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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.
Announcements & Updates
CSUBUY P2P updates will be shared in this section.
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 Resources
- Supplier Portal (for registered suppliers only)
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
Demos & Recordings
View the latest video session recordings by group:
- Kick-off
- End User
- 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 |
| P2P Demo: Workflow & Approver | Covers key approval rules and processes, including when a requester cannot approve, how financial and compliance workflows function, DOA levels and limits, requisition review steps, handling substitutions, approval actions (return, reject, comment, approve), managing shared folders, and reviewing attachments. | Watch August 22 Session on YouTube |
| P2P Demo: Change Order/Carts & Searches | Demo on change orders, carts, and searches covers when and how to submit change orders, their approval workflows, cart creation and management, as well as how to perform and save searches for requisitions, POs, suppliers, vouchers, and payments. | Watch October 1 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 |
| P2P Approvals: Information Technology | Covers IT overview of key compliance checkpoints, reviewing attachments and demonstrates how to approve workflow functions and an opportunity for questions. | Watch August 24 Session on YouTube |
| P2P Approvals: Branding & Logo | Covers Branding & Logo overview of key compliance checkpoints, reviewing attachments and demonstrates how to approve workflow functions and an opportunity for questions. | Watch August 30 Session on YouTube |
Contact & Support
For questions, contact your campus procurement office or email.
Delegation of Authority Coming Soon
Updated: October 21, 2025