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Internal Request Form Process

The Internal Request Form is a web-based application for submitting and approving the internal requests for goods and services (e.g. business cards, keys, linens rental, housing, etc....).

 

Requisition Process

The process to submit, approve, or deny internal requests for goods and services provided by internal vendors (other Pepperdine departments) is outlined below:

Internal Vendor

The internal vendor information used in the online Internal Request Form is maintain by Finance Systems department. All requests for new internal vendors can be email to finsys@pepperdine.edu.

Submitting an Internal Request

To be able to submit an internal request, a Pepperdine employee must have PeopleSoft Finance access as a requester.

Below is the step-by-step tutorial on how to submit the Internal Request Form:


Login to your WaveNet portal.

Click on the Finance Self Service link.

Internal Request Form

Click on Finance Center

Finance Center

Click on Vouchers and Internal Supplier and select Internal Request Form, a new tab will open.

Internal Request Form

Enter information of the requested items in the following orders:

  • Click the arrow on the Recommended Vendor field to select the internal vendor
  • Your name as a requestor will be populated automatically
  • Enter your phone number
  • Click the arrow on the Approver field to select the approver
  • Specify the goods or services to be ordered, their estimated price and the due date, along with the accounting information, i.e. the chartfields, where the cost of ordered items will be charged.
  • Click on the + sign to add more lines for chartfields
  • Click on the Add Request Line to add more lines to specify additional goods/services to be ordered

Click Submit button to submit the Internal Request Form.

 From Submitting

 

Upon submittal, the chartsfields will be validated against the active chartfields in PeopleSoft Financials system. If there are any errors, the invalid fields will be highlighted with the following error message:

 

Error MSG

 

After the Internal Request Form is successfully submitted, the notification emails are sent to the Requester, and the Approver. The email notification contains the following:

  • The internal request number is part of the subject line of the notification email
  • a link to the web page where the requester can verify the status of the request and the approver can approve or deny the request
  • an attached Excel file containing the Internal Request information

Note: It is recommended that all parties retain the notification emails for their records.

 

Submition

Approving or Denying an Internal Request

The link on the Approver's email will bring up the following submitted Internal Request Form. The Approver can click on the Approve button to approve the request or click on the Deny button to deny the request.

Note:  The Approver should deny all duplicated requests to avoid them.

 Submiting Form

Approved Internal Request

If the request was approved, an email will be sent to the Requester and to the Internal Vendor containing the requisition data: the Items ordered, quantity, estimated price and chartfield distribution.

After receiving the notification email, the internal vendor needs to fulfill the request, evaluate the actual cost of the order and submit a recharge form to charge the requesting department.

Email to Requester:

Approved Email

Email to Vendor:

Email to Vendor

Denied Internal Request

If the request was denied, then the denied notification email is sent to Requester.

Note: The denied request cannot be modified. The Requester must submit a new Internal Request Form for any updates.

 

Denied Email

Last Updated: 07/16/2024