Chapter 3. Procurement User Guide

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Add a Tender Node

The website pages for article and construction procurement are maintained by members of the Procurement and Supplies and Campus Building sections of the Finance and Administration Division. These users create and delete Tender nodes and edit pages in the Procurement area of the website.

Add a Tender Node

[Caution]Caution

Before uploading files, rename the PDF file according to the following conditions:

  1. The filename should only contain lowercase alphabet, numbers, hyphens, and underbars.

  2. The filename must be unique, because identical filenames can overwrite one another. In order to facilitate this, begin with the date in ISO format YYYYMMDD, followed by an underbar, ie. "20120310_xray-machine.pdf".

  1. Login

  2. Under Staff Links, click "Create Tender".

  3. Title: The title will usually be the same as the text for the link.

  4. Body: The body is usually just one or more links to the PDFs that are uploaded.

  5. Category: Choose the category of the tender. The category determines where this Tender item will appear on the website.

  6. Scheduling Options: To publish and then unpublish at specific times and dates, set them here. Leave "Publish on" blank to publish immediately. Leave "Unpublish on" to allow the Tender to be visible indefinitely.

  7. Publishing Options: Published.

  8. Save.