This comprehensive Oracle R12 course provides essential training in all core purchasing tasks. Cover requisitions, purchase orders, approvals, and receipts in both Oracle Purchasing and iProcurement. The training also introduces integration points with Payables and Inventory, giving you a complete view of the procurement process within Oracle Financials.
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Oracle R12 Purchasing (PO)
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Course overview
Create, approve and track purchase transactions with ease
Build your confidence using both Oracle Purchasing and iProcurement to manage end-to-end procurement activities. This course covers everything from creating and approving requisitions and purchase orders, to managing suppliers, handling receipts, and running purchasing reports.
Learning objectives
- Maintain accurate supplier records
- Raise requisitions and track purchase orders
- Process receipts for goods and reconcile them against orders
- Use iProcurement to handle non-catalogue requests efficiently
- Work confidently with sourcing rules and approval hierarchies
- Run standard reports to analyse purchasing activity
- Apply encumbrance accounting in practice
- Carry out key purchasing tasks as part of month end processes
What you’ll learn
Gain a practical, end-to-end understanding of Oracle R12 Purchasing and iProcurement. This explores a range of core procurement activities, giving you the tools and insight to execute purchasing tasks confidently and contribute effectively to your team and wider organisation.
Requisitions and approvals
This part of the course focuses on how requisitions are created and move through approval hierarchies. You’ll look at how templates and defaults streamline entry, how to manage supporting documents, and what happens at each approval stage. By understanding this process in depth, you’ll be better placed to raise accurate requests and support efficient purchasing decisions.
Sourcing strategies and procurement insight
You’ll gain clarity on how sourcing rules and approved supplier lists drive automation in procurement. The course walks through RFQ creation, quotation handling, and converting responses into orders. It also shows you how to use standard reports to review activity, support audits, and manage month-end tasks like accruals. These skills help reinforce visibility and accuracy across your purchasing cycle.
Purchasing system setup
This course introduces key setup tasks that shape how Oracle Purchasing operates. You’ll look at how profiles, document routing, and location data are configured, and how these elements influence system behaviour. Understanding how the system is configured provides the context needed to interpret purchasing actions and troubleshoot issues effectively, helping to ensure smoother day-to-day operations.
Integration with Inventory and Payables
Explore how Oracle Purchasing integrates with both Inventory and Payables, to understand the flow of information between modules. You’ll see how receiving goods updates stock levels, and how matched invoices drive payment processing. By understanding these touchpoints, you’ll be able to support more accurate procurement activity and contribute to smoother financial and inventory operations.
What’s included
- 2 days of instructor-led training in a live virtual classroom
- Interactive hands-on live labs
- All relevant course materials
- Course completion certificate
Key facts
Ideal for
Well-suited to professionals in procurement, finance, or facilities roles who oversee or support purchasing activity.
Prerequisites
You should understand your organisation’s procurement activities. Familiarity with Oracle systems will also be helpful, though not essential.
Learning experience
Our experienced trainers and interactive labs create a focused, practical environment – so you can put theory into practice from day one.
FAQs
This course provides a complete breakdown of the Oracle R12 Purchasing and iProcurement functions, helping you apply best practice across procurement tasks and manage purchasing operations more effectively.
Which version of Oracle Financials is used in this training?
This course is based on Oracle Financials 12.1.3, using the standard Oracle Vision environment. This ensures your experience mirrors common real-world implementations, helping you apply your learning quickly once you return to work.
Will this course cover how to configure purchasing approval workflows?
Yes, workflow configuration is a core part of the course. You'll understand how approval groups and hierarchies are used in both Oracle Purchasing and iProcurement. Also, learn how to set routing rules and assign approvers, helping to streamline approval processes, reduce delays, and maintain audit compliance.
What are the reporting capabilities in Oracle R12 Purchasing?
The course will show you how to run and interpret standard purchasing reports. You'll learn which reports are useful for spend analysis, approval monitoring and supplier performance. This ensures you can demonstrate ROI and support audit processes using system-generated data.
Can I attend this course without Oracle experience?
Yes, while prior experience with Oracle is helpful, it's not essential. The course includes foundational instruction for navigating Oracle R12 and using procurement forms. Guidance is provided throughout to ensure all learners are comfortable using the system and completing practical exercises.
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