Information Systems:Making IT department purchases

The IT department mostly makes its purchases from the following vendors:

• CDW
• Anisoft

Steps to make a purchase (purchase order)

Prior to proceeding, make sure the  vendor is set up as a partner in ASW.

• Get approval, either through business case or direct manager approval.
• Create an PO of type MO (manual order) in ASW.

Steps to make a purchase (expense claim)

Sometimes, it is not practical to make a purchase through a purchase order e.g making a one-off purchase for something that is much cheaper on Amazon. In this case, it may be possible to get approval to make a personal purchase for the good(s) and then have it reimbursed. The steps are:

To be continued...