Shell Shop

There are four roles associated with access to Shell Shop or to use Shell Shop:

• Shopper - has access to catalogs and can create, fill and forward shopping carts.  All shopping carts created by Shoppers must be forwarded to an assigned Requester. Shoppers need to know who their assigned Requester is.
• Authorized Shell Shop Representative - can request access for new Requesters and Approvers in Shell Shop.
• Requester - can also create, fill and submit a shopping cart and add accounting details to shopping carts. All shopping carts, if not created by the Requester, must be forwarded to the Requester for completion and submission for approval.
• Approver - reviews the requested action and accounting details and has the ability to update, approve or disapprove the purchase.

Once a purchase is approved, an electronic purchase order is generated and submitted to the supplier.

Shopper access is required to create, fill and forward shopping carts for accounting details and approval.

To obtain Shopper access, email ShellShopTeam@umd.edu. The Shell Shop Team needs three business days to process the request. The new shopper will receive a welcome message and training guide via email when access is complete.

Authorized Shell Shop department representatives can request access for a new requester or approver using the "New/Update User Request" form.  Approvers have authority to approve financial expenditures on behalf of the department (usually fiscal officers in the Financial system).

 Shell Shop staff will process New User/Update Requests by verifying the information and adding the new requester or approver to the system. Three business days are required to process requester/approver access.  A welcome message and training guide will be sent to the new requester/approver and the Authorized Shell Shop department representative.

Procurement & Business Services offers training and support to all campus Shell Shop users. Contact us at ShellShopTeam@umd.edu or 301-314-3776 for further assistance.