Miner Mall Glossary
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Hosted Vendor – A vendor who has an online version of their current catalog content on the Miner Mall site. Items selected are placed directly into the shopping cart for processing.
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Punch-out Vendor - A vendor who provides an integrated external link to their current web-based catalog via Miner Mall. A shopping cart is created on the vendors external website and when shopping is complete, the cart is redirected to the Miner Mall application for processing.
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Shopper – An individual who can shop and create a cart within the Miner Mall application. All UTEP employees are considered "shoppers"
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Creator – An individual who has the capability of a Shopper and also finalizes the cart prior to approval. The Creator enters the proper accounting codes and other pertinent information. These roles are mainly assigned to Administrative assistants, Coordinators, Supervisor's, etc.
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Approver – An individual that is responsible for ensuring the purchase requisition is allowable, allocable and reasonable. These roles are mainly assigned to the Account owners such as the PI, Department Chair, Director, Manager etc.
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Cart – The cart in Miner Mall is in essence your purchase requisition. Once approved, your cart will become your purchase order.