CWA/iProcurement Catalog Ordering

Products from the following suppliers are available through Stanford's on-line CWA ordering process.

Applied BioSystems	GE Healthcare	Praxair
BioRad	Grainger	Roche Diagnostics
Corporate Express	Invitrogen	Sigma
En Pointe Technologies	Newark In One	Stanford University Stores
Fisher Scientific	Perkin Elmer	VWR

Creating a CWA Order

Go to the iProcurement Home Page via https://ofweb.stanford.edu.
Click on SU Internet Procurement.

Setting up Preferences

If this is your first time using iProcurement, first fill in your Preferences.
- Click on Preferences in the upper right corner of the page.
  - General Preferences: Choose your preferred email style.
  - iProcurement Preferences: Click on iProcurement Preferences in the menu on the left.
- Shopping
  - My Favorite Store: The only store is CWA
  - Search Results Per Page: Maximum 100
  - Shopping Results Per Page: Maximum 25
- Delivery
  - Need By Date Offset: Not necessary to change.
  - Requester: Type the name (Lastname, Firstname) then tab. A list of choices will come up. If not, click on the flashlight.
  - Deliver-To Location: Click on the flashlight to search the table. Pull down the left menu to search by "Description." Enter %, then part of your official building name. Click Go. Select your building from the table.
- Billing
  - Enter your default Project, Task, Award and Expenditure type.
  - Press on Apply Changes to save your Preferences.

Searching for Items

Click on the Shop tab to begin shopping.
- In the Search box in the header, fill in the part number or description of your item. Press Go. Items matching your search terms will appear.
- Press Add to Cart for the items you want.
- To continue shopping, enter another part number or description of another item.

Checkout

When you are finished shopping, click on View Cart and Checkout in the shopping cart on the right.
- Press Checkout.
- To change PTA or line item information, click on Edit Lines, then select the line to change and click on Update. Click Return after making your changes.
- Change other information as needed.
- Press Next to move through the checkout pages.
- Press Submit.

Upon approval, your order will be electronically sent to the supplier- don’t fax or call it in.

Favorites List

Add frequently ordered items to your Favorites List.

Search for catalog items by part number or description as above.
Click on Add to Favorites.

To put Favorite List items into your shopping cart, start from the Shop tab.

On the blue bar at the top of the Shop page, click on Favorites List.
Click on Add to Cart to add items to your shopping cart.
Click on the Shop tab to continue shopping.

Copying a cart

You can copy anyone's requisition created in iProcurement.

Go to the Requisitions tab.
Click on Search and find the requisition you want to copy.
Select the requisition and press Copy to Cart.

After copying a cart, you can continue shopping and delete or add items to your cart.

Saving your cart

You can save any cart before it has been submitted.
After you open a saved cart, that cart is no longer saved. Use Copy to Cart if you wish to buy the same items again.

To save a cart, start from your Shopping Cart.

Click on Save on the bottom right side of the screen.
Choose New Cart to get a new, empty cart.

To open your saved cart, start from the Shop or Requisitions tab.

Find your saved cart. (It will be status Incomplete.)
Click on the Requisiton number or description.
Click on Complete to put the items into your shopping cart.

If you already have items in your cart, it will warn you that they existing items will be removed and saved in a new shopping cart.

You can now continue shopping and change, delete or add items to your cart.

Catalogs

NOTE: The printed catalogs show list pricing. They do not reflect any additional discounts negotiated for Stanford. Stanford prices are available on-line through iProcurement catalog ordering.

Corporate Express: For a free Corporate Express catalog, add part number CWACAT to your next CWA order.
NOTE: The printed catalogs show list pricing. They do not reflect any additional discounts negotiated for Stanford. Stanford prices are available on-line through iProcurement catalog ordering.
Fisher, Sigma and VWR: For Fisher, Sigma or VWR catalogs, contact customer service. (For contact information, go to the CWASupplier Contact List. (pdf)
En Pointe: Items change daily. No printed catalog. Search their online catalog at AccessPointe (UserID cardinal, password cardinal)
Other vendors: No written catalog is available. View items available through iProcurement catalog ordering.

Returning Items

For Corporate Express returns, complete the return request form Corporate Express Office Products Return

En Pointe accepts returns within 15 days of unopened, resalable merchandise. Please contact customer service at enpointeteam@enpointe.com to initiate a return.

To return products to other CWA suppliers, please contact their customer service department. (pdf)