Learning and Development
Access to Agresso
To obtain access please complete an Agresso user account request form which needs to be signed
by your Head of Department/Section. You will need to attend the Introduction course if you have not
used Agresso before and at least one of the following Agresso courses, Customer Invoicing, Purchasing or How to Run Reports depending on your role in the University.
Please visit Introduction to Agresso.
Download the Agresso user account request form (PDF)
Once completed, please return the form to the Agresso Help Desk. Note: You only need to complete the Agresso User Account Request form if you have not
attended the Introduction Course.
For more information, please email Agresso helpdesk, fms (add @essex.ac.uk to make a full email address)
Purchasing courses
Attendance of a purchasing course is mandatory before access to the purchasing functionality of the
system is granted.
We provide a range of modules which form a purchasing course tailored to enable users to create requisitions,
goods receipt and authorise transactions. The course runs from 10.00 - 16.00 depending on modules attended.
The purchasing course consists of four separate modules and covers the following:
Central Purchasing Overview (compulsory)
Keith Mason
The Central Purchasing Overview course covers the following:
- Financial Regulations
- Approach to procurement
- Sourcing
- Policies & Procedures
| Date |
Time |
Location |
Book a place* (course
code) |
| 26 April 2012 |
12.00 – 13.00 |
ISS Training Room 4SW.3.3 |
Book (SPCCP 1107) |
| 19 June 2012 |
12.00 – 13.00 |
ISS Training Room 4SW.3.3 |
Book (SPCCP 1109) |
| 27 July 2012 |
12.00 – 13.00 |
ISS Training Room 4SW.3.3 |
Book (SPCCP 1110) |
*When prompted for your username please type campus\ followed by your username.
For more information, please email Agresso helpdesk, fms (add @essex.ac.uk to make a full email address)
Requisitioning
Claire Hughes
The Requisitioning course covers the following:
- Raising requisitions
- Advanced requisition features
- Introduction to workflow
- Using reports to enquire on requisitions
| Date |
Time |
Location |
Book a place* (course
code) |
| 26 April 2012 |
10.00 – 12.00 |
ISS Training Room 4SW.3.3 |
Book (SPCRQ 1107) |
| 19 June 2012 |
10.00 – 12.00 |
ISS Training Room 4SW.3.3 |
Book (SPCRQ 1109) |
| 27 July 2012 |
10.00 – 12.00 |
ISS Training Room 4SW.3.3 |
Book (SPCRQ 1110) |
*When prompted for your username please type campus\ followed by your username.
Attendance of a Central Purchasing Overview (CPO) module is compulsory with this module.
Therefore, please ensure when booking your place for this module that you have also booked
your place on the CPO module too, please see further details above.
To obtain access to one or all of the Purchasing Modules please complete the form below
and return to the Agresso Helpdesk (email: fms)
Download the purchasing module access request form (PDF)
For more information, please email Agresso helpdesk (email: fms, add @essex.ac.uk to make a full email address).
Goods Receipting
Claire Hughes
The Goods Receipting course covers the following:
- Recording the delivery of goods/services
- Using reports to enquire on goods receipting
| Date |
Time |
Location |
Book a place* (course
code) |
| 26 April 2012 |
14.30 – 15.00 |
ISS Training Room 4SW.3.3 |
Book (SPCGR 1107) |
| 19 June 2012 |
14.30 – 15.00 |
ISS Training Room 4SW.3.3 |
Book (SPCGR 1109) |
| 27 July 2012 |
14.30 – 15.00 |
ISS Training Room 4SW.3.3 |
Book (SPCGR 1110) |
*When prompted for your username please type campus\ followed by your username.
Attendance of a Central Purchasing Overview (CPO) module is compulsory with this module.
Therefore, please ensure when booking your place for this module that you have also booked
your place on the CPO module too, please see further details above.
To obtain access to one or all of the Purchasing Modules please complete the form below
and return to the Agresso Helpdesk (email: fms)
Download the purchasing module access request form (PDF)
For more information, please email Agresso helpdesk, fms (add @essex.ac.uk to make a full email address)
Approval of Requisitions and Invoices
Claire Hughes
The Approval of Requisitions and Invoices course covers the following:
- Requisition approval, parking and rejecting
- Invoice new line approval, parking and rejecting
- Approval of new lines outside of tolerance
| Date |
Time |
Location |
Book a place* (course
code) |
| 26 April 2012 |
15.15 – 16.00 |
ISS Training Room 4SW.3.3 |
Book (SPCARI 1107) |
| 19 June 2012 |
15.15 – 16.00 |
ISS Training Room 4SW.3.3 |
Book (SPCARI 1109) |
| 27 July 2012 |
15.15 – 16.00 |
ISS Training Room 4SW.3.3 |
Book (SPCARI 1110) |
*When prompted for your username please type campus\ followed by your username.
Attendance of a Central Purchasing Overview (CPO) module is compulsory with this module.
Therefore, please ensure when booking your place for this module that you have also booked
your place on the CPO module too, please see further details above.
To obtain access to one or all of the Purchasing Modules please complete the form below
and return to the Agresso Helpdesk (email: fms)
Download the purchasing module access request form (PDF)
For more information, please email Agresso helpdesk, fms (add @essex.ac.uk to make a full email address)
In order to assist us in trying to ensure that you are able to fully take part in this programme, please let us know when
booking a place if you have any access requirements, individual needs or dietary requirements that we should be aware of.
When we accept your place on a course we assume that you have checked that you are able to attend. If consequently you are
unable to, please can you let us know as soon as possible. Thank you!