Purchasing Services

Purchasing provides the University with effective and responsive life cycle procurement practices. See our Mission and Vision for more information.

Items of Interest

• Department PO Copies:
  Starting November 2, 2009 PDF copies of purchase orders available on the web will replace printed copies sent to departments.

  The search functions available through the Purchasing Inquiry allow you to find POs based on the Department ID and/or Project ID used in the requisition funding.  By clicking the check box that appears to the left of your POs in the search results grid and choosing the “Click here for a PDF file of all selected POs” link, you can get a PDF version of the Department copy of your PO to print or save as desired.

• Purchasing System Inquiry:
  The Purchasing System Inquiry search pages have been updated with a new look and feel and a new search to find POs based on the Dept. ID and Project ID used on the requisition is available as the first option "Search Purchase Orders / Requisitions". Instructional documentation has been updated to reflect the changes.

• Purchasing Workshops Available

  Dates and times for all available face-to-face training sessions are listed on our Training page. We are offering a number of new sessions (Importing/Exporting, Dell Lunch and Learn) in addition to our Overview session and sessions on Processing your Requisitions and Managing your Encumbrances and How to Purchase Goods and Services: Intermediate Topics.

• External Requisition Generator in My UW
  The External Requisition Generator is located in the Requisition and Number Generator Module on the Services tab in My UW. Usage instructions, FAQs and help information are available to assist users.

Related Accounting Services Links:

• Accounts Payable
• Dates/Deadlines
• Purchasing Card
• Travel and Expense Reimbursement Information

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