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Best Practices

Yes, a UW Connect intake form is in process and will be deployed, soon. 

Yes - you may look up the training guide "Pro-J-05" in the Bridge training website.

Ariba is in read only status. 

Payment information you will not see in Payment Loop:

  •   Any transaction paid by wire
  •   When invoice number is more than 15 characters long

How to view the payment status in ARIBA for BPO, PO and Non-PO Invoice:
1.Search for your invoice
2.Check the ‘Status’ field.

       a.  If the status is ‘Reconciled’, some payment information may be available.
       b. If the status is ‘Reconciling’, the invoice reconciliation is still in process; payment information is not yet available

 3.  Click on the ‘Invoice ID’
 4.  Click on the ‘Reconciliation’ Tab
 5.  Click on the ‘ID’
 6.  Click on the ‘Payments’ Tab
 7.  Click on the ‘Payment Requests ID’
 8.  When available, the payment information should display under ‘Transaction Details’

Meaning of Checks Number prefix letters:
A - Paper Checks
R - ePayables Card
T - ACH Payments

How to view the payment status in Ariba for Payment to Individuals (XP), eReimbursements (XR) and eTravel Expense Reports (ER):

1. The Payment Details section is located towards the bottom of the Summary page.

Meaning of Checks Number prefix letters:
A - Paper Checks

E - Direct Deposit

Invoices are submitted by suppliers to uwashington@ghxinvoicing.com and will be uploaded by the system from there. Due to the unusually high volume of invoices due to FT, we cannot provide an average estimated timeline at this time.

As a state institution, we do not issue money orders or cashier's checks.

To track supplier invoices, you may run the R1149 report and if the invoices show a paid status, run the R1146 report to get the actual payment date and payment number and method.

A Supplier is a business entity (external to UW) that sells goods and services for a price to a customer. UW-registered suppliers are those entities or individual contractors which have provided their federally-registered information for verification and been approved for use in Workday as part of the procure-to-pay process. 

Use of UW Connect Finance has presented a significant learning curve, and all teams communicating within UWCF are bringing patience to their daily activities, utilizing office hours, and trying different methods of doing things within Connect to attempt to streamline and become as efficient as possible as soon as possible. We are definitely, learning together! 

One of our training team members was formerly on the PCS team, and both work closely with PCS (they are under the same manager) to create content. 

Yes - Bridge training "Pro-J-05" has instructions on receiving.

uwashington@ghxinvoicing.com

Per the guidance on the "For Suppliers" webpage, non-subcontract, standard goods and services use the uwashington@ghxinvoicing.com email unless the supplier is integrated with GHX (suppliers should know whether they are integrated with GHX and this email does not apply); per the MRAM "July 13 Meeting Q&A Follow Up," the same guidance was provided for subawards to use the uwashingto@ghxinvoicing.com email as well.

The catalog web page lists all the suppliers that have a catalog available in Workday at 

https://finance.uw.edu/ps/how-to-buy/ariba/catalog-purchases 

You would obtain a quote from the vendor. If there is specific pricing, you may also contact the Procurement contract manager for that contract for assistance.

Per the guidance on the "For Suppliers" webpage, suppliers use the uwashington@ghxinvoicing.com email unless the supplier is integrated with GHX (suppliers should know whether they are integrated with GHX and this email does not apply).

Suppliers do not need to email invoices to departments first, for converted BPOs and doing so may cause delays in processing. Suppliers should be encouraged to follow the guidance on the "For Suppliers" webpage.

Yes, Guy Brown is currently a catalog vendor in Workday. 

The supplier should email the invoice to uwashington@ghxinvoicing.com rather than to Procurement. This is our permanent Workday process going forward.

There is not a specific list; it depends on several factors: the vendor, the budget, the item being purchased, etc.