Approve Material Costs (tpppc4581m000)

Use this session to confirm material cost transactions before posting by the Process Transactions (tpppc4802m000) session. These commitments are derived from the Material Costs (tpppc2111m000) session. If you have started this session by zooming, you can only find and select a record.

LN allows multiple users to approve cost entries using the ION based workflow-process status. For more information, refer to Workflow status process.

Field Information

Workflow Status

The status that is applicable for the business object requires authorization using ION Workflow.

When you perform a change that requires authorization, a checked-out version is created for the business object. These changes are effective only after the approval/check-in. You can also undo these changes, or recall the changes submitted.

Checked-out and checked-in objects are displayed in the Checked-out Objects (ttocm9599m000) session.
From the appropriate menu of this session, select Workflow and then select the required action for the business object.

Allowed values

Draft: The object is checked out. It can be changed and saved multiple times until the user submits the changes.
Pending: Any changes made to the object are submitted. The object is pending for approval. The data of the object cannot be modified.
Recall Requested: The object was already submitted, but is recalled by the user. Approval will not take place anymore. If the recall is accepted, the object status becomes Draft (Revision). If the Recall is rejected, the object status becomes Pending.
Draft (Revision): The object was recalled after it was submitted and the recall is accepted. The object can be changed and saved multiple times until the user submits the changes.
Rejected: The submitted changes to the object are rejected. The user can make changes to the object and submit these changes again, or discard all changes.
Approval Received: The submitted changes to the object are approved. The object will automatically be checked in. If the check-in fails, the status remains Approval Received. An administrator must decide what to do with the object.
Approved: The submitted changes to the object are approved and the object is checked in.
Not Applicable: The object is checked in. Instead of an Object status, an Approval status is applicable.

Note: For more information on setting up and using ION Workflow for business objects in LN, refer to the Infor LN Content Guide for Infor ION guide at Infor Xtreme.

Approved for Posting

If this check box is selected, the transaction can be processed in Financials and/or in the project history. If errors that block the posting process are found, the check box is cleared.

Project

The project code.

Item

The item's code.

Sequence Number

The sequence number code.

Element

The element code.

Activity

The activity's code.

Currency

The project currency

Cost Amount

The total costs. If you change the generated cost amount, for example, to grant a discount, the value of the Cost Rate field is automatically adjusted.

Registration Date

The transaction date (voucher date) is used to find the correct currency rate in the Currency Rates (tcmcs0108m000) session.

Cost Component

The cost component associated with the cost object.

Note: You can only specify a cost component for which the Component Type is set to Detail or Collect in the Cost Components (tcmcs0148m000) session.

Posting Type

The entry type shows both the transaction's origin and the accounts, based on which the transaction is posted to Financials .