User Roles

The Procurement application recognizes a corporate purchasing Approval Hierarchy. Depending on a user's privilege and Buying Organization membership, they are given access to:

• View an Catalog incorporating products of commodities and suppliers suited to their purchasing needs, and
• View information and perform tasks necessary in their purchasing or administration responsibilities.

Various user privileges allow for many levels of access to the Procurement application functions. In practice, there are four important types of user role for the Procurement application:

• Buyer Role
• Approver Role
• Reviewer Role
• Administrator Role

Your User Profile identifies you to the Procurement application when you Log In. It also informs the Procurement application about:

• Your most commonly used billing and shipping information, such as credit card numbers, billing and shipping addresses, and cost centers for your purchases,
• Your spending limit,
• If you are an approver, then you will also be assigned an approval limit, and
• How to route your Shopping Carts for approval, through the Procurement application Workflow.