Processed through Financial Transaction Services (FTS), the requisition pathway is used to request products and services that do not qualify for any other process.

For a detailed list of items that may be restricted to the requisition pathway, please see Standard Exclusions.

• Ensuring the item being purchased through the Requisition pathway.To do so, review the Standard Exclusions list.
• Entering the Requisition in FTS, providing detailed information on the item(s)/service being requested.
• Providing a quote/backup documentation when appropriate.

 Along with items above, the following information should be included when completing a Requisition request in FTS:

• Quote (when appropriate)
• Additional backup documentation when applicable, such as:
  • Hospitality Expense Justification
  • Sole Brand/Sole Source Justification
  • Scope of Work

When processing purchase orders, buyers must enter a commodity code that correctly reflects the product and/or service being ordered. If necessary, the system will automatically change your chartfields to reflect the correct account number associated with the commodity code entered.

Purchasing will not change Chartfields once a purchase order is created in the system. For information on commonly used account codes, please see Account Definitions.

Once all necessary documentation is entered in FTS, requisitions are generally processed Order within 7 to 30 business days depending on dollar amount: