Invoices submitted by suppliers are matched with the approved purchase orders generated from the SAP Ariba system, and then paid. Drexel University standard payment terms are 30 days from the invoice date.
Suppliers must have a Drexel purchase order number for processing invoices. Suppliers are required to process invoices through the SAP Business Network. Invoices are no longer accepted by fax, postal mail or email.
Check Requests are allowable only in limited circumstances. Please review the Frequently Asked Questions below to see what is allowable for processing on a check request form in SAP Ariba.
If the words "packing slip" or "order acknowledgment" are written somewhere on the document, then it is not an invoice. An invoice must be generated by the vendor seeking payment and should be sent to drexel_university@edmamericas.com. Please make sure that the purchase order (PO) number (U00XXXXXX) is written on the invoice.
Vendors are instructed on the purchase orders to send all invoices directly to drexel_university@edmamericas.com. If, by chance, a vendor sends the invoice to your department, confirm the purchase order number is on the invoice and forward the invoice immediately to drexel_university@edmamericas.com. Delays in forwarding the invoice to drexel_university@edmamericas.com will delay payment and possibly impact future shipments from the vendor for the entire University.
If the purchase order is not on the invoice, add it directly to the invoice and send to drexel_university@edmamericas.com. Putting the purchase order number in the email or subject line will not work. No one is reading the invoice; it is scanned and then automatically uploaded into the system. If you do not know the purchase order number, please contact the University-affiliated person who placed the order.
Procurement Services will assign a purchase order number (U00XXXXXX) and forward the purchase order to the vendor for requisitions submitted through SAP Ariba. A Purchasing Card (P-Card) may be used for purchases under $5,000. Please visit Procurement Services policies for more information.
There are a number of items that should be paid via a check request in the SAP Ariba system. The following should be completed as a check request in SAP Ariba for non-confidential check payments:
- Honoraria
- Licenses
- Awards and prizes
- Dues and Memberships
- Non-Employee Reimbursements
- Employee Reimbursements (Non-travel related)
- Payments for foreign vendors in foreign currency - must include a current conversion which will be updated when Treasury makes the payment.
Once you have determined the check request is the proper form for payment, select the Check Request Form in SAP Ariba. Refer to the Check Request Guide [PDF] for further assistance. Check requests that are not listed above and are of a confidential nature should be submitted on a paper Check Request Form [PDF] and emailed to smartsource@drexel.edu.
You can use a check request through SAP Ariba when there is not a standard invoice, as with licensing agencies, conferences sponsors, journal publishers, etc., and they do not accept a P-Card. If the supplier accepts P-Card and the transaction is within your transaction limits and compliant with P-Card policy, the P-Card should be used for payment.
If the supplier is not incorporated and they are providing any service on U.S. soil, a tax determination will be required. Please refer to the Tax Office website.
A check request should not be used for consulting services or independent contractor payments as these types of purchases should be done on a non-catalog order form in SAP Ariba.
If you have an invoice in hand for goods or services that have already been provided without an established purchase order, you will not submit the invoice for payment on a check request. The correct form to use for these payments is the Confirming Order form in SAP Ariba. Please refer to the Confirming Order Guide [PDF] for further details.