UW Payment to Individual Report (PIR) & Direct Payment (DP)
Definition 
- Payment to Individual Report (PIR): To request payments to individual non-employees, create a supplier invoice request (PIR) for goods and services.
- Direct Payment (DP): To request payments to vendors, companies (including LLCs), institutions, and organizations that provide an invoice, create a supplier invoice request (PIR) for goods and services. Direct payments are used for one-time non-repetitive payments below $5,000.
Before submitting, ensure the expense is allowable, budgeted, and adheres with policy.
Related Reference Guide: UW PO/Requisition
Who
Department/Unit Initiators
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- Requisition Validators
Department/Unit Approvers
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- Gift Manager
- Grant Manager
- Program Manager
- Project Manager
- Cost Center Manager
*There are other approver roles at the campus level listed within the Create Supplier Invoice Request Workday job aid.
Obtaining Access
If you need any security roles to complete this process, discuss with your next level leader. If approved, reach out to your department/unit’s Workday Role-Based Access Requester.
To check your current security role access:
- Click on the Employee Lookup tab in Tableau.
- Enter your name in the legal name field.
To find your department/unit’s Workday Role-Based Access Requester:
- Go to your Workday profile and click "Job” in the left navigation menu.
- Click “Support Roles” in the top header.
- In the Assignable Role column, scroll to find the Role-Based Access Requester.
Training
- Workday for Finance: Procurement for Requisition Validators
- Workday for Finance: Supplier Accounts for Requisition Validators in Workday
Prerequisites
How
SMPH Workday Pre-Transaction Process
Core Workday Job-Aids
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- If the supplier is not set up in ShopUW+, the Requisition Validator should first follow the Create Supplier Invoice Request (Non-Conforming) Workday job aid to set up the supplier.
- Payment to Individual Report (PIR): Create Supplier Invoice Request
- Direct Payment (DP): Create Supplier Invoice Request
- Note: Depending on the category of payment, select 02-16 as the Statutory Invoice Type.
Related Workday Job-Aids
Questions
Reach out to your applicable Dean’s Office Financial Management & Reporting Team member