EPROCUREMENT QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
What vendors are included?
eCATalog Vendors
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AL Compressed Gas American Paper & Twine Bio Rad Laboratories Cardinal Heath Products (Research Items) Continental Lab Products
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Guy Brown Interior Design Services (IDS) Promega Roche Diagnostics Corporation Sarstedt Inc Standard Register Company
“Punch Outs” to Vendor Websites
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Apple Computer Applied Biosystems Computer Discount Warehouse (CDW) Dell Computers Fisher Scientific GE Healthcare Biosciences Guy Brown Invitrogen Corporation Sigma Aldrich VWR Scientific W W Grainger
950+ Noncatalog Vendors
Logging In:
1. Go to: www.vanderbilt.edu/procurement. 2. Click on eProcurement in the gray toolbar. 3. Click on the eProcurement screen icon, which is labeled “Link to the Application.” Tip: Remember, this is the page that includes the latest eProcurement news, such as any system enhancements and the addition of new vendors. We recommend that you bookmark this page by clicking the “Bookmark Page” icon. 4. Enter your VUnet ID and e-password
eProcurement Tips:
1. Automatic timeout occurs after 30 minutes of inactivity. So, save often! 2. For best results, use Internet Explorer as your web browser. 3. When possible, use the Back button within the eProcurement application as opposed to your web browser’s back button. 4. Establish an eProcurement “routine” within your department.
eProcurement Help:
Resources 1. Go to: www.vanderbilt.edu/procurement. 2. Click on eProcurement in the gray toolbar. 3. Click on the Resources tab to access the online user guide, FAQs, the Preferred Purchasing Methods guide, etc. Online Training 1. Go to: www.vanderbilt.edu/procurement. 2. Click on eProcurement in the gray toolbar. 3. Click on the Training tab to access a series of role-based, self-paced online training lessons. Help Desk 1. For urgent matters, call 3-HELP. 2. For all other eProcurement issues, click the Contact Informatics Help Desk link on the Resources page and submit the online form.
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