{"id":3768,"date":"2015-11-04T11:27:31","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T16:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/?page_id=3768"},"modified":"2024-09-20T14:32:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T18:32:25","slug":"commodity-codes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/eshop\/eshop-frequently-asked-questions\/commodity-codes\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ: Where can I find a list of commodity codes and associated account codes?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>This is the complete list of commodity codes and the associated account codes <em>(NOTE: save links to this page and not the sheet itself.\u00a0 That way you always have access to the most recent version)<\/em>:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/eShopCommodityCodeCheatSheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eShop Commodity Code Cheat Sheet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you have Adobe Acrobat, the fastest way to find the account code you are looking for is to &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4197\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/downloadimage2.jpg\" alt=\"downloadimage2\" width=\"1057\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/downloadimage2.jpg 1057w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/downloadimage2-160x23.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/downloadimage2-240x35.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/downloadimage2-768x113.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/downloadimage2-400x59.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/downloadimage2-360x53.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1057px) 100vw, 1057px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Use the built in search\n<ul>\n<li>open the document in Adobe Acrobat<\/li>\n<li>click on &#8216;Edit&#8217; from the menu in the upper right hand of your screen<\/li>\n<li>click on &#8216;Find&#8217; from the drop down menu<\/li>\n<li>enter the account code you are looking for in the box that opens up<\/li>\n<li>use the &#8216;next&#8217; button to every instance of the account code in the PDF<\/li>\n<li>once you&#8217;ve found the right account code &#8230;<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>From the account code, follow the row across to find the associated account code<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4195\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/Accountcode.jpg\" alt=\"Accountcode\" width=\"935\" height=\"64\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/Accountcode.jpg 935w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/Accountcode-160x11.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/Accountcode-240x16.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/Accountcode-768x53.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/Accountcode-400x27.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/wp-content\/uploads\/Accountcode-360x25.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 935px) 100vw, 935px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>What do I use this tool for?<\/h3>\n<p>Primarily you will use this tool to complete cheque requisition forms.\u00a0 On the form, you&#8217;ll be asked for the commodity code.\u00a0 The commodity code will determine which account codes you have access to when you check out.<\/p>\n<h3>What are commodity codes?<\/h3>\n<p>Commodity codes are part of the nuts and bolts of eShop.\u00a0 It tells us the general category of the item being purchased based on an international categorization standard. It\u2019s what allows us to route documents and compare like items.<\/p>\n<h3>How do I use commodity codes in eShop?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For catalogue items:<\/strong> Vendors assign commodity codes to the goods and services that are found within eShop\u2019s catalogues.\u00a0 Based on these commodity codes, eShop assigns a \u2018default account code\u2019. Defaults were determined through a survey in 2015 (<a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/financial-community-feedback-series\/\">http:\/\/carleton.ca\/facts\/financial-community-feedback-series\/<\/a>).\u00a0 There is always the option to choose \u2018other available accounts\u2019 if the assigned default is not what you need (these can be found in the last column of the cheat sheet).<\/li>\n<li><strong>For purchase requisitions:<\/strong> Requisitioners must tell eShop what they are requesting by choosing a commodity code from a drop down menu.<\/li>\n<li><strong>For cheque requisitions:<\/strong> Requisitioners must tell eShop what they are requesting by choosing a commodity code from a drop down menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Email <a href=\"&#109;&#x61;&#x69;l&#116;&#x6f;:&#102;&#x69;n&#97;&#x6e;c&#105;&#x61;&#x6c;&#46;&#x73;&#x79;s&#116;&#x65;m&#115;&#x40;c&#97;&#x72;&#x6c;&#101;&#x74;&#x6f;n&#46;&#x63;a\">Financial Systems<\/a>\u00a0if you have any questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the complete list of commodity codes and the associated account codes (NOTE: save links to this page and not the sheet itself.\u00a0 That way you always have access to the most recent version): eShop Commodity Code Cheat Sheet If you have Adobe Acrobat, the fastest way to find the account code you are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"parent":3701,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>FAQ: Where can I find a list of commodity codes and associated account codes? 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