Approvers (tdpur2105m000)

Use this session to view, enter, and maintain a list of valid approvers (individuals or departments) who can approve purchase requisitions and to define a hierarchy in the approval structure.

The approver list is limited to valid employees and valid departments. An approver can be:

 

Approver Type
Indicates whether the approver is a person or a department.
Approver
The employee code of an approver who has authority to approve a purchase requisition.

The approver receives requisitions submitted by requesters. The approver can approve or reject a requisition.

Department
If the Approver Type field is Individual, this field defaults to the Department that is linked to the Approver.

If the Approver Type field is Department, enter the department code of an approver department.

Parent Approver
The employee code of an approver's senior in the organization.
Level
The hierarchial position of an employee as an approver in the approval structure.

Example

If X, Y, and Z are approvers in the approval structure, with Z reporting to Y and Y reporting to X, then:

ApproverParent ApproverLevel
X-0
YX1
ZY2

 

Level 0 is the highest level.

Effective Date
The date and time as from which the individual/department is authorized to be an approver.
ExpiryDate
The date and time on which the approver status of the individual/department expires.