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About CSUBUY P2P

Welcome to Procurement and Contracts’ CSUBUY Procure-to-Pay (P2P) site.

This site contains information on procuring, receiving, and paying for goods and services. P2P is the implementation of strategic, standardized procurement processes that allow for the elimination of manual steps resulting in efficiencies through automation, risk mitigation, and cost savings for the CSU.

P2P is a platform for the procurement and payment of all goods and services except travel and reimbursements to employees and students. P2P is a comprehensive procurement platform designed to optimize the entire procure-to-pay process, ensuring seamless and efficient transactions from sourcing to payment within the CSU system.

Training & Additional Resources

Campus Support Sessions

Members of the Stanislaus Campus Core Team will be setting up open office hours to provide support with any real-time questions when we go live.

Training Session Link Coming Soon!
 

Security Access Coming in 2026

Announcements & Updates Coming Soon

Supplier Resources

CSUBUY P2P is a Procure-to-Pay platform (powered by Jaggaer/SciQuest) used by all CSU campuses to procure goods and services. CSUBUY P2P also allows suppliers to create and submit invoices and view payment information.

Supplier Registration Questions: csubuy-suppliersupport@calstate.edu
Help for existing suppliers who cannot access their portal - call (800) 233-1121, or visit the online help page 

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Demos & Recordings

View the latest video session recordings by group:

  1. Kick-off
  2. End User
  3. Compliance Approvers

Watch Videos By Group

Kick-Off 

Demo-Topic(s) Description YouTube Link
Kickoff 1: P2P Intro & Overview This demo provides an introduction (first look) at the CSUBUY system, highlighting navigation, notifications, and user profiles, as well as shopping from forms and punchout catalogs, managing carts and requisitions, and supplier searches. Watch March 13 Session on YouTube
Kickoff 2: P2P End User Experience This demo provides a review of system roles, DOA approvals with cart assignees, tiers, and substitutions, along with workflow and compliance routing, plus searches and reporting. Watch March 18 Session on YouTube
Kickoff 3: P2P Procurement This demo provides an introduction to procurement highlighting key functionalities in CSUBUY, covering requisition workflow and approvals, procurement actions, locating requisitions for approval, viewing purchase order status, and managing distributions and change requests. Watch March 21 Session on YouTube
Kickoff 4: P2P Accounts Payable This demo provides a first look at Accounts Payable in CSUBUY, including locating vouchers and payments, processing vouchers from invoices, receiving goods and services, and taking actions within voucher and workflow steps. Watch March 27 Session on YouTube

P2P End User

Demo-Topic(s) Description YouTube Link
P2P End User: Supplier Covers supplier onboarding, tracking status and registration history, and providing assistance. Watch July 29 Session on YouTube
P2P End User: Shopper/Requester Provides an overview of the platform used for goods and services, covering shopper vs. requester roles, punchouts and forms (Reqs), cart and form management, persona (BUs) selection, chartfield usage, and the full workflow from submission to PO closure. Watch August 4 Session on YouTube

Compliance Approvers 

Demo-Topic(s) Description YouTube Link
P2P Approvals: Independent Contractor Covers HR overview of key compliance checkpoints, reviewing attachments and demonstrates how to approve workflow functions and an opportunity for questions. Watch August 7 Session on YouTube
P2P Approvals: Facilities Covers Facilities overview of key compliance checkpoints, reviewing attachments and demonstrates how to approve workflow functions and an opportunity for questions. Watch August 13 Session on YouTube

Contact & Support

For questions, contact your campus procurement office or email.

Updated: September 16, 2025