Procurement's Latest Workday Updates
September 19, 2025 - Item Identifiers
Manufacturer (MFG) name, MFG Part Number, Chemical Abstract Service Code (CAS), and Supplier provided UNSPSC Code will now display on Workday Requisitions, Purchase Orders, and Supplier Invoices tied to Workday punchout (B2B) catalog orders.
If the item identifiers are passed from the supplier into Workday, they will populate in the related fields. If the supplier does not pass this information, the fields will not appear. These are non-editable text fields and will not impact the checkout process, just improve item-level information and reporting. This functionality does not impact or apply to non-B2B catalog orders.
For more information, please watch the informational and demonstration video in the link below.
Workday Procurement Functionality - Item Identifiers (Video)
July 21, 2025 - New Punchout (B2B) Catalog - Staples Business
Staples Business is being added in addition to ODP Business Solutions, this will ensure university end users competitive pricing and additional availability of office supplies across all campuses.
The Staples Business catalog is now live in Workday as of Monday, July 21st.
For more information on Staples Business and other LSU Master Contracts, please visit the link below.
July 1, 2025 - UNSPSC Commodity Codes
The United Nations Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC) is a standardized classification system for goods and services used globally in public & private sectors. Both commodity codes and spend categories are important for accurately categorizing spend (Commodity codes describe what the product/service is and spend categories describe how the product/service is being used).
For additional details about UNSPSC commodity codes, related training materials (presentations and job aids with code cheat sheet), or to report a missing or unknown commodity code, please visit the link below.
Workday UNSPSC Commodity Codes
Questions?
All questions concerning this contract should be directed to LSU Procurement at (225) 578-2176 or purchase@lsu.edu.
Rev. 9/19/2025