period To
• Award Number
• Currency
• Awarded
• Previous Requested
• Previous Delivered
• Current Requested
• Current Delivered
• Total Progress (%)
• Status
8. Click the Work Confirmation link in the search results to view details of the specific
work confirmation.
9. Click the Award Number link to see details of the specific award.
To search for Procurement History:

2. Enter the Release Number. This is optional in advanced search.
3. Enter the Revision in the Rev field.
4. Select a Document Type from the list.
5. Enter the Creation Date. This is optional in advanced search.
6. Enter the Revised Date. This is optional in advanced search.
7. Select the Operating Unit from the list. This is optional in advanced search.

• Document Number
• Revision
• Operating Unit
• Description
• Buyer
• Creation Date
• Revised Date
• Currency
• Total
• Ship-to-Location
• Compare to Original Document
• Compare to Previous Document
• Show All Changes

10. Click the Document Number link in the search results to view the details of the
specific document.
11. Click the Buyer link to see details of the Buyer.
12. Click the Ship-to-Location to view details of the location.
13. Click the Compare to Original Document icon to compare the current document
with the original document.
14. Click the Compare to Previous Document icon to compare the current document
with the previous version.
15. Click the Show All Changes icon to view all the changes.
To search for Delivery Schedules:

1. Select the Organization from the list.
3. Select a Supplier Item from the list. This is optional in advanced search.
4. Enter the Item Description. This is optional in advanced search.
5. Select the Item Number from the list.
6. Select the Ship-To-Location from the list.
7. Enter the Promised Date. This is optional in advanced search.
8. Enter the Need-By-Date. This is optional in advanced search.

• Organization
• Award Number
• Supplier Item
• Item Description
• UOM
• Quantity Awarded
• Quantity Received
• Ship-To-Location
• Carrier
• Item Number
• Supplier Config ID
• Supplier
• Supplier Location
• Promised Date
• Need-By-Date
11. Click the Award Number link in the search results to view details of the specific
award.
12. Click the Quantity Received link in the search results to view details of the receipt
transactions.
13. Click the Ship-To-Location link in the search results to view details of the location.
14. Click the Supplier Location link in the search results to view details of the supplier's
location.
To search for Shipment Notices:

You use the View/Cancel Advance Shipment Notice page to view details of the Last 25
Shipment Notices or All Work Confirmations.
See: Viewing and Canceling Advance Shipment Notices and Advance Shipment Billing
Notices, page 6-7
1. Enter the Shipment Number.
2. Enter the PO Number.
3. Enter the Ship-To-Location.

4. Enter the Supplier Site.
5. Add additional search criteria such as Bill of Lading, Freight Carrier, Item, Packing
Slip, Supplier Item, Supplier Site, View, or Waybill/Airbill Number, as required.

• Shipment Number
• Shipment Date
• Expected Receipt Date
• Freight Carrier
• Waybill/Airbill Number
• Supplier Site
• Invoice Number
• Packing Slip
• Processing Status Code
• Cancellation Status
8. Click the Shipment Number link in the search results to view details of the specific
shipment.
To search for Shipment Schedules:

1. Enter the Schedule Number.
2. Enter a Revision.
3. Enter a Schedule Type.
4. Select the Forecast/Release Type from the list.
5. Enter the Horizon Schedule Start. This is optional in advanced search.
6. Enter the Horizon Schedule End. This is optional in advanced search.
• Schedule Number
• Revision
• Schedule Type
• Forecast/Release Type
• Schedule Horizon Start
• Schedule Horizon End
• Ship to Organization
• Status
• Schedule Type
• Supplier
• Supplier Site
• Supplier Organization ID
9. Click the Schedule Number link in the search results to view details of the specific
schedule.
To search for Receipts:

1. Enter the Receipt Number.
3. Enter the Release Number. This is optional in advanced search.
4. Enter the Shipment Number. This is optional in advanced search.
5. Enter the Shipped Date.

7. Select the Item Number from the list. This is optional in advanced search.
8. Select the Supplier Item from the list. This is optional in advanced search.
• Receipt
• Creation Date
• Organization
• Shipment
• Shipped Date
• Packing Slip
• Containers
• Waybill/Airbill
• Freight Carrier
• Bill of Lading
• Award Number
• Invoice
• Attachments
12. Click the Receipt link in the search results to view details of the specific receipt.
award.
14. Click the Invoice link in the search results to view details of the specific invoice.
15. Click the Attachments link in the search results to view details of the attachment.
To search for Returns:

3. Enter the Receipt Number.
5. Enter the Shipped Date. This is optional in advanced search.
6. Enter the RMA Number. This is optional in advanced search.
7. Select the Item from the list. This is optional in advanced search.
• Organization
• Receipt Number
• Award Number
• Shipment Number
• RMA Number
• Receipt Creation Date
• Item
• Supplier Item
• UOM

• Quantity Returned
• Return Date
• Reason
12. Click the Receipt Number link in the search results to view details of the specific
receipt.
award.
14. Click the Shipment Number link in the search results to view details of the specific
shipment.
15. Click the RMA Number link in the search results to view details.
To search for Overdue Receipts:

3. Select the Item from the list.
4. Select the Supplier Item from the list.
5. Enter the Due Date. This is optional in advanced search.

• Organization
• Award Number
• Item
• Supplier Item
• Due Date
• UOM
• Quantity Awarded
• Carrier
• Buyer
award.
9. Click the Ship-To-Location link in the search results to view details of the address.
10. Click the Buyer link in the search results to view details of the buyer.
To search for On-Time Performance:

2. Enter the Due Date.
3. Enter the Receipt Number. This is optional in advanced search.
5. Select the Delivery Status from the list. You can choose from Early, Late or On-
Time. This is optional in advanced search.
9. Enter the Waybill/Airbill Number. This is optional in advanced search.

• Organization
• Award Number
• Due Date
• Shipment Number
• Receipt Number
• Receipt Date
• Item
• Supplier Item
• Description
• UOM
• Carrier
• Delivery Status
• Configuration ID
12. Click the Receipt Number link in the search results to view details of the specific
receipt.
To search for Quality Shipments:

1. Enter the PO Number.
• PO Number
• PO Line
• Shipment Number
• Supplier Item
• Item
• Item Revision
• Description
• UOM
• Quantity Ordered
• Quality Plans
7. Click the PO Number link in the search results to view details of the specific PO.
8. Click the Quality Plans link to view the quality plans.
To search for Planning Schedule Summary:

1. Enter the Schedule Number.
2. Enter the Revision.
3. Select a Forecast/Release Type.
4. Enter a Schedule Horizon Start date.
5. Enter a Schedule Horizon End date. This is optional in advanced search.

• Schedule Number

• Revision
• Creation Date
• Forecast/Release Type
• Schedule Horizon Start
• Schedule Horizon End
• Ship-To Organization
• Status
• Schedule Type
• Supplier
• Supplier Site
• Supplier Organization ID
• Schedule Type
• Summarized View
8. Click the Schedule Number link in the search results to view details of the specific
schedule.
9. Click Revision to see the details of the revision.
10. Click Supplier to see details of the supplier.
To search for Invoices:

1. Enter the Invoice Number.
2. Enter the Invoice Date From.
3. Select the Invoice Status. You can choose from Cancelled, In Negotiation, In
Process, and Unsubmitted.
4. Enter the Purchase Order Number.
5. Enter the Invoice Amount. This is optional in advanced search.
6. Enter the Invoice Date To.
7. Enter the Currency.
• Invoice Number
• Invoice Date
• Invoice Currency Code
• Invoice Amount
• Purchase Order
• Status
• Withdraw
• Cancel
• Update
• View Attachments
9. Click the Invoice Number link in the search results to view details of the specific
invoice.
10. Click Purchase Order to see the details of the PO.
11. Click View Attachments icon to see details of the attachment.
To search for Supplier Items:

1. Select the Supplier Item from the list.
2. Select the Item from the list.
3. Enter the Item Description.


• Organization
• Supplier Item
• Item
• UOM
• Orders
• Overdue
• Receipt History
• Defects
• Returns
• On-Time Performance
• Inventory
• VMI
• Consigned Inventory
7. Click the relevant icons against Orders, Overdue, Receipt History, Defects, Returns,
On-Time Performance, and Inventory to view specific details.
5
Award Information
Award Information
The real-time data provided in Oracle iSupplier Portal allows you to communicate
procure-to-pay information with the buying company while viewing the award flow.
Using award information, you can acknowledge awards, make change requests to
awards, split shipments, or cancel awards. You can also view IDVs and the revision
history of a purchasing document.
Note: The change requests, split shipments, and cancel awards features
are available only for commercial awards.

• Awards, page 5-2
• Managing Deliverables, page 5-15
• Work Orders, page 5-16
• IDVs, page 5-16
• Using Modifications, page 5-17
• Acknowledging and Signing, page 10-4
• Award Revision History, page 5-19
• Request for Quotes, page 5-19
• Viewing Time Cards, page 5-19
Award Information 5-1

Awards
When you enter an award in Oracle Purchasing, the award details are available to you
in Oracle iSupplier Portal. The View Awards page display the most recent 25 awards
(use the Previous and Next links to view additional awards). Oracle iSupplier Portal
enables you to track your awards throughout the entire procure-to-pay flow.
The awards section includes:
• Viewing Awards, page 5-3
• Printing Awards, page 5-5
• Acknowledging Awards, page 5-5
• Submitting Change Requests, page 5-7
Note: The Change Requests functionality is available only for

commercial awards.
• Splitting Shipments, page 5-11
Note: The Split Shipments functionality is available only for

commercial awards.
Accessing Awards:
The View Awards page is the central page from which you access and process your
awards.
To access an award for further processing:
1. From the iSupplier Portal Home
page, click the Awards tab.
2. From the View menu, choose the award to display:

• All Awards
• Awards to Acknowledge
• Awards Pending Supplier Change
Click Advanced Search , page 4-4 to further refine your search. You also have the
option to export the displayed data.
On the resulting View Awards page, select the awards to process. Depending on the
status and the type of document you selected, you can choose the following actions
from the available list of values:
• Select Acknowledge , page 5-5 to acknowledge an award.
• Select View Change History , page 5-10to view award changes.
• Select View Modifications, page 5-17 to view the modifications to the document.
The table below describes the different actions possible in commercial and CLM
documents.
Document Type Action
Commercial Acknowledge
Request Change
Request Cancellation
View Change History
CLM documents Acknowledge
View Change History
View Modifications
Viewing Awards
You can view details of an award such as terms and conditions, lines, shipments, and
attachments from the Award Details page.
To view the details of an award:
1. Click the Award Number link to access the award to view.
The View Award Details page shows you detailed information about the award,
including both header and line information. The Award Information section shows
general information about the award, terms and conditions, Ship-To Address, and Bill-
To Address, and other ship-to (non-complex work orders), work location (for complex-
work orders) and bill-to information.
If the award or modification line is undefinitized, then the pricing attributes such as
Amount, Changed Amount, Changed Amount without Options display the value
Undefinitized. Otherwise, if the line is definitized, the actual value of the pricing
attribute displays.
In the Summary region, you can view the

• Total - amount of the total award.
• Total Funded Amount - funded amount by accounting distribution
• Received - amount for the items of the award received
• Invoiced - amount for the items on the award invoiced
• Payment status - status of the invoices against the award.
By selecting options from the Actions menu, you can

• View Modifications
Note: The View Modifications feature is available only for CLM

documents.
• View Change History
• View PDF
• View Receipts
• View Invoices
• View Payments
• View Shipments
The Summary region on the View Details page for a complex work PO displays
different information.
• Approved amount - total approved amount of work confirmations against the PO.
• Financed amount - total pay item amounts financed plus advanced billed.
• Advanced billed amount - total advance amounts billed at the line level.
• Progress payment - total amount financed or billed of all pay items.
• Delivered - amount of the delivery shipment approved through the work

confirmation. Delivery shipments are created for orders where progress payments
are considered contract financing. This field is hidden by default.
• Recouped - amount of advances and pay items recouped to date. This field is
hidden by default.
• Retained - amount of pay items retained to date. This field is hidden by default.
The Actions menu options include:
• View Modifications
• View PDF
• View Receipts
• View Invoices
• View Payments
• View Shipments
The Award Details section shows CLIN/SLIN line specific information. Click Show to
see the receiving, invoicing and payment information for a particular line, or pay item
information for a complex work line.
Click Export to export the award information to an MS Excel sheet.
Printing
You can view and print Portable Document Format (PDF) versions of awards, including
IDVs. If your buying company has implemented Oracle Procurement Contracts, you
can also print the contract terms or clauses that the buying company has defined on the
purchasing documents.
To print awards:
1. Access the award.
2. Select View PDF from the Actions menu, and click Go.
3. On the prompt window, you can choose to open the document immediately, or
save it locally for later printing.
Note: The printable pdf format is based on the SFxx forms specified on
the award for CLM documents only.
Acknowledging Awards
When creating an award, buying companies can request acknowledgment of the award.
If so, you will receive a notification requiring your response. The award may include a
date by which you need to acknowledge or sign it.
You acknowledge awards to communicate to the buying company that you have

received, reviewed the details of, and accept or reject an award. You can also
communicate changes, if you are using a commercial document, to the award during
acknowledgment.
You can either acknowledge the award online, or accept or reject the award using the
notification. The notification does not allow shipment level acknowledgment, which
must be entered online. When you respond, the award is automatically updated, and a
notice is sent to the buyer.
You can submit acknowledgments for an entire award, or for individual shipments. For
example, if you can fulfill only part of an award, accept the shipments you can fulfill,
and reject the others (note that shipment level acknowledgement cannot be performed
using the acknowledgement notification).
If the award is set to be acknowledged at the document and shipment levels, you can
also indicate change requests during acknowledgment. For example, if you cannot
fulfill a shipment on the given date, but can fulfill it a few days later, you can
communicate a date change request instead of rejecting the shipment line.
For complex work awards, you can acknowledge pay items.
Note: The value of the need-by date is defaulted to the promised date
field on supplier acceptance in the acknowledgment process.
To acknowledge awards:
1. Select the award you wish to acknowledge and choose Acknowledge from the
Select Order list of values.
2. On the Acknowledge page, you can accept or reject an entire award, or you can
accept or reject individual shipment.
Note: Individual shipment level acceptance/rejection is available

only for commercial documents.
3. To accept/reject an individual line's shipment or pay item, click Show for the line.
4. For the shipment/pay item, select Accept or Reject from the Action menu. If
rejecting a shipment or pay item, provide a reason.
5. Click Submit.
Acknowledging pay items If the terms for a complex-work award terms require
"document or shipment" acknowledgement, you can accept/reject at the pay item level.
To accept/reject an individual pay item, click Show for that line. Select Accept or Reject
from the Action menu at the end of the line (if you reject the pay item, you must also
provide a reason). If you either accept or reject all the pay items, the award status
changes to acknowledged.
You can also change a pay item during the acknowledgement phase. To change a pay
item, modify the appropriate field, select Change from the Action menu, provide a
reason, and click Submit. Pay item changes are immediately submitted to the buyer for
acknowledgement even if the rest of the award is only partially acknowledged. If the
buyer rejects the change, the award status reverts back to Requires Acknowledgement.
Signing Awards
If your buying company has implemented Oracle Procurement Contracts, your buyer
may ask that you electronically sign a purchasing document while acknowledging it.
Legally binding purchasing documents must be signed by both the buyer and supplier.
After you sign the document, your buyer will be notified. The award will be ready for
execution after both the buyer and supplier have electronically signed the purchasing
document.
Note: If your buyer asks that you electronically sign a purchasing

document, you cannot respond at a specific shipment level, you have to
accept or reject the entire award.
To sign a award:
1. Click the Awards tab. Search for and select the award with a status of Requires
Signature, and then click Acknowledge.
2. On the Acknowledge page, click Sign Document.
3. Click any attachments you would like to view to review the attachments for terms
and conditions.
4. Click Accept or Reject.
5. On the Notification Signing page, enter your username and password and click
Submit.
6. You will receive confirmation that your award has been acknowledged.
Submitting Change Requests

Note: The Change Requests functionality is available only for
commercial awards.
Oracle iSupplier Portal enables you to request changes to awards when modifications
are needed to fulfill an award. You can make changes during and after
acknowledgment. You can change a single award, or, depending on the change you
need to make, you can update multiple change orders at the same time.

To submit a single change request:
1. Click the Awards tab, and then click Awards in the task bar below the tabs.
2. On the View Awards page, search for and select the award for which you wish to
request changes.
3. Select the award and Click Request Changes.
4. On the Request Changes page, enter your changes.
5. You can request changes to the following values :

• Price/Price Breaks on Blanket Agreements
• Supplier Item
• Supplier Order Reference Number
6. In the reason text box, enter a reason for your change request.
7. If you wish to request changes to shipments or pay items, click Show. You can
request changes to
• Price/Price Breaks on Blanket Agreements
• Quantity Ordered
• Promised Date
• Supplier Order Line
• Note that you can also enter change request information in the Additional
Change Request text box.
8. Enter the changed values as appropriate.
9. Enter a reason for your change.
10. Select the appropriate action.
11. Click Submit.
Changing complex-work awards

If this is a complex-work award you can only change the supplier item at the line level.
If progress payments are treated as delivery, price updates are only allowed at the pay
item level (any changes roll up to the line level). If pay items are considered contract
financing, then price updates at both the line level and pay item level are allowed.
• Price changes - For milestone and rate, price changes are not allowed if the pay
item has been partially received or invoiced (that is, retroactive price changes are
not allowed). For a lump sum, if the pay item has been partially received or
invoiced, the new price should equal or greater than the amount received or
invoiced to date.
Changes in price are prorated to the distributions if the shipment has multiple
distributions. The buyer can change the distribution amounts during response.
• Quantity changes -
Quantity changes are only allowed for Rate pay items. If the pay item has been
partially received or invoiced, the new quantity should be greater than or equal to
the larger of either the quantity received or the quantity invoiced. A change in
quantity is prorated to distributions, if the pay item has multiple distributions. The
buyer can enter new quantities when responding.
Note: After submitting your changes, the award status changes to

Supplier Changes Pending until the buyer approves the changes.
To update multiple awards simultaneously:

Many times, you may need to make the same change to a group of awards. Depending
on the type of change you need to make, you may be able to update multiple awards
simultaneously. You can perform multiple changes to standard awards, IDVs, and
releases.
For award lines, you can change:
• Unit Price (only for goods lines)
• Supplier Part Number
For award shipments, you can change:

• Promised Date
• Quantity Ordered (only for goods shipments)
• Price (only for shipments with lines where value basis is fixed price).
To update multiple awards:

1. On the Awards page, click Multiple PO Change.
Note: The Multiple PO Change page displays only commercial

documents.
2. You can search for shipments to acknowledge or change by selecting

• Overdue Shipments
• Shipments Dues in One Week
• Shipments Requiring Acknowledgments
• All Shipments
from the View menu and clicking Go.
3. You search for a group of awards, click the Lines tab and use the advanced search
option to identify the group of awards you wish to change.
4. If you wish to change the same attribute for multiple awards to the same value:
1. Enter the new value in the Default Value field.
2. Select the appropriate awards.
3. Click Apply Default Values.
5. If you wish to update multiple award attributes to different values, enter the new
values directly into the fields in the Lines table.
6. Enter a short text explanation for the change in the Reason field.
7. Click Apply.
Change Requests for Services

Suppliers can request changes to the price for service lines and create new service
schedules by splitting an existing schedule.
To view change award history:
This view enables you to view the history of change requests submitted on a document,
and the corresponding buyer response.
1. Click the Orders tab, and then click Awards in the task bar below the tabs.
2. Search for and select an award, and then click View Change History.
3. View the change award history details on the Award Change Order History page.
4. Click OK to return to the Awards page.
Splitting Shipments and Pay Items
Note: The Splitting Shipments and Pay Items functionality is available
only for commercial transactions.
You can request to split a shipment. For example, if you can only partially ship the
quantity ordered for the given date, you can enter a split shipment change request. This
request will let the buyer know the number of items you can deliver and what date you
will deliver them.
To request to split a shipment:
2. Search for and select an award, and then click Request Changes.
3. On the Request Changes page, click Show to display shipment details.
4. Click the split icon on the desired shipment line. (Another row is added for your
split shipment).
5. In the Quantity Ordered field of the first shipment line, enter a new quantity.
6. In the Quantity Ordered field of the second shipment line, enter the new quantity.
7. Change the Promised Date.
8. Enter the Supplier Order Line.
9. Enter a reason for splitting.
10. Select an action for change.
11. Click Submit.
Note: You can split a shipment as many times as needed. To create

more shipment lines, click the split icon.
Splitting Pay Items for Complex Work awards

The pay items for a complex-work award are stored at the line details level the same
way as shipment information. Therefore, you can use the instructions above to split an
existing pay item to create a new payment schedule. A new pay item is created with a
price of 0 and quantity or 0. You can modify the following fields:
• Description

• Price (if lump sum, the price on the original pay item should be greater than the
larger of either the amount received or the amount invoiced).
• Promised date.
Using Work Confirmations

Over the course of a complex work project, various pay items defined for the contract
come due. To notify a buyer that a pay item needs to be processed for a completed unit
of work, you can create a work confirmation. For partially funded CLM awards, you
can create work confirmations to the extent of the funded amount specified on the
award.
To create a work confirmation:
1. Access the award.
2. On the Award Details page, select Create Work Confirmation from the Actions
menu and click Go.
3. From the View menu, select either

• Pay Items Due This Week
• Pay Items Due This Month
• All Pay Items
4. You can also enter and track the progress of the complex work using the following
fields:
• Previously Requested / Delivered
• Previous Progress %
• Current Requested / Delivered
• Material Stored
Note: The Material Stored field allows the supplier to request a

payment for material which has been purchased and stored on
site for use. Using the work confirmation, the supplier can
enter the requested amount based on work actually completed,
and has an option for requesting payment for material
purchased but not yet consumed in work.
• Current Progress %
• Total Requested / Delivered
• Total Progress %
You can enter / update the values of the Current Progress % and Total Progress
% fileds, they will be recalculated.
5. Click Go.
6. On the Create Work Confirmation page, select one or more pay items and click
Next.
7. Enter a work confirmation ID.
8. If this work confirmation reflects a particular span of time, optionally enter

performance period dates.
9. Accept the default or enter a value for Requested/Delivered. .
10. Update the Progress Percentage column, if appropriate.
11. Click Save to keep a draft work confirmation in the system. You can return tot he
draft later for make further updates or submit it. When you have finished defining
your work confirmation, click Submit. Once you click Submit, the approver is
notified of the work confirmation and must approve it.
To view/update existing work confirmations:

You can view or update existing work confirmations.
1. From the Awards tab, click the Work Confirmations subtab.
2. From the View menu, select either

• Last 25 Work Confirmations
• Draft Work Confirmations
• Rejected Work Confirmations
• All Work Confirmations
3. The search results show the progress of the complex work award using the
following columns:
• Previous Requested

• Previous Delivered
• Current Requested
• Current Delivered
• Total Progress %
4. Click the work confirmation number to access and view the work confirmation.
You can select the work confirmation and click Update if you need to make changes
to confirmation or address any issues with a rejected confirmation. You can modify
details of a rejected work confirmation as well as add additional items.
If the confirmation has a status of Processing, Rejected, or Pending Approval, you
can select the confirmation and delete it.
Note: Work Confirmations may be created by supplier users in

iSupplier Portal, by buyers in the Buyer Work Center in Purchasing, or
by iProcurement users in iProcurement.
If the pay items belong to an undefinitized line, for amount based lines, the value of
Ordered field displays as Undefinitized, whereas the actual value for quantity based
line displays. In any case, the user won't be able to ship more than what is funded in
case the line is partially funded. If the supplier hasn not started supplying against an
undefinitized amount based line, the value of field Progress (%) is shown as 0(zero).
However, if the performance against an undefinitized amount based line has already
started, the value of field Progress (%) is shown as Undefinitized. For Pay Items
belonging to undefinitized amount based lines, the values for columns Current Progress
as well as Total Progress are shown as Undefinitized. If a work confirmation consists of
undefinitized lines, which in turn have Progress (%) as Undefinitized, the value of the
field Total Progress (%) is Undefinitized. When correcting Work Confirmations, the
value of fields Approved Amount and Corrected Amount is Undefinitized for
undefinitized lines. The value of fields Approved Progress and Corrected Progress is
Undefinitized for undefinitized amount based lines; however the actual values are
displayed in case of quantity based lines.
Canceling Orders or Shipments

Note: The canceling orders or shipments functionality is available only
for commercial documents.
You can submit cancellation requests for an entire order or a particular shipment. You
can also submit changes and cancellations at the same time.
2. Search for and select an award, and then click Request Cancellation.
3. On the Request Cancellation page, click Submit.
Note: To cancel a few shipments, but not the entire award, click
Show in the Award Details section, and then select Cancel from the
Action list of values (on the shipment line you want to cancel).
Enter a cancellation reason, and then click Submit.
Managing Deliverables
If your buying company has implemented Oracle Procurement Contracts, you may
have deliverables assigned to you. Deliverables are tasks to be completed to achieve a
certain outcome or business objective, and may be used to track projects for compliance
reasons and risk reduction.
For example, your buyer may ask that you send a monthly status report detailing the
status of a certain shipment. In this case, your buyer will create a deliverable called
Send Status Report, and assign the deliverable to you. You will see the Send Status
Report deliverable in the notifications section of the iSupplier Portal home page, and
can manage the deliverable from there, or through the View Order Details page. You
may attach your status report to the deliverable and change the status of the
deliverable.
To manage deliverables:
2. Select the award number of the award that includes deliverable(s) you would like to
manage.
3. On the View Order Details page, select Manage Deliverables from the Actions
menu, and click Go.
4. On the Deliverables page, click the pencil icon on the deliverable you would like to
update.
5. Update and add attachments to the deliverable as necessary, and then change its
status to Submitted.
6. Click Apply.
7. You will receive confirmation that your deliverable has been updated. Your buyer
will also receive notification that the status of the deliverable has been updated.

To manage Data Deliverables (CDRLs):
• Use the Manage Deliverables page to define a Deliverable Category from the
Deliverable Category list of values. This list of values is displayed only when the
Deliverable Type is selected as Contractual and if the checkbox Enable Exhibit for
Data Deliverables (CDRLs) is selected (the checkbox is located in the Setup:
Purchasing Options page > CLM Controls region).
• If you selected Data Deliverable as your Deliverable Category, the CDRLs

associated with your award are displayed in the search results region.
• The search results region also displays the details of the deliverable schedule that
are manually defined by the buyer as part of Manual Schedule Information region
during the time you defined the deliverable.
Work Orders
Note: The Work Orders functionality is available only for commercial
transactions.
Using work awards, buyers and suppliers can monitor outside processing from third
parties whose Work In Process (WIP) status and delivery tracking information is critical
to their supply chain process flow. Outside processing activities are the activities of the
third-party suppliers who provide services needed to complete the final product or
maintenance activity.
To view work awards, click the Orders tab, and then click Work Orders in the task bar
directly below the tabs. Using the search criteria, you can view details of the awards,
schedules, WIP details, operations instructions, components, and component
instructions by selecting the links provided. You can also reschedule an award.
IDVs
Supplier IDVs are purchase IDVs you have made with the buying company. On the
Supplier Agreements page, you can review the details of those IDVs, and the
corresponding releases (awards) that have been created for a particular IDV.
To view IDVs, click the Orders tab, and then IDVs in the task bar directly below the
tabs. Use the search criteria to get a summarized list of IDVs. For each agreement, you
can select to view the releases created to date for that agreement. You can export details
from any page.
Editing IDVs
Buying organizations can provide suppliers with the ability to author their own content
online, either via bulk file upload or on-line authoring. The industry standard formats
supported in the upload mode include OAG XML, cXML, CIF and text file. Suppliers
can upload and modify their catalog and buyers only need to approve the upload or
change requests. Content provided by the supplier is subject to the buyer's approval
before it is made available to the requesters.
Note: Supplier authoring is not available for CLM IDVs.
To edit a catalog information:

1. Use the Simple or Advanced Search feature to search for and select the blanket
award IDV. You can search based on various criteria such as Award Number,
Global, Effective-From Date, Effective-To Date, Issuing Office Address, and Award
Effective Date.
2. On the Award: IDVs page, click the award number link in the header.
3. On the Order: IDVs Details page, select Edit Agreement from the Actions menu,
then the Go button. The catalog authoring page displays for you to start creating or
modifying a catalog.
4. After you submit the change, the buyer will receive a notification. The buyer can
now approve the change through a notification or through the pending change
page.
Using Modifications
In the case of large-scale procurement, where there are a mixture of materials and
services on the same contract, the administration of that contract can be cumbersome.
Major contracts may have several contract administrators assigned to them who
generate thousands of modifications over the life of the contract. A modification is a
Procurement Instrument used in the post-award process for making a change to the
award. When creating a modification, the application assigns a unique supplemental
numbering sequence that is assigned to the unprocessed Award, Order or Agreement
Modification, for tracking purposes.
Use the Modifications tab to view details of modifications and the change history of
your documents.
Note: The conformed copy is not updated with the information from
the Modification until the Modification is fully approved.
To use modifications:
1. Use the simple or advanced search feature to access a modification. You can search
on various criteria such as Modification Number, Award Number, and Buyer.
2. The search results that display include the Modification Number, Description,

Organization, Supplier, Supplier Site, Award Number, Modification Effective Date,
Amount, Currency, Status, and Buyer.
3. Click the Modification Number link to view further details of the modification. The
details that display include General Information such as changed amount, changed
amount without options, changed funded amount, award number, supplier,
supplier site, address, created by, award administrator, operating unit, modification
signed and effective dates, modification execution status, modification authority,
authority text, and justification. In addition, you can view details of terms and
conditions, and federal office addresses - the Issuing Office, COTR Office,
Requesting Office, and the Property Administration addresses. The Modifications
Details section displays details of:
• Award
• CLIN/SLIN line
• Information
• Options
• Type
• Item/Job
• Description
• Contract Type
• UOM
• Quantity
• Price
• Amount
• Funded Amount
4. Select the modification and select the appropriate action to view change history,
view PDF, or sign document.
5. Click the Line Details icon to view additional details of the line. The details that
display include additional item information, pricing information for amount based
lines and inspection information
6. To export the document to MS Excel, click Export.
Revision History
The Award Revision History page enables you to search for details on the revision
history of an award.
Using the search criteria, you can get a summarized list of revised awards. You may
choose to compare each revised award to the original award, the previous award, or last
signed award (if the revised award has been signed). You can also view all changes
made to the award.
1. From the iSupplier Portal Home page, click the Awards tab, and then click the
Purchase History subtab.
2. Enter search criteria to identify the award(s) you wish to inspect. Click Go.
3. From the Award Revision History page, for any particular version, you can
compare it to its previous version, compare it to the original award, or you can
generate a detailed listing of all changes to the award.
RFQs
Viewing requests for quotes (RFQs) enables you to select possible negotiations to
participate in with the buying company.
To view RFQs, click the Orders tab, and then click RFQ in the task bar directly below
the tabs. Enter search criteria in the search fields and click Go. The RFQ Summary page
provides the details of all RFQs created by the buying company in its ERP application.
Click any of the links on the RFQ Summary page to get more details about the RFQ.
Viewing Time Cards

Contractors can record hours worked using timecards to receive payments for services
rendered. You may access these time cards if the Timecards task appears under the
Orders Tab. You will be able to view timecard information and check the amount of
time confirmed by the hiring manager.
To view timecards, click the Orders tab, and then click Timecards in the task bar
directly below the tabs. Use the search criteria to get a summarized list of timecards.
Click View Timecard to get more details about the timecard. You can export details
from any page.

6
Shipping Overview
• Shipping Information, page 6-1
• Receiving Information, page 6-9
• Quality Information, page 6-10
Oracle iSupplier Portal enables you to view your existing shipments. Using your
shipments you can create or cancel advance shipment notices. The system enables you
to view other shipment information such as delivery schedules.
Using shipping features, you can alert the buyer to upcoming shipments and expedite
receipts and payments for the buying company.
Shipping information details all of your shipping transactions on Oracle iSupplier
Portal. You can create or cancel shipment notices as well as view shipment delivery
schedules and overdue shipment receipts.
The shipping information section includes:
• Using Advance Shipment Notices and Advance Shipment Billing Notices, page 6-
4
• Uploading Routing Requests, page 6-8
• Viewing Routing Responses, page 6-8
• Viewing Delivery Schedules, page 6-9
Shipping Information 6-1

• Viewing Overdue Receipts, page 6-9
Using Advance Shipment Notices and Advance Shipment Billing Notices

When you enter an Advance Shipment Notice (ASN) or Advance Shipment Billing
Notice (ASBN), you alert the buying company of upcoming shipment deliveries. To
create an ASN or ASBN, select the award shipments being shipped and provide the
appropriate shipment details.
Note: If you use federal awards, then you can only create ASNs and
ASBNs only for priced lines and those option lines that have been
exercised.
The details you can specify on an ASN/ASBN include:

Shipment Lines
• Shipment Line Defaults:
• Packing Slip
• Country of Origin
• Bar Code Label
• Container Number
• Truck Number
• Comments
• Shipments in Advance Shipment Notices
Note: Click Show or Hide in the Shipments in Advance Shipment

Notices section to view or hide details.
Shipment Headers
• Shipment Information (Required fields are marked with *)
• Shipment Number*
• Shipment Date*
• Expected Receipt Date*
• Freight Information
• Freight Terms
• Number of Containers
• Freight Carrier
• Bill of Lading
• Packaging Code
• Packing Slip
• Tar Weight
• Special Handling Code
• Net Weight
• Tar Weight UOM
• Comments
• Net Weight UOM
You can enter billing information on a shipment notice to create an ASBN. An ASBN
creates an invoice in the buyer's payables system. To create an ASBN, in addition to the
above details, the following billing details should be provided (Required fields are
marked with *):
• Invoice Number*
• Invoice Amount*
• Invoice Date*
• Payment Terms
• Freight Amount
• Currency
• Tax Amount
• Remit To Site

The Advance Shipment Notices section includes:
• Creating Advance Shipment Notices and Advance Shipment Billing Notices, page
6-4
• Uploading Advance Shipment Notices and Advance Shipment Billing Notices, page
6-6
• Canceling Advance Shipment Notices and Advance Shipment Billing Notices, page
6-7
Creating Advance Shipment Notices and Advance Shipment Billing

Notices
You can create advance shipment notices and advance shipment billing notices using
award shipment lines.
To create advance shipment notices and advance shipment billing notices:
1. Click the Shipments tab, and then click Shipment Notices in the task bar directly
below the tabs.
2. On the Shipment Notices page, click Create Advance Shipment Notices for an ASN
or Create Advance Shipment Billing Notice for an ASBN.
Note: If you are creating an ASBN, all selected shipments must

belong to the same operating unit.
3. Select either View Shipments Due This Week or View Shipments Due Any Time,
and then click Go. Click Advanced Search to enter additional search criteria to
perform a more restrictive search.
4. Select one or multiple award shipments, and then click Add to Shipment Notice.
Note: For partially funded CLM awards, you can create and ASNs
or ABSNs to the extent of funded quantity.
5. On the Create Advance Shipment Notice or Create Advance Shipment Billing

Notice page, enter the appropriate shipment line defaults.
Note: You can always add more shipments by clicking Add

Shipments on the Shipments Line page.
6. You can enter the CLIN/SLIN line details once for all shipment lines if the details
are common to all lines. To copy all default shipment lines, click Default to All
Lines.
7. To split a shipment line, click the split icon in the Shipments in Advance Shipment
Notice section, and enter Shipping Quantity for the original and new lines.
8. To remove a shipment click the remove icon in the Shipments in Advance Shipment
Notice section.
Note: To display shipment details, click Show in the Shipment and

Advance Shipment Notice section. To hide shipment details, click
Hide in the Shipment and Advance Shipment Notice section.
9. If you would like to enter License Plate Number (LPN), Lot, or Serial Information,
click the LPN/LOT/serial icon.
You can enter lot and serial information for shipment lines only if you define the item as
a lot or serial controlled item. You will only be able to enter lot information if the item is
lot controlled, serial information if the item is serial controlled, and both lot and serial
information if your item is a lot and serial controlled.
To enter details for a lot and serial controlled item:
1. Enter lot information. If you would like to add additional lot attributes, click the lot
attributes icon.
2. If you would like to enter serial details for the lot, click Show, and then enter serial
information. If you would like to add additional serial attributes, click the serial
attributes icon.
3. If you have more than one lot or serial controlled item, click Add Another Row.
4. If you have LPNs nested within each other, enter nesting details in the License Plate
Configuration Details section.
Note: You may change the total shipment quantity on the

LPN/Lot/Serial Detail page. The total shipment quantity entered
should be equal to the total lot/serial quantity.
5. When you are finished entering your LPN/Lot/Serial details, click OK.
6. Click Shipment Headers. Enter the required ASN or ASBN information.

You can also enter other information. The information you enter at the header level
is transferred to the line level. (However, changes you make at the line level
override information at the header level).

If you are entering an ASBN, you must enter the following billing information:
• Invoice number
• Invoice date
• Invoice amount
In the Remit-To site section, verify that the Remit To Site details are correct. If
the Remit to Site details need to be changed, click Change, select the correct
Remit To Site details, and then click Apply.
7. To preview the ASN or ASBN, click Preview.
8. Review the ASN or ASBN and click Submit.
In case of shipments belonging to an undefinitized line, for amount based lines, the
value of Quantity Ordered field shows as Undefinitized, whereas the actual value for
quantity based line is displayed. Please note that the user will not be able to ship more
than the Funded Quantity in case the line is partially funded.
Uploading Advance Shipment Notices and Advance Shipment Billing

Notices
If you have a large volume of ASNs or ASBNs, you may create a spreadsheet containing
shipment details and upload it into your buying company's system. Using the
spreadsheet template in iSupplier Portal, you can create shipment notices offline, and
then upload the file.
To download instructions on how to upload ASN and ASBNs:
below the tabs.
2. Click Upload Advanced Shipment and Billing Notice
3. On the Upload Shipment Notices page, click Download Templates for instructions
on uploading an ASN or ASBN.
4. On the Download Templates page, choose the file you want to download and click
Download. You may choose from the following files to download:
• ASN Template and Instructions - Contains instructions for uploading ASNs, a
sample ASN spreadsheet file, and the template to use when entering ASN
information offline.
• ASBN Template and Instructions - Contains instructions for uploading ASBNs,

a sample ASBN spreadsheet file, and the template to use when entering ASBN
information offline.
• Valid List of UOM, freight terms, etc.... - A list of values including country of
origin, UOM, freight, carriers, payments terms, etc. is provided. You should use
these values when creating your ASN/ASBN file.
• Zip, All Files - Contains instructions for uploading ASNs, ASBNs, samples of
ASN and ASBN spreadsheet files, templates to use while entering ASN and
ASBN information offline, and lists of values.
5. Complete the templates according to the instructions. Save your completed file
locally.
6. To upload your template, return to the Upload Shipment Notices page, browse for
your completed template and upload it.
Canceling Advance Shipment Notices and Advance Shipment Billing

Notices
When you cancel an ASN or ASBN, the system sends a notification to the buyer. You
can always reenter an ASN for the same award shipments later. When you cancel an
ASBN, the application cancels both the shipment notice and corresponding invoice
issued in the buyer's payable system.
To cancel a submitted advance shipment notice or advance shipment billing notice:
below the tabs.
2. On the Shipment Notices page, click View/Cancel Advance Shipment Notices.
3. On the View/Cancel Advance Shipment Notices page, search for and select the
advance shipment notice you would like to cancel.
Note: You can use the advanced search feature to narrow your
search.
4. Click Cancel Shipment Notice. A notification of your cancellation is sent to the

buyer.
Note: Canceling a shipment notice cannot be undone. An ASN

cannot be canceled if any of the lines have been received by the
buying company. You can cancel an ASBN if none of the lines has
been received and the invoice has not been paid by the buying

company.
Uploading Routing Requests

If your buying company is responsible for arranging the packing and shipping of
materials, you may need to submit a routing request. A routing request notifies your
buyer when goods are ready for shipment. You may upload a routing request using a
spreadsheet template.
To download instructions on how to upload a routing request:
below the tabs.
2. On the Shipment Notices page, click Create Routing Requests.
3. On the Upload Routing Requests page, click Download Template.
The Readme file included in the download will provide instructions on how to upload
your routing request.
Viewing Routing Responses

You may view buyer responses to your routing requests. From the Shipment Notices
page, click View Routing Responses. On the Routing Response page, you may search
for routing responses (after your buyer has responded to them). You may search using
the following search criteria:
• Response Number
• Routing Number
• Award Number
• Ship-From
• Ship-To
• Pick Up Time
When you have found the routing response you would like to view, click the response
number for details.
Viewing Delivery Schedules
You can use the Delivery Schedules Results page to quickly determine deliveries that
need to be scheduled and deliveries that are past due. Click the award number, receipt
quantity, and ship-to location links to view further detail.
Viewing Overdue Receipts

The Overdue Receipts Results page enables you to view the details of past due award
shipments. Click the award number, Ship-To Location, and Buyer to view further detail.
Receiving Information
Receiving information enables you to view your receipts, returns, and delivery
performance.
The receiving information section includes:
• Viewing Receipts, page 6-9
• Viewing Returns, page 6-10
• Viewing On-Time Delivery Performance, page 6-10
Viewing Receipts
The View Receipts page enables you to explore a historical view of all receipts that
have been recorded for your shipped goods.
1. On the View Receipts page, enter a value in one of the search fields to retrieve the
receipt information. Optionally use the Advanced Search , page 4-4 function to
specify more complex search criteria.
2. The View Receipts redisplays, listing the receipts who matched your search
criteria.
3. To view the information on a particular receipt, click the receipt number link.
4. The Receipt: details page displays information on that particular receipt. From this
page, there are links to display
• ASN/ASBN
• PO information

• Invoice information
• Return information
• On Time Performance information
• Defect information
Viewing Returns
The Returns Summary page enables you to view the return history, the causes for
goods returned by the buying company, and inspection results of a shipment. The
search summary results include basic information along with details about the return,
such as quantities and a reason for return. Click Receipt Number and Award Number
to view further detail.
Viewing On-Time Delivery Performance

The On-Time Performance page provides the delivery status of shipments you made
against awards. You can view your performance for timeliness of deliveries. Click the
Award Number and Receipt Number to view further details.
Quality Information
Entering quality information online enables paperless transactions for required quality
standards. You can only enter quality information if the buying company has Oracle
Quality and you have permission.
You first create a Quality Collection Plan in Oracle Quality and associate the plan with
the Self-Service Quality for outside processing transactions. You enter quality
information to communicate to your buyer if your item meets the quality standards
required. For example, an electrical motor supplier performs a detailed electrical test on
each motor. That supplier can enter the quality data gathered from each test and enter
that information online in Oracle iSupplier Portal before shipping the motor. Quality
engineers can evaluate the results and stop the shipment of any motors that do not meet
the requirements.
The application displays an available link in the Quality Plans column. Clicking this
link displays a list of collection plans associated with your award. You can enter quality
results, view quality results submitted, or view attachments for any award listed.
The Quality Shipments page displays award and shipping information for any
purchased item shipped, but only for open jobs that also have at least one collection
plan assigned to them. You can obtain the shipment number, ship-to location, and ship-
to organization. You can also download quality collection plans, and collect and submit
quality data regarding your shipments.
1. On the Shipments tab, click Quality in the task bar directly below the tabs.
2. On the Search - Quality Shipments page, search for a shipment.
3. Click Available in the Quality Plans column for the appropriate shipment.
4. On the Quality Plans page, click the enter quality results icon. To view existing
quality results, click the view quality results icon. To view attachments, click the
attachment icon.
5. On the Enter Test Results page, enter a number and click Continue. (You can only
complete this task if you have permission).
6. On the Enter Quality Results page, enter your quality information (the fields
available to enter data vary depending on the type of information you need to
enter) and click Submit. You can enter up to 25 rows of quality data at a time.
7. Once you have submitted all of the quality results, a notification is sent to the
buyer.
To send quality notifications to the buyer or recipient:

After you have saved and submitted all of your quality results, click Notification to
notify the buyer or recipient that you have submitted results (if you have permission).
You can only submit 25 rows of results at a time. If you are submitting more than 25
rows of results, for example 100 rows of results, you must submit your results four
times.
Note: To avoid sending duplicate notifications, click Notification only

after you complete and submit all of your rows of data.

7
Planning and Inventory Information
Overview
Oracle iSupplier Portal enables you to view demand forecasts from the buying
company. Using your item number, you can view different transactions. You can also
maintain certain item information such as manufacturing and award modifiers. Oracle
iSupplier Portal enables you to perform vendor managed inventory or track consigned
inventory stock. You also can maintain your awards and capacity information on the
application.
This chapter includes the following:
• Forecast Information, page 7-1
• Product Information, page 7-2
• Vendor Managed Inventory, page 7-5
• Consigned Inventory, page 7-6
Forecast Information
Forecast information enables you to view real-time forecasts from the buying company.
You can view plans, arranged by schedules that communicate expected demand over
different time horizons. You can see all available schedules and select the schedule
number to view further details. The Planning tab allows you to view plans that
communicate forecast information. You can also view forecast schedules. A summary of
schedules displays and you can select each schedule to view details. Click the Schedule
Number for further information.
The Planning Schedule Summary page displays forecast information for all items. To
view forecast information for all items on a single page, click the summarized view
icon.
Planning and Inventory Information 7-1

Product Information
Using the Product tab, you can easily access and view information about the products
you provide sorted by item.
The product information section includes:
• Viewing Supplier Item Summary, page 7-2
• Viewing Item Inventory Information, page 7-3
• Maintaining Capacity Information, page 7-3
• Maintaining Order Modifiers, page 7-5
Viewing Supplier Item Summary

The Supplier Items page enables you to view all of the details of the products that you
supply. You can view your search results in a summary format with links on each
CLIN/SLIN line for:
Awards
A summary of award lines placed with you for this item. This summary includes
quantity ordered, quantity received, and price break information. Click Award
Number, Ship-To Location, and Buyer for further information.
Overdue
This contains a summary of overdue receipts for the selected item. Click Award
Number and Receipt Number for further information.
Receipt History
This contains a summary of receipts for the selected item. Click Award Number and
Receipt Number for further information.
Defects
This contains a summary view of failed inspection items.
Returns
This contains summary view of returns for an item that includes shipment information,
RMA number, and quantities. Click Award Number and Receipt Number for further
information.
On-Time Performance
This contains a summary of receipts for an item that includes due dates, receipt dates,
and shipping information. Click Award Number and Receipt Number for further
information.
Inventory
The On-Hand page provides more details about the item, on-hand quantity, and links
to both. Revision history and sub-inventory breakdown of the on-hand quantity (with
locator, lot, and serial).
Vendor Managed Inventory
A summary view of vendor managed items that includes supplier, item shipment
notice, and buyer information.
Consigned Inventory
A summary view of consigned items including item, shipment, and transaction
information. Click the appropriate icon for further information.
Most of the summaries are available to export.
Viewing Item Inventory Information

The On-Hand Items page enables you to view your item inventory information.
Viewing your item inventories enables you to view on-hand inventories, item locations,
lots, and serials.
To view item inventory information:
1. Click the Product tab, click Supplier Item in the task bar directly below the tabs.
2. Search for an item.
3. On the Supplier Items Result page, select your item and click the inventory icon.
4. Click Revision to view any revisions made to an item.
5. Click the Subinventory icon to view subinventory information for an item.
6. Click the Locator, Lot, or Serial icon to view any specific item information.
7. Click Export to download your inventory information.
Maintaining Capacity Information

You can accurately maintain your delivery capacity online. Your buying company can
allocate planned awards taking into account your changes to the capacity constraints.
This provides more accuracy and flexibility in making sourcing allocations during the
organization's planning, scheduling, and procurement processes.
You can update your capacity abilities for various items for which you are an approved
supplier. You can use the Order Modifiers page to define processing lead times, fixed
lot multiples, and minimum order quantities. You can also define tolerance fences by

Days in Advance and Tolerance on the Maintain Capacity page. Once your updates are
submitted, the company's buyer is notified and their approved supplier list is updated
with your information. The company can then better allocate planned awards taking
allocation and current capacities into account.
You can update the following capacity constraints for each item that has been sourced
to you:
• Processing lead time
• Order modifiers: minimum order quantity and fixed lot multiple
• Capacity per day for a range of effective date
• Tolerance fences: tolerance percentage and days in advance
After you change capacity information, a notification is sent to the planner and the
buyer. Based on the preference set by the buying company, the information may go
through an approval from a buyer or planner. You will be notified of the status of the
request.
To maintain capacity information:
1. Click the Product tab, click Maintain Capacity in the task bar directly below the
tabs.
2. On the Maintain Capacity page, enter search criteria information.
3. Click Search. (You can perform a blind search by clicking Search without entering
any criteria. This results in all items assigned to you being displayed).
4. Select your item and click Maintain Capacity.
Note: The Maintain Capacity page displays information from

today's date forward. You can modify the current defined capacity
or create new entries by clicking Add Another Row.
5. You can also add or modify the Over Capacity Tolerance by changing existing Days
in Advance and Tolerance values.
Note: To add additional Over Capacity Tolerance information, click

Add Another Row.
6. When you have completed your update, click Update Capacity. An Update
Capacity Confirmation message is displayed.
Maintaining Order Modifiers
Maintaining award modifiers enables you to view and make changes to the details of
your ability to fulfill awards scheduled for delivery. You can view shipment processing
lead times, minimum award quantities, and fixed lot multiples. You can then adjust
these to fit your delivery ability.
To maintain order modifiers:
1. Click the Product tab, click Order Modifiers in the task bar directly below the tabs.
2. On the Order Modifiers page, enter search criteria information and click Go.
3. Select your item and click Maintain Order Modifiers.
4. On the Order Modifiers for Item page, you can add or modify the following item
attribute values:
• Processing Lead Time (in days)
• Minimum Order Quantity
• Fixed Lot Multiple
5. Click Submit.
The item is immediately updated with the changes and an information notification is
sent to the planning manager or buyer of the item. They can verify your changes in their
approved supplier list.
Note: You can erase any changes before submitting your request by
clicking Cancel.
Vendor Managed Inventory

Vendor Managed Inventory enables you to manage the inventory at the customer's
location. Customers can set up the minimum and maximum stock levels required for an
item enabled for maintenance by a supplier.
Using Oracle iSupplier Portal, you can view these minimum and maximum levels and
also view the current on-hand quantities for that item at the customer location. You
have the option of triggering the replenishment requests from this page to ensure that
the stock quantity is maintained at the customer location.
On the Product tab, on the Supplier Item Results page, click the VMI icon. From the
Vendor Managed Inventory Status page, your search results are displayed with
detailed information about the status of each item you included in your search and links

to enter replenishment information. You then initiate replenishment requests for the
item.
Note: You can save searches that you use frequently by clicking
Personalize, entering your search criteria, and then saving by clicking
Apply. Personalize also enables you to customize the information that
is displayed when you view the VMI Search page.
To generate supply requests:
1. Search for the items you are responsible for.
2. Review the replenishment method for the item.
3. If the method for the item is Buyer or Supplier Initiates Release; you then select the
item, enter the quantity, and click Release.
4. If the method for the item is Manual Requisition; you click the enter requisition icon
in the Create Requisition column. On the Enter Order Details page, enter a
quantity, need-by date, and other details of the order as required by the customer.
Once you have completed and submitted the replenishment request, you will receive a
confirmation message that contains the request identifier. You can use the request
identifier to monitor the progress of your request.
You can override the quantity with either of the manual types of replenishment
methods. For Automatic Release method items, you can click the enter replenishment
icon in the Create Requisition column and enter a quantity.
Consigned Inventory
Oracle Procurement along with Discrete Manufacturing supports maintaining
consigned inventory for an item. Buying companies can enable items to have consigned
inventory. This enables you to maintain the stock at the buying company location.
Buying companies do not incur financial liabilities until they start consuming the stock.
Oracle iSupplier Portal enables you to view on-hand stock for consigned items and also
associated procure-to-pay transactions.
To view consigned items:
1. Click the Product tab, and then click Consigned Inventory in the task bar directly
below the tabs.
2. On the Consigned Inventory page, search and select your item.
3. For a given item, suppliers can view the following information:
• Supplier Item
• Item
• Consigned On-Hand - Displays the on-hand stock levels for the item at the
buying company.
• Consigned Shipments - Displays the award shipment details that enable the
item to be shipped from you to the buying company location.
• Consumption Orders - Displays the awards/blanket releases that are created

when consigned stock is consumed by the buying company. These are the
orders against which you can submit invoices to the buying company.
• Consigned Receipts - Displays the history of receipts for consigned stock.
• Consigned Returns - Displays the history of return transactions created for the
consigned stock.
• Material Transactions - Displays the material transactions that occurred for the
consigned item. It includes transactions to procure the item, which is the
consigned stock, and then the transactions to move the stock to regular
inventory for consumption.
If the consigned item is also enabled for Vendor Managed Inventory, suppliers can
initiate replenishment requests online.
To view consigned inventory aging items:
1. Click the Product tab, and then click Consigned Inventory Aging in the task bar
directly below the tabs.
2. On the Consigned Inventory Aging page, you may search for items that are past
due, or items that are due in the next 7, 15, or 30 days. Select the appropriate search
criteria for your item and click Go.
3. For a given item, suppliers can view the following information:

• Supplier Site
• Organization
• Supplier Item
• Item

• Item Revision
• Subinventory
• UOM
• Quantity
• Receipt Date
• Consume Before - Date the item must be consumed.
• Days Before Consumption is Due - Displays the number of days before the
ownership of the item is transferred.
8
Invoice and Payment Information
Overview
You can access invoice and payment information as well as review invoice status online
using Oracle iSupplier Portal. If the buying company uses Oracle Payables, you can also
submit invoices online.
• Submitting Invoices, page 8-1
• Viewing Invoice Information, page 8-3
• Viewing Payment Information, page 8-6
• Viewing AP AR Netting Report, page 8-5
Submitting Invoices
If your buying company has implemented Oracle Payables, you may submit invoices
online.
You can submit an invoice online to the buying company based on the award lines you
have fulfilled. You need to only identify those items shipped and enter a quantity. You
can invoice against open, approved, standard, or blanket awards that are not fully
billed. You can enter a credit memo against a fully billed award (use negative quantity
amounts to enter a credit memo), as well as invoice against multiple awards. However,
the currency and organization of all items on an invoice must be the same. The
organization is the entity within the buyer's company that you are invoicing.
You can also partially complete an invoice, save it, and submit it later.
After you submit an invoice, you cannot change the invoice. If you need to make
adjustments to a submitted invoice, you can create a credit memo against the same
award items to net out the invoice charges. The award will then be available for a new
Invoice and Payment Information 8-1

invoice.
In some cases, there will be no matching award. If you have provided a service, to the
buying company, for example, landscape services, the buying company may not have
submitted a formal award. You can submit invoices in these cases as well.
To submit an invoice with a matching award:
1. Click the Finance tab, and then click Create Invoices in the task bar directly below
the tabs.
2. On the Invoice Actions page, select either With a PO from the Create Invoice Menu
and click Go.
3. On the Create Invoice: awards page, enter search criteria to identify the award, and
click Go.
4. Select items of the PO to be invoiced and click Add to Invoice. Add as many items
as you need (items on your invoice display at the bottom of the page). If you
mistakenly add an item to the invoice, you can select it and click Remove from
invoice.
5. When finished adding items, click Next.
6. On the Create Invoice: Details page, enter an invoice number and remit to address.
You can also update the quantity and/or price. Enter and any additional
information, and then click Next.
7. On the Create Invoice: Manage Tax page, you can view the tax information
generated.
8. When finished, click Next.
9. On the Create Invoice: Review and Submit page, review your invoice and click
Submit. You also have the option to return to this invoice later by clicking Save for
Later.
10. A Confirmation page is generated informing you of successful invoice creation. .
Creating an Invoice Without an Award

The process of creating invoices that do not have matching awards is similar, although
some information is not required, and some must be entered.
The contact information for invoices with awards is restricted to the sites for the users,
but for invoices without awards, the system will display all contacts for the supplier
sites to which the user has access.
iSupplier users can enter an invoice without a PO, but if the approval workflow for
their customer (Oracle Applications user) is not implemented, the status of that invoice
request will remain IN PROCESS and will not change.
Note: You need work with the customers to ensure these type of
invoices are accepted.
To create an invoice without a award:

1. From the iSupplier Portal Home page, click the Finance tab.
2. On the Create Invoices page, select Without PO from the Create Invoice menu,
and click Go.
3. Enter information as needed. The following fields are required.

• Invoice number
• Remit to name
• Currency
• Customer tax payer ID
Enter any other appropriate information. Use the Items fields to identify and
describe the item or service for which you are invoicing. When you are finished,
click Next.
4. The Review and Submit page shows the tax information generated by the tax
system. If the invoice information is correct, click Submit.
Viewing Invoice Information

The View Invoices page enables you to search for and view details of an invoice you
have submitted. You can search using various any or all of the search criteria on the
page such as:
• Invoice Number
• Invoice date
• Due date
• Payment status
• Invoice Amount
To view invoice information:

1. On the iSupplier Portal Home page, click the Finance tab, then click the View
Invoices subtab.

2. On the View Invoices page, enter search values into one or more of the search fields,
and click Go. Or use the Advanced Search option.
3. When the search results display, click the Invoice Number link to view details of the
invoice. (You can also view any associated award(s), payments, scheduled
payments, or netting report by clicking their respective links, or icons).
4. On the Invoice Details page, you can see the header level information.
5. To view invoice line information, click the Invoice Lines tab. You can also view any
scheduled payments and any hold information.
Note: If you submitted your invoice online, there may be a delay

before you can review it because the Accounts Payable department
needs to process it first.
6. In the Payment Information region of Invoice Header, you can view the following
dispute information for an Invoice:
• Original Invoice Amount
• Dispute Reason
Note: Oracle Transportation Management (OTM) will pass the

disputed invoice to Oracle Payables with the original invoice
amount of the invoice and disputed reasons. Refer the Oracle
Payables Users Guide for more information on dispute
resolution setup.
7. You can view the following Netting Information attributes at the header level under
Netting Information:
• Netting Amount
• Reckoning Currency
• Netting Report
Note: You can view the netting attributes only when the profile
POS: AP AR Netting Information is set as Yes at the User level, or
the Site level.
Viewing AP AR Netting Report
Netting functionality of Oracle Payables is integrated with the iSupplier Portal to enable
you to view the netting information for an invoice. Please refer to the Payables and
Receivables Netting section in the Oracle Payables User's Guide for more information on
the AP AR Netting set up.
Oracle Payables enables you to offset supplier payables (AP invoice payments) against
the customer receivables or claims with the netting functionality.
To view the AP AR Netting Report:

1. Navigate to the iSupplier Portal Full Access > Finance> View Invoices. The View
Invoices page displays.
2. Enter the search criteria for an invoice number and Click Go.
3. Search result displays the invoices matching to your search criteria.
Note: The Netting Report icon is enabled when the invoice is

netted off and netting batch is completed, otherwise it is disabled.
Please refer to the Payables and Receivables Netting section in the
Oracle Payables User's Guide to know how the invoice is netted off
and netting batch is completed.
4. Click the Netting Report icon. The View Netting Report page displays.
5. Select the Final Netting Report item from the Template list.
6. Select the Language from the Locale list. For Example: English: United States (*)
7. Select the Format from the list. You can select the format as Excel, HTML, PDF, and
RTF from the list.
8. Click Run. The Oracle Netting Report page displays.
9. You can view the following netting information on this page along with invoice
details:
• Netting Agreement
• Netting Bank Account
• Reckoning Currency
• Final Netting Amount

Note: You can view the netting information at the Invoice Header
level, only when the POS: AP AR Netting Information profile is set
as Yes at the User level, or the Site level.
10. Click Export to save the netting report.
Viewing Payment Information

Payment inquiry enables you to view the history of all the payments to your invoices
completed by the buying company. You can use the View Payments page to search
using various search criteria, including:
• Payment number
• Invoice number
• Payment date
• Award number
To view payment information:

1. On the iSupplier Portal Home page, click the Finance tab, then click the View
Payments subtab.
2. On the View Payments page, enter search values into one or more of the search
fields, and click Go. Or use the Advanced Search option.
3. When the search results display, click the payment number link to view details of
the payment. (You can also view any associated award(s), or invoices by clicking
their links).
4. On the Payments details page, you can see the payment details including the
invoices addressed by the payment.
9
Overview
Supplier Profile Management enables you to manage key profile details used to
establish or maintain a business relationship with the buying company. This profile
information includes address information, names of main contacts, user accounts (if you
have the Supplier Profile and User Management responsibility), business classifications,
banking details, and category information about the goods and services you are able to
provide to the buyer. Buyer administrators review the details you provide and use them
to update the appropriate records in the buyers' purchasing transaction system.
You benefit from managing your profile yourself. Supplier Profile Management enables
you to effectively represent yourself to the buying company and update your profile
details as necessary, making important information accurate.
This section includes the following sections:
• Supplier Profile Management Flow, page 9-1
• Supplier Details, page 9-2
• Address Book, page 9-3
• Contact Directory, page 9-4
• Business Classifications, page 9-5
• Products and Services, page 9-6
• Bank Accounts, page 9-7
Supplier Profile Management Flow

To have the information you enter in Supplier Profile Management processed in the
Supplier Profile Management 9-1

system, log into the Oracle iSupplier Portal and access your profile. You can then enter
information for your address book, contact directory, business classifications, products
and services, or user accounts. The buyer administrator will review any changes to your
profile and use this information to update their purchasing system.
General Company Information

Management of your company's profile information involves the use of two high-level
pages. The General information page provides a quick, high-level display of
information at the company level. You can use the General information page to add an
attachment to your profile. Adding attachments enables you to upload documents
pertinent to your relationship with the buying company or upload documents that the
buying company may have specifically requested (for example, tax documents).
The Company Organization page allows you to navigate to other pages where you can
add or update your actual profile information.
To access the General page, on the iSupplier Portal Home page, click the Admin tab.
To upload a local attachment:
1. Click Add Attachment.
2. To upload an attachment stored locally, accept the default Desktop File/Text/URL

from the Add menu.
3. Give the attachment a title, description, and select a Category value to indicate its
original source
4. Browse to the location of the attachment and select it.
5. Click Apply.
To upload an attachment from the buyer's document catalog:

1. Click Add Attachment.
2. Select From Document Catalog from the Add menu.
3. Search on the document title, or expand the search options to use additional search
fields.
4. Select the document(s), and click Apply.
Company Profile
Use the Company Profile pages to define the detailed information about your company.
Use the navigation bar on the left to access the different pages of the Company Profile.
The Organization page defines high-level details about your company. To access the
Organization page, click Organization in the Company Profile navigation tree.
Once you have entered appropriate information, click Save.
Tax Details
Using the Payables responsibility ((N) Setup > Options > Payables Options) you can use
the option to apply the withholding tax at Invoice Validation and Payment or both the
Invoice Validation and Payment.
The option At Invoice Validation and Payment time has been included. You can select
this option only if you selected the Use Withholding Tax box in the Withholding Tax
region of Payables Options and selected the Apply Withholding Tax is selected option
as the At Invoice Validation and Payment Time. Another option called At Withholding
Application is added to the Create Withholding Invoice region.
In the Supplier/Supplier Site pages, there are two Lists of Values to display Invoice
Withholding Tax Group and Payment Withholding Tax Group. At the Supplier level,
the Allow withholding tax box in tax details tab of the supplier is editable at the
irrespective of the payables option selected. At the supplier site level the Allow
withholding tax box is displayed at the supplier site level but is editable only if Use
Withholding tax box is enabled in the Payables Options of the operating unit to which
the supplier site is attached and Allow Withholding tax box is selected at the supplier
level.
Address Book
Use the Address Book page to enter information about Supplier facilities, on your
company sites. You can create and modify the multiple addresses used in transactions
with the buying company (for example, purchasing locations, payment sites, and
addresses for RFQs). You can provide a comment for each address entry to describe
how it is used. For example, you can enter an address record and indicate the address
for a location from which you can purchase goods or services.
After you enter address information, the application sends a notification of the changes
to the buyer administrators. Buyer administrators must review the updates and decide
how to use the details to update the purchasing system. Therefore, any changes you
make may not display on the Supplier Home page for a few days.
To manage address book details:
1. To access the Address Book page, click Address Book in the Company Profile
navigation tree.
2. The Address Book page displays the current addresses defined for your company.
From this page you can

• Delete an address by clicking the trash can icon.
• Update an address by clicking the pencil icon.
• Add a new address by clicking Create.

1. On the Create Address page, enter the appropriate information for the new
address (required fields are marked with an asterisk).
Note: If Business Classification information is already

captured against a supplier at the supplier header level,
then it automatically defaults to any new address you
create for that supplier. You can modify this information at
the address level when creating or updating an address.
However, this will not update the information already
given at the supplier header level. Once the Business
Classification information defaults to address level and is
stored at address level, it cannot default again for existing
addresses, from the supplier level. All changes have to be
made at address level only.
2. When finished, click Save.
Contact Directory
The Contact Directory lists the employees at your company who function as contacts
between you and your buyer.
After entering the contact details, you can link the contacts to the appropriate address
(described below). As people move within your organization, you can also revise the
address details for a contact.
You can create multiple contacts and link each one to as many addresses as needed.
Each contact must be unique based on first name, last name, and phone number.
Contacts that are obsolete can be removed.
After you enter the information, buyer administrators are notified so they can review
the details and use then to update their purchasing system. Therefore, your changes
may not be promoted to the purchasing system for a few days.
Viewing contact information:
1. Click Contact Directory under the Company Profile navigation tree. The system
displays your current list of contacts.
2. On the Contact Directory page, you can
• Delete a contact by clicking the trash can icon.
• Update contact information by clicking the pencil icon.
• View the inactive contacts by expanding the Contact Directory : Inactive

Contacts region.
• Manage address information for a contact by clicking the Addresses icon.

Use the Address Associations for Contact page to manage the addresses for a
particular contact:
• To remove an address for a contact, click the trashcan icon.
• To add an address to a contact, click Add Another Row, search for the
address, and click Save.
To create a new contact

1. On the Contact Directory Details page, click Create.
2. Enter the appropriate information for the contact. To create a temporary contact,
use the pop-up calendar to identify and expiration date.
3. If you have the authority to create user accounts, the Create User Account for This
Contact checkbox appears on this page. Clicking this checkbox displays additional
fields for creating and authorizing users with access to iSupplier Portal..
To create a user account, grant the appropriate responsibilities and specify the
appropriate user access restrictions to the new user. See the Oracle iSupplier Portal
Implementation manual for details about defining user accounts.
4. Once you have specified your contact (and user account, if applicable) information,
click Save.
Business Classifications
Buying companies establish a list of business classifications they want to use to classify
their supply base. In some regions, these classifications are required by government
regulations.
You can claim classifications that are appropriate to your business and add any
required classification details. Buyers can then audit your qualifications. Once you
claim the appropriate classifications, buyer administrators are notified so they can
review the details.
Designated supplier users will be notified when the re-certification date for supplier's
business classification is due. This is for the re-certification of the business classification
and is based on the Business Classification Re-Certification Notification Reminder Days

profile option set by the system administrator.
You can define the relevant business type or socio-economic classifications for each
vendor. The classification includes the two-character prefix ID for the Central
Contracting Registry (CCR) code. The CCR is a central database containing basic
business information where all vendors wishing to do business with the federal
government under a FAR-based contract must be registered before being awarded a
contract. As an administrator, you need to certify the classification, select if the
classification is applicable, select the minority type, if applicable, the certificate number,
certifying agency, and the expiration date and click Save.
To claim / re-certify business classifications:
1. On the Admin information page, click Business Classifications.
2. On the Business Classifications page, check Applicable check box for all
classifications that apply to your company.
Note: It is possible that two sites, using the same address can have
different business classifications.
3. Select the "I certify, that I have reviewed the classification below and they are
current and accurate" check box.
Note: Even if this check box is not selected the business

classification is recertified when you click Save.
4. Complete the remaining fields.
5. Click Save. The Business Classification is updated.
Products and Services

Buying companies define product and service category sets that they use to categorize
their supply base. You can browse the list of goods and services and select all those that
apply to your business. Buying companies can then use this information; some may use
it to help generate supplier invitation lists for RFQs or for reporting.
You can browse the hierarchy tree and select a parent category or child categories.
When a parent is selected, the buying company assumes that you can provide all the
products or services in that category. After you select the product and services
categories that apply to your business, buyer administrators are notified so they can
review the details. You can update your selections at any time.
A supplier or supplier profile management administrator can search for a specific
product or service from the Product & Services hierarchy. Supplier administrator can
view the validation code corresponding to the respective product or service on the Add
Products and Services page. Suppliers can view the search results with:
• Products and Services codes along with Description.
• List of Product and Services ordered by Description.
You can search for the products and services in the Prospective Supplier Registration:
Additional Details page, Prospective Supplier Registration: Add Product and Services
page, Supplier Profile Change Request page, and Product and Services Subcategories
page.
To claim, or search for products and services:
1. On the Admin information page, click Product and Services.
2. On the Products and Services page, the system displays the list of categories with
their codes, and approval status that have already been claimed by your company.
(To browse child category details for any parent, click the view sub-category icon.)
3. Click Add. The Add Products and Services page displays.
4. In the Add Products and Service page, the supplier user can search for products
and services with the Browse All Products & Services default option, or select the
Search for Specific Product & Services option to enter the search criteria for code,
description, or a combination of both and click Go.
5. You can view the search results for products and services ordered by description.
6. Select the Applicable check box. (Applicable check box is greyed out for products or
services which are already selected as Applicable.)
7. Click Apply.
8. To view sub-category information about a product or service, click the view sub-
categories icon. On the Add Products and Services page, click Applicable to apply
a particular sub-category, and then click Apply.
To remove products or services:

1. On the Products and Services page, select a product or service.
2. Click Remove.
Banking Details
To simplify the process of capturing bank account related details and to improve data
quality, you can create and maintain your own bank account details and assign these
accounts to multiple addresses within your company. Buying companies can then
access and approve these details for propagation into their payables systems.

You can create and maintain bank account details that you want the buying company to
use when they make payments to you. The system captures all relevant information.
Since bank accounts are defined for a particular bank, branch and account number, you
have the ability to enter all this information when creating your account entries. When
you enter your account information, the system validates for duplicate entries.
Responding to Buyer Surveys

From time to time, buyers may request you respond to surveys. Surveys are used by the
buying organizations to solicit information and input for use in improving relationships
with suppliers.
To respond to a buyer survey:

1. From the iSupplier Portal Home page, click the Admin tab.
2. On the General page, click Surveys in the navigation tree on the left.
3. All surveys appropriate for you are listed in the table. To respond to a survey, click
the pencil icon. The instructions on completing surveys vary from one to another.
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Buying Company View
Buying Company Views

The buying company view provides the same easy to use view of procure-to-pay
transactions as the supplier view. Using the Internal User View responsibility in Oracle
iSupplier Portal, your buying company can view award, shipment, receipt, invoice, and
payment information. They can also search for information across all suppliers, as well
as respond to supplier change requests.
This section includes information for buying companies using Oracle iSupplier Portal,
and includes the following:
• Using the Oracle iSupplier Portal Home Page with the Buying Company View,
page 10-1
• Award Information, page 10-2
• Shipment Notices, page 10-6
• Invoices, page 10-7
Using the Oracle iSupplier Portal Home Page with the Buying Company
View
When you access the Oracle iSupplier Portal application using the Internal User View
responsibility, the Oracle iSupplier Portal home page displays.
This page provides the following information:
Global buttons
The following buttons display on the home page and all Oracle iSupplier Portal pages:
Home - Returns you to the main portal where you can select another responsibility or
application
Buying Company View 10-1

Logout
Preferences - Displays the Preferences page
Tabs
Oracle iSupplier Portal provides tabs for easy navigation. For example, if you want to
view of a award, start by clicking the Orders tab, and then click an order type in the
task bar directly below the tabs.
Quick Links
This section displays direct links to various functionality in the Oracle iSupplier Portal
application. Click any link to go directly to the corresponding page.
Notifications
To view notifications, click the linked subject. Notifications are messages that you may
respond to. For example, a supplier may have submitted a change request and is
waiting for you to respond to (accept) it.
Awards at a Glance
To view your most recent orders, click an award number.
Modifications at a Glance
To view your most recent modifications, click a modification number.
Pending Change Requests
To respond to supplier change requests, click an award number.
Award Information
For more information, please refer to the CLM for Public Sector Implementation Guide.
Awards
The Awards page enables you to view and search for awards.
Some examples of fields for you to enter search criteria include:
• Operating Unit
• Award Number
• Order Date
• Supplier
• Supplier Site
• Buyer
You must enter minimum search criteria to display search results. Minimum search
criteria for awards include operating unit and award number or supplier.
Using advanced search, you can build and narrow searches with the available search
operators. Search operators enable you to specify the matching conditions for a search.
Available search operators include:
• is - Use this operator for an exact match.
After you have entered you search criteria, click Go.

Once your search criteria displays, you may view details of awards in the awards list.
If you would like to export data regarding awards, click Export.
To view the details of an award, click the award number link.
The View Award Details displays the details of the award. Use the Actions menu
options to view further details for the award. Note also that you can create a work
confirmation for this award by selecting Create Work Confirmation from the Actions
menu.
IDVs
The IDVs page enables you to view and search for supplier IDV details.
You may search for details on supplier IDV using the following search criteria:
• Operating Unit
• Award Number
• Supplier
• Supplier Site
• Global
• Effective From Date
• Effective To Date
• Status
criteria for agreements include operating unit and Award Number or supplier.
You may view details of supplier agreements in the search results list.
If you would like to export data regarding supplier agreements, click Export.

Purchase History
The Award Revision History page enables you to view and search for purchase history
details.
You may search for details on award revision histories using the following search
criteria:
• Business Unit
• Award Number
• Release Number
• Supplier
• Revision
• Supplier Site
• Document Type
• Creation Date
• Revised Date
criteria for purchase history include business unit and Award number or supplier.
You may view details of award revision histories in the search results list.
If you would like to export data regarding award revision histories, click Export.
Acknowledging Changes
Note: The Acknowledging Changes feature is not available for CLM
awards.
Over the lifecycle of an award, the supplier may communicate changes to values on the
award. These changes could be changes to the award values themselves. If the award
represents a complex work project, the supplies may need to bill you at interim points
during the life of the contract. In these cases, the supplier will create a work
confirmation to notify you upon achievement of a certain milestone, or performance of
a certain completion percentage. In either case, you need to acknowledge the change.
Route Change Requests to Requester
Buying organizations can route supplier change requests to the requester for approval.
You can create a routing rule based on any combination of these attributes: promised
date, shipment quantity, and price for non-catalog items. Using a Purchasing
responsibility, navigate to Setup > Tolerance and Routing > Supplier Change Award.
The application routes supplier change requests that meet predefined rules to the
requester for approval. When the requester does not have the appropriate approval
authorization, the approval of the requester's approval hierarchy is required.
To acknowledge award change requests:
The Change Requests page enables you to view awards with outstanding change
requests as well as awards rejected by suppliers.
To view a list of awards that suppliers have rejected, select Supplier Acknowledgement
Rejections from the View menu and click Go.
To respond to supplier change requests:
1. From the iSupplier Portal Home page, click the Awards tab, and then click the
Pending Changes subtab.
2. Select Change Requests Pending Response from the View menu and click Go.
3. Select the award whose changes you wish to approve/reject, and click Respond to
Changes.
4. On the Respond to Supplier Changes page, the values for the award lines that
have been changed by the supplier are displayed in the PO Details section. For any
value that has changed, you can see the previous value and the new value, flagged
with a green star.
5. To accept all the changes, click Accept All. To reject all changes, click Reject All.
6. Otherwise, for any changes you wish to address, select Accept or Reject from the
Response menu. You can also enter text documentation in the Reason column.
When finished, click Submit.
7. You will receive confirmation that your response to changes has been submitted.
To acknowledge a work confirmation:

1. On the Awards tab, click the Work Confirmations subtab.
2. On the Work Confirmations page, select Work Confirmations to Approve from the
View menu and click Go.
3. Select the work confirmation you wish to view and click Respond.
4. The work confirmation may include one or more pay items for approval. Select the
appropriate action from the Response menu. You can enter a note to the supplier (if
you reject a pay item, a reason is required).

5. When finished replying to the pay items on the work confirmation, click Submit.
Shipment Information
The shipment information tab contains alerts and information about upcoming
shipments and receipts and payments.
Shipment Notices
On the View Advance Shipment Notices page, you may search for details on advance
shipment notices using the following search criteria:
• Shipment Number
• Supplier
• Supplier Site
You must enter a minimum search criteria to display search results. Minimum search
criteria for shipment notices include shipment number or supplier.
You may view details of shipment notices in the search results list.
If you would like to export data regarding shipment notices, click Export.
Receipts
On the Receipt Transactions page, you may search for details on receipt transactions
using the following search criteria:
• Organization
• Supplier
• Supplier Site
• Receipt Number
• Receipt Date
• Award Number
• Item
• Supplier Item
• Receipt Location
criteria for receipts include receipt or supplier.
You may view details of receipt transactions in the search results list.
If you would like to export data regarding receipt transactions, click Export.
Account Information
The account information section contains information about invoices and payments.
Invoices
On the View Invoices page, you may search for details on invoices using the following
search criteria:
• Invoice
• Supplier
• Supplier Site
• Invoice Date
• Award Number
• Payment
• Packing Slip
• Payment Status
• Operating Unit
• Gross Amount
• Invoice Date
• Amount Due
• Due Date
criteria for invoices include invoice number or supplier.
You may view details of invoices in the search results list.
If you would like to export data regarding invoices, click Export.

Payments
On the View Payments page, you may search for payment summaries using the
following search criteria:
• Payment
• Supplier
• Supplier Site
• Payment Date
• Award Number
• Packing Slip
• Operating Unit
• Payment Amount
• Payment Date
criteria for payments include payment number or supplier.
You may view payment details in the search results list.
If you would like to export data regarding payments, click Export.
Tolerance Based Auto-Approval

Buying organizations can filter supplier change order requests and auto-approve them
based on predefined supplier change order tolerances. These tolerances can be set at
Operating Unit level.
Supplier change order requests that fall within tolerance limits are automatically
approved. The buyer is notified when a change request is auto-approved but does not
need to take any action.
Use a Purchasing responsibility where you can use the Setup option. Navigate to Setup
> Tolerance and Routing > Supplier Change Order.
Select an operating unit and click the Go button.
• In the Buyer Auto-Acceptance Tolerance table, you can find that each attribute has
both Maximum Increment and Maximum Decrement entries. By default, all are set
to 0.
• You can find the table has more attributes than the ones suppliers can change, like
Document, line, and shipment amounts. These attributes will be altered if supplier
initiates changes to shipment qty or line price. The system will check against not
only the values directly changed by the supplier, but also the values altered by the
changes.
• For some attributes, like Document Amount or Line Amount, tolerance can be set
up for both % and dollar values, If only one, say %, is set up, the system will check
against the % value. If both % and dollar value are set up, the system will take the
more restrictive attribute that is applicable to the change order.
Click the Save button to complete the tolerance setup.

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Pages and Navigation Paths
Use the iSupplier Portal Internal View or the iSupplier Portal Full Access responsibility.
Legends
The following legends indicate the objects in the navigation paths:
• (H) – Hyperlink
• (T) – Tab
• (ST) – Sub-Tab
• (B) – Button
• (LOV) – List of Values
ISUPPLIER PORTAL USING
Home
1. iSupplier Portal Internal View > Home
Awards
1. iSupplier Portal Internal View > (T) Awards
Award Details
1. iSupplier Portal Internal View > (T) Awards
Click Award Number Link.
Pages and Navigation Paths A-1

Shipments
1. iSupplier Portal Internal View > (T) Shipments
Finance
1. iSupplier Portal Internal View > (T) Finance
Search for CLM documents by number

1. Home > Select a value from the Search LOV
• Award Number
• Shipment Number
• Invoice Number
• Payment Number
Click (B) Go
Viewing Notifications using seeded views

1. Home > (T) Notifications
2. Select a view from the View LOV and click (B) Go.
• Open Notifications
• FYI Notifications
• Open Notifications from me
• Notifications To Do
View Full List

1. Home > (T) Notifications > (B) Full List
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Open Notifications
1. Select a notification and click (B) Open
Reassign Notifications
1. Select a notification and click (B) Reassign
Request Information
1. Select a notification and click (B) Open
2. Select (B) Request Information
Awards at a Glance
1. Home > Awards at a Glance
Pending Change Requests

1. Home > Pending Change Requests
Modifications At A Glance
1. Home > Modifications At A Glance
Awards
1. Awards > (ST) Awards
Search Awards
2. Specify the search criteria and click (B) Go

Advanced Search
1. Awards > (ST) Awards > (B) Advanced Search
Actions on Awards
2. Select an award and then select an Action from the Select Award LOV
• Respond to Changes
Export Awards
1. Awards > (ST) Awards > Export
IDVs
1. Awards > (ST) IDVs
Search IDVs
Advanced Search IDVs

1. Awards > (ST) IDVs > (B) Advanced Search
Add another search criteria by using the Add Another LOV

2. Select another search criteria by using the Add Another LOV > (B) Add
Export IDVs
1. Awards > (ST) IDVs > (B) Export
Work Confirmations
1. Awards > (ST) Work Confirmations
Search Work Confirmations

1. Awards > (ST) Work Confirmations > Search
Advanced Search
1. Awards > (ST) Work Confirmations > (B) Advanced Search
Export Work Confirmations

1. Awards > (ST) Work Confirmations > (B) Export
Pending Changes
1. Awards > (ST) Pending Changes
Search Change Requests

1. Awards > (ST) Pending Changes > Search
View Change Requests

1. Awards > (ST) Pending Changes > View

2. Select an option from the View LOV
Export Change Requests

1. Awards > (ST) Pending Changes > Export
Respond to Changes
1. Awards > (ST) Pending Changes > Change Requests
2. Select an award
3. Click (B) Respond to Change
View Change History

2. Select an award and click (B) Respond to Change
3. Click (B) View Change History to view the history of changes for this award
Accept All Change Requests

3. Click (B) View Change History to view the history of changes for this award
Reject All Change Requests

3. Click View Change History button to view the history of changes for this award.
4. Click (B) Reject All
Submit Change Requests
3. Click View Change History button to view the history of a changes for this award.
4. Click Submit
Modifications
1. Awards > (ST) Modifications
Search Modifications
1. Awards > (ST) Modifications > Search
Advanced Search
1. Awards > (ST) Modifications > (B) Advanced Search
2. Specify the search criteria and click (B)

2. Select another search criteria by using the Add Another LOV. Click (B) Add
Export Modifications
1. Awards > (ST) Modifications > (B) Export
Shipment Notices
1. Shipments > (ST) Shipment Notices

View Advance Shipment Notices
Search Shipment Notices

1. Shipments > (ST) Shipment Notices > Search
Advanced Search
1. Shipments > (ST) Shipment Notices > (B) Advanced Search
Export Shipment Notices

1. Shipments > (ST) Shipment Notices > (B) Export

2. Specify another search criteria by using the Add Another LOV
3. Click (B) Add
Receipts
1. Shipments > (ST) Receipts
Search Receipts
1. Shipments > (ST) Receipts > Search
Advanced Search
1. Shipments > (ST) Receipts > (B) Advanced Search

3. Click (B) Add
Export Receipts
1. Shipments > (ST) Receipts > (B) Export
View Invoices
1. Finance > (ST) View Invoices
Search Invoices
1. Finance > (ST) View Invoices > Search
Advanced Search
1. Finance > (ST) View Invoices > (B) Advanced Search


3. Click (B) Add
Export Invoices
1. Finance > (ST) View Invoices > (B) Export
View Payments
1. Finance > (ST) View Payments
Search Payments
1. Finance > (ST) View Payments > Search
Advanced Search
1. Finance > (ST) View Payments > (B) Advanced Search

3. Click (B) Add
Export Payments
1. Finance > (ST) View Payments > (B) Export
ISUPPLIER PORTAL USING FULL ACCESS
Home
1. iSupplier Portal Full Access > Home
Awards
1. iSupplier Portal Full Access > (T) Awards
Shipment
1. iSupplier Portal Full Access > Shipment
Planning
1. iSupplier Portal Full Access > Planning
Finance
1. iSupplier Portal Full Access > Finance
Product
1. iSupplier Portal Full Access > Product
Admin
1. iSupplier Portal Full Access > Admin
Search for a document using the document number

1. iSupplier Portal Full Access > Home
2. Select an option from the Search LOV and click (B) Go

• Award Number

• Shipment Number
• Invoice Number
• Payment Number
Notifications
1. Home > Notifications
Awards at a Glance
1. Home > Awards at a Glance
Modifications at a Glance
1. Home > Modifications at a Glance
View using seeded options

1. Select an option from View LOV and click (B) Go
• All Notifications
• FYI Notifications
• Open Notifications
• To Do Notifications
Open Notifications
1. Select a notification.
2. Click (B) Open.
Reassign Notifications
2. Click (B) Reassign.
Request Information
2. Click (B) Request Information
Awards
Search Awards
1. Awards > (ST) Awards > Search
2. Specify search criteria and click (B) Go
Advanced Search
1. Awards > (ST) Awards > (B) Advanced Search
2. Specify search criteria and click (B) Go

Multiple Awards Change

1. Awards > (ST) Awards > (B) Multiple Awards Change

Actions on Awards
2. Select an order and then select an Action from the Select Order LOV
Export Awards
1. Awards > (ST) Awards > (B) Export
Work Orders
1. Awards > (ST) Work Orders
Search Work Orders

1. Awards > (ST) Work Orders > Search
2. Specify the criterion and click (B) Go
Reschedule Work Orders

1. Awards > (ST) Work Orders
2. Select an object and click (B) Reschedule
IDVs
Search Supplier IDVs

1. Awards > (ST) IDVs > Search
2. Specify the criteria and click (B) Go
Advanced Search
1. Awards > (ST) IDVs > (B) Advanced Search

Export Supplier IDVs

2. Search for agreements, select and click (B) Export
Purchase History
1. Awards > (ST) Purchase History
Work Confirmations
Search Award Purchase History

1. Awards > (ST) Purchase History > Search
Export Award Purchase History

1. Awards > (ST) Purchase History > (B) Export
View Work Confirmations using seeded views

1. Select one of following options:

• Last 25 Work Confirmations
• Draft Work Confirmations
• Rejected Work Confirmations
• All Work Confirmations
Update Work Confirmations

2. Search for work confirmations using the seeded views from View LOV
3. Select the work confirmation
4. Click (B) Update
Advanced Search Work Confirmations

1. Awards > (ST) Work Confirmations > (B) Advanced Search

Export Work Confirmations

1. Awards > (ST) Work Confirmations > (B) Export
RFQ (Request for Quotations)

1. Awards > (ST) RFQ
Search RFQs Awards > (ST) RFQ > Search
Advanced Search for RFQ

1. Awards > (ST) RFQ > (B) Advanced Search

1. Awards > (ST) RFQ
Export RFQ Summary

1. Awards > (ST) RFQ > (B) Export
Deliverables
1. Awards > (ST) Deliverables
Search Deliverables
1. Awards > (ST) Deliverables > Search
Time Cards
1. Awards > (ST) Time Cards
Search Time Cards

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1. Awards > (ST) Time Cards > (B) Advanced Search

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Modifications
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Export Modifications
1. Awards > (ST) Modifications > (B) Export
Delivery Schedules
1. Shipments > (ST) Delivery Schedules
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1. Shipments > (ST) Delivery Schedules > (B) Advanced Search

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Shipment Notices
Create Advance Shipment Notice


2. Click (H) Create Advance Shipment Notice
Create Advance Shipment Billing Notices

2. Click (H) Create Advance Shipment Billing Notices
Upload Advance Shipment and Billing Notices

2. Click (H) Upload Advance Shipment and Billing Notices
View / Cancel Advance Shipment and Billing Notices

2. Click (H) View/Cancel Advance Shipment and Billing Notices
View Advance Shipment Notice using seeded views

2. Click (H) Create Advance Shipment Notices
3. Select a value from the View LOV

• Shipments due this week
• Shipments due anytime
4. Click (B) Go
Advanced Search for Advance Shipment Notice


1. Shipments > (ST) Shipment Notices (B) Advanced Search
2. Select another search criteria by using the Add Another LOV
3. Click (B) Add
View Advance Shipment Billing Notices using seeded views

3. Select a value from the View LOV

• Shipments due this week
• Shipments due anytime
4. Click (B) Go
Advanced Search for Advance Shipment Billing Notices

3. Click (B) Advanced Search

5. Click (B) Add
Personalize Upload Advance Shipment and Billing Notices


3. Click (H) Personalize Upload Advance Shipment and Billing Notices
Upload Shipment Notices

3. Click (H) Upload Shipment Notices in the left pane
4. Browse and choose a file
5. Click (B) Start Load Now
Download Templates
3. Click (H) Download Templates in the left pane
4. Choose a file and click (B) Download
View Load Status

3. Click (H) View Load Status in the left pane
View Load Status using seeded views

4. Select the view using View LOV

• All requests
• Successful requests
• Requests with error
5. Click (B) Go
Personalize View Load Status

4. Click (H) Personalize View Load Status
Search View Advance Shipment Notices

2. Click (H) View / Cancel Advance Shipment and Billing Notices
Advanced Search for Advance Shipment Notices


3. Click (B) Advanced Search Select another search criteria by using the Add Another
LOV
4. Click (B) Add

Export Advance Shipment Notice
2. Click (H) View / Cancel Advance Shipment and Billing Notices > (B) Export
View Shipment Schedules

1. Shipments > (ST) Shipment Schedules
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1. Shipments > (ST) Shipment Schedules > Search
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1. Shipments > (ST) Shipment Schedules > (B) Advanced Search

1. Shipments > (ST) Shipment Schedules > (B) Advanced Search
3. Click (B) Add
Export Shipment Schedules Summary

1. Shipments > (ST) Shipment Schedules > (B) Export
View Receipts
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Returns Summary
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Select another search criteria by using the Add Another LOV
3. Click (B) Add
Export Returns Summary

View Overdue Receipts

1. Shipments > (ST) Overdue Receipts
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1. Shipments > (ST) Overdue Receipts > (B) Advanced Search
3. Click (B) Add
Export Overdue Receipts

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On-time Performance
1. Shipments > (ST) On-time Performance
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1. Shipments > (ST) On-time Performance > (B) Advanced Search

1. Shipments > (ST) On-time Performance > (B) Advanced Search
3. Click (B) Add
Export On-time Performance

1. Shipments > (ST) On-time Performance > (B) Export
Quality Shipments
1. Shipments > (ST) Quality
Search Quality Shipments

1. Shipments > (ST) Quality > Search

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1. Shipments > (ST) Quality > (B) Advanced Search

1. Shipments > (ST) Quality > (B) Advanced Search
3. Click (B) Add
Export Quality Shipments

1. Shipments > (ST) Quality > (B) Export
View Planning Schedule Summary

1. iSupplier F > (T) Planning
Search Planning Schedule Summary

1. Shipments > (T) Planning > Search
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1. Shipments > (T) Planning > (B) Advanced Search

1. Shipments > (T) Planning > (B) Advanced Search
3. Click (B) Add
Export Planning Schedule Summary
1. Shipments > (T) Planning > (B) Export
Create Invoices
1. Finance > (ST) Create Invoices
2. Select the following option from the Create Invoice LOV

• With a PO
• Without a PO
3. Click (B) Go
Search Invoices
1. Finance > (ST) Create Invoices > Search
View Invoices
1. Finance > (ST) View Invoices
Search Invoices
1. Finance > (ST) View Invoices > Search
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3. Click (B) Add
Export Invoices
1. Finance > (ST) View Invoices > (B) Export
View Payments
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3. Click (B) Add
Export Payments
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View Payments
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Common CLM Functionality
Document Numbering
CLM documents are automatically numbered in accordance with document numbering
conventions used in federal agencies. You can assign complex document numbers to
purchasing documents. You can configure a segment driven number format for CLM
documents. Based on the setup of the number format, the appropriate document
number gets automatically assigned to CLM documents.
While the headers and lines of a CLM document are numbered automatically, users can
edit the header and line numbers with manual updates.
Note: To setup and enable the document numbering structure for use in
purchasing documents, refer to the Oracle Contract Lifecycle Management
for Public Sector Implementation Guide.
Header Numbering
Header Numbering is applied to CLM documents with their
amendments/modifications. CLM supports agency defined document number
structures as well as those defined by regulation such as the DFARS.
Some basic guidelines that govern CLM document header numbering are:
• A numbering format such as DoDAAC-Fiscal Year-Instrument Type-Serial Number
consists of a structure that contains the following elements:
• DoDACC is a 6-digit alphanumeric value that identifies an agency and is
associated to a user. Users may have more than one DoDACC values associated
to them.
• Fiscal Year represents the current government fiscal year as a 2-digit numeric
value.
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• Instrument Type is a 1-character uppercase alphabet.
• Serial Number is a 4-digit alphanumeric sequential counter that is generated

based upon the DoDAAC, Fiscal Year, and Instrument Type unique
combination. Serial numbers range from 0001 – 9999. When the serial numbers
0001 - 9999 are exhausted, the system continues with 00AA-99ZZ. The
characters I and O are not used in the serial number generation. A lower and
upper limit of a serial range such as 4000 – 8999 can be selected in order to
generate the serial number within the limits defined by the range.
• You can select the ranges for generating the serial number. This is available via the
Edit Document Number popup in the CLM documents page.
• A 4-digit number is used to define draft or final modifications using the serial range
of 0001-9999.
• In an operating unit, for a particular CLM document type/style, there can be only
one numbering structure active at a time, even though multiple numbering
structures can be defined. CLM Document Types are used to define numbering
structures for solicitations, CLM Document Styles are used to define numbering
structures for awards and IDVs.
Some numbering structures for CLM documents are listed below. Numbering
structures vary from agency to agency, and the following table provides an example of
a sample set of numbering structures:
CLM Document Header Numbering Example

Structure
Purchase Requisition Prefix-Fiscal Year-Agency PR-10-CDC-12345

Identifier- Serial Number
Solicitation DoDACC-Fiscal Year- MAS123-10-Q-0001

Instrument Type-Serial
Number
Award DoDACC-Fiscal Year- MAS128-10-C-0001

Number
IDV DoDACC-Fiscal Year- MAS123-10-C-1234

Number
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CLM Document Header Numbering Example
Structure
Order Referencing IDV DoDACC-Fiscal Year- MAS123-10-C-1234-0001

Number-Order Referencing
IDV Number
Requisition Amendment Prefix-Fiscal Year-Agency PR-10-CDC-12345-0001

Identifier- Serial Number-
Amendment Number
Solicitation Amendment DoDACC-Fiscal Year- MAS123-10-Q-0001-0001

Number-Amendment
Number
Modification for Award PIIN-Control Number-Serial MAS128-10-C-0001-C0001

Number-Modification Type-
Modification Code-Second
Character
Modification for IDV PIIN-Control Number-Serial MAS128-10-C-0001-C0001

Number-Modification Type-
Modification Code-Second
Character
Note: When amendments or modifications to the main document are

numbered, they generally follow the format: Base Document Number +
Suffix (Serial Number).
When a modification definitizes one or more undefinitized lines, the numbering of the
modification changes from (example) MAS128-10-C-0001-C0001 to MAS128-10-C-0001-
PZ(or AZ)0001.
Contract Line / Sub-Line (CLIN / SLIN)

The Contract Line (CLIN) and Sub-line (SLIN) structure is used in CLM documents,
including modifications to the purchasing documents. A Contract Line captures
information about the item(s) or service(s) to be procured in the contract with or
without the pricing details. Thus, a Contract Line (CLIN) can be a priced line or an
informational line. Similarly, Sub-Lines, which are used to capture additional
information about the CLIN, can be priced sub-lines or informational sub-lines.
By default, all CLINs are regarded as priced lines.

Users can define an informational line by selecting the Informational check box at the
line level.
The possible combinations of CLIN/SLIN lines that are used in CLM are as follows:
• Priced CLIN with funding information and Informational SLINs without funding
information.
• Informational CLIN with Priced SLINS that have funding information
• Priced CLIN with no funding information and Informational SLINs with funding
information. (The SLINs in this case would have the multiple funding information
each at individual SLIN level.)
Note: Priced CLINs may not have Priced SLINs and funding may not
exist at both levels..
Shipments are not available for any informational line (funded or not funded).
Informational lines will have distributions only if they are funded. They will not have
distributions if they are not funded.
Users can copy the CLIN/SLIN structure completely to a new CLIN/SLIN structure. The
Copy functionality is available across all purchasing documents. When a Sub-line is
selected and copied, it gets created as a new SLIN in the document, always under the
same parent CLIN.
Numbering CLINs and SLINs

DFARS Subpart 204.71, outlines the numbering procedure for CLINs and SLINs.
The following guidelines govern CLIN numbering:
• CLIN numbers are always 4 digit numeric values that fall in the range 0001-9999.
Duplicate numbers are not supported and an error message displays if a duplicate
number is found. Default CLIN numbers are editable.
• When you add new lines to the existing draft document, the system assigns the
least available sequential numbering. For example: A document contains CLINs
0001, 0002, 0003, 1001, 2001, and 3000. When a new CLIN is added, the system
allocates the first available number 0004 (smallest in value / magnitude) from the
range of 0001-9999.
• If the least available number in the range of 0001-9999 is greater than 9999, a new
line number is not created, instead an error message displays: Line numbers are
exhausted. No new lines can be created.
• You can edit CLIN numbers only when the document has a status of Incomplete or
Draft. When the document is submitted for approval or approved, the CLIN
numbers are not updateable and cannot be changed in any way.
• The CLIN number is a mandatory field if the user needs to enter and save any other
line information.
The following guidelines govern SLIN numbering:

• SLINS are lines that use a 6-character numbering format – numeric or
alphanumeric. The first 4 digits of the SLINs are populated with the parent CLIN
number. The next 2 digits are automatically generated, based on whether the SLIN
is a Priced sub-line or an Informational sub-line.
• The Parent Line Number column (this is a hidden column) for the SLINs is
populated with the CLIN number.
• If the SLIN is Informational, the following number generation rules apply:

• Informational SLINs have the last 2 digits numeric values in the range 01-99.
• You first need to populate the four digit CLIN numbers and then concatenate
the least available serial number from the range of 01-99 to generate the
Informational SLIN number. The number do not have any gaps/separators. For
example: Using CLIN 0005, and then adding the first informational SLIN
generates the SLIN number as 000501.
• If the SLIN is Priced, the following number generation guidelines apply:

• For Priced SLINs, the last 2 digits are always alphabetic values ranging from
AA to ZZ (except the alphabets I and O which are not used in number
generation at all).
• While adding a Priced SLIN, the number that is lowest in value in the series
from AA to ZZ (except I & O) is derived and the number is generated.
• Adding a Priced SLIN to a CLIN creates the SLIN number by appending AA to

the CLIN number. For example, if the CLIN number is 0008, the SLIN is
0008AA.
• Another example: CLIN # 0008 has 8 existing SLINs that are Priced SLINs.
These existing SLINs would have the numbers of 0008AA to 0008AH. The
newly created ninth SLIN would have the number of 0008AJ (Notice that 'AI' is
not generated).
Some examples for Informational and Priced SLIN number generation are below:
Example 1: SLIN Number for Informational SLIN lines are 4 digit numeric codes
(populated from the CLIN), followed by numeric code for 5th & 6th digits. The 5th and
6th digits are from 01 through 99. For CLIN # 0008, if there are informational SLINs,
then the numbering is: 000801, 000802, 000803……000810, 000811…..000899.

Example 2: SLIN Number for Priced SLIN lines are 4-digit numeric codes (populated
from the CLIN), followed by an alphabetic code. The alphabetic code for the 5th & 6th
digits should NOT include the alphabets O or I. For CLIN # 0008, if there are priced
SLINs, then the numbering is: 0008AA, 0008AB…..0008AH, 0008AJ….0008AN,
0008AP……0008AZ, 0008BA…..0008HZ, 0008JA……0008NZ, 0008PA……0008ZZ.
Exhibit Line / Contract Data Requirements List (ELIN/CDRL)

Exhibit Lines (ELINs) and Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs) are used in CLM
documents when there is a need for capturing information for 100s or 1000s of lines. For
example, a ship repair scenario would need 1000s of lines to be entered in the system
and all the lines would be associated with a parent line. Though users could use the
CLIN/SLIN structure for this requirement, a better alternative is the ELIN/CDRL
structure. Also using ELINs and CDRLs structures enable users to print the lines
separately from the main body of the contract. Thus, when a contract is printed, the
1000s of lines do not get printed in the middle of the contract document, they are
printed separately in a manner similar to an attachment of a CLM document.
Exhibits are related to a CLIN or SLIN, their lines provide a lower level of detail for the
CLIN or SLIN. Exhibits are used when there is an extensive list of items (such as 1000
spare parts) that must be maintained on the resulting contract, but the contracting
officer would like to reference that list as a whole in the body of the contract (say within
Section B of the UCF) and push the longer list to the back of the contract or to another
document all together. CDRLs, however, will need to be generated on the standard
DD1423 form.
CDRLs, a type of ELIN, are used to list items that are either of no additional cost or are
not separately priced, however, they are related to the line item being bought and need
to be received, accepted, and otherwise accounted for. Examples would be training
manuals associated with a training course. The training course can be a single CLIN
with a price and 25 manuals are included with that price, but not separately priced or
listed with the CLIN. There needs to be a way to account for the 25 manuals upon
receipt of the class, therefore they are listed as a CDRL.
DFARS Subpart 204.7105, outlines the numbering procedure for ELINs and CDRLs.
Each Exhibit or CDRL is assigned a 1-2 alpha character that is represented as a capital
letter. The system begins assigning using the letter A and once Z is reached, the system
resumes with double alpha, starting with AA. The letters I and O should not be used.
The assigned numbers are editable by users and the system does not need to enforce
that the numbering be sequential or consecutive. Once an exhibit or CDRL is numbered,
the number remains unique across the document. Thus, the same exhibit or CDRL
number cannot be used more than once across the given contract.
The items that are associated to each exhibit are detailed in exhibit lines. These ELINs
are assigned a four character alpha numeric number. The first 1-2 characters of the
number represent the associated exhibit. The remaining characters represent either a 2
or 3 character sequential serial number. Thus, for Exhibit A, the ELINs can be A123 or
A09Z.
An exhibit can be associated with more than one CLIN/SLIN if all ELINs in the exhibit
have no funding, and are either informational or NSP (have no cost). If the exhibit has
cost/funding, then it would need to be duplicated to allow the system to properly
register the financial impact.
While there is no regulatory limit on the number of exhibits that can be attached to a
single CLIN or SLIN, in consulting with contracting officers, in real practice this
number is usually low, typically one, and sometimes two or three. An example of a
single line with 3 exhibits would be a single line for a large scale production effort and
separate exhibits for development, test, and production data deliverables.
An exhibit structure (A, B, AA and so on) may have may exhibit lines (CDRLs or non-
CDRLs) under it. A single exhibit structure can refer to multiple contract lines (lines or
sub-lines). Similarly, one line in a contract may refer to multiple exhibit lines.
Options
You can create an option line on a CLM document that you intend to exercise at a future
point in time. Instead of modifying the source document to add the line at a future date,
you can enter the anticipated options on the original award. For example, you might
start with a request to purchase a particular software. This necessarily entails support
and training as options for the purchase of the software package. Therefore support and
training can be entered as option lines as the vendor has promised them. At a later date,
the options of support and training can be exercised because the vendor has now
promised to deliver support and training. The option lines can be created without a
base line as well. The option lines of support and training, once exercised, can be
received and invoiced as well.
An Option Line stores and displays information that is used at a future point in time.
For example, in a CLIN SLIN structure that consists of the following, SLIN 0001AD is
an Option Line:
• SLIN 0001AA – Hard Disk 8 GB
• SLIN 0001AB – Mouse
• SLIN 0001AC – Keyboard
• SLIN 0001AD – Servicing of Hard Disk 8 GB (Option Line)
In the example above, the SLIN 0001AD can be exercised or used only in the future (i.e.
when the warranty coverage for the above hardware part expires).
Option lines cannot be informational lines, however the base line for an option line can
be an informational line.
The base line for a SLIN in one CLIN/SLIN structure could be a SLIN from another
CLIN/SLIN structure. Such lines are called Cross-Linked Option SLINs.

An Option Line is numbered in the same way as a CLIN or a SLIN. For more
information on numbering CLINs and SLINs, refer to the section Numbering CLINs
and SLINs. An Option Line can be Priced or Informational. An Option Line cannot have
any further option lines associated to it.
The line structure of a CLM document has the following fields that store and display
Options-related information:
• Option Indicator
• Base Line Number
• Option Number
• Option From Date
• Option To Date
In addition, two fields - Exercised Flag and Exercised Date are available in the Award
and IDV document lines. Use Modifications to exercise an Option Line. When an
Option Line has been exercised, the items/services can be received in the Receiving
module. Then the line can be invoiced as well. For an IDV, the Option Line can be
ordered off only after it is exercised using the Modification document.
Note: Option Lines do not have funds, that is, they are not funded lines.
Funds can be added to Options Lines only concurrently with or after
the Option Lines are exercised. The value of the field Funded Value is
set to 0 for an Option Line that is present in a Purchase Requisition or
an Award.
Apart from the fields that store and display Option-related information at the line level,
the CLM document header contains two Option-related fields: Total Cost Including
Options and Total Cost Excluding Options.
The Total Cost Including Options is the system calculated value of the total amount of
all line items on the Award. The Total Cost Excluding Options is the system calculated
value of total amount of all line items on the Award that are not marked as Options.
To create an Option Line, keep the following considerations in mind:
If you need to enter/add/create a new line, use the Create Option button, indicated by a
colored + icon, that shows on the CLM documents page in the Lines region by default.
Create an Option Line by clicking Create Option from a source line. In turn, a new line
is directly copied from the source line by the system, however the new line is editable
and is treated as a separate line. The source line now becomes a Base Line.
The Create Option button is displayed for all lines that are not Option lines.
You can also start by creating a regular line, and then enabling the Option check box to
convert the regular line into an Option line. Selecting the Option check box reveals
other fields – Option dates and Base Line Reference. Enter the option dates, and if you
would like to link the Option line to a Base Line, select the Base Line from the List of
Values.
If the line is already a Base Line, click the Create Option button to create another Option
Line. The new option line number is incremented by 1.
Delete an Option Line directly by clicking the Delete icon. This might re-order the
existing Option Numbers if the deleted option number is less than the greatest option
number for this Base Line. For example, there are 3 option lines attached to the same
base line. If the user deletes the Option Line No.2, then Option Line No.3 is renumbered
to Option Line No.2.
If an option CLIN with a base line or an option SLIN originating from a purchase
requisition is deleted from a draft award or draft solicitation, the requestor of the
purchase requisition is notified that the delete action has taken place.
If you attempt to delete a Base Line that contains one or more Option Lines, a warning
message is displayed, informing you that the base line with associated option lines will
be deleted. You can cancel the delete operation, delete the linked option lines or unlink
the option lines.
You can update Option Lines, by editing the line information on the CLM documents
page. In case the Option Lines along with the Base Line needs to be updated, a message
displays, prompting you to apply the Base Line changes to the associated Option Lines.
The options to are Yes, No, and Cancel.
Option From/To Date - Option From Date cannot be a date prior to that of the system
date. Option From/To Date - Option To Date cannot be earlier than the Option From
Date.
Pricing
Pricing of lines takes place only if the CLIN or SLIN is priced and not informational. For
more information on informational and priced lines, refer to the CLIN/SLIN section.
The Type field enables you to specify a line type – broadly classified as Quantity Based
or Amount Based. Selecting a line type from the Type LOV is a factor in determining
how the total amount will be calculated for the item/service that the agency wants to
procure. If the Type selected is Quantity Based, then the Item/Job field is enabled and
on choosing an item/job, the Description field is automatically populated or you can
enter a Description. If the Type selected is Amount Based, then the Item/Job field is
disabled and on choosing a service, the user needs to enter a Description.
The Contract Type LOV contains all the Contract Types that can be used for that Line
Type. FAR part 16 defines the Contract Types. The various Contract Types that are
predefined in CLM are:
• Firm Fixed Price (FFP)

• Fixed Price Level of Effort (FP-LOE)
• Fixed Price Economic Price Adjustment (FP-EPA)
• Fixed Price Incentive (Firm Target) (FPI-FIRM)
• Fixed Price Incentive (Successive Targets) (FPI-SUC)
• Fixed Price Prospective Price Redetermination (FP-PPR)
• Fixed Ceiling Price Retro-price Redetermination (FCP-RPR)
• Fixed Price Award Fee (FPAF)
• Cost Contract (COST)
• Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF)
• Cost Plus Award Fee (CPAF)
• Cost Sharing (CS)
• Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF)
• Labor Hour (LH)
• Time and Materials (T&M)
• Other Direct Costs (ODC)
If you select Quantity Based Line Types, the LOV for the Contract Type displays only
those Contract Types that do not depend on any pricing attribute other than Quantity
and Unit Price for the price calculation. The Quantity Based Contract Types that can be
used are:
• Firm Fixed Price (FFP)
• Fixed Price Level of Effort (FP-LOE)
• Fixed Price Economic Price Adjustment (FP-EPA)
• Fixed Price Prospective Price Redetermination (FP-PPR)
• Fixed Ceiling Price Retro-price Redetermination (FCP-RPR)
• Fixed Price Award Fee (FPAF)
• Labor Hour (LH)
• Time and Materials (T&M)
If you select an Amount Based Line Type, all the Contract Types are displayed in the
Contract Types LOV.
A Cost Constraint is an indicator at CLIN/SLIN level that controls the pricing or the
document printing behavior for that CLIN/SLIN.
The following are predefined cost constraints in CLM:
• Not Separately Priced (NSP)
• No Charge
• To Be Negotiated (TBN)
• Estimated (EST)
• Not to Exceed (NTE)
• Fabrication Cost
• Catalog
The Cost Constraint field may have one of the following values:
The following cost constraint indicators are displayed in place of the CLIN price and the
dollar sign ($) in the printed output only. The line item value is set to zero ($0) for
calculation purposes. Lines containing these cost constraints are priced lines.
• Not Separately Priced (NSP): This cost constraint enables you to indicate that the
price for a line item/service is included in the price of other line items/services.
CDRL lines are often NSP; regular lines can have this constraint as well, for
example, a line describing a monitor that is included in the price of a PC that is
priced separately on another line.
• No Charge: Identifies an item/service that has a price associated to it; however the
vendor does not charge for it. An example for No Charge cost constraint is shipping
and handling charges on a catalog item purchase.
The following cost constraint indicator is displayed in place of the CLIN price and the
dollar sign ($) in the printed output only. The line item/service value will be retained in
the system for calculation purposes, however it will not be printed.
• To Be Negotiated (TBN): Line items that have not been priced and will be priced at
a later time or a future date. This is used in letter contracts, contract modifications,
and option lines.
The following cost constraint indicators are displayed in addition to the CLIN price and
the dollar sign ($). These are only descriptors for the price. For example, if Estimated is
selected, the printed output displays EST $100 for a $100 line marked with a cost

constraint of Estimated.
• Estimated: Used when the exact quantity of supplies or services is not known, such
as a Requirements type contract or a Labor Hour/T&M services contract.
• Not to Exceed (NTE): Used when the exact quantity of supplies or services is not
known and the government wants to set a ceiling on the maximum value, such as in
a Labor Hour/Time and Materials services contract.
• Fabrication Cost: Used in a major system/supply contract to indicate the price for
only fabricating or assembling the system not including the incorporated
Government Furnished Materials (GFM).
• Catalog: Used to identify that the price is based on the vendor's catalog pricing.
Some guidelines that apply to predefined printing logic for the pricing information
based on the Cost Constraints:
If the Cost Constraint is Not Separately Priced (NSP), No Charge, or To Be Negotiated
(TBN), then the Total Line Amount value (e.g. Extended Price) should not print. In
place of the Total Line Amount value, NSP, No Charge or TBN should print based on
the selected Cost Constraint.
If the Cost Constraint is Estimated (EST), Not to Exceed (NTE), Fabrication Cost, or
Catalog, then the cost constraint should precede the line total amount value during
printing. For example, if the Estimated is selected, the printed output could display EST
$100 for a $100 line marked with a cost constraint of Estimated.
Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) are contracts for supplies and/or services that do
not procure or specify a firm quantity of supplies (other than a minimum or maximum
quantity) and that provide for the issuance of orders for the delivery of supplies during
the period of the contract. The values for IDC Type are: Not Applicable, Definite
Quantity, Indefinite Quantity, Requirements. Most solicitations will be Not Applicable,
implying that the quantity is known at the time of solicitation and award. Other
solicitations may be identified as Definite Quantity, Indefinite Quantity, or
Requirements contracts. The combination of IDC type and the contract type determines
the pricing calculation for the lines.
IDC Types are applicable only to Solicitations (where the outcome document is an IDV)
and IDVs (and not on Purchase Requisitions and Awards).
Award Fee is a flag that indicates whether the line has an associated Award Fee (in a
separate line) or not.
Amount Calculation for predefined Contract Types
Serial No. Contract Type Formula Pricing Attributes
1. Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Extended Price =

Quantity*Unit Price
2. Fixed Price Level of Extended Price =

Effort (FP-LOE) Quantity*Unit Price
3. Fixed-Price Economic Extended Price =

Price Adjustment (FP- Quantity*Unit Price
EPA)
4. Fixed-Price Prospective Extended Price =

Price Redetermination Quantity*Unit Price
(FP-PPR)
5. Fixed Ceiling Price – Extended Price =

Retro Price Quantity*Unit Price
Redetermination (FCP-
RPR)
6. Fixed Price Award Fee Extended Price =

(FPAF) Quantity*Unit Price
7. Award Fee (FEE) Extended Price =

Award Fee
8. Fixed Priced Award Fee Extended Price =

(FPAF) Quantity * Unit Price +
Award Fee
9. Labor Hour (LH) Extended Price =

Quantity*Unit Price
10. Time-and-Materials Total Amount = Other

(T&M) Direct Costs
11. Time-and-Materials Total Amount =

(T&M) Quantity*Unit Price +
Other Direct Costs

12. Fixed-Price Incentive Total Target Price = Ceiling Price;

(Firm Target) (FPI- Target Cost+Target
FIRM) Profit Ceiling Price%;
Govt Share Above

Target (%);
Govt Share
BelowTarget (%);
Target Unit Price= Total

Target Price/Quantity
13. Fixed-Price Incentive Total Target Price = Ceiling on Firm Target

(Successive Targets) Target Cost+Target Profit;
(FPI-SUC) Profit
Floor on Firm Target
Profit;
Ceiling Price;
Ceiling Price % =Ceiling

Price / Target Cost;
Govt Share Above

Target (%);
Govt Share
BelowTarget (%);
Target Unit Price= Total

Target Price/Quantity
14. Cost Contract (COST) Estimated Cost =

Estimated Cost
15. Cost-Plus-Award-Fee Total Amount =

(CPAF) Estimated Cost+Base
Fee+Award Fee
16. Cost-Plus-Fixed Fee Total Amount = Fixed Fee %= Fixed

(CPFF) Estimated Cost+Fixed Fee/Estimated Cost
Fee
17. Cost-Plus-Incentive-Fee Total Amount = Target Minimum Fee;

(CPIF) Cost+Target Fee
Maximum Fee;
Govt Share Above

Target (%);
Govt Share
BelowTarget (%);
18. Cost Sharing (CS) Estimated Cost = Govt Share Percent;

Estimated Cost
Govt. SHARE
AMOUNT = Estimated
Cost*Govt Share %;
CONT. SHARE
AMOUNT= Estimated
Cost-Govt Share
Amount
Note: The system generated captions for the total amount will change,
based on the IDC type.
Some guidelines that govern the pricing of a line:

Quantity Based Lines always have the amount calculated as Quantity * Unit Price.
Amount Based Lines have different formulae for calculating the total amount. You can
open a popup window called Pricing Details for Amount Based Lines. This popup
enables the user to input the values for the pricing elements and calculates the line
amount. The pricing elements that are derived from the calculation logic are view-only
fields and the user cannot update them (they will be grayed out). The popup has a
Calculate button to calculate the Total Amount and any other calculated pricing
elements.
The pricing elements in the popup are displayed based on the Contract Type at the
document line level.
Note: The Retroactive Pricing and Pricing Transparency features are

not supported in CLM.
Funding
In certain situations, federal agencies are allowed to direct a vendor to begin work

without full available funding. The relevant procedures are found in FAR 32.7 and
DFARS 232.7. One common situation is an award for continuing services where new
funding is not yet available during a new fiscal year.
The primary purpose of tracking funds is to avoid overspending against a budget.
Funds tracking can also be used to predict cash outflow and as a general planning tool.
You can enter funding information on CLM documents such as purchase requisitions
and awards and their amendments/modifications. This information is entered in the
distributions tab for an award and in the accounts tab for purchase requisitions.
Note: You cannot enter funding information on IDVs. Options lines can
be funded only when they are exercised.
You can enter a funded value in the Distributions/Accounts tab. The funded value is
defaulted to the total shipment amount on the Distributions/Accounts tab. However
this can be modified and the funded value may be 0 or less than the shipment amount.
The Partial Funded check box is selected to indicate that the funded value is less than
the shipment amount. The following funding-related fields are in the
Distributions/Accounts tab to capture the funding information:
• Partial Funded Flag – indicates if a shipment is partially funded or not. If the Partial
Funded check box is selected, the Funded Value field is enabled. If the Partial
Funded check box is not selected, the Funded Value field is not enabled. By default,
this check box is unselected and the Funded Value gets defaulted with shipment
amount. However, users can fully fund the document even when the Partial
Funded flag is checked. If the Partial Funded flag is unselected, and the Funded
Value is less than the shipment amount, an error message displays.
• Funded Value – enter and save the Funded Value for each distribution in functional
currency. Funded Value is an updateable field provided the Partial Funded check
box is not selected. The Funded Value cannot be greater than the shipment amount
for a distribution. Funded value cannot be negative. In case users do enter a Funded
Value that is greater than the shipment amount or a negative amount, an error
message displays.
• Quantity Funded – Quantity funded for each distribution and displayed only for
Quantity Based lines. The Quantity Funded field is non updateable by the user and
is calculated by the system based on the Funded Value. The value of the Quantity
Ordered is defaulted to the Quantity Funded field. Quantity Funded gets
overwritten if users modify the Funded Value.
• Amount Funded – Amount funded in document currency for Amount Based

shipments only. The Amount Funded field is not updateable by users and is
calculated by the system based on the Funded Value. The value of the Amount
Ordered field is defaulted to the Amount Funded field. Amount Funded gets
overwritten if users modify the Funded Value.
In Receiving, you cannot receive more than the Funded Value against a Quantity
Funded or Amount Funded value. If the line is fully funded, the Receiving module
receives upto the Funded Value. There are no tolerances created and used for fully
funded shipments.
If you decrease the Funded Quantity on a modification, the new value should be less
than the quantity already received.
The Functional Currency code is displayed along with the Funded Value field. The sum
of the Funded Value fields of the distributions is displayed at the document line level.
Also, the sum of the Funded Value fields is displayed at the header level.
Where an option line exists on a CLM document, the Funded Value is defaulted to zero.
Funded Value and Quantity funded/Amount Funded are not enabled for that line.
The Check Funds action is available in the Actions LOV, while creating a document.
Users can perform a funds check before saving the document.
Note: General Ledger date should be in the Open Purchasing period

and the Budget Account should be valid for that date.
You can modify the funding information for an approved purchase request or award
via a purchase requisition amendment or modification (on an award).
An example: Create a requisition for $1000. Create an award from the requisition, and
link the requisition for $600. Create a requisition amendment, and reduce the
requisition amount to $0. The commitment amount of $400 will be released. Create
another amendment, and increase the amount to $1500. The amendment is created for
$900 and the encumbered amount on the requisition will be $900. The remaining funds
is $900. No commitment is created until the increased amount on amendment is greater
than the obligated amount. Thus, if the amendment is increased to $500 from $0, the
system does not create any commitment on the amendment because $600 is already
obligated.
When the Partial Funded flag is checked, the funded value on the amendment or
modification is also available for update in the PR amendment or modification pages.
The increase or decrease in funds for each distribution is captured during the approval
of the document approval and funds are reserved or liquidated accordingly.
A requisition amendment or modification enables users to modify funded value for
each distribution on the approved purchase request. Along with Funded Value (in
functional currency), Quantity Funded is displayed for Quantity based Lines or
Amount Funded (in document currency) for Amount based Lines.
If you deselect the Partial Funded check box, the system checks to see if the funded
value is equal to the total line amount, if it is not, then an error message is displayed.
You cannot modify the charge accounts on the existing distributions via the PR
amendment page or the modifications page. In case the charge accounts on a
distribution need to be deleted, reset the Funded Value on the distribution to 0 (zero)
and then create a new distribution with the new accounts.

Funds are not reserved or liquidated when you create a CLM document. Every CLM
document needs to be reserved just before approval. It is only during approval that
funds are reserved or liquidated. When the encumbrance action is successful, the CLM
document gets approved. Liquidation or reservation of the funds takes place when you
approve a purchase requisition, PR amendment, award, or modification.
When the Partial Funded check box is selected, an encumbrance is created for the
increased or decreased funded value during approval of the purchase requisition,
requisition amendment, award, or modification. Funds are encumbered in a period
according to the GL Date entered during creation of the CLM document.
When the document is approved, the encumbered amount on the distribution should be
updated with the funded value and the Encumbered flag should be set to Yes.
However, distributions for which the Prevent Encumbrance flag is set to Yes are not
considered for encumbrance actions.
For more information on integration with Public Sector Accounting, refer to the
following guides:
Oracle Subledger Accounting Implementation Guideand Oracle Public Sector Financials User
Guide.
Glossary
Abbreviated Classification
A one or two letter representation of the Classification, i.e. C, S, TS, and U.
Abstract of Offers
The record of all bids received on a sealed bid solicitation or in response to a
negotiation solicitation. Data similar to SF 1409 or SF 1410.
Accounting Classification Reference Number (ACRN)

A two position alpha or alpha/numeric control code used as a method of relating the
accounting classification citation to detailed line item information contained in the
schedule of a contract.
Acquisition Action Request (AAR)

A formal and official request, in either electronic or hard-copy form, from a requiring
entity to an acquisition office for the procurement of supplies or services or for the
modification of a request submitted previously.
Address Type
A designation of government office such as: Additional POC, Contracting Officer's
Representative (COR), Administration Office (Admin), Invoice Office, Issuing Office,
Delivery Office, Property Office, Order Office, Payment Office, Request Office,
Technical Office, Place of Performance, and Small Business Administration Office.
Administration Contracting Office (ACO)

The Administration Contracting Office (ACO) is the office that is responsible for
administering contracts.
Administrative Change
A contract modification that does not affect the substantive rights of the parties (e.g., a
change in the paying office or the appropriation data).
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Agreement
Term used to describe the following types of agreements: Basic Agreements, Basic
Ordering Agreements, and Blanket Purchase Agreements.
Amendment
A procurement vehicle created for the purpose of adding, changing, or deleting data on
a processed Purchase Request or Solicitation.
Amendment Control Number

A unique temporary supplemental PIIN that is assigned to the unreleased Solicitation
Amendment at the time of creation, for tracking purposes.
A-Modification
A modification issued by the contract administration/management office.
Announcement
Pre-award and Post-award notices designed to give vendors information on specific
procurements.
Archiving
The process of removing transactions from the production database upon the expiration
of the staging period. This process is separate from the award closeout process.
Attachment
Official documents associated to a contract file. Attachments are a part of the official
contract document. In a UCF award document, attachments are listed in Section J.
Audit
Report resulting from a Price/Cost Evaluation of a Contractor's Proposal.
Authenticated CAR Header

Status describing a CAR that has been validated on the FPDS-NG web site, with no
errors returned except for the Date Signed.
Award
An award is a procurement instrument that serves as a legally binding document
between the government and a vendor. This includes: Contracts, Purchase Orders,
Agreements, Orders, and Modifications.
Award Administrator
A user responsible for creating modifications to and orders off of an Award.
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Award Date
Contracting Officer's signature date on the award document.
Award Fee
An award amount that the contractor may earn in whole or in part during performance
and that is sufficient to provide motivation for excellence in such areas as quality,
timeliness, technical ingenuity, and cost-effective management and can be applied to
any contract type in accordance with DFARS 216.470.
Award Type
Award Type is equivalent to Form Type (e.g. SF-1449, DD-1155)
Base Fee
The set fee that a contractor will earn for performance of a Cost Plus Award Fee (CPAF)
contract in addition to any Award Fee. The base fee is fixed at contract award.
Base Line Item

A line item that is not an option line item.
Basic Agreement (BA)

A written instrument of understanding, negotiated between an agency or contracting
activity and a contractor that contains contract clauses applying to future contracts
between the parties during its term and contemplates separate future contracts that will
incorporate by reference or attachment the required and applicable clauses agreed upon
in the basic agreement. A basic agreement is not a contract.
Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA)

A written instrument of understanding, negotiated between an agency or contracting
activity and a contractor to be used in future work. Terms and Conditions include such
areas as a description of the supplies and/or services to be provided, and methods for
issuing, pricing, and delivering future orders.
Bilateral Action
An Award/Award Modification that requires the contractor's signature prior to the
signature of the contracting officer.
Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)

A simplified method of filling anticipated repetitive needs for supplies or services by
establishing charge accounts with qualified sources of supply.
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Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE)
A CAGE Code is a five (5) position code that identifies companies doing, or wanting to
do, business with the Federal Government. Foreign vendors use a NCAGE Code in lieu
of a standard CAGE code. The code is used to support a variety of mechanized systems
throughout the government. The code provides for a standardized method of
identifying a given facility at a specific location.
Cancelation
The cancellation of a requirement in the pre-award phase of the procurement process,
or post award phase for Purchase Orders where performance has not started and no
cost to the government has yet occurred. Cancelations are either full or partial. Full no
cost cancellation applies to an entire Purchase Order. Partial no cost cancellation refers
to the Purchase Order but apply to line item(s). (For Example: Line Item 0001 with a
quantity of 100 may be canceled fully at no cost, but Line Item 0002 not canceled).
Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL)

The standard format for identifying potential data requirements in a solicitation and
deliverable data requirements in a contract.
The DD Form 1423, Contract Data Requirements List, is always an exhibit, rather than
an attachment. Each CDRL item is an ELIN.
Contracting Officer (KO)

A Contracting Officer is an official with the authority to obligate money for the federal
government. The Contracting Officer uses the bulk of the processes and features within
the federal system and his/her duties include issuing solicitations, awards,
modifications and orders. This individual is also authorized by virtue of position or by
appointment to perform the functions assigned by the Federal Acquisition Regulations.
Ceiling Percent
The percentage of Ceiling Price to Target Cost in a Fixed Price Incentive (FPI) contract.
Ceiling % = Ceiling Price / Target Cost.
Ceiling on Firm Target Profit

The maximum amount to be negotiated for Target Profit when firm targets are set in a
FPIS contract.
Ceiling Price
The maximum amount that may be paid to the contractor in a Fixed Price Incentive
(FPI) type contract.
Classification
A marking that indicates the sensitivity level of a classified page, document, or item,
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such as Confidential, Secret, Top Secret, or Unclassified. These Markings display 1/3
larger than the rest of the text in printed output.
Classification Block
A set of markings that include Classified By, Reason, and Declassify On information.
Classification Reason
A concise justification for classification by the original classifier which, at a minimum
cites the applicable classification categories in section 1.5 of E.O. 12958 (From DoD
Guide to Marking Classified Documents, April 1997) as the basis for classification.
Contract Line Item Number (CLIN)

Contract Line Item Number
Closed-out
The term used to describe an award that is physically complete and has gone through
the procurement closeout process. A closed transaction may or may not be fully
liquidated.
Codeword
An unassociated "word" assigned by program management to represent a DoD project.
Confirming Order
An Order confirming a previously issued verbal order.
Conform
Confirming a solicitation or amendment.
Conformed Copy
A system-generated representation of the Purchase Request, Solicitation or Award
document reflective of the latest processed Amendment or Modification to be used for
reference purposes.
Contract Type
A selection of pricing structures available to the Government when procuring items.
Contract types vary according to (1) The degree and timing of the responsibility
assumed by the contractor for the costs of performance; and (2) The amount and nature
of the profit incentive offered to the contractor for achieving or exceeding specified
standards or goals. The contract types are grouped into two broad categories: fixed-
price contracts and cost-reimbursement contracts. The specific contract types range
from firm-fixed-price, in which the contractor has full responsibility for the
performance costs and resulting profit (or loss), to cost-plus-fixed-fee, in which the
contractor has minimal responsibility for the performance costs and the negotiated fee
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(profit) is fixed. In between are the various incentive contracts, in which the contractor's
responsibility for the performance costs and the profit or fee incentives offered are
tailored to the uncertainties involved in contract performance.
Contracting Officer Representative (COR)

Individual designated and authorized in writing by the Contracting Officer to perform
specific technical or administrative functions.
Contracting Officer Representative Address (COR Address)

The address for the respective COR, Contracting Officer l Representative. A stakeholder
who has responsibility around the contract. Within the system, their duties could
include accepting deliverables under the contract, receiving notifications related to the
contract.
Contracting/ Issuing Office

An office that can issue solicitations, awards, orders, amendments, and modifications.
Cost Code
A DoD accounting line field used to differentiate similar lines of accounting. If cost code
is included in the Accounting Line Fields it is considered part of the Line of Accounting.
Cost Reimbursement
Under a cost-reimbursement contract, the contractor agrees to provide its best effort to
complete the required contract effort. Cost-reimbursement contracts provide for
payment of allowable incurred costs, to the extent prescribed in the contract. These
contracts include an estimate of total cost for the purpose of obligating funds and
establishing a ceiling that the contractor cannot exceed (except at its own risk) without
the approval of the contracting officer.
Cut-Off Date
End date and time for receipt of final revisions to offers following negotiations.
Data Item/Requirement
A requirement, identified in a solicitation and imposed in a contract or order that
addresses any aspect of data; i.e., that portion of a contractual tasking requirement
associated with the development, generation, preparation, modification, maintenance,
storage, retrieval, and/or delivery of data. Data items are exhibit line items that can
reside in CDRLs.
Debarment
Action taken by a debarring official to exclude a contractor from Government
contracting and Government-approved subcontracting for a reasonable, specified
period; a contractor that is excluded is "debarred."
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Delivery Instance
An individual delivery slated for a particular line item.
Delivery Office
An office location that can accept/receive deliveries.
Delivery Order
An Order for supplies placed against an established contract or agreement or with
Government sources.
Delivery Schedule
Combination of delivery instances (presumably different) related to a single line item.
Description of Modification
Modification specific items that include Change/Cancel Reason Code Text, Summary of
Change statements, and modification only text that do not update the conformed copy.
Discontinuation
The process used to stop actions from being taken against a processed agreement.
Distribution Statement
A statement used in marking technical data to denote the extent of its availability for
secondary distribution, release, and disclosure without need for additional approvals or
authorizations from the controlling DoD office. (Refer to DoD Directive 5230.24,
"Distribution Statements on Technical Documents (reference (c)).
DoD Program Code

The DoD Program Code designates that the specific item being acquired is in support of
a specifically designated DoD Program. For example, if a contracting action is funded
by the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO), enter code CAA. Specific codes
have been established to identify environmental cleanup programs and are used for all
transactions involving environmental acquisitions. A list of the Environmental Cleanup
Program Codes is found in the DoD Procurement Coding Manual, Section II Program
and System or Equipment Codes (Description and Use of Program Codes).
Department Of Defense Activity Address Code (DODAAC)

A six (6) character code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity or organization that has
the authority to requisition and/or receive material.
Defense Priorities and Allocations System Rating (DPAS Rating)

There are two levels of ratings, identified by "DO" and "DX". All DO ratings are of equal
value and take precedence over unrated orders. All DX rated orders are of equal value
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and take priority over DO and unrated orders. A priority rating consists of the rating
symbol (DO or DX) followed by the program identification symbol (e.g. A1, X7). An
example DPAS priority rating is DO-A1. The program code itself does not designate
priority with DO or DX ranges. The specific list of Program Identification Symbols is
contained in 15 CFR 700 Schedule 1 Approved Programs and Delegate Agencies,
Defense Priorities Allocations System Regulations.
The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) was established to ensure the
timely availability of industrial resources to meet national defense requirements and
provide a framework for rapidly expanding industrial resources in a national
emergency. The DPAS rating is assigned to all military systems used in support of
national defense, from the largest finished platform to the smallest component. It can be
applied to all stages of acquisition research and development, initial design, production
testing, delivery, and logistics support.
Defense Switching Network (DSN)

Defense Switching Network phone number.
DUNS and DUNS + 4

Effective April 04, 2022, the federal government stopped using the DUNS Number to
uniquely identify entities. Entities doing business with the federal government use the
Unique Entity ID created in SAM.gov.
DUNS+4 is replaced with Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator.
Effective Date
Date a Procurement Instrument becomes active.
Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)

An Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator (formerly DUNS+4), is a four-character
suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is created in SAM.gov on the Financial
Information page of the entity registration at the discretion of the commercial,
nonprofit, or government entity to identify alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)
accounts for the same entity at the same physical location.
Electronic Signature
Electronic Signature is a computer data compilation of any symbol or series of symbols,
executed, adopted, or authorized by an individual to be the legally binding equivalent
of the individual's handwritten signature. Thus signed electronic records contain the
following information:
• Name of the Signer
• Title of the Signer
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• Date and time the signature was executed
Estimated Cost
The anticipated amount of costs to be incurred in the performance of a Cost Type
contract (CPFF, CPAF, Cost).
Estimated Max Cost

In an Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity Cost Sharing Contract, the maximum cost
for the supplies or services that the Government may order and the contractor is
required to furnish.
Estimated Price
The extended price for the estimated total quantity in an IDC Requirements type
contract line.
Exchange Rate
The fluctuating, trade-weighted price of one country's currency in terms of another, as
determined by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on behalf of the U.S. Treasury.
Expired Agreements
The suspended state of an agreement that has exceeded its end date.
Express CAR Category

The Express CAR (Contract Action Report ) Category allows a user to process an
Award/Award Modification without first creating a CAR Header, Exemption to
Reporting, or Reason for Not Reporting.
Express CAR Header

A CAR Header that allows for multiple Awards/Modifications with the same Express
CAR Category and Issuing Office Code to be added to a single CAR Header.
Extended Price
The value of the Quantity times the Unit Price.
Facilities Capital Cost of Money (FCCOM)

An imputed cost related to the cost of contractor capital committed to facilities.
Federal Supply Class (FSC)

The Federal Supply Class (FSC) is a four-character code. Each FSC covers items that are
usually requisitioned or issued together; or items that constitute a related grouping for
supply management purposes.
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Firm Target Profit
Target Profit when firm targets are set in a FPIS contract.
Fiscal Year
DoD fiscal year begins 1 October and ends 30 September each year.
Fixed Fee
The set fee that a contractor will earn for performance of a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF)
contract.
Fixed Fee Percent

The percentage of estimated cost that the fixed fee represents in a Cost Plus Fixed Fee
(CPFF) contract. Fixed Fee % = Fixed Fee divided by Estimated cost
Fixed Price
Under a fixed-price contract, the contractor agrees to deliver the product or service
required at a price not in excess of the agreed-to maximum. Fixed-price contracts
should be used when the contract risk is relatively low, or defined within acceptable
limits, and the contractor and the Government can reasonably agree on a maximum
price. Contract types in this category include:
• Firm fixed-price (FFP)
• Fixed-price economic price adjustment (FPEPA)
• Fixed-price award-fee (FPAF)
• Fixed-price incentive firm (FPIF)
• Fixed-price incentive with successive targets (FPIS)
• Fixed-price contract with prospective price redetermination (FPRP)
• Fixed-ceiling-price contract with retroactive price redetermination (FPRR)
• Firm fixed-price level of effort term contract (FFPLOE)
Floor on Firm Target Profit

The minimum amount to be negotiated for Target Profit when firm targets are set in a
FPIS contract.
Foreign Military Sales (FMS)

Case Numbers are assigned to track funds and actions. That portion of United States
security assistance authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and
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the Arms Export Control Act of 1976, as amended. This assistance differs from the
Military Assistance Program and the International Military Education and Training
Program in that the recipient provides reimbursement for defense articles and services
transferred.
Federal Procurement Data System, Next Generation (FPDS-NG)

Federal Procurement Data System, Next Generation (FPDS-NG) is an external
application maintained by Global Computer Enterprises which collects contract data
from all Services and Agencies in the Government for reporting purposes. Congress
and federal departments and Agencies use FPDS-NG to track small business goals,
report number and amount of contracts to date, show geographical placement of
contracts, and summarize contract data for a specific contractor.
All Awards and modifications to such must be reported to FPDS-NG unless valid
Exemptions to Reporting, Reasons for Not Reporting, or Express CAR Categories are
defined.
Government Estimate
An estimate of the cost for goods and/or estimate of services to be procured by contract.
Such estimates are prepared by government personnel, i.e., independent of contractors.
Government Objective
Government's initial negotiation position, based on analysis of the offeror's proposal,
taking into consideration all pertinent information including field pricing assistance,
audit reports and technical analysis, fact-finding results, independent Government cost
estimates and price histories.
Government Share
The amount of costs that the government will pay in a cost sharing contract.
Government Share Percent

The percentage of the total costs incurred by the contractor that the government will
pay in a cost sharing contract.
Govt. Share Above Target

The Percentage of cost risk assumed by the Government above the target cost in the
formula for adjusting the target profit or target fee in FPI or CPIF contracts respectively.
Govt. Share Below Target

The Percentage of cost risk assumed by the Government below the target cost in the
formula for adjusting the target profit or target fee in FPI or CPIF contracts respectively.
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Handling Caveat
Additional Markings on a page, document, or item that indicate how and where to limit
the distribution.
Header
Term used to denote summary level information versus line item level information.
IDC Document Level Constraints

• Contract Award Minimum Quantity (Minimum Guarantee Award Quantity
Percentage) - The minimum percent of the quantity guaranteed to be ordered.
• Contract Minimum Quantity - the minimum Quantity that must be ordered for all
line items over the life of the contract across all orders.
• Contract Maximum Quantity - the maximum Quantity that can be ordered for all
• Contract Award Minimum Quantity (Minimum Guarantee Award Amount

Percentage) - The minimum percent of the amount guaranteed to be ordered.
• Contract Minimum Amount - the minimum Amount that must be ordered for all
• Contract Maximum Amount - the maximum Amount that can be ordered for all
• Contract Order Start Date - The projected start date for the ordering period.
• Contract Order End Date - The projected start date for the ordering period.
• Contract Order Minimum Quantity - the minimum Quantity that must be ordered
for all line items on an individual order.
• Contract Order Maximum Quantity - the maximum Quantity that can be ordered
• Contract Order Minimum Amount - the minimum Amount that must be ordered
• Contract Order Maximum Amount - the maximum Amount that can be ordered for
all line items on an individual order.
IDC Types
There are three types of IDC contracts:
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• Definite Quantity – A definite-quantity contract provides for delivery of a definite
quantity of specific supplies or services for a fixed period, with deliveries or
performance to be scheduled at designated locations upon order.
• Indefinite Quantity – An indefinite-quantity contract provides for an indefinite

quantity, within stated limits, of supplies or services during a fixed period. The
Government places orders for individual requirements. Quantity limits may be
stated as number of units or as dollar values.
• Requirements – A requirements contract provides for filling all actual purchase

requirements of designated Government activities for supplies or services during a
specified contract period, with deliveries or performance to be scheduled by placing
orders with the contractor.
Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC)

A contract for supplies and/or services that does not procure or specify a firm quantity
of supplies (other than a minimum or maximum quantity) and that provides for the
issuance of orders for the delivery of supplies during the period of the contract.
Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV)

Encompasses all indefinite delivery contracts, Blanket Purchase Agreement, Blanket
Ordering Agreement, or any other agreements against which individual orders or calls
may be placed in accordance with agency procedures.
Informational [line/subline]
A line or subline that does not contain specific quantity and pricing information.
Invoice Office
An office that can receive invoices.
Justification and Approval (J&A)

Documentation used to justify soliciting and awarding a contract without full and open
competition.
Job Order Number (JON)

A number that links funding to a specific job or task.
Labor-Hour and Time-and-Materials

There are two other types of compensation arrangements that do not completely fit the
mold of either fixed-price or cost-reimbursement contracts. Labor-hour and time-and-
materials contracts both include fixed labor rates but only estimates of the hours
required to complete the contract. They are generally considered to most resemble cost-
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reimbursement contracts because they do not require the contractor to complete the
required contract effort within an agreed-to maximum price; and the contractor is paid
for actual hours worked.
• Labor Hour (LH)
• Time and Materials (TM)
Lease Agreement
Same functionality as Basic Agreement, except the PIIN has a "L" in the 9th position
(Type of Instrument)
Line Item
This term is used generically to reference CLINs, Sublines, Exhibit Lines.
Line Item Consolidation

The ability to combine multiple itemized lines into a single itemized line.
Line Item Estimated Amount

The government estimate of the cost of each individual line item.
Line Item Evaluated Amount

Adjusted offer line item total when Price Adjustment Factors or Evaluation Preferences
are entered.
Line Item Offer Amount

The offered cost of each individual line item.
Line of Accounting (LOA)

The appropriation data, including all data elements and any document reference
number which may be included.
List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement

Programs
A list compiled, maintained, and distributed by the General Services Administration
containing the names and other information about parties debarred, suspended, or
voluntarily excluded under the Nonprocurement Common Rule or the Federal
Acquisition Regulation, parties who have been proposed for debarment under the
Federal Acquisition Regulation, and parties determined to be ineligible.
Marking Information
This field will default with one of the following: Codeword, Trigraph, or Nickname
from the Security Organization Table. The user will select which of the three will
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default on the form and it will be editable on the form.
Maximum Ceiling Award Amount

The Maximum Amount that can be ordered over the life of the IDV.
Maximum Fee
The maximum fee is the greatest amount of fee that the contractor will earn no matter
what fee is calculated using the target cost, target fee, and share ratio in a CPIF contract.
Maximum Price
In an Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity Contract, the extended price for the
maximum quantity of supplies or services that the Government may order and the
contractor is required to furnish. Quantity limits may be stated as number of units or as
dollar values.
Maximum Quantity
In an Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity Contract, the stated maximum quantity of
supplies or services that the Government may order and the contractor is required to
furnish. Quantity limits may be stated as number of units or as dollar values.
Major Defense Acquisition Programs/ Major Automated Information System

Acquisition Programs (MDAPS/MAIS)
In order to be an MDAP, an acquisition program must either be designated by the USD
(AT and L) as an MDAP or estimated by the USD(AT and L) to require an eventual total
expenditure for research, development, test, and evaluation of more than $365 million
in FY 2000 constant dollars or more than $2.190B in procurement in FY2000 constant
dollars.
Media/Status Code
Indicates the recipient of status and the means of transmission.
Military Standard Requisitioning and Issuing Procedures (MILSTRIP)

80 character string concatenating various piece of information and used in several
legacy operations across the DoD. MILSTRIP is an acronym for Military Standard
Requisitioning and Issue Procedures.
Minimum Fee
The minimum fee is the lowest amount of fee that the contractor will earn no matter
what fee is calculated using the target cost, target fee, and share ratio in a CPIF contract.
Minimum Hours
In a Labor Hour type Indefinite Delivery Contract, the stated minimum quantity of
hours that the Government is required to order and the contractor is required to
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furnish. Same as Minimum quantity in other Indefinite Delivery Contracts.
Minimum Quantity
In an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract, the stated minimum quantity of
supplies or services that the Government is required to order and the contractor is
required to furnish. Quantity limits may be stated as number of units or as dollar
values.
Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request (MIPR)

A request from one agency to another agency for goods and services that also transfers
funding. A type of requisition.
Modification
A Procurement Instrument used in the post-award process for the purpose of making a
change to the award. The conformed copy is not updated with the information from the
Modification until the Modification is processed.
Modification Control Number

A unique supplemental numbering sequence that is assigned to the unprocessed
Award, Order, or Agreement Modification at the time of creation, for tracking
purposes.
Modification Issuing Address

This is the office responsible for completing the modification. Each modification can
have a different Issuing office than the Award's Issuing office.
Multiple CAR
Multiple Contract Action Report - Used when a user needs to split the FPDS reporting
of Award/Award Modification line items into multiple reports. For example, the user
might have Firm Fixed Price and Cost type Line Items on an Award, so the user can use
the Multiple CAR reporting method to report each line item on a different CAR Header.
Multiple Modification
A term used when multiple conformed copies of any Awards, Delivery Orders,
Agreements, and Agreement Orders are changed via multiple modification
functionality.
Multiple modification functionality creates individual modifications for each user-
selected Award, Delivery Order, Agreement, and Agreement Orders simultaneously.
Negotiation
Phase where the Government and the Contractor negotiate award changes (For
example: termination settlement).
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Nickname
An unclassified representation of a program and/or compartment to which a page,
document, or item is associated. This is stored in the Security Organization table.
No Cost Settlement
This is a type of Termination. The Government uses the term "no cost" settlement to
describe the terminations where there will not be a settlement cost. (For example:
Termination for convenience that results in no settlement cost).
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) has replaced the U.S.
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system, and was developed jointly by the U.S.,
Canada, and Mexico to provide new comparability in statistics about business activity
across North America.
National Stock Number (NSN)

A National Stock Number (NSN) is a thirteen (13) digit number assigned to an item of
supply. It consists of the four digit Federal Supply Class (FSC) and the nine digit
National Item Identification Number (NIIN). The NSN is used as the common
denominator to tie together logistics information for an item of supply. A NIIN is a
unique nine character code assigned to each item of supply purchased, stocked or
distributed within the Federal Government; when combined with the four character
FSC it composes the NSN. The NIIN is used as the common denominator for an item of
supply
Offer
Response to a solicitation that if accepted, would bind the offeror to perform the
resultant contract; this also includes subsequent revisions to offers.
Offer Evaluation
A procurement vehicle created for the purpose of summarizing and evaluating all offers
received for a given Solicitation.
Office
A government organization that has some responsibility in the acquisitions process. An
office can have more than one address type and more than one contact.
Option
An option "means a unilateral right in a contract by which, for a specified time, the
Government may elect to purchase additional supplies or services called for by the
contract, or may elect to extend the term of the contract" (FAR 2.101).
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Option Line
A contract line item that is representative of an option (see Option definition). An
option line is identified by an option indicator and is not a base line item.
Order
A procurement instrument for supplies/services placed against an established contract
or agreement or with Government sources.
Order End Date

Date on which orders can no longer be placed against an Agreement.
Order Start Date

Beginning date on which Orders (Contracts in case of Basic Agreements) can be placed
against an Agreement.
Ordering Instrument
A procurement instrument from which an Order, Call or Contract is created.
Organization
See definition for "Office."
Other Direct Costs (ODC)

In a Time and Materials (T & M) type contract, the estimated amount for materials and
incidental services for which there is not a labor category specified in the contract, such
as travel, computer usage charges, and so on.
Procurement Action Lead Time (PALT)

The time, measured in days, between the start date and the actual completion date of a
workload assignment, minus any suspended PALT time.
Payment Bonds
A written instrument executed by a bidder or contractor (the principal) and the second
party (the "surety" or "sureties") to assure fulfillment of the principal's obligation to a
third party (the "obligee" or "Government") identified in the bond. If the principal's
obligations are not met, the bond assures payment to the extent stipulated, or any loss
sustained by the obligee.
Payment Office
An office that makes payments under the contract/order.
Performance Bonds
A written instrument that secures performance and fulfillment of the contractor's
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obligations under the contract.
Physical Completion Date

The date in which an award is complete based on when the contractor has completed
the required deliveries and the Government has inspected and accepted the supplies, all
services have been performed and have been accepted by the Government, all option
provisions have expired, or the Government has given notice of complete contract
termination. For facilities contracts, rentals, use and storage agreements this date is
based on when the Government has given notice of complete contract termination or
the period has expired (FAR 4.480-4 details the contract physical completion
regulations). The physical completion date, along with the type of contract, is used to
calculate the projected closeout timeframe (refer to FAR 4.804-1 for the time standards).
Place of Performance
Designated location where services will actually be rendered.
P-Modification
A modification issued by the procuring contracting office.
Portion Markings
Portion Markings let the user of the information know at what level that paragraph
within the classified page, document, or item should be protected. The Portion Marking
contains the Classification and Trigraph.
Pre/Post Negotiation Position (PNP)

Working document used to capture and analyze key price/cost data leading up to a
negotiated contract change.
Precious Metal Code

A single alphanumeric code used to identify items that contain precious metal(s).
Priced [line/subline]
A line or subline that contains specific quantity and pricing information.
Procurement Instrument
Generic term to describe acquisition documents that can be created during the
acquisition process. Documents include Solicitations, Amendments, Awards,
Agreements, Orders and Modifications.
Procurement Instrument Identification Number (PIIN)

Number assigned to procurement instruments. The number consists of 13 alpha-
numeric characters grouped to convey certain information.
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Positions 1 through 6. The first six positions identify the department/agency and office
issuing the instrument. Use the DoD Activity Address Code (DoDAAC) assigned to the
issuing office. DoDAACs can be found at https://day2k1.daas.dla.mil/daasinq/
Positions 7 through 8. The seventh and eighth positions are the last two digits of the
fiscal year in which the PII number was assigned.
Position 9. Indicate the type of instrument by entering one of the following upper case
letters in position nine.
• Blanket purchase agreements - A
• Invitations for bids - B
• Contracts of all types except indefinite delivery contracts, facilities contracts, sales
contracts, and contracts placed with or through other Government departments or
agencies or against contracts placed by such departments or agencies outside the
DoD - C
• Indefinite delivery contracts -D
• Facilities contracts -E
• Contracting actions placed with or through other Government departments or

agencies or against contracts placed by such departments or agencies outside the
DoD (including actions with the National Industries for the Blind (NIB), the
National Industries for the Severely Handicapped (NISH), and the Federal Prison
Industries (UNICOR)) - F
• Basic ordering agreements - G
• Agreements, including basic agreements and loan agreements, but excluding

blanket purchase agreements, basic ordering agreements, and leases - H
• Do not use - I
• Reserved - J
• Short form research contract - K
• Lease agreement L
• Purchase orders--manual (assign W when numbering capacity of M is exhausted

during the fiscal year) - M
• Notice of intent to purchase - N
• Do not use - O
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• Purchase order--automated (assign V when numbering capacity of P is exhausted
during a fiscal year) - P
• Request for quotation--manual - Q
• Request for proposal - R
• Sales contract - S
• Request for quotation--automated (assign U when numbering capacity of T is

exhausted during a fiscal year) - T
• See T - U
• See P - V
• See M - W
• Reserved for departmental use - X
• Imprest fund - Y
• Reserved for departmental use - Z
Position 10 through 13. Enter the serial number of the instrument in these positions. A
separate series of serial numbers may be used for any type of instrument listed in
paragraph (a) (3) of this section. Activities shall assign such series of PII numbers
sequentially. An activity may reserve blocks of numbers or alpha-numeric numbers for
use by its various components.
Procurement Profile
A set of unique characteristics that define certain personal details, warrant information,
and certifications for a particular user.
Project Code
Identifies requisitions and all perpetuated documents as to special programs, exercises,
projects, operations, or other purposes. This field is not the Project Code relating to the
MILSTRIP Component.
Property Office
An office responsible for government property.
Proposal
An offer in a negotiated procurement.
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Purchase Request (PR)
Generically, the documented means by which an agency requests that goods or services
be procured for their use. Also known as requisition document.
Purchase Request Data Standard (PRDS)

Purchase Request Data Standard (PRDS) schema. PRDS is a way for DoD to standardize
the PR data. PRDS is built to be compatible with PDS for Awards.
Quantity Price Breaks (QPB)

The ability to enter multiple quantity amounts or multiple quantity ranges within a line
item for the purpose of establishing price breaks.
Reason for Not Reporting

The Reason for Not Reporting allows a user to process an Award/Award Modification
without first creating a CAR or Exemption to Reporting. The five authorized reasons
are: Automatically Processed; FPDS-NG not Updated to Reflect DoD Requirements;
Previously Reported; Technical/Connectivity Failure; or Urgent and Compelling Action.
Requesting Office
An office that starts purchase requests.
Rescind
An official revocation of either a termination or discontinuation action on a processed
document.
Retention End Date

This is the next calendar date after the last day of the Retention Period and represents
the day an award file becomes eligible to be destroyed in its entirety.
Retention Period
The timeframe a Government contract file must remain in existence.
Sealed Bid
Offer submitted to the Government in response to an Invitation for Bids which remains
inaccessible until the indicated opening time.
Security Markings
All of the marking information; Classification, Codeword, Nickname, Trigraph,
Classification Block, Handling Caveat, and Portion Marking.
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Security Screen Classifications
A means for visibly labeling data with site-defined Screen Markings.
Settlement
Phase where the Government and the Contractor come to an agreement. A modification
is created to incorporate the settlement terms.
Ship To Address
An office location that can accept/receive deliveries. Synonymous with 'Delivery' office.
Shipment Mode
A way to designate how an item should be shipped.
Signal Code
One-digit code, which identifies the "ship to" and, if applicable, "bill to" activities, i.e.
the requisitioner or a supplementary activity.
Signed Date
The signed date is the date that the contracting officer 'signs' the award. For the case of
online use, the signed date is always equal to the Date that the Award is finalized in the
user's time zone. This is the date when the Award has been finally approved in the
system. At this point in time, the conformed record is created, financial transactions (e.
g. obligation) are startd, and related workload assignments are closed. For an inbound,
integrated transaction (e.g., data migration, system integration from parallel contract-
writing applications) the signed date must be able to be passed in as it existed on the
award in the source system.
Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP)

DoD contracting policies and procedures for the acquisition of supplies and services,
including construction, research and development, and commercial items, the aggregate
amount of which does not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. Policies outlined
in FAR Part 13.
Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT)

Commonly this is $100,000 but can be $5,500,000 for commercial items.
Single Contract Action Report (Single CAR)

Used when a user wants to report all line items from an Award/Award Modification
together on a single CAR Header.
Subline Number (SLIN)

A priced or informational line item that is a subordinate of a contract line. SLINs
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numbering will contain the parent CLIN number with an additional 2-characters. If the
SLIN is an info line, the 2-characters will be numeric beginning with 01. If the SLIN is
priced, the 2-characters will begin with AA.
Small Business Administration Office

An office that provides contracting support for small businesses.
Small Business Coordination Record

The DoD Small Business Coordination Record (DD Form 2579) is used to screen
proposed acquisitions to ensure: Consideration has been afforded small and small
disadvantaged business concerns and that they receive an equitable opportunity to
participate in the proposed acquisition.
Special Material Identification Code (SMIC)

Supplements the National Stock Number to provide visibility to designated items to
ensure their technical integrity.
Solicitation
A procurement vehicle created to send to prospective contractors by a government
agency, requesting the submission of Offers or of information. The generic term
includes Invitation for Bids (IFBs), Request for Proposals (RFPs), and Request for
Quotations (RFQs).
Supplemental Procurement Instrument Identification Number (SPIIN)

Use supplementary numbers with the basic PII number, to identify:
• Amendments to solicitations
• Modifications to contracts and agreements, including provisioned item orders; and
• Calls or orders under contracts, basic ordering agreements, or blanket purchase

agreements, issued by the contracting office or by a DoD activity other than the
contracting office, including DoD orders against Federal supply schedules.
Staging Period
The timeframe a contract file remains in the procuring contracting office before being
eligible to move to a records holding or staging area.
Staging Period End Date

This is also referred to in this document as the 'Move from Production Date'. This is the
next calendar date after the last day of the Staging Period and represents the day in
which the contract file is eligible to be archived.
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Substantially the Same As
A designation of a term and condition that identifies the text of the term and condition
can be edited on a procurement instrument.
Summary of Changes Text

Free form text that provides information about document changes.
Supporting Document
An associated document not included in the formal award or solicitation. In an Uniform
Contract Format (UCF) award document, supporting documents are not listed in
Section J.
System for Award Management (SAM)

System for Award Management (SAM)The System for Award Management (SAM) is an
official website of the U.S. government, that enables you to:
• Register as a supplier to do business with the US Government
• Update or renew registration as a supplier
• Check the status of your registration as a supplier
• Search for supplier registration and exclusion records
Transportation Accounting Code (TAC)

Used in the shipping and transportation process to link movement authority, funding
approval, and accounting data for shipments of cargo and personal property in the
Defense Transportation System (DTS). Typically entered with funding information at
the line item or contract level.
Target Cost
The negotiated amount of costs such that if the contractor completes the contract at the
target cost, there will be no positive or negative cost incentives applied.
Target Fee
Target Fee is the amount of fee that the contractor will earn if the contractor completes
the contract at the target cost in a CPIF type contract.
Target Profit
Target Profit is the amount of profit that the contractor will earn if the contractor
completes the contract at the target cost in a FPI type contract.
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Total Target Price
The sum of the Target Cost and Target Profit in a FPI type contract.
Technical Analysis Report (TAR)

Report resulting from a Technical Evaluation of a Contractor's Proposal.
Technical Office
An office that assumes technical responsibility for requirements.
Termination
The discontinuation of one of more contract line items during the post-award phase of
the procurement process. Termination may be for default, for convenience, or for cause.
• Default: A complete or partial termination of an award because of the contractor's
actual or anticipated failure to perform its contractual obligations. The contractor is
liable for cost associated with the termination.
• Convenience: To terminate or cancel performance of work under an award, in

whole or part, if the Contracting Officer determines that termination is in the
Government's interest. Both parties must negotiate an agreement.
• Cause:To terminate or cancel performance of work under an award of commercial

items, if the Contracting Officer determines that termination is in the Governments'
interest.
Terms and Conditions

Collective term used to describe Text, Clause, Provisions, and/or Articles. Terms and
Conditions are used interchangeably with T's and C's, text and clauses.
Total Amount of Contract

The sum of the line item amounts that have not been designated as options.
Total Amount Without Option

The sum of all contract lines excluding those lines that are indicated as options.
Total Estimated Amount

The government estimate amount of all line items.
Total Evaluation Amount

Adjusted total offer amount when Evaluation Preferences or Price Adjustment Factors
are entered.
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Total Obligated Amount
The sum of all funding amounts.
Total Offer Amount

The total cost of all line items offered.
Transportation Rates
Additional amount for transportation or freight added to FOB.
Trigraph
A three character combination identifying the program and/or compartment a page,
document, or item is associated. This marking is necessary to classify the document to
the highest level of classification within the program/compartment.
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)

A Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) is a 12 character alphanumeric value generated by
SAM and owned by the U.S government. All SAM.gov registrants are assigned their
Unique Entity IDs and can view them in SAM.gov. For information about UEI, visit the
GSA website at https://www.gsa.gov/.
Unit Price
The price for a quantity of one of the unit of issue.
Vendor
An organization conducting business with the government. Also known as Supplier.
Verbal Order
An Order placed verbally by the PCO to a Vendor.
Warrant
A government form (SF1402) which specifies the limits of a Contracting Officer's
authority when binding the Government to a contracting vehicle. Refer to FAR 1.602.1
A Warrant is required in order to process an award, order, agreement, and modification
to such.
Weapon System Code

Also known as Weapons System Designator Code (WSDC). These codes consist of three
alphabetic positions. The first position identifies one of the following major categories
of equipment. The second position identifies a subdivision of the major category. The
third position identifies the specific item. A description and use of these codes is found
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in the DoD Procurement Coding Manual, Section II Program and System or Equipment
Codes.
(http://web1.whs.osd.mil/peidhome/guide/mn02/mn02.htm). Note: WSC will be
changed pending incorporation of MDAPs and MAISs.
Withdrawal of Offers
A formal request by the vendor to have their offer/bid/revisions withdrawn from
consideration.
Workload Assignment
A workload assignment consists of tasks (also called milestones) that the buyer needs to
accomplish in the given timeframe. A workload assignment is created for pre-award
activities, post-award activities and award administration activities.
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Index
Consigned inventory, 7-6

A Contact directory, 9-4
managing, 9-4
Address book, 9-3
Contract Line / Sub-Line (CLIN / SLIN), B-3
managing, 9-3
Contract Line / Sub-Line Concepts, 1-3
advanced
Creating Advanced Shipment Notices, 6-4
search, 4-4
Advance shipment notices, 6-2
creating, 6-2 D
Agreements Deliverables
see Supplier agreements, 5-16 managing, 5-15
ASBN Document Numbering Appendix, B-1
see Advance shipment notices, 6-2 Document Numbering Concepts, 1-2
ASN
see Advance shipment notices, 6-2 E
Award Information, 5-1
ELINs / CDRLs Concepts, 1-3
Awards, 5-2
Exhibit Line / Contract Data Requirements List
acknowledging, 5-5
(ELIN/CDRL) Appendix, B-6
printing, 5-5
submitting change requests, 5-7
F
viewing, 5-3
Forecast information, 7-1
B Funding Appendix, B-15
Funding Concepts, 1-6
Business classifications, 9-5
Buying Company View Information, 2-3
G
C Getting Started Information, 2-2
Global buttons, 4-2, 10-1
Canceling Orders, 5-14
Canceling Shipments, 5-14
H
Capacity information, 7-3
maintaining, 7-3 How to use this guide, 2-2
maintain order modifiers, 7-5
Claiming products and services, 9-7 I
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IDVs, 5-16
Invoices P
retrieving, 8-2
Payment information
submitting, 8-1
viewing, 8-6
viewing, 8-3
Performance
iSupplier Portal
viewing, 6-10
about, 2-2
Planning information
overview, 2-1
forecasts, 7-1
Preferences
L setting up, 4-3
Links Pricing Appendix, B-9
quick, 4-1, 10-2 Pricing Concepts, 1-5
Printing
M awards, 5-5
Product information, 7-2
Maintaining order modifiers, 7-5
consigned inventory, 7-6
Managing
supplier item summary, 7-2
address book details, 9-3
viewing item inventory, 7-3
deliverables, 5-15
VMI, 7-5
Modifications Concepts, 1-7
Products and services, 9-6
claiming, 9-7
N
Profile Information, 2-3
Overview, 4-1 Q
Notifications, 4-1, 10-2
Quality information, 6-10
Oracle iSupplier Portal home page, 4-1, 10-2
quick
search, 4-4
O
Quick
Options Appendix, B-7 links, 4-1, 10-2
Options Concepts, 1-4
Oracle iSupplier Portal home page R
global buttons, 4-2, 10-1
Receipts
navigating, 4-1
viewing, 6-9
notifications, 4-1, 10-2
Receiving information, 6-9
orders at a glance, 4-1, 10-2
on-time delivery performance, 6-10
quick links, 4-1, 10-2
receipts, 6-9
shipments at a glance, 4-1
Registration
tabs, 10-2
Overview, 3-1
Oracle iSupplier Portal Home page, 4-1, 10-1
supplier user, 3-2
Orders at a glance, 4-1, 10-2, 10-2
Requests for quotes, 5-19
Overview
Navigating and Searching, 4-1
Registration, 3-1 S
Overview of Contract Lifecycle Management for search
Public Sector, 1-1 advanced, 4-4
quick, 4-4
Index-2
simple, 4-4 Awards, 5-3
Shipment information item inventory, 7-3
overdue receipts, 6-9 Viewing AP AR Netting Report, 8-5
Shipments at a glance, 4-1 Viewing invoice information, 8-3
Shipping information Viewing payment information, 8-6
advance shipment billing notices, 6-2 Viewing supplier item summary, 7-2
advance shipment notices, 6-2 VMI
simple see Vendor Managed Inventory, 7-5
search, 4-4
Splitting Shipments and Pay Items, 5-11 W
Submitting
Where to Start, 2-3
change requests, 5-7
withholding tax, 9-3
invoices, 8-1
Work Confirmations
Supplier
using, 5-12
registration, 3-2
Work orders, 5-16
user registration, 3-2
Supplier item summary
defects, 7-2
inventory, 7-2
orders, 7-2
overdue, 7-2
performance, 7-2
receipt history, 7-2
returns, 7-2
viewing, 7-2
address book, 9-3
business classifications, 9-5
contact directory, 9-4
products and services, 9-6
Supplier Profile Management flow, 9-1
T
Tabs, 10-2
tax details, 9-3
Tolerance Based Auto-Approval, 10-8
Transaction and View Only Document
Information, 2-2
U
User preferences, 4-3
V
Vendor Managed Inventory, 7-5
Viewing
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Oracle® Contract Lifecycle Management for Public

Part No. E48934-05

Copyright © 2012, 2022, Oracle and/or its affiliates.

Primary Author: Gowri Arur

Contributing Author: Pragya Singh Nair

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1 Key Concepts: Public Sector Procurement

2 Introduction to iSupplier Portal

4 Navigating and Searching

7 Planning and Inventory Information

8 Invoice and Payment Information

9 Supplier Profile Management

10 Buying Company View

A Pages and Navigation Paths

B Common CLM Functionality

Access to Oracle Support

Related Information Sources

Do Not Use Database Tools to Modify Oracle E-Business Suite Data

Overview of Oracle Contract Lifecycle Management for Public Sector

Key Concepts: Public Sector Procurement 1-1

Contract Line / Sub-Line (CLIN / SLIN)

Exhibit Line / Contract Data Requirements List (ELIN/CDRL)

Key Concepts: Public Sector Procurement 1-3

Key Concepts: Public Sector Procurement 1-5

Key Concepts: Public Sector Procurement 1-7

Using Modifications, you can perform the following:

• No-Cost cancellation of an award

• Partially terminate an award or line, for default or convenience

• Specify proxy signature on behalf of the supplier

A System Generated Description, containing the statements describing the changes

Key Concepts: Public Sector Procurement 1-9

• How to Use This Guide, page 2-2

• Getting Started Information, page 2-2

• Transaction and View Only Document Information, page 2-2

• Profile Information, page 2-3

• Buying Company View, page 2-3

• Where to Start, page 2-3

Introduction to iSupplier Portal 2-1

Note: Oracle iSupplier Portal supports both transaction documents and

How to Use This Guide

Getting Started Information

Transaction and View Only Document Information

Buying Company View Information

2. You must be registered as an Oracle iSupplier Portal user.

Introduction to iSupplier Portal 2-3

Tasks Where Documented

Manage deliverables assigned to you See: Award Information, page 5-1

Tasks Where Documented

Introduction to iSupplier Portal 2-5

Tasks Where Documented

View item inventory levels. See: Planning and Inventory Information,

Task Where Documented

View forecast schedules. See: Planning and Inventory Information,

View a summary of forecast schedules. See: Planning and Inventory Information,

If you want to update your company's profile information, you can:

You can enter and maintain information on

Note: You cannot update CCR records if

Task Where Documented

If you are a buyer, you can: