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title: "Setting Up a Chemical Shipping Address and Placing Chemical Orders"
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Employees at the Storrs and Depot campuses (excluding the Chemistry Building) are required to follow specific procedures to set up a chemical shipping address and place chemical orders through HuskyBuy. 

## Setting Up a Chemical Shipping Address

1. Click the person icon in the upper right corner of the page and select **View My Profile**.

![Screenshot 2024-05-29 at 4.25.37 PM.png](media://712bee8c-d391-4a6a-947c-57b26dbed69c)

2. Select **Default User Settings** and then click** Default Addresses**. Click **Select Addresses for Profile**.

![Screenshot 2024-05-29 at 4.25.59 PM.png](media://ba0af4d9-045d-4d70-8fd1-5869e0a1283a)

3. Enter **CS Chem** in the “Nickname/ Address Text” field and click **Search**. Select **CS Chem** from the search results to populate the address fields.

![Screenshot 2024-05-29 at 4.26.18 PM.png](media://438195b3-5800-47e1-b5d8-31528a39b5ed)

4. Enter the following information:
  1. **Nickname**: Create a nickname to identify the address (e.g., CS Chem BPB 300).
  2. **Attn**: Enter the principal investigator/lab manager’s last name. To add a second individual to an order (e.g., a graduate student, lab technician, etc.), add a slash (/), and the person’s last name.
  3. **Room**: Enter the building abbreviation and room number where the chemical will be stored (e.g., BPB 300). This field holds eight characters (including spaces). Click Save.

![Screenshot 2024-05-29 at 4.26.40 PM.png](media://726fbef9-929d-495f-b2ec-3474976c44d5)

5. The nickname will appear under **Shipping Addresses** for all future purchases. Repeat steps 2-4 to add additional chemical shipping addresses if the principal investigator/lab manager oversees multiple rooms where chemicals will be stored.

![Screenshot 2024-05-29 at 4.26.52 PM.png](media://bca5731f-8e80-4767-8c0c-00b473e9787c)

## Placing Chemical Orders

1. Add chemical(s) to your shopping cart. Type **85** next to “Commodity Code” laboratory chemicals that require barcoding in the Laboratory Chemical Inventory Program. Click **Proceed to Review**.

![Screenshot 2024-05-29 at 4.38.57 PM.png](media://ef864fe7-1a51-45cf-a07f-8e6482e1e031)

2. In the draft Requisition, click the **Summary** tab. Under Shipping, click the **pencil edit** button to edit the **Ship To** address.

![Screenshot 2024-05-29 at 4.39.08 PM.png](media://80b52403-fb50-48b4-ab3a-78f34a937b15)

3. Add internal comments or attachments under the **Comments** tab and external (to the supplier) comments/attachments under the **Summary** tab, in the **External** section, if necessary.

![Screenshot 2024-05-29 at 4.39.20 PM.png](media://4c2e9d4e-072b-41dc-8205-a3407dad57fc)

4. In the **Edit** **Shipping** window, select the appropriate CS Chem address. Click **Save Changes**.

![Screenshot 2024-05-29 at 4.39.38 PM.png](media://9ec313da-0fe6-451d-8fb2-364332dd7b53)

4. The **Ship to** address will be populated in the requisition. Prior to submitting the requisition, verify that the principal investigator/lab manager’s last name, the last name of the person receiving the package (if applicable), building abbreviation, and lab room number are correct.

![Screenshot 2024-05-29 at 4.40.02 PM.png](media://d5b80290-eb20-4b9b-9705-f60adda86493)

5. After you have completed all required steps for your order, you can either **assign** the cart or **place order**.

![Screenshot 2024-05-29 at 4.40.12 PM.png](media://69e0bf55-c4ab-4e07-b467-db7feeb1d970)

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