BUworks BW Reporting: Procurement Reports (Intro)
Course type: Hands-on lab; participants will use their own data in the production environment
Course level: Introductory
Expected duration: 2.5 hours
Description: Participants will learn the basics of Business Warehouse reporting (including sorting/grouping, filtering, adding/removing data, and creating customized reports) in the context of monitoring purchasing activity. We will explore methods to investigate purchase requisitions, purchase orders, vendor invoices, and vendor payments. Our exploration will involve two reports: the Purchasing Document Lifecycle (PDL) and Boston University Spend (BUS) reports.
Target Audience: (1) employees who are reasonably new to the University or to their shopping role; (2) departmental managers or administrators who want to review reporting basics specific to purchasing.
Prerequisites/Requirements:
- Check with your supervisor to confirm that this course is appropriate to your business role (documentation not required)
- At least minimal experience using SAP in your current business role(s). It is not necessary to have used a Business Warehouse report.