VPO Options

VPO has two menus: Employee Tasks and Administration. This section describes the options on these menus, including information on how they are used.

Employee Tasks Menu

Once staff members are designated as VPO users, they can use the Employee Tasks options for entering new orders, viewing current orders, and re-submitting orders that contained errors. The options are available on menu panel on the left-hand side of VPO's main pages. This menu can also be accessed by users designated as VPO administrators.

Following are descriptions of the options on the Employee Tasks menu:

Start New Order	Displays the Start New Order page, which allows the user to select a vendor to shop from and enter information for the requisition that will be created. For details, refer to Start New Order.
View My Orders	Displays the View My Orders page, which allows the user to review information for the orders they have submitted, including the order's status. If needed, the user can also delete orders from this page. For details, refer to View My Orders.

Administration Menu

When a user is designated as an administrator in VPO, they will be able to access both VPO menus: Employee Tasks (described above) and Administration. The two menus display in the panel on the left-hand side of VPO's main pages.

Following are descriptions of the options on the Administration menu:

Add Vendor Definition	Displays the Add Vendor Definition search page, where the administrator can search for vendors in Purchasing's Vendor List and designate them as vendors in VPO. For details, refer to Add Vendor Definition.
Update Vendor Definition	Displays the Update Vendor Definition page, where the administrator can update a vendor's information in VPO. For details, refer to Update Vendor Definition.
Site-Wide Profile Items	Displays the Site-wide Profile Items page, where the administrator can enter settings for URL's. perform other maintenance tasks, and also determine whether VPO is functioning in a Test or Live environment. For details, refer to Site-Wide Profile Items.
Disclaimers	Displays the Disclaimers page, where the administrator can configure the text that displays when a user successfully submits an order through VPO. For details, refer to Disclaimers
User Maintenance	Displays the User Maintenance page, where the administrator can search for users and update their passwords, set their access levels, define whether a user is an administrator, and enable users to access VPO through PowerSchool ERP. For details, refer to User Maintenance.
Orders with Errors	Displays the Orders with Errors page, which lists information on orders that were started but not successfully turned into a requisition for processing. The administrator can delete these orders from this page. For details, refer to Orders with Errors.