ORACLE iSupplier Portal

Introduction to iSupplier Portal for Suppliers to American LaFrance

Background American LaFrance is implementing the Oracle E-Business Suite

Go-Live date: May 1st, 2007

Existing Suppliers using the FTL Supplier Portal will migrate to the Oracle iSupplier Portal The iSupplier Portal is integrated with the Oracle E-Biz Suite

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Introduction to iSupplier iSupplier is a Collaborative application that will enhance communication between ALF and its suppliers by providing real-time information about procure-to-pay transactions. The iSupplier Portal is a secured web site and will only allow access to information relating to your supplier site.

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Sourcing Portal Sourcing Supplier portal enables ALF to:

Post Requests for Quotations
View Requests for Quotations Acknowledge and Award Quotes from Suppliers

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iSupplier Portal
iSupplier portal allows ALFs suppliers to:
View and Respond to Requests for Quotations
View Notifications View and Work with Procurement Orders and History View and Work with Delivery Schedules and Performance View Forecast Schedules and Requirements Maintain current Contact and Company information

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Topics
Register for iSupplier
Supplier Company

iSupplier Overview View and Respond to Requests For Quotations (RFQs) View Purchase Orders Submit Change Orders Manage Shipments

Inquiries
Maintain contact information

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Registering Register your company to access the iSupplier portal

1. Submit registration forms found on the American LaFrance website http://www.americanlafrance.com 2. You will then receive an email with your User Name and Password

Register additional users within your organization to access ALFs iSupplier portal
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Registration Form Screen shot of Registration Form

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Oracle iSupplier Portal Home Page

Once you log in you will be taken to the iSupplier Home Page

Full List Allows you to view a complete list of your Notifications, Orders at a Glance and Shipments at a Glance.

Your Five most recent records are grouped by Notifications, Orders At A Glance and Shipments At A Glance Notifications Messages awaiting your review. These can be view only or may require action. Orders At A Glance This section lists your most recent purchase orders Shipments At A Glance This Section displays recent shipments Each record is a hyperlink that will take you directly into detailed information

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Oracle iSupplier Portal Home Page

Quick Search Select a search type from the dropdown Arrow. Your options are: PO Number Shipment Number Invoices Payments Enter your search value. This value needs to be an exact match or you can use the percent sign (%) as a wildcard to assist you. Click Go

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Oracle iSupplier Portal Home Page

GLOBAL BUTTONS At the top of each page within iSupplier are four hyperlinks: Home Returns you to the main portal where you can select another responsibility or application Logout Logs you out of the iSupplier portal Preferences Displays user-controlled preferences for language, date format, password, etc. Help Accesses the Help index page specific to the active application.

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Oracle iSupplier Portal Home Page

QUICK LINKS Provide a high-level diagram of the procure-to-pay flow. Click any link to navigate quickly and easily to specific areas in the iSupplier portal

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Oracle iSupplier Portal Home Page

Home Page Tabs These tabs display on every page and allow you to quickly access related task areas for the specific topics The Options are: Home Orders Shipments Planning Account Product Admin

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Accessing the Home Page Tab

HOME PAGE Displays the most recent Notifications, Orders and Shipments. It also provides Quick Links to other areas in the portal.

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Accessing the Orders Tab

ORDERS TAB
The Orders tab will allow you to access information pertaining to Purchase Orders, Blanket Purchase Agreements and Releases. From this screen you review the detail of a specific PO and access additional information such as change orders, payments and receipts. Click on the hyperlink in the PO Number field and you will be taken into the Order.

Views
When you access this page, the most recent 25 Purchase Orders will be displayed. To change this query, use the View drop down menu and click Go.

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Linking to an Order

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Order Information is stored in the Header and includes General Information, Terms and Conditions and Bill-To and Ship-To information. You have hyperlinks to view the Buyer details and Attachment information. PO Details contain all of the line item information. Click on the Show link to view shipment details of the line Related Information Box contains links to information specific to this order Action Buttons Allow you to work with this order. You have the capabilities of Requesting Cancellation, Requesting Changes, Printing the Order, Viewing Change History and Exporting the record to Excel. American LaFrance - iSupplier Portal for Suppliers

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Orders Options

EXPORT FEATURE Throughout iSupplier you can export the contents of the screen to Excel by clicking the Export button.

CHANGE ORDER DETAILS You can also view the changes to a PO from the Purchase Orders screen. The column entitled Rev indicates how many revisions have been made to a PO. Clicking the hyperlink will access a screen which details the changes.

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Supplier Agreements

AGREEMENTS

In the Agreements sub tab of the Orders page, you can review details of agreements you have made with American LaFrance. In addition, you can view the corresponding releases which have been created for a particular agreement.

Simple Search The Simple Search feature occurs on many pages and allows you to specify multiple search fields and enter criteria for each. You can use any or all of the fields available to you. The system displays only those results that match all the criteria you entered. To view all agreements, leave the Simple Search fields blank and click Go.

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Advanced Search

Advanced Search The Advanced Search feature allows you to build complex search queries containing multiple search criteria. You can use the search fields that default or Add Another from the drop down box. The drop down arrows in each box contain search operators that specify the matching conditions for a search. The Advanced Search allow you to bring back multiple orders meeting your criteria.

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Accessing the Shipments Tab

SHIPMENTS The Shipments tab enables you to view your existing shipments. Using the shipping features in iSupplier you can create or cancel shipment notices as well as view shipment delivery schedules and overdue shipment receipts.

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Shipments Overview

SHIPMENTS SUBTAB REVIEW Delivery Schedules Provides an overview of deliveries (future and past due) and purchase orders where there is an outstanding balance (either nothing has been received or there is a balance yet to be received). Shipment Notices Manage your shipments to American LaFrance. Create ASN information Shipment Schedules View upcoming shipments based on American LaFrances manufacturing plan and schedule. Receipts - View details on all of the receipts. In addition, you can view defects if your items require inspection at receiving. Returns View RMA information. The link ties together the receipt, order number, RMA number and reason for returning. Overdue Receipts - Review metrics on receipts which are past the Promised Delivery Date indicated on the purchase order to determine which deliveries are priorities. On-Time Performance - Provides an overview of all shipments indicating whether they were early, late, etc. so you can gauge your performance.

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Delivery Schedules

Delivery Schedules Provides an overview of deliveries (future and past due) and purchase orders where there is an outstanding balance (either nothing has been received or there is a balance yet to be received).

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Shipment Notices

ADVANCE SHIPMENT NOTICES

Use iSupplier to enter Advance Shipment Notices (ASNs) to alert American LaFrance of upcoming deliveries.

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Create an ASN

CREATE ADVANCE SHIPMENT NOTICE Navigate: Shipments tab, Shipment Notices

1 Click the Create Advance Shipment Notice hyperlink

2 Click the checkbox next to each of the Purchase Orders you want to include in a Shipment 3 Click the Add to Shipment Notice button

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Create an ASN

CREATE ADVANCE SHIPMENT NOTICE (cont) 4. Enter the Quantity Shipped

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If all lines in the shipment will have the same Packing Slip, enter it into Shipment Line Defaults Packing Slip field and Click Default to All Lines
OR Enter Packing Slip in the details of each PO Number/Line

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Click the Shipment Header tab

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Create an ASN

CREATE ADVANCE SHIPMENT NOTICE (cont) 7. Enter Shipment Number, Shipment Date, and Expected Receipt Date. These are required fields. Complete Freight Information as it is available Click Submit to transmit the ASN to ALF

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Shipment Schedules

SHIPMENT SCHEDULES

Each week American LaFrance publishes their Forecast to their suppliers based on their Advanced Supply Chain Planning requirements. iSupplier Shipment Schedules give suppliers a high-level view of the near-term requirements for the items they supply to ALF.

VIEW SHIPMENT SCHEDULES Enter search criteria, click Go Click a Schedule Number. The schedule number lists a forecast of items ALF will need for future orders. Click on an Item to display a bucket pattern of when items are expected to be delivered.

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Accessing the Planning Tab

PLANNING Similar to iSupplier Shipments Schedule, the Planning feature in iSupplier provides future data for American LaFrances business. Unlike Shipment Schedules, the Planning Forecast contains unconfirmed, anticipated needs. Access the planning schedules to plan for American LaFrances anticipated requirements several months in advance.

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Planning Schedule Summary

Fill in the Simple Search or Advanced Search criteria and click Go. You will have a hyperlink to the Schedule numbers. Click the schedule number for further details. This will take you to the Planning Schedule Lines screen

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Planning Schedule Lines

On the Plan Schedule Lines screen you will have hyperlinks to specific items. Click the item that you would like to view forecast information of. You will be taken to the Horizontal Schedule displaying the weekly forecast

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Forecast Schedule

The Horizontal Schedule contains 6 months of forecast information. The first 3 months are weekly buckets. The last 3 monthly.

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Accessing the Account Tab

The Invoice Summary page enables you to search for and view details of invoices that you have submitted

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View Invoices

Selecting the invoice number you are brought into the record showing detailed information with links to the PO, Buyer, Supplier Site and Payment

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View Payments

From the invoice you can link into the payment. This will give you all the information regarding the payment. You also have a link back to the invoices addressed by the payment

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Accessing the Admin Tab

The Admin tab allows you to view and update your company information. Initially you are taken into the supplier details screen. You have links to the Address Book, Contact Directory and additional information.
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Linking to the Address Book

Verify and update your companies Address Book information from the Address Book link.

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Contact Directory

The Contact Directory allows you to view and manage your personal information. You will need to keep this up to date so that Oracle Workflow messages go to the correct locations. This works off of the Email address.

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User Accounts

The User Accounts link allows you to update and manage your employees that have access to the ALF iSupplier Portal

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Questions?

Questions?

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