How to use MMP
How to use MMP
Just like many online ordering system, shopping on the McGill MarketPlace is done with the popular shopping cart model. For general information on Shopping Carts, please refer to General Information about Shopping Carts
Creating and Renaming a Shopping Cart
Step 1. Select the My Shopping Carts tab.
Step 2. Press the Create Cart icon under the Pending Cart tab.
Step 3. Rename your cart by editing the information in the Name this cart box on the left of your screen.
Step 4. Press on Update.
Adding Products from a Hosted Catalog Supplier
Step 1. Make sure you are using either an empty cart or one that is populated with product(s) from the same supplier.
Step 2. Select the Home tab. Enter the product name or description in the empty rectangular box.
Step 3. You can expand your search by clicking the Advanced Search option.
Step 4. Press the Go button.
Step 5. To add the chosen product to your shopping cart, press on the Add to Cart icon

Adding Products from a Punchout Supplier
Step 1. Make sure you are using either an empty cart or one that is populated with product(s) from the same supplier.
Step 2. Select the Home tab.
Step 3. From the Punchout supplier section, select the supplier by pressing on the supplier’s icon. MMP will re-direct you to the supplier’s website.
Step 4. If a security pop-up window appears, please press YES.
Step 5. Search and add products within Punchout Supplier’s website. When you finish adding products, click on “Check Out” or “Submit Order”, your completed cart will be brought back into MMP.
Creating a Non-Catalog Requisition
Step 1. Select the My Shopping Carts tab.
Step 2. Select the Current Cart tab or press Create Cart to create a new cart.
Step 3. Press Add Non-Catalog Item. This will open up a pop-up window.
Step 4. Enter the beginning of a supplier’s name in the Enter Supplier box. A list of suppliers will show up. Select the supplier by clicking on the supplier name.
Step 5. You can also click on the “Supplier Search” link to search a supplier by part of its name. Press the Select button to select the supplier.
Step 6. Enter the information for the product you wish to order (Product Description, Catalog Number (not mandatory), Quantity, Unit Price and Unit of Measure).
Step 7. To add another item from the same supplier press the Save and Add Another button. When you finish adding product information, press the Save and Close button.

Reviewing and Completing an Order
Step 1. Access your Active Cart by pressing on the “Current Cart” icon on the top right corner of the page.
Step 2. Press the Proceed to Checkout icon on the upper right corner.
Step 3. By default, you should be brought to the FOAPAL Information section of the flow chart (see image below) however you may back track to previous steps if necessary (see Step 4).
Step 4. Edit the Shipping Information, Delivery Date, add Internal Note and Vendor Note if required by selecting the appropriate section on the flow chart.

Step 5. Press the Edit button in the FOAPAL Information section of the flow chart. If you enter a fund code manually, press the Update Org/Prog link to match the Organization and the Program to the Fund. You can select a code from the My Favorites drop down list under the associated FOAPAL Element. Or you can click on All Codes to search a code by value or by description. Press Save.

Step 6. Once ready to submit requisition, click on the Final Review section of the flow chart.
Step 7. Press the Place Order icon on the upper right corner.
Spliting FOAPALS
You can split multiple FOAPAL for the same order. To do so, please click on the Split by FOAPAL link, choose how you want to split the fund (three choices), and ensure you click on the Update Org/Prog link once you manually enter the Fund number.

Adding an Attachment
Step 1. Create and populate a cart with the required product(s).
Step 2. Press the Proceed to Checkout icon on the upper right corner.
Step 3. Click on Vendor Note.
Step 4. Click on ADD ATTACHMENT.
Step 5. Click Browse and search for your attachment file and then click Save.

Assigning Carts as a Shopper
Step 1. Create and populate a cart with the required product(s).
Step 2. Press the Proceed to Checkout icon on the upper right corner.
Step 3. By default, you should be brought to the FOAPAL information section of the flow chart (see image below) however you may back track to previous steps if necessary (see Step 4).
Step 4. Enter Internal Note and Vendor Note if required by selecting the appropriate section on the flow chart.
Step 5. Once ready to submit shopping cart, click on the Final Review section of the flow chart.
Step 6. Press the Assign Cart icon on the upper right corner.
Step 7. Click All Assignees to search and add the name of the assignee.
Step 8. Enter text in the Note to Assignee box if required. The note will be sent to the Assignee by e-mail.
Step 9. Press the Assign button.

Completing a Cart from a Shopper
Step 1. Go to the My Shopping Carts tab.
Step 2. Select the Pending Carts tab. The carts assigned to you are in the Pending Carts Assigned to Me section.
Step 3. Click on the Shopping Cart Name link in order to continue with the assigned cart.
Step 4. Press the Proceed to Checkout icon on the upper right corner.
Step 5. If you want the requisition resides in your history, click on the General section of the flow chart and press the Edit button to change the Finalized by from the shopper’s name to your name (the Requestor).
Step 6. From this point on, complete the order as you would do normally.

How to search for a Requisition / PO in MMP
By document number:
If you have an MMP requistion or PO number, you can quickly access the document by using the search box on the top right corner (under the current cart quick link).
In the Search for box, select PR No. for Requsition and PO No. for Purchase Order, type in the document number in the next box and click "GO"

By different parameter
You can also search for a particular order (either by you or someone in your unit) by setting different parameters.
- go to document search tab,
- enter different parameters. You can narrow your search by Supplier, Date (Custom Date Range), User (Prepared by), FOAPAL element (Account, Activity, Fund)
- and click the "GO" button

Re-Ordering from Past Orders
Step 1. Search the requisition number by either a) select "PR No." from the Search for box on the top right corner, enter the requisition number and press Go, b) go to Document search tab, enter the document number and click GO, or C) click on My Requisitions link to see a list of your requisition for the past 3 months

Step 2. Locate the order you would like to re-order from and press on the Requisition number.
Step 3. From the drop down menu under Available Actions, choose Copy to New Cart and press the Go button.

Step 4. A new Cart/Requisition Name will be assigned to the new cart, however all other information from the previous requisition (such as Item details, Internal Note, Vendor Note, Shipping Address, FOAPAL) is copied into the new cart. You can add or delete items under the Current Cart section.
Step 5. Press the Proceed to Checkout icon on the upper right corner.
Step 6. Press Place Order to complete the order.
Training and Materials
Please note that a new training course is being offered for MMP:
"Get your Hands on MMP"
For a list of MMP quick steps, please refer to the MMP Quick Reference.