Oracle Fusion Cloud Purchasing 25C: New Redwood Purchasing Features and What They Mean for Procurement Teams 

Oracle continues to expand the Redwood user experience across Fusion applications, and Oracle Fusion Cloud Purchasing is one of the key areas benefiting from these improvements. With releases 25B and 25C, Oracle introduced a series of updates focused on improving procurement usability, simplifying requisition processing, enhancing purchase order management, and strengthening collaboration between buyers and suppliers.

These updates represent an important step in Oracle’s long-term direction toward modernized, role-based user experiences. Redwood is designed to make enterprise applications easier to use while maintaining the control and governance required in procurement environments. 

For procurement teams using Oracle Fusion Cloud Procurement, these updates affect everyday processes such as: 

• Processing requisitions 
• Managing purchase orders 
• Handling change orders 
• Monitoring procurement activity 
• Collaborating with suppliers 

While Redwood adoption is still optional for Purchasing, many organizations are beginning to explore how and when to transition from the classic interface. A well-planned rollout can help procurement teams benefit from Redwood’s capabilities while maintaining operational stability. 

In this blog, we will cover: 

• what Oracle Fusion Cloud Purchasing is
• what Redwood Purchasing means
• the key 25B and 25C enhancements
• why these updates matter operationally
• how organizations can approach adoption, configuration, and rollout with support from NexInfo

Understanding Oracle Fusion Cloud Purchasing 

Oracle Fusion Cloud Purchasing is a core component of the Oracle Fusion Cloud Procurement suite. It enables organizations to manage the purchasing lifecycle—from requisition processing to purchase order creation, approvals, supplier collaboration, and change management. 

Purchasing connects multiple procurement activities across the enterprise, helping organizations control spending while maintaining efficient supply operations. 

Key capabilities include: 

• Processing purchase requisitions 
• Creating and managing purchase orders 
• Managing purchase agreements 
• Supporting supplier communication 
• Handling change orders and approvals 
• Enforcing budgetary controls 
• Monitoring purchasing exceptions 
• Integrating with sourcing and negotiations 
• Delivering procurement analytics through OTBI 

Because purchasing operations sit at the center of procurement execution, improvements in this area can significantly impact operational efficiency. Even small usability enhancements can reduce manual effort, improve visibility, and help buyers respond faster to procurement demands. 

What Is Redwood Purchasing? 

Redwood is Oracle’s modern design system used across Oracle Fusion Cloud applications. Its purpose is to improve user experience by making enterprise software easier to navigate, more intuitive to use, and more adaptable to different roles. 

Within Purchasing, Redwood introduces redesigned pages that replace older work areas and provide a more streamlined workflow. 

Redwood Purchasing focuses on several improvements: 

• Simplified navigation 
• Configurable dashboards and KPIs 
• Improved filtering and search 
  • Faster access to actions 
• Better exception visibility 
• Enhanced buyer and supplier collaboration 

The goal is to allow procurement professionals to perform their tasks more efficiently while maintaining full control over purchasing processes. 

The session highlighted enhancements delivered across 25B and 25C, focusing on four major areas: 

• A new Redwood landing page
• A redesigned Process Requisitions page
• Enhancements to Redwood purchase order management
• Redwood-based supplier portal purchase order pages

Together, these features show Oracle’s strategy to gradually transition procurement operations to Redwood while giving organizations time to adopt the new experience at their own pace. 

Redwood Landing Page: A New Procurement Dashboard 

One of the first enhancements introduced is the Redwood Purchasing landing page, which replaces traditional purchase order and purchase agreement work areas. 

Previously, buyers relied on work areas containing dashboards and information tiles to view purchasing activity. The Redwood landing page maintains this functionality but adds greater flexibility and customization. 

What 25B Introduced 

Release 25B introduced the landing page with:

• a list of recent purchase orders
• quick actions for common tasks
• support for configurable KPIs and visualizations

What 25C Added 

In 25C, Oracle expanded the landing page by adding a new tab for:

• recent purchase agreements

This gives buyers a single workspace where they can quickly move between recent orders and agreements without navigating separate work areas. 

Configurable KPIs and Visualizations: A key advantage of the Redwood landing page is its flexibility. Users can customize the page using data from Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence (OTBI).

Procurement teams can: 

• add KPIs relevant to their organization 
• include operational metrics 
• configure visual dashboards 
• tailor the landing page to their specific workflows 

For example, organizations might track: 

• orders awaiting approval 
• overdue supplier acknowledgements 
• purchasing backlog 
• agreement utilization 

This level of customization allows procurement teams to monitor operations more effectively from a single screen. 

Redwood Process Requisitions Page: Another major enhancement delivered in 25B and expanded in 25C is the Redwood Process Requisitions page. This page replaces the traditional requisition processing experience and introduces a more flexible workflow for converting requisitions into purchase orders or negotiations. 

25B Features 

The first Redwood version included: 

• advanced keyword search 
• filters for requisition lines 
• KPI visibility for requisition status 
• the ability to process requisition lines into purchase orders 
• support for adding requisitions to existing purchase orders 

These improvements simplified the process of identifying and processing requisition lines. 

25C Enhancements 

In 25C, Oracle extended the page to support additional procurement workflows, including: 

• processing requisitions into new negotiations
• adding requisitions to existing negotiations
• additional actions such as split, return, and reassign
• supplier suggestions based on past purchasing history

These enhancements transform the page from a simple processing tool into a more comprehensive requisition management workspace. 

Stage Documents

Flexible Requisition Processing: One of the most impactful features introduced with Redwood requisition processing is the concept of stage documents.

Instead of processing requisitions immediately, buyers can now: 

• stage requisition lines 
• save work for later 
• review staged documents 
• publish multiple staged documents simultaneously 

This replaces the limitations of the classic document builder, where buyers could not easily pause and return to work later. Stage documents provide greater flexibility, especially for organizations that handle large volumes of requisitions or require multiple validation steps before creating purchase orders. 

Supplier Suggestions Based on Past Purchases: Oracle also introduced supplier suggestions based on historical purchasing activity. When buyers process requisition lines, the system can display information about suppliers previously used for the same items, including: 

• number of past purchases 
• number of orders placed 
• most recent order date 

This allows buyers to quickly review historical supplier relationships and make informed sourcing decisions. 

Auto-Staging of Requisition Lines: Another improvement in the Redwood requisitions process is auto-generated staged documents. If requisition lines are missing supplier information, Oracle can automatically identify potential suppliers based on past purchasing patterns and create a staged document for buyer review. This automation reduces manual effort and helps buyers move more quickly from requisition to purchase order. 

Additional Requisition Actions: Oracle also added new operational actions that increase flexibility for procurement teams. 

These include: 

• Reassigning requisition lines to another buyer
• Returning requisitions for correction
• Splitting requisition lines when needed
• Adding lines to existing stage documents

These features allow procurement teams to manage requisition workflows more efficiently and maintain clear tracking of responsibility. 

Redwood Purchase Order Enhancements: Oracle also introduced improvements to the Redwood Purchase Order page across 25B and 25C. 

25B Improvements 

Key enhancements include: 

• initiating change orders directly from the Redwood page
• a new processing errors KPI
• support for mass actions on multiple purchase orders

The processing errors KPI helps buyers quickly identify orders that failed submission checks. 

Exception visibility also includes conditions such as: 

• rejected orders 
• overdue acknowledgements 
• frozen orders 
• orders on hold 
• pending supplier changes 

Mass Actions: Buyers can now select multiple purchase orders and apply actions such as: 

• hold 
• cancel 
• close 
• reopen 
• freeze 
• unfreeze 

This allows procurement teams to handle large document volumes more efficiently. 

25C Enhancements for Purchase Orders: Release 25C added additional capabilities to improve procurement control and traceability. 

Project Attributes 

Buyers can now create and update purchase orders with project-related attributes, including: 

• project number 
• task number 
• expenditure type 
• expenditure organization 

This helps organizations track purchasing activity linked to project-based spending. 

Budgetary Control: Users can perform funds checks directly from the purchase order page, verifying that sufficient budget exists before submitting or approving a transaction. 

Change Details Comparison: The new Change Details page allows users to compare a current change order with the last approved version of the purchase order. 

The page highlights changes across: 

• header 
• lines 
• schedules 
• distributions 

This improves traceability and transparency during change management. 

DocuSign Integration: Oracle also integrated DocuSign into Purchasing, allowing electronic signatures for purchase orders and change orders directly from the system. 

Supplier Redwood Purchase Order Pages: Oracle also introduced Redwood-based purchase order pages for suppliers through the supplier portal. 

Suppliers can now: 

• search purchase orders 
• apply filters 
• acknowledge orders 
• view schedules 
• submit change requests 
• attach documents 
• review change details 

The supplier experience mirrors the Redwood design used by buyers while limiting visibility to supplier-relevant fields. 

Organizations can also control whether suppliers are allowed to create change orders by adjusting user privileges.  

Redwood Adoption Strategy: Oracle confirmed that Redwood Purchasing is not yet mandatory, meaning organizations can continue using the classic interface while planning their transition. This allows procurement teams to adopt Redwood in phases and evaluate which features provide the greatest operational value. 

Organizations may begin with areas such as: 

• Redwood requisition processing 
• landing page dashboards 
• purchase order error monitoring 
• supplier portal modernization 

A phased approach ensures that teams gain benefits without disrupting existing procurement processes. 

The Role of NexInfo in Redwood Adoption 

• Organizations adopting Redwood Purchasing often need guidance on how the new capabilities should fit into their existing procurement workflows. 
• NexInfo supports customers by helping them evaluate Redwood features, configure dashboards and KPIs, align system settings with procurement policies, and plan controlled rollouts for buyers and suppliers. 
• With experience across Oracle supply chain and procurement implementations, NexInfo helps organizations transition to modern Oracle capabilities while maintaining operational stability and governance. 
• Oracle Fusion Cloud Purchasing continues to evolve with the Redwood user experience, and releases 25B and 25C bring meaningful improvements across requisition processing, purchase order management, and supplier collaboration.

FAQ  

What is Oracle Redwood Purchasing? 

Redwood Purchasing is Oracle’s modern user experience for Oracle Fusion Cloud Purchasing, designed to improve usability and productivity for procurement teams. 

What is new in Oracle Purchasing 25C? 

The 25C release introduced enhancements such as negotiation processing in requisitions, supplier suggestions, project-related purchase order attributes, funds checks, change comparison pages, and DocuSign integration. 

Can suppliers use Redwood purchase order pages? 

Yes. In 25C, suppliers can access Redwood pages through the supplier portal to view and acknowledge purchase orders and submit change requests. 

Is Redwood mandatory for Oracle Purchasing? 

No. Oracle has not announced a mandatory deadline for Redwood Purchasing adoption. 

What are stage documents in Redwood requisition processing? 

Stage documents allow buyers to save requisition processing work and publish multiple staged transactions later. 

What is the Redwood Purchasing landing page? 

It is a configurable dashboard where procurement users can view recent purchase orders, agreements, and customized KPIs. 

How do organizations implement Redwood Purchasing successfully? 

Successful implementation typically involves evaluating new features, configuring dashboards and KPIs, training users, and adopting Redwood capabilities gradually. 

Get Started with Redwood Purchasing – Connect with NexInfo 

Oracle Fusion Cloud Purchasing continues to evolve with Redwood experiences that improve procurement efficiency, visibility, and collaboration. However, adopting these capabilities requires careful evaluation of configuration options, process alignment, and rollout strategies to ensure smooth implementation. 

NexInfo helps organizations successfully transition to Redwood Purchasing by guiding them through feature adoption, configuration, and process optimization across Oracle Fusion Cloud Procurement.

Our Oracle experts support customers with: 

• Redwood feature assessment and adoption planning 
• Configuration of Redwood landing pages, KPIs, and OTBI dashboards 
• Optimization of requisition processing and purchase order workflows 
• Budgetary control and project purchasing configuration 
• Supplier collaboration setup in Redwood Supplier Portal 
• Change management, testing, and user training 

Whether you are planning your Redwood adoption roadmap or looking to enhance your Oracle Fusion Procurement implementation, NexInfo can help you unlock the full value of the latest Oracle innovations.

Connect with NexInfo today to explore how Redwood Purchasing can transform your procurement operations.