Global Approving (tpppc4200m000)

Use this session to globally confirm costs, revenue transactions, and interim results. Costs are transferred to Invoicing and the project history. You can also use this session to undo confirmed transactions.

Note: The confirm process can also check the problems you encounter when you process costs. You must select the Posting Types check boxes during the confirm process and read the possible messages. If you clear the Confirmations Report check box, and select the Save Messages check box, the Messages for Approve and Posting (tpppc4596m000) session is used to display errors/messages. If there are no errors or messages, the Post to Finance field is selected.

Performance aspects

The settings in this session could affect system performance and database growth. For more information, refer to Job mode

Field Information

Project

The From and To fields define a range of:: projects for which you are confirming transactions globally.

User

The From and To fields define a range of: log in codes of the person who created the transaction.

Registration Date

The From and To fields define a range of: registration dates and time. This is the period in which the transactions must be posted.

Financial Result

Primary Interim Results: If this check box is selected, interim result for the primary scenario is approved for processing.

Note: By default, this check box is selected.
Alternate Interim Results: If this check box is selected, interim result for the alternate scenario is approved for processing.
Final Result: If this check box is selected, for projects with the status, Finished and with the financial result status set to Determine Result, is checked if transaction processing is possible using the Process Transactions (tpppc4802m000) session. Issues are reported.

Options

Process Type

The process type

Allowed values

Approve
Unapprove

Save Messages

If this check box is selected, messages that are caused by problems when confirming transactions are retained. You can find these messages in the Messages for Approve and Posting (tpppc4596m000) session.

Approval Report

If this check box is selected, a confirmation report of the process type is printed.

Detailed Report

If this check box is selected, a detailed report of the process type is printed.

Report Type

The report type of all transactions or only rejected transactions.

Sort By

The report's sort sequence.

Allowed values

Project
Employee/Subcontracting

Material

Project Control: If this check box is selected, the project control posting types for material cost type is to be included.
Purchase Invoice (Fin.): If this check box is selected, the purchase invoice (Fin.) posting type for material cost type is to be included.
Commitment: If this check box is selected, the commitment posting type for material cost type is to be included.
Cost Forecast: If this check box is selected, the cost forecast posting type for material cost type is to be included.

Labor

Project Control: If this check box is selected, the project control posting type for labor cost type is to be included.
Purchase Invoice (Fin.): If this check box is selected, the purchase invoice (Fin.) posting type for labor cost type is to be included.
Subcontracting Hours: If this check box is selected, the subcontracting hours posting type for labor cost type is to be included.
Cost Forecast: If this check box is selected, the cost forecast posting type for labor cost type is to be included.

Equipment

Project Control: If this check box is selected, the project control posting type for equipment cost type is to be included.
Purchase Invoice (Fin.): If this check box is selected, the purchase invoice (Fin.) posting type for equipment cost type is to be included.
Commitment: If this check box is selected, the commitment posting type for equipment cost type is to be included.
Cost Forecast: If this check box is selected, the cost forecast posting type for equipment cost type is to be included.

Subcontracting

Project Control: If this check box is selected, the project control posting type for subcontracting cost type is to be included.
Purchase Invoice (Fin.): If this check box is selected, the purchase invoice (Fin.) posting type for subcontracting cost type is to be included.
Commitment: If this check box is selected, the commitment posting type for subcontracting cost type is to be included.
Cost Forecast: If this check box is selected, the cost forecast posting type for subcontracting cost type is to be included.

Sundry Cost

Project Control: If this check box is selected, the project control posting type for sundry cost type is to be included.
Purchase Invoice (Fin.): If this check box is selected, the purchase invoice (Fin.) posting type for sundry cost type is to be included.
Commitment: If this check box is selected, the commitment posting type for sundry cost type is to be included.
Cost Forecast: If this check box is selected, the cost forecast posting type for sundry cost type is to be included.

Overhead

Cost Forecast: If this check box is selected, the cost forecast posting type for overhead cost type is to be included.

Revenues

Project Control: If this check box is selected, the project control posting type for revenue type is to be included.
Sales Invoice (Finance): If this check box is selected, the sales invoice (Finance) posting type for revenue type is to be included.
Project Invoice: If this check box is selected, the project invoice posting type for revenue type is to be included.

Physical Progress

If this check box is selected, the physical progress of the selected element or activity is approved.

Note:

By default, this checkbox is selected if you access this session from the Element Physical Progress (tpppc1550m000) or Activity Physical Progress (tpppc1560m000) session.

Elements

If this check box is selected, the physical progress of the element is approved.

Note:

This check box is enabled only if the Physical Progress check box is selected.
By default, this checkbox is selected if you access this session from the Element Physical Progress (tpppc1550m000) session.

Activities

If this check box is selected, the physical progress of the activity is approved.

Note:

This check box is enabled only if the Physical Progress check box is selected.
By default, this checkbox is selected if you access this session from the Activity Physical Progress (tpppc1560m000) session.