Purchase from a PunchOut Catalog
Important Notes:
PunchOut Catalogs are an e-procurement process that allows you to “punch out” to approved suppliers offering the university contract pricing.
PunchOut Catalogs are the preferred procurement method, if available, with a vendor. Examples of vendors include Amazon Business Solutions and Home Depot.
If you are adding PunchOut items to a cart and then transferring the cart to another employee so they can add payment (funding) information and submit the order, follow the instructions in the Create and Reassign a Punchout Catalog Requisition and do not move forward with the steps below.
Step 1: Log in to Bronco Hub and Access Purchase Requisitions
Begin by signing in to Bronco Hub.
Select My Organization from the top navigation.
Select Purchase Requisitions.
Step 2: Access the PunchOut Catalog
Select a PunchOut Catalog located below the Top Categories section of the Requisition homepage.
Step 3: Shop for Items
The catalog will open to the vendor’s catalog website.
1. Search the Catalog for items, enter the quantity for each of the items, and add items to the cart.
Step 4: View Cart and Return to Bronco Hub
Once all items have been added to the cart, select the Cart icon (often located in the upper right hand corner) to view the order.
After confirming accuracy of items in the shopping cart, select Return Cart to Purchasing Application.
Step 5: Add Requisition Justification
Justification is a required field and must include a valid business purpose for the purchase.
Step 6: Update Requisition Requester if applicable
The Requester will default to the end-user currently logged into Bronco Hub OR the individual setup in Requisitions Preferences.
Modify the requester by searching for the last name first. The supervisor of the Requester will be added to the Approval Workflow.
The supervisor of the person listed as the Requester will be added to the requisition approval workflow.
If the Purchase Requisition request is urgent, update the Urgent field to Yes.
Update the Requested Delivery Date as needed.
Step 7: Update Deliver-To Location if applicable
The Deliver-to Location field will default to show the mail stop associated with the Requester.
The mail stop can be updated to specify a different mail stop if desired. A list of mail stops can be found on the Mail Stop Codes by Department page.
Select a new Deliver-to Location by completing the following
select the magnifying glass icon located in the Deliver-to Location search bar.
Enter the desired mailstop in the Code field, then select Search. Select the correct result, then select
Confirm the new mail stop is listed in the Deliver-to Address field. This will be used by Central Receiving to route to the appropriate location.
Step 8: Select Edit Multiple Lines if applicable
PunchOut Catalog orders consisting of more than one product will have multiple requisition lines. Use the Edit Multiple Lines feature to enter the funding string for multiple lines at once.
Select the first requisition line and hold down shift or Ctrl to select additional lines.
Select Edit Multiple Lines.
Step 9: Add Project Funding Information (skip this step if project funds will not be used for the purchase)
If the Requisition lines will be charged to a Project funding source, follow the instructions below to apply project details (POET) to the transaction.
Project Number: Enter the 10 digit Project segment.
Task Number:
Enter 100001 for all services and non-asset goods
Enter 100002 for taggable asset goods.
Expenditure Type: Enter the 6 digit account segment.
Expenditure Organization: Enter the 5 digit department segment.
Step 10: Add Requisition Line Funding Information
Enter the funding string details in the Charge Account field of the Billing section of the line item.
If the payment will be split between different fund sources, select the Split icon and update either the Amount or the Percentage due for each Funding Segment String.
Budget Date: Defaults to the date of Requisition creation. If using Project funding, update the Budget date to match the Expenditure Item Date.
Step 11: Submit Requisition
To submit the requisition, select the Save drop-down, located in the upper right-hand corner, then select Submit.
To submit at a later time, select Save and Close.
What’s next:
Submitted Catalog Requisitions route through the Standard Approval Workflow in Bronco Hub. To follow-up on approvals, follow the instructions in the Transaction Approval Dashboard job aid.
After approvals are complete, the order will be submitted to the PunchOut Catalog vendor.
End of Process
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